You will both, with sixteen of the band, accompany me.

You will choose two of your most trusty men to carry out the important matter of securing our retreat.

They will procure a boat capable of carrying us all, and will take their place in the bend of the links of Forth nearest to the castle, and will hoist, when the time comes, a garment on an oar, so that we may make straight for the boat.

The ground is low and swampy, and if we get a fair start even mounted men would scarce overtake us across it.

I think, William, that the last recruit who joined was from Stirling ?" "He was, Sir Archie.