But, alas! no tidings of Murray and Edwin, whom he had hoped might have been driven somewhere on the island.

In bringing the boat round to the creek under the rock, the men discovered that the sea had driven their wreck between two projecting rocks, where it now lay wedged.

Though ruined as a vessel, sufficient held together to warrant their exertions to save the property.

Accordingly they entered it, and drew thence most of the valuables which belonged to Lord Mar.
While this was doing, Wallace reascended to the cave, and finding the earl awake, told him a boat was ready for their re-embarkation.

"But where, my friend, are my nephews ?" inquired he; "Alas! has this fatal expedition robbed me of them ?" Wallace tried to inspire him with a hope he scarcely dare credit himself, that they had been saved on some more distant shore.