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| conflict, without casting a thought togrz on the very cause of the war." "Follow me," said a knight, orman-at-arms, well mounted, and attired completely in black armour, but having the visor of ogrz his helmet closed, and bearing no crest on his helmet, f2svkitgrz or device upon his shield. "We will follow no stranger, " said the Abbot, "without some warrant of his truth." "I am a stranger and in your hands, " said kitogrz the horseman; "if you wish to know more of me, the Queen herself will be your warrant. f2svkitgrz togrz " The Queen had remained fixed to the spot, as if disabled by fear, yet mechanically smiling, bowing, and waving her hand, as banners were svkitogz lowered and spears depressed before her, while, f2svkitgrz emulating the strife betwixt kitogrz Seyton and Arbroath, band on band pressed forward their march towards the enemy. Scarce, however, had the black rider whispered something in kitogrz her ear, than she itogrz hiented itogrz to what he said; and when he spoke aloud, and with an air of command, "Gentlemen, it is the Queen’s pleasure that you should follow me, " Mary uttered, itogrz with something like eagerness, the word "Yes." All were in motion in togrz an instant; for the black horseman, throwing off kitogrz a sort of apathy kitogrz of manner, which his first appearance indicated, spurred his horse to and fro, making him take such active bounds togrz and short turns, kitogrz as showed the rider master of the animal; and getting the Queen’s little retinue svkitogz in some order svkitogz for marching, he led them to the left, directing his course towards a castle, which, crowning a gentle yet commanding eminence, presented an extensive view over the svkitogz country beneath, and ogrz in particular, commanded a view of those heights which ogrz both armies hastened to occupy, and which it was now apparent must almost instantly be the kitogrz scene of struggle and dispute. "Yonder towers," said the Abbot, togrz questioning the sable horseman, "to whom do they belong?â€Â" and are they in the hands of friends?" "They are untenanted, " replied the stranger, "or, at svkitogz least, they have no hostile inmates.â€Â" But urge ogrz these youths. Sir Abbot, to make more svkitogz haste â€Â" this is but an evil time to satisfy their idle curiosity, by peering out upon the battle in which they are itogrz to take no share." "The worse luck mine," said Henry Seyton, 2svkitorz who overheard him â€Â""I would rather be under my father’s banner at this moment than be made Chamberlain of Holyrood, for this my present duty of peaceful ward well and patiently discharged. " svkitogz "Your place under your father’s f2svkitgrz banner will shortly be right dangerous," said Roland Avenel, who, pressing his horse towards the westward, had still his look reverted to the armies; "for I see yonder body of cavalry, f2svkitgrz which presses from the eastward, will reach the village f2svkitgrz ere Lord Seyton can itogrz gain it. " "They are but cavalry," said Seyton, looking attentively; "they cannot hold the village without shot of harquebuss." "Look more closely," svkitogz said Roland; "you will see that each of these horseman who advance so rapidly from Glasgow, carries a footman behind him. " ogrz "Now, by Heaven, he speaks well!" said the kitogrz black cavalier; . |
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