. In love and war : a romance. and intrigued withan address which earned for him a highplace in the estimation of the courts ofEngland, France, and of his own made little attempt to conceal thesecontradictory traits of his nature, and hecould enjoy a joke at his own expense withany man. In this respect, at least, he wasno hypocrite, although he was by no meansparticular as to the stratagem by which hemight outwit an opponent. Away you to the dame, he said, stilllaughing, and if it will comfort her, saythat the ceremony shall be annulled beforethree days have passed. But bid her be-
. In love and war : a romance. and intrigued withan address which earned for him a highplace in the estimation of the courts ofEngland, France, and of his own made little attempt to conceal thesecontradictory traits of his nature, and hecould enjoy a joke at his own expense withany man. In this respect, at least, he wasno hypocrite, although he was by no meansparticular as to the stratagem by which hemight outwit an opponent. Away you to the dame, he said, stilllaughing, and if it will comfort her, saythat the ceremony shall be annulled beforethree days have passed. But bid her be- SNARES. 229 ware lest by any look or sign she shouldp3rmit Cochrane to know that we havediscovered his treachery before we havereached Linlithgow. Till then yon mustbid her adieu, for you must not speak toher again during the journey. Gro; thePrior will show you her chamber. Lamington, with a light step and arelieved heart, hastened to seek Katherine;and he had no presentiment of the direevents that were to bar their CHAPTER XIII. THEOUGH THE WOOD. I loe Brown_ Adam, weel, slie said, I trow sae does he me;I wad nae gie Brown Adams loveFor nae fause knight I see. Brown Adam. ^^^^ATHERINE remained half anhour undisturbed in her apart-ment after the Abbot hadquitted her. She experienced an immeasur-able sense of relief now that she had un-burthened her mind of the wretched secretby which her actions had been controlled,and by which she had been made to THROUGH THE WOOD. 231 appear so fickle in the eyes of the manwhose esteem she valued most. Every moment she expected to hearLamington knock and demand mind became concentrated upon thatexpectation, and her sense of hearing wasstrained to catch the sound of his approach-ing footsteps. At length, a light tap on the door. She sprang toward it with a subduedcry of joy. Who is there ? she asked, with herhand trembling on the bar, ready to with-draw it. Open, sister; I bear a message to you,was the answer, in a low
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