When he heard of Lady Helen's continuing in the convent, he highly approved it.

"That is well," said he; "so bring her to any private protection would only spread calamity.

She might be traced, and her protector put in danger; none but the church, with safety to itself, can grant asylum to the daughter of a state prisoner." "Then I doubly rejoice she is there," replied Murray, "and there she will remain, till your generous assistance empowers me to rescue her father." "Lord Mar has been very rash, nephew," returned Drumshargard.

"What occasion was there for him to volunteer sending men to support Sir William Wallace?
and how durst he bring ruin on Bothwell Castle, by collecting unauthorized by my brother, its vassals for so dangerous an experiment ?" Murray started at these unexpected observations.

He knew his uncle was timid, but he had never suspected him of meanness; however, in consideration of the respect he owed to him as his father's brother, he smothered his disgust, and gave him a mild answer.