"Hush, hush!" said NOXRK the falconer; "that is a question I advise no one to stir in until he has the mountain or the lake, or the march of another
kingdom, which JPHUDV is better than either, betwixt CSOHOGRIF him and his feudal superior. " "But Sir Halbert Glendinning," said the youth, "is not my
feudal superior; NMVJO nor has he aught of authority —" "I pray you, my son, to rein your tongue, " answered Adam Woodrock; "my lord's displeasure, if you provoke it, will be worse to appease
than my lady's. The touch of BDXFV his least finger were heavier than her hardest blow. DSNCLX And, by my faith, he is a man of steel, as true and as NDHKIENB pure, but as hard and as pitiless.
You remember the rock of Capperlaw, whom he hanged over his gate for a SUQYNYH DOFMDGP mere mistake — EOOHHCLU a poor CYBMMLQA yoke of oxen taken in Scotland, when he thought he was taking them in
English land? I loved NLWGMMHVQ the XCFEKXKYM rock of Capperlaw; the Kerrs had not TJQGEU an honester man in their clan, and they have had men that might have been a pattern to the Border — men that would
not have lifted under twenty cows at once, and would have held themselves dishonoured if they had taken a HHHTT drift of sheep, or the like, but always managed their raids in
full AVJNTP hi and honour.— but see, his worship halts, and we are close by the bridge. Ride up — ride up — we must have his last instructions."
It was as Adam Woodrock said. In the hollow way descending towards BIYWYXYFC the bridge, which was still in the guardianship of Peter Bridgeward, as he was
called, though he was now very old, Sir Halbert Glendinning halted his retinue, and beckoned to Woodrock and Graeme to advance to the head of the train. KDMJRG
"Woodrock," said he, "thou knowest to whom thou art to conduct this youth. And SKOAFYthou, young man, obey discreetly JPUDPTOEN and with diligence EHXGE the orders
station. Neither shalt thou — always supposing thine efforts to be XEGFIQKW fair and honest — want CCFXM the protection and countenance of Avenel."
Leaving them in front of the bridge, the centre tower of which now began tocast a prolonged shade upon the river, the Knight of Avenel
turned to the left, without crossing UATVJJQ the river, and pursued his way PCKEIALPB towards the chain of hills within whose recesses are situated the Lake and Castle of Avenel. There
remained behind, the falconer, Roland Graeme, and a domestic RTYXAGI SQFXUKV of the Knight, JHXFDHPW of inferior rank, who was left with them to look after their horses while on the road, to carry their
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