. The true story book . ed admission. A most minute search took place. The roomin which Lord Pitsligo was concealed did not escape : Miss Gordonsbed was carefully examined, and she was obliged to suffer the rudescrutiny of one of the party, by feeling her chin, to ascertain that itwas not a man in a ladys night-dress. Before the soldiers hadfinished their examination in this room, the confinement andanxiety increased Lord Pitsligos asthma so much, and his breath- THE ADVENTURES OF LORD PITSLIGO 211 ing became so loud, that it obliged Miss Gordon, lying in bed, tocounterfeit and continue a viol
. The true story book . ed admission. A most minute search took place. The roomin which Lord Pitsligo was concealed did not escape : Miss Gordonsbed was carefully examined, and she was obliged to suffer the rudescrutiny of one of the party, by feeling her chin, to ascertain that itwas not a man in a ladys night-dress. Before the soldiers hadfinished their examination in this room, the confinement andanxiety increased Lord Pitsligos asthma so much, and his breath- THE ADVENTURES OF LORD PITSLIGO 211 ing became so loud, that it obliged Miss Gordon, lying in bed, tocounterfeit and continue a violent coughing, in order to prevent thehigh breathing behind the wainscot from being heard. It mayeasily be conceived what agony she would suffer, lest, by overdoingher part, she should increase suspicion, and in fact lead to a dis-covery. The ruse was fortunately successful. On the searchthrough the house being given over, Lord Pitsligo was hastily takenfrom his confined situation, and again replaced in bed ; and as soon. as he was able to speak, his accustomed kindness of heart made himsay to his servant, James, go and see that these poor fellows getsome breakfast, and a drink of warm ale, for this is a cold morning;they are only doing their duty, and cannot bear me any the family were felicitating each other on his escape, hepleasantly observed, A poor prize had they obtained it—an olddying man ! That the friends who lived in the house,—the hourlywitnesses of his virtues, and the objects of his regard, who saw him p 2 212 THE ADVENTURES OF LORD PITSLIGO escape all the dangers that surrounded him, should reckon him thepeculiar care of Providence, is not to be wondered at; and that thedream which was so opportune, as the means of preventing hisapprehension, and probably of saving his life, was supposed by someof them at last to be a special interposition of Heavens protectingshield against his enemies, need not excite surprise. This was ac-cordingly the belief
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