Did any of you observe him ?" The reply was negative; and Henry's observation followed: "There are times when Highlanders can couch like their own deer--ay, and run from danger too as fast.

I have seen them do so myself, for the matter of that." "And there are times," replied Simon, "when King Arthur and his Round Table could not make stand against them.

I wish, Henry, you would speak more reverently of the Highlanders.

They are often in Perth, both alone and in numbers, and you ought to keep peace with them so long as they will keep peace with you." An answer of defiance rose to Henry's lips, but he prudently suppressed it.

"Why, thou knowest, father," he said, smiling, "that we handicrafts best love the folks we live by; now, my craft provides for valiant and noble knights, gentle squires and pages, stout men at arms, and others that wear the weapons which we make.