CHAPTERIII。
　　Forpleasofrightletstatesmenvextheirhead,Battle'smybusiness,andmyguerdonbread;
　　And,withtheswordedSwitzer,Icansay,Thebestofcausesisthebestofpay。DONNE。
　　Thedifficultyandnarrownessoftheroadhadbythistimebecomesuchastointerrupttheconversationofthetravellers,andLordMenteith,reiningbackhishorse,heldamoment'sprivateconversationwithhisdomestics。TheCaptain,whonowledthevanoftheparty,afteraboutaquarterofamile'sslowandtoilsomeadvanceupabrokenandruggedascent,emergedintoanuplandvalley,towhichamountainstreamactedasadrain,andaffordedsufficientroomuponitsgreenswardbanksforthetravellerstopursuetheirjourneyinamoresocialmanner。
　　LordMenteithaccordinglyresumedtheconversation,whichhadbeeninterruptedbythedifficultiesoftheway。"Ishouldhavethought,"saidhetoCaptainDalgetty,"thatacavalierofyourhonourablemark,whohathsolongfollowedthevaliantKingofSweden,andentertainssuchasuitablecontemptforthebasemechanicalStatesofHolland,wouldnothavehesitatedtoembracethecauseofKingCharles,inpreferencetothatofthelow—born,roundheaded,cantingknaves,whoareinrebellionagainsthisauthority？"
　　"Yespeakreasonably,mylord,"saidDalgetty,"and,CAETERIS
　　PARIBUS,Imightbeinducedtoseethematterinthesamelight。
　　But,mylord,thereisasouthernproverb,finewordsbutternoparsnips。IhaveheardenoughsinceIcamehere,tosatisfymethatacavalierofhonourisfreetotakeanypartinthiscivilembroilmentwhilkhemayfindmostconvenientforhisownpeculiar。Loyaltyisyourpass—word,mylord——Liberty,roarsanotherchieldfromtheothersideofthestrath——theKing,shoutsonewar—cry——theParliament,roarsanother——Montrose,forever,criesDonald,wavinghisbonnet——ArgyleandLeven,criesasouth—countrySaunders,vapouringwithhishatandfeather。
　　Fightforthebishops,saysapriest,withhisgownandrochet——StandstoutfortheKirk,criesaminister,inaGenevacapandband。——Goodwatchwordsall——excellentwatchwords。WhilkcauseisthebestIcannotsay。ButsureamI,thatIhavefoughtknee—
　　deepinbloodmanyadayforonethatwastendegreesworsethantheworstofthemall。"
　　"Andpray,CaptainDalgetty,"saidhislordship,"sincethepretensionsofbothpartiesseemtoyousoequal,willyoupleasetoinformusbywhatcircumstancesyourpreferencewillbedetermined？"
　　"Simplyupontwoconsiderations,mylord,"answeredthesoldier。
　　"Being,first,onwhichsidemyserviceswouldbeinmosthonourablerequest;——And,secondly,whilkisacorollaryofthefirst,bywhilkpartytheyarelikelytobemostgratefullyrequited。And,todealplainlywithyou,mylord,myopinionatpresentdothonbothpointsratherinclinetothesideoftheParliament。"
　　"Yourreasons,ifyouplease,"saidLordMenteith,"andperhapsI
　　maybeabletomeetthemwithsomeotherswhicharemorepowerful。"
　　"Sir,Ishallbeamenabletoreason,"saidCaptainDalgetty,"supposingitaddressesitselftomyhonourandmyinterest。
　　Well,then,mylord,hereisasortofHighlandhostassembled,orexpectedtoassemble,inthesewildhills,intheKing'sbehalf。Now,sir,youknowthenatureofourHighlanders。I
　　willnotdenythemtobeapeoplestoutinbodyandvaliantinheart,andcourageousenoughintheirownwildwayoffighting,whichisasremotefromtheusagesanddisciplineofwaraseverwasthatoftheancientScythians,orofthesalvageIndiansofAmericathatnowis,TheyhavenasaemickleasaGermanwhistle,oradrum,tobeatamarch,analarm,acharge,aretreat,areveille,orthetattoo,oranyotherpointofwar;andtheirdamnableskirlin'pipes,whilktheythemselvespretendtounderstand,areunintelligibletotheearsofanycavalieroaccustomedtocivilisedwarfare。Sothat,wereIundertakingtodisciplinesuchabreechlessmob,itwereimpossibleformetobeunderstood;andifIwereunderstood,judgeye,mylord,whatchanceIhadofbeingobeyedamongabandofhalfsalvages,whoareaccustomedtopaytotheirownlairdsandchiefs,allenarly,thatrespectandobediencewhilkoughttobepaidtocommissionateofficers。IfIwereteachingthemtoformbattaliabyextractingthesquareroot,thatis,byformingyoursquarebattalionofequalnumberofmenofrankandfile,correspondingtothesquarerootofthefullnumberpresent,whatreturncouldIexpectforcommunicatingthisgoldensecretofmilitarytactic,exceptitmaybeadirkinmywame,onplacingsomeM'AlisterMoreM'ShemeiorCapperfae,intheflankorrear,whenheclaimedtobeinthevan？——Truly,wellsaithholywrit,'ifyecastpearlsbeforeswine,theywillturnagainandrendye。'"
　　"Ibelieve,Anderson,"saidLordMenteith,lookingbacktooneofhisservants,forbothwereclosebehindhim,"youcanassurethisgentleman,weshallhavemoreoccasionforexperiencedofficers,andbemoredisposedtoprofitbytheirinstructions,thanheseemstobeawareof。"
　　"Withyourhonour'spermission,"saidAnderson,respectfullyraisinghiscap,"whenwearejoinedbytheIrishinfantry,whoareexpected,andwhoshouldbelandedintheWestHighlandsbeforenow,weshallhaveneedofgoodsoldierstodisciplineourlevies。"
　　"AndIshouldlikewell——verywell,tobeemployedinsuchservice,"saidDalgetty;"theIrishareprettyfellows——veryprettyfellows——Idesiretoseenonebetterinthefield。IoncesawabrigadeofIrish,atthetakingofFrankfortupontheOder,standtoitwithswordandpikeuntiltheybeatofftheblueandyellowSwedishbrigades,esteemedasstoutasanythatfoughtundertheimmortalGustavus。AndalthoughstoutHepburn,valiantLumsdale,courageousMonroe,withmyselfandothercavaliers,madeentryelsewhereatpointofpike,yet,hadweallmetwithsuchopposition,wehadreturnedwithgreatlossandlittleprofit。WhereforethesevaliantIrishes,beingallputtothesword,asisusualinsuchcases,didneverthelessgainimmortalpraiseandhonour;sothat,fortheirsakes,IhavealwayslovedandhonouredthoseofthatnationnexttomyowncountryofScotland。"
　　"AcommandofIrish,"saidMenteith,"IthinkIcouldalmostpromiseyou,shouldyoubedisposedtoembracetheroyalcause。"
　　"Andyet,"saidCaptainDalgetty,"mysecondandgreatestdifficultyremainsbehind;for,althoughIholditameanandsordidthingforasoldadotohavenothinginhismouthbutpayandgelt,likethebasecullions,theGermanlanz—knechts,whomI
　　mentionedbefore;andalthoughIwillmaintainitwithmysword,thathonouristobepreferredbeforepay,freequarters,andarrears,yet,EXCONTRARIO,asoldier'spaybeingthecounterpartofhisengagementofservice,itbecomesawiseandconsideratecavaliertoconsiderwhatremunerationheistoreceiveforhisservice,andfromwhatfundsitistobepaid。Andtruly,mylord,fromwhatIcanseeandhear,theConventionarethepurse—
　　masters。TheHighlanders,indeed,maybekeptinhumour,byallowingthemtostealcattle;andfortheIrishes,yourlordshipandyournobleassociatesmay,accordingtothepracticeofthewarsinsuchcases,paythemasseldomoraslittleasmaysuityourpleasureorconvenience;butthesamemodeoftreatmentdothnotapplytoacavalierlikeme,whomustkeepuphishorses,servants,arms,andequipage,andwhoneithercan,norwill,gotowarfareuponhisowncharges。"
　　Anderson,thedomesticwhohadbeforespokennowrespectfullyaddressedhismaster。——"Ithink,mylord,"hesaid,"that,underyourlordship'sfavour,IcouldsaysomethingtoremoveCaptainDalgetty'ssecondobjectionalso。Heasksuswherewearetocollectourpay;now,inmypoormind,theresourcesareasopentousastotheCovenanters。Theytaxthecountryaccordingtotheirpleasure,anddilapidatetheestatesoftheKing'sfriends;
　　now,wereweonceintheLowlands,withourHighlandersandourIrishatourbacks,andourswordsinourhands,wecanfindmanyafattraitor,whoseill—gottenwealthshallfillourmilitarychestandsatisfyoursoldiery。Besides,confiscationswillfallinthick;and,ingivingdonationsofforfeitedlandstoeveryadventurouscavalierwhojoinshisstandard,theKingwillatoncerewardhisfriendsandpunishhisenemies。Inshort,hethatjoinstheseRoundheaddogsmaygetsomemiserablepittanceofpay——hethatjoinsourstandardhasachancetobeknight,lord,orearl,ifluckservehim。"
　　"Haveyoueverserved,mygoodfriend？"saidtheCaptaintothespokesman。
　　"Alittle,sir,intheseourdomesticquarrels,"answeredtheman,modestly。
　　"ButneverinGermanyortheLowCountries？"saidDalgetty。
　　"Ineverhadthehonour,"answeredAnderson。
　　"Iprofess,"saidDalgetty,addressingLordMenteith,"yourlordship'sservanthasasensible,natural,prettyideaofmilitarymatters;somewhatirregular,though,andsmellsalittletoomuchofsellingthebear'sskinbeforehehashuntedhim。——I
　　willtakethematter,however,intomyconsideration。"
　　"Doso,Captain,"saidLordMenteith;"youwillhavethenighttothinkofit,forwearenownearthehouse,whereIhopetoensureyouahospitablereception。"
　　"Andthatiswhatwillbeverywelcome,"saidtheCaptain,"forI
　　havetastednofoodsincedaybreakbutafarlofoatcake,whichI
　　dividedwithmyhorse。SoIhavebeenfaintodrawmysword—beltthreeborestighterforveryextenuation,lesthungerandheavyironshouldmakethegirdslip。"
　　CHAPTERIV。
　　Onceonatime,nomatterwhen,SomeGlunimiesmetinaglen;
　　AsdeftandtightaseverworeAdurk,atarge,andaclaymore,Shorthose,andbeltedplaidortrews,InUist,Lochaber,Skye,orLewes,Orcover'dhardheadwithhisbonnet;
　　Hadyoubutknownthem,youwouldownit。MESTON。
　　Ahillwasnowbeforethetravellers,coveredwithanancientforestofScottishfirs,thetopmostofwhich,flingingtheirscathedbranchesacrossthewesternhorizon,gleamedruddyinthesettingsun。Inthecentreofthiswoodrosethetowers,orratherthechimneys,ofthehouse,orcastle,asitwascalled,destinedfortheendoftheirjourney。
　　Asusualatthatperiod,oneortwohigh—ridgednarrowbuildings,intersectingandcrossingeachother,formedtheCORPSDELOGIS。
　　Aprotectingbartizanortwo,withtheadditionofsmallturretsattheangles,muchresemblingpepper—boxes,hadprocuredforDarnlinvarachthedignifiedappellationofacastle。Itwassurroundedbyalowcourt—yardwall,withinwhichweretheusualoffices。
　　Asthetravellersapproachedmorenearly,theydiscoveredmarksofrecentadditionstothedefencesoftheplace,whichhadbeensuggested,doubtless,bytheinsecurityofthosetroublesometimes。Additionalloop—holesformusketrywerestruckoutindifferentpartsofthebuilding,andofitssurroundingwall。
　　Thewindowshadjustbeencarefullysecuredbystancheonsofiron,crossingeachotherathwartandend—long,likethegratesofaprison。Thedoorofthecourt—yardwasshut;anditwasonlyaftercautiouschallengethatoneofitsleaveswasopenedbytwodomestics,bothstrongHighlanders,andbothunderarms,likeBitiasandPandarusintheAEneid,readytodefendtheentranceifaughthostilehadventuredanintrusion。
　　Whenthetravellerswereadmittedintothecourt,theyfoundadditionalpreparationsfordefence。Thewallswerescaffoldedfortheuseoffire—arms,andoneortwoofthesmallguns,calledsackers,orfalcons,weremountedattheanglesandflankingturrets。
　　Moredomestics,bothintheHighlandandLowlanddress,instantlyrushedfromtheanteriorofthemansion,andsomehastenedtotakethehorsesofthestrangers,whileotherswaitedtomarshalthemawayintothedwelling—house。ButCaptainDalgettyrefusedtheprofferedassistanceofthosewhowishedtorelievehimofthechargeofhishorse。"Itismycustom,myfriends,toseeGustavus（forsoIhavecalledhim,aftermyinvinciblemaster）
　　accommodatedmyself;weareoldfriendsandfellow—travellers,andasIoftenneedtheuseofhislegs,Ialwayslendhiminmyturntheserviceofmytongue,tocallforwhateverhehasoccasionfor;"andaccordinglyhestrodeintothestableafterhissteedwithoutfartherapology。
　　NeitherLordMenteithnorhisattendantspaidthesameattentiontotheirhorses,but,leavingthemtotheprofferedcareoftheservantsoftheplace,walkedforwardintothehouse,whereasortofdarkvaultedvestibuledisplayed,amongothermiscellaneousarticles,ahugebarreloftwo—pennyale,besidewhichwererangedtwoorthreewoodenqueichs,orbickers,ready,itwouldappear,fortheserviceofwhoeverthoughtpropertoemploythem。LordMenteithappliedhimselftothespigot,drankwithoutceremony,andthenhandedthestouptoAnderson,whofollowedhismaster'sexample,butnotuntilhehadflungoutthedropofalewhichremained,andslightlyrinsedthewoodencup。
　　"Whatthedeil,man,"saidanoldHighlandservantbelongingtothefamily,"canshenodrinkafterherainmasterwithoutwashingthecupandspillingtheale,andbetamnedtoher！"
　　"IwasbredinFrance,"answeredAnderson,"wherenobodydrinksafteranotheroutofthesamecup,unlessitbeafterayounglady。"
　　"Theteil'sintheirnicety！"saidDonald;"andifthealebegude,fatthewauris'tthatanotherman'sbeard'sbeeninthequeichbeforeye？"
　　Anderson'scompaniondrankwithoutobservingtheceremonywhichhadgivenDonaldsomuchoffence,andbothofthemfollowedtheirmasterintothelow—archedstonehall,whichwasthecommonrendezvousofaHighlandfamily。Alargefireofpeatsinthehugechimneyattheupperendshedadimlightthroughtheapartment,andwasrenderednecessarybythedamp,bywhich,evenduringthesummer,theapartmentwasrendereduncomfortable。
　　Twentyorthirtytargets,asmanyclaymores,withdirks,andplaids,andguns,bothmatch—lockandfire—lock,andlong—bows,andcross—bows,andLochaberaxes,andcoatsofplatearmour,andsteelbonnets,andheadpieces,andthemoreancienthaborgeons,orshirtsofreticulatedmail,withhoodandsleevescorrespondingtoit,allhunginconfusionaboutthewalls,andwouldhaveformedamonth'samusementtoamemberofamodernantiquariansociety。Butsuchthingsweretoofamiliar,toattractmuchobservationonthepartofthepresentspectators。
　　Therewasalargeclumsyoakentable,whichthehastyhospitalityofthedomesticwhohadbeforespoken,immediatelyspreadwithmilk,butter,goat—milkcheese,aflagonofbeer,andaflaskofusquebae,designedfortherefreshmentofLordMenteith;whileaninferiorservantmadesimilarpreparationsatthebottomofthetableforthebenefitofhisattendants。Thespacewhichintervenedbetweenthemwas,accordingtothemannersofthetimes,sufficientdistinctionbetweenmasterandservant,eventhoughtheformerwas,asinthepresentinstance,ofhighrank。
　　Meanwhiletheguestsstoodbythefire——theyoungnoblemanunderthechimney,andhisservantsatsomelittledistance。
　　"Whatdoyouthink,Anderson,"saidtheformer,"ofourfellow—
　　traveller？"
　　"Astoutfellow,"repliedAnderson,"ifallbegoodthatisupcome。Iwishwehadtwentysuch,toputourTeaguesintosomesortofdiscipline。"
　　"Idifferfromyou,Anderson,"saidLordMenteith;"IthinkthisfellowDalgettyisoneofthosehorse—leeches,whoseappetiteforbloodbeingonlysharpenedbywhathehassuckedinforeigncountries,heisnowreturnedtobattenuponthatofhisown。
　　Shameonthepackofthesemercenaryswordmen！theyhavemadethenameofScotthroughallEuropeequivalenttothatofapitifulmercenary,whoknowsneitherhonournorprinciplebuthismonth'spay,whotransfershisallegiancefromstandardtostandard,atthepleasureoffortuneorthehighestbidder;andtowhoseinsatiablethirstforplunderandwarmquartersweowemuchofthatcivildissensionwhichisnowturningourswordsagainstourownbowels。Ihadscarcepatiencewiththehiredgladiator,andyetcouldhardlyhelplaughingattheextremityofhisimpudence。"
　　"Yourlordshipwillforgiveme,"saidAnderson,"ifIrecommendtoyou,inthepresentcircumstances,toconcealatleastapartofthisgenerousindignation;wecannot,unfortunately,doourworkwithouttheassistanceofthosewhoactonbasermotivesthanourown。Wecannotsparetheassistanceofsuchfellowsasourfriendthesoldado。TousethecantingphraseofthesaintsintheEnglishParliament,thesonsofZeruiaharestilltoomanyforus。"
　　"Imustdissemble,then,aswellasIcan,"saidLordMenteith,"asIhavehithertodone,uponyourhint。ButIwishthefellowatthedevilwithallmyheart。"
　　"Ay,butstillyoumustremember,mylord,"resumedAnderson,"thattocurethebiteofascorpion,youmustcrushanotherscorpiononthewound——Butstop,weshallbeoverheard。"
　　Fromaside—doorinthehallglidedaHighlanderintotheapartment,whoseloftystatureandcompleteequipment,aswellastheeagle'sfeatherinhisbonnet,andtheconfidenceofhisdemeanour,announcedtobeapersonofsuperiorrank。Hewalkedslowlyuptothetable,andmadenoanswertoLordMenteith,who,addressinghimbythenameofAllan,askedhimhowhedid。
　　"Yemannaspeaktohere'ennow,"whisperedtheoldattendant。
　　ThetallHighlander,sinkingdownupontheemptysettlenextthefire,fixedhiseyesupontheredembersandthehugeheapofturf,andseemedburiedinprofoundabstraction。Hisdarkeyes,andwildandenthusiasticfeatures,boretheairofonewho,deeplyimpressedwithhisownsubjectsofmeditation,payslittleattentiontoexteriorobjects。Anairofgloomyseverity,thefruitperhapsofasceticandsolitaryhabits,might,inaLowlander,havebeenascribedtoreligiousfanaticism;butbythatdiseaseofthemind,thensocommonbothinEnglandandtheLowlandsofScotland,theHighlandersofthisperiodwererarelyinfected。Theyhad,however,theirownpeculiarsuperstitions,whichovercloudedthemindwiththick—comingfancies,ascompletelyasthepuritanismoftheirneighbours。
　　"Hislordship'shonour,"saidtheHighlandservantsidelinguptoLordMenteith,andspeakinginaverylowtone,"hislordshipmannaspeaktoAllanevennow,forthecloudisuponhismind。"
　　LordMenteithnodded,andtooknofarthernoticeofthereservedmountaineer。
　　"SaidInot,"askedthelatter,suddenlyraisinghisstatelypersonupright,andlookingatthedomestic——"saidInotthatfourweretocome,andherestandbutthreeonthehallfloor？"
　　"Introthdidyesaysae,Allan,"saidtheoldHighlander,"andhere'sthefourthmancomingclinkinginattheyette'ennowfromthestable,forhe'sshelledlikeapartan,wi'airnonbackandbreast,haunchandshanks。AndamItosetherchairupneartheMenteith's,ordownwi'thehonestgentlemenatthefootofthetable？"
　　LordMenteithhimselfansweredtheenquiry,bypointingtoaseatbesidehisown。
　　"Andhereshecomes,"saidDonald,asCaptainDalgettyenteredthehall;"andIhopegentlemenswillalltakebreadandcheese,aswesayintheglens,untilbettermeatbeready,untiltheTiernachcomesbackfraethehillwi'thesoutherngentlefolk,andthenDugaldCookwillshowhimselfwi'hiskidandhillvenison。''
　　Inthemeantime,CaptainDalgettyhadenteredtheapartment,andwalkinguptotheseatplacednextLordMenteith,wasleaningonthebackofitwithhisarmsfolded。Andersonandhiscompanionwaitedatthebottomofthetable,inarespectfulattitude,untiltheyshouldreceivepermissiontoseatthemselves;whilethreeorfourHighlanders,underthedirectionofoldDonald,ranhitherandthithertobringadditionalarticlesoffood,orstoodstilltogiveattendanceupontheguests。
　　Inthemidstofthesepreparations,Allansuddenlystartedup,andsnatchingalampfromthehandofanattendant,helditclosetoDalgetty'sface,whileheperusedhisfeatureswiththemostheedfulandgraveattention。
　　"Bymyhonour,"saidDalgetty,halfdispleased,as,mysteriouslyshakinghishead,Allangaveupthescrutiny——"ItrowthatladandIwillkeneachotherwhenwemeetagain。"
　　MeanwhileAllanstrodetothebottomofthetable,andhaving,bytheaidofhislamp,subjectedAndersonandhiscompaniontothesameinvestigation,stoodamomentasifindeepreflection;
　　then,touchinghisforehead,suddenlyseizedAndersonbythearm,andbeforehecouldofferanyeffectualresistance,halfledandhalfdraggedhimtothevacantseatattheupperend,andhavingmadeamuteintimationthatheshouldthereplacehimself,hehurriedthesoldadowiththesameunceremoniousprecipitationtothebottomofthetable。TheCaptain,exceedinglyincensedatthisfreedom,endeavouredtoshakeAllanfromhimwithviolence;
　　but,powerfulashewas,heprovedinthestruggleinferiortothegiganticmountaineer,whothrewhimoffwithsuchviolence,thatafterreelingafewpaces,hefellatfulllength,andthevaultedhallrangwiththeclashofhisarmour。Whenhearose,hisfirstactionwastodrawhisswordandtoflyatAllan,who,withfoldedarms,seemedtoawaithisonsetwiththemostscornfulindifference。LordMenteithandhisattendantsinterposedtopreservepeace,whiletheHighlanders,snatchingweaponsfromthewall,seemedprompttoincreasethebroil。
　　"Heismad,"whisperedLordMenteith,"heisperfectlymad;thereisnopurposeinquarrellingwithhim。"
　　"IfyourlordshipisassuredthatheisNONCOMPOSMENTIS,"saidCaptainDalgetty,"thewhilkhisbreedingandbehaviourseemtotestify,themattermustendhere,seeingthatamadmancanneithergiveanaffront,norrenderhonourablesatisfaction。
　　But,bymysaul,ifIhadmyprovstntandabottleofRhenishundermybelt,Ishouldhivestoodotherwaysuptohim。Andyetit'sapityheshouldbesaeweakintheintellectuals,beingastrongpropermanofbody,fittohandlepike,morgenstern,oranyothermilitaryimplementwhatsoever。"[Thiswasasortofclubormace,usedintheearlierpartoftheseventeenthcenturyinthedefenceofbreachesandwalls。WhentheGermansinsultedaScotchregimentthenbesiegedinTrailsund,sayingtheyheardtherewasashipcomefromDenmarktothemladenwithtobaccopipes,"Oneofoursoldiers,"saysColonelRobertMunro,"showingthemovertheworkamorgenstern,madeofalargestockbandedwithiron,liketheshaftofahalberd,witharoundglobeattheendwithcrossironpikes,saith,'Hereisoneofthetobaccopipes,wherewithwewillbeatoutyourbrainswhenyouintendtostormus。'"]
　　Peacewasthusrestored,andthepartyseatedthemselvesagreeablytotheirformerarrangement,withwhichAllan,whohadnowreturnedtohissettlebythefire,andseemedoncemoreimmersedinmeditation,didnotagaininterfere。LordMenteith,addressingtheprincipaldomestic,hastenedtostartsomethemeofconversationwhichmightobliterateallrecollectionofthefraythathadtakenplace。"Thelairdisatthehillthen,Donald,Iunderstand,andsomeEnglishstrangerswithhim？"
　　"Atthehillheis,anitlikeyourhonour,andtwoSaxoncalabalerosarewithhimsureeneugh;andthatisSirMilesMusgraveandChristopherHall,bothfromtheCumraik,asIthinktheycalltheircountry。"
　　"HallandMusgrave？"saidLordMenteith,lookingathisattendants,"theverymenthatwewishedtosee。"
　　"Troth,"saidDonald,"an'IwishIhadneverseenthembetweentheeen,forthey'recometoherryusouto'houseandha'。"
　　"Why,Donald,"saidLordMenteith,"youdidnotusetobesochurlishofyourbeefandale;southlandthoughtheybe,they'llscarceeatupallthecattlethat'sgoingonthecastlemains。"