The Waverley novels, by Sir Walter Scott, complete in 12 vol., printed from the latest English ed., embracing the author's last corrections, prefaces & notes.

OLD MORTALITY. 449
cession of your friends- Remove him, Bothwell, and let him be properly
guarded, and brought along with the other prisoners."
"If my life," said Morton, stung with the idea that he owed his respite
to the intercession of a favoured rival, "if my life be granted at Lord
Evandale's request"
"Take the prisoner away, Bothwell," said Colonel Grahame, interrupting
him; "I have neither time to make nor to hear fine speeches."
Bothwell forced off Morton, saying, as he conducted him into the courtyard, "tHave you three lives in your pocket, besides the one in your body,
my lad, that you can afford to let your tongue run away with them at this
rate? Come, come, I'll take care to keep you out of the Colonel's
way; for, egad, you will not be five minutes with him before the next tree
or the next ditch will be the word. So comine along to your companions in
bondage."
Thus speaking, the sergeant, who, in his rude manner, did not altogether
want sympathy for a gallant young man, hurried Morton down to the courtyard, where three other prisoners (two men and a woman), who had been
taken by Lord Evandale, remained under an escort of dragoons.
~ Meantime, Claverhouse took his leave of Lady Margaret. But it was
difficult for the good lady to forgive his neglect of her intercession.
"I have thought till now," she said, "that the Tower of Tillietudlem
might have been a place of succour to those that are ready to perish, even
if they werena sace deserving as they should have been-but I see auld fruit
has little savour -our suffering and our services have been of an ancient
date."
"They' are never to be forgotten by me, let me assure your ladyship,"'
said Claverhouse. "Nothing but what seemed my sacred duty could make
me hesitate to grant a favour requested by you and the Major. Come, my
good lady, let me hear you say you have forgiven me, and, as I return tonight, I will bring a drove of two hundred whigs with me, and. pardon fifty
head of them for your sake."
"I shall be happy to hear of your success, Colonel," said Major Bellenden; " but take an old soldier's advice, and spare blood when battle's over
-and once more let me request to enter bail for young Morton."
" We will settle that when I return," said Claverhouse. " Meanwhile, be
assured his life shall be safe."
During this conversation, Evandale looked anxiously around for Edith;
but the precaution of Jenny Dennison had occasioned her mistress being
transported to her own apartment.
Slowly and heavily he obeyed the impatient summons of Claverhouse,
who, after taking a courteous leave of Lady Margaret and'the Major, had
hastened to the court-yard. The prisoners with their guard were already
on their march, and the officers with their escort mounted and followed.
All pressed forward to overtake the main body, as it was supposed they
would come in sight of the enemy in little more than two hours.
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