The church has solemnly banned him, and yet you venture to uphold his cause." "But the Bishop of Glasgow," Marjory said, "and many other good prelates of our church side with him, and surely they must be good judges whether his sins are unpardonable." "Do not argue with me," the sister said angrily.

"I tell you this obstinacy will be permitted no longer.

Had it not been that Alexander of Lorne begged that we would not be harsh with you, steps would long since have been taken to bring you to reason; but we can no longer permit this advocacy of rebellion, and the last unmaidenly step which you took of setting at defiance your friends and relatives, and even of sending messages hence, must be punished.

The abbess bade me reason with you and try and turn your obstinate will.

Your cousins of Badenoch here have appealed to you in vain.