"He has had Alan summoned once; that was on the twenty-fifth, the day that we first met.

Once, and done with it.

And where?
Where, but at the cross of Inverary, the head burgh of the Campbells.

A word in your ear, Mr.Balfour--they're not seeking Alan." "What do you mean ?" I cried.

"Not seeking him ?" "By the best that I can make of it," said he.