He himself immediately rode up to Fergus's regiment.

The Chief himself was in the act of joining them.

He was on horseback, having returned from waiting on the Prince.

On perceiving Edward approaching, he put his horse in motion towards him.
'Colonel Mac-Ivor,' said Waverley, without any further salutation, 'I have to inform you that one of your people has this instant fired at me from a lurking-place.
'As that,' answered Mac-Ivor, 'excepting the circumstance of a lurking-place, is a pleasure which I presently propose to myself, I should be glad to know which of my clansmen dared to anticipate me.' 'I shall certainly be at your command whenever you please;--the gentleman who took your office upon himself is your page there, Callum Beg.' 'Stand forth from the ranks, Callum! Did you fire at Mr.Waverley ?' 'No,' answered the unblushing Callum.
'You did,' said Alick Polwarth, who was already returned, having met a trooper by whom he dispatched an account of what was going forward to the Baron of Bradwardine, while he himself returned to his master at full gallop, neither sparing the rowels of his spurs, nor the sides of his horse.

'You did; I saw you as plainly as I ever saw the auld kirk at Coudingham.' 'You lie,' replied Callum, with his usual impenetrable obstinacy.