"Every moment was of importance.

But the matter was simple enough, and worth but a few words' telling." And he then related the manner in which he and Roger had obtained entrance to the hold, and had succeeded in getting the girls away.
"It sounds simple enough, in the telling," Armstrong said; "but it needed stout hearts, and good nerves, to enter the Bairds' den on such an errand.

You carried your lives in your hands, and well must you have borne out your story, to have passed without suspicion.

It was well thought of, indeed, and well carried out, and would have done credit to the boldest and craftiest leader on the border.
"What say you, John ?" "I am proud of him, Adam.

As for myself, I should never have thought of such a plan.