Moreover, your efforts have retrieved that disastrous field, and have driven the English across the Border." "My dear Archie," Wallace said, "it is because I am the only leader in whom you have confidence that I must needs go.

I had vainly hoped that when the Scottish nobles saw what great things the commonalty were able to do, and how far, alone and unaided, they had cleared Scotland of her tyrants, they would have joined us with their vassals; but you see it is not so.

The successes that I have gained have but excited their envy against me.

Of them all only Grahame, Stewart, and Macduff stood by my side, while all the great earls and barons either held aloof or were, like Bruce, in the ranks of Edward's army, or like Comyn and his friends, joined me solely to betray me.

I am convinced now that it is only a united Scotland can resist the power of England, and it is certain that so long as I remain here Scotland never can be united.