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The Scottish Chiefs

CHAPTER XXV
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"What shall we do ?" said he.

"Without you have the witchcraft of Hercules, and can be in two places at once, I fear we must either leave the rest of Scotland to fight for itself, or never restore peace to this castle!" Wallace smiled, but before he could answer, Lady Mar, having heard his voice ascending the stairs, suddenly entered the room.

She held her infant in her arms.

Her air was composed, but her eyes yet shone in tears.

At this sight Lord Lennox, sufficiently disgusted with the lady, taking Murray by the arm, withdrew with him from the apartment.
She approached Wallace: "You are come, my deliverer, to speak comfort to the mother of this poor babe.


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