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.

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And when he came to broken, brigg,
He bent his bow and swam;
And when he came to grass growing,
Set down his feet.and ran..GIL MORRICE..
TuE echoes of the rocks and ravines, on either side, now rang to the
trumpets of the cavalry, which, forming themselves into two distinct bodies,
began to move down the valley at a slow trot.. That commanded by Major
Galbraith soon took to the right hand, and crossed the Forth, for the purpose of taking up the quarters assigned them for the night, when they were
to occupy, as I understood, an.old castle in the vicinity. They formed as
lively object while crossing the stream, but were soon lost in winding up
the bank on the opposite side, which was clothed with wood.
We continued our march with considerable good order. To ensure the
safe custody of the prisoner, the Duke had caused him to be placed on
horseback behind one of his retainers,. called, as I was informed, Ewan of
Brigglands, one of the largest and strongest men who were present. A
horse-belt, passed round the bodies of both, and.buckled before the yeoman's
breast, rendered it impossible for Rob Roy to free himself from his keeper.
I was directed to keep close beside them, and accommodated for the purpose
with a troop-horse. We were as closely surrounded by the soldiers as the
width of the road would permit, and had always at least one, if not two, on
each side with pistol in hand. Andrew Fairservice, furnished with a
Highland pony of which. they had made prey.somewhere or other, was
permitted to ride among the other domestics, of whom a great number
attended the line of march, though without falling into the ranks of. the
more regularly trained troopers.
In this manner we travelled for a certain distance, until we arrived at a
place where we also were to cross the'river. The Forth, as being the outlet
of a lake, is of considerable depth, even where less important in point of
width, and the descent to the ford was by a broken precipitous ravine,
which only permitted one horseman to descend at once. The rear and
centre of our small body halting on the bank while the front files passed
down in succession, produced a considerable delay, as is.usual on such occasions, and even some confusion; for a number of those riders, who made
no proper part of the squadron, crowded to the ford without regularity, and
made the militia cavalry, although tolerably well drilled, partake in some
degree of their own disorder.
It was while we were thus huddled together on the bank that I heard
Rob Roy whisper to the man behind whom he was placed on horseback,
"Your father, Ewan, wadna hae carried an auld friend to the shambles,
like a calf, for a' the Dukes in Christendom."
Ewan returned no answer, but shrugged; as one who would express by
that sign that'what he was doing was none of his own choice.
" And when the MacGregors come down' the glen, and ye see toom faulds,
i bluidy hearth-stane, and the fire flashing out between the rafters o' your
house, ye may be thinking then, Ewan, that were your friend Rob to the
Sore, you would have had that safe which it will make your heart sair to
Lose."
Ewan of Brigglands again shrugged and groaned, but remained silent.
"It's a sair thing," continued Rob, sliding his insinuations so gently into'gwan's ear that they reached no other but mine, who certainly saw myself
In no shape called upon to destroy his prospects of escape - " It's a sair