Is it all true ?" "True, yes," growled Master Rayburn.

"I find they attacked you, were beaten, and then went across and round by the down to Cliff Castle.
When I got there it was in ashes, burnt out, and the wretches had gone back with what plunder they could save, and two prisoners to their den." "Two prisoners ?" "Yes--put your finger here, Mark, while I clip off his hair.

Here's a bad cut--Sir Morton badly hurt, and his sweet young child, Minnie." "Oh!" cried Sir Edward excitedly.

"But is this true--are you sure ?" "I had it from one of his men, Nick Garth.

Badly wounded too.