She then said that could she find means of apprising you of the danger to which she and her husband are now involved, she would be sure of a second rescue.

Whether she has blessedly found these means I know not, for all communication between us, since the delivery of that letter, has been rendered impracticable.
The messenger that brought the packet was a good Southron, who had been won by Lady Mar's entreaties.

But on his quitting our apartments, he was seized by a servant of De Valence, and on the same day put publicly to death, to intimidate all others from the like compassion to the sufferings of unhappy Scotland.

Oh! Sir William Wallace, will not your sword reach these men of blood?
"Earl de Valence compelled my aunt to yield the packet to him.

We had already read it, therefore did not regret it on that head, but feared the information it might give relative to you.