We must drink tonight to your promotion." Malcolm now related fully the incidents of the siege.
"By my faith, Malcolm Graheme," Munro said when he had finished, "you are as lucky as you are brave.

Mansfeld is a powerful nobleman, and has large possessions in various parts of Germany and much influence, and the king will be grateful that you have thus rendered him such effective assistance and so bound him to our cause.

I believe he has no children." "He has a daughter," Malcolm said, "a pretty little maid some fourteen years old." "In faith, Malcolm, 'tis a pity that you and she are not some four or five years older.

What a match it would be for you, the heiress of Mansfeld; she would be a catch indeed! Well, there's time enough yet, my lad, for there is no saying how long this war will last." There was a general laugh, and the colonel continued: "Malcolm has the grace to colour, which I am afraid the rest of us have lost long ago.

Never mind, Malcolm, there are plenty of Scotch cadets have mended their fortune by means of a rich heiress before now, and I hope there will be many more.