He begged him at the same time carefully to preserve for him his Highland garb and accoutrements, particularly the arms--curious in themselves, and to which the friendship of the donors gave additional value.

Lady Emily undertook to find some suitable token of remembrance, likely to flatter the vanity and please the taste of Mrs.Williams; and the Colonel, who was a kind of farmer, promised to send the Ullswater patriarch an excellent team of horses for cart and plough.
One happy day Waverley spent in London; and, travelling in the manner projected, he met with Frank Stanley at Huntingdon.

The two young men were acquainted in a minute.
'I can read my uncle's riddle,' said Stanley.

'The cautious old soldier did not care to hint to me that I might hand over to you this passport, which I have no occasion for; but if it should afterwards come out as the rattlepated trick of a young Cantab, CELA NE TIRE A RIEN.

You are therefore to be Francis Stanley, with this passport.' This proposal appeared in effect to alleviate a great part of the difficulties which Edward must otherwise have encountered at every turn; and accordingly he scrupled not to avail himself of it, the more especially as he had discarded all political purposes from his present journey, and could not be accused of furthering machinations against the Government while travelling under protection of the Secretary's passport.
The day passed merrily away.