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Guided my steps�察�not unpursued�察 �And Roderick shall his welcome make�察 �Despite old spleen�察�for Douglas' sake。 Then must he seek Strath´Endrick glen Nor peril aught for me again。'
XXVII。
Sir Roderick�察�who to meet them came�察 �Reddened at sight of Malcolm Graeme�察 �Yet�察�not in action�察�word�察�or eye�察 �Failed aught in hospitality。 In talk and sport they whiled away The morning of that summer day�察 �But at high noon a courier light Held secret parley with the knight�察 �Whose moody aspect soon declared That evil were the news he heard。 Deep thought seemed toiling in his head�察 �Yet was the evening banquet made Ere he assembled round the flame His mother�察�Douglas�察�and the Graeme�察 �And Ellen too�察�then cast around His eyes�察�then fixed them on the ground�察 �As studying phrase that might avail Best to convey unpleasant tale。 Long with his dagger's hilt he played�察 �Then raised his haughty brow。 and said��
XXVIII。
'Short be my speech�察 �nor time affords�察 �Nor my plain temper�察�glozing words。 Kinsman and father��if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim�察 �Mine honored mother��Ellen��why�察 �My cousin�察�turn away shine eye�拭 �And Graeme�察�in whom I hope to know Full soon a noble friend or foe�察 �When age shall give thee thy command�察 �And leading in thy native land�察�List all��The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border´side�察 �Where chiefs�察�with hound and trawl�察�who came To share their monarch's sylvan game�察 �Themselves in bloody toils were snared�察 �And when the banquet they prepared�察 �And wide their loyal portals flung�察 �O'er their own gateway struggling hung。 Loud cries their blood from Meggat's mead�察 �From Yarrow braes and banks of Tweed�察 �Where the lone streams of Ettrick glide�察 �And from the silver Teviot's side�察 �The dales�察�where martial clans did ride�察 �Are now one sheep´walk�察�waste and wide。 This tyrant of the Scottish throne�察 �So faithless and so ruthless known�察 �Now hither comes�察�his end the same�察 �The same pretext of sylvan game。 What grace for Highland Chiefs�察�judge ye By fate of Border chivalry。 Yet more�察�amid Glenfinlas' green�察 �Douglas�察�thy stately form was seen。 This by espial sure I know�此 �Your counsel in the streight I show。'
XXIX。
Ellen and Margaret fearfully Sought comfort in each other's eye�察 �Then turned their ghastly look�察�each one�察 �This to her sire�察�that to her son。 The hasty color went and came In the bold cheek of Malcohm Graeme�察 �But from his glance it well appeared 'T was but for Ellen that he feared�察 �While�察�sorrowful�察�but undismayed�察 �The Douglas thus his counsel said�此 �'Brave Roderick�察�though the tempest roar�察 �It may but thunder and pass o'er�察 �Nor will I here remain an hour�察 �To draw the lightning on thy bower�察 �For well thou know'st�察�at this gray head The royal bolt were fiercest sped。 For thee�察�who�察�at thy King's command�察 �Canst aid him with a gallant band�察 �Submission�察�homage�察�humbled pride�察 �Shall turn the Monarch's wrath aside。 Poor remnants of the Bleeding Heart�察 �Ellen and I will seek apart The refuge of some forest cell�察 �There�察�like the hunted quarry�察�dwell�察 �Till on the mountain and the moor The stern pursuit be passed and o'er��'
XXX。
'No�察�by mine honor��' Roderick said�察 �'So help me Heaven�察�and my good blade� �No�察�never� �Blasted be yon Pine�察 �My father's ancient crest and mine�察 �If from its shade in danger part The lineage of the Bleeding Heart� �Hear my blunt speech�此�grant me this maid To wife�察�thy counsel to mine aid�察 �To Douglas�察�leagued with Roderick Dhu�察 �Will friends and allies flock enow�察 �Like cause of doubt�察�distrust�察�and grief�察 �Will bind to us each Western Chief When the loud pipes my bridal tell�察 �The Links of Forth shall hear the knell�察 �The guards shall start in Stirling's porch�察 �And when I light the nuptial torch�察 �A thousand villages in flames Shall scare the slumbers of King James� �Nay�察�Ellen�察�blench not thus away�察 �And�察�mother�察�cease these signs�察�I pray�察 �I meant not all my heat might say。 Small need of inroad or of fight�察 �When the sage Douglas may unite Each mountain clan in friendly band�察 �To guard the passes of their land�察 �Till the foiled King from pathless glen Shall bootless turn him home again。'
XXXI。
There are who have�察�at midnight hour�察�In slumber scaled a dizzy tower�察 �And�察�on the verge that beetled o'er The ocean tide's incessant roar�察�Dreamed calmly out their dangerous dream�察 �Till wakened by the morning beam�察 �When�察�dazzled by the eastern glow�察 �Such startler cast his glance below�察 �And saw unmeasured depth around�察 �And heard unintermitted sound�察 �And thought the battled fence so frail�察 �It waved like cobweb in the gale�察 �Amid his senses' giddy wheel�察 �Did he not desperate impulse feel�察 �Headlong to plunge himself below�察 �And meet the worst his fears foreshow�拭 �Thus Ellen�察�dizzy and astound�察 �As sudden ruin yawned around�察 �By crossing terrors wildly tossed�察 �Still for the Douglas fearing most�察 �Could scarce the desperate thought withstand�察 �To buy his safety with her hand。
XXXII。
Such purpose dread could Malcolm spy In Ellen's quivering lip and eye�察 �And eager rose to speak��but ere His tongue could hurry forth his fear�察 �Had Douglas marked the hectic strife�察 �Where death seemed combating with life�察 �For to her cheek�察�in feverish flood�察 �One instant rushed the throbbing blood�察 �Then ebbing back�察�with sudden sway�察 �Left its domain as wan as clay。 'Roderick�察�enough� �enough� �' he cried�察 �'My daughter cannot be thy bride�察 �Not that the blush to wooer dear�察 �Nor paleness that of maiden fear。 It may not be��forgive her�察 �Chief�察�Nor hazard aught for our relief。 Against his sovereign�察�Douglas ne'er Will level a rebellious spear。 'T was I that taught his youthful hand To rein a steed and wield a brand�察 �I see him yet�察�the princely boy� �Not Ellen more my pride and joy�察 �I love him still�察�despite my wrongs By hasty wrath and slanderous tongues。 O。 seek the grace you well may find�察 �Without a cause to mine combined��'
XXXIII。
Twice through the hall the Chieftain strode�察 �The waving of his tartars broad�察 �And darkened brow�察�where wounded pride With ire and disappointment vied Seemed�察�by the torch's gloomy light�察 �Like the ill Demon of the night�察 �Stooping his pinions' shadowy sway Upon the righted pilgrim's way�此 �But�察�unrequited Love� �thy dart Plunged deepest its envenomed smart�察 �And Roderick�察�with shine anguish stung�察 �At length the hand of Douglas wrung�察 �While eyes that mocked at tears before With bitter drops were running o'er。 The death´pangs of long´cherished hope Scarce in that ample breast had scope But�察�struggling with his spirit proud�察 �Convulsive heaved its checkered shroud�察 �While every sobso mute were all Was heard distinctly through the ball。 The son's despair�察�the mother's look�察 �III might the gentle Ellen brook�察 �She rose�察�and to her side there came�察 �To aid her parting steps�察�the Graeme。
XXXIV。
Then Roderick from the Douglas broke As flashes flame through sable smoke�察 �Kindling its wreaths�察�long�察�dark�察�and low�察 �To one broad blaze of ruddy glow�察 �So the deep anguish of despair Burst�察�in fierce jealousy�察�to air。 With stalwart grasp his hand he laid On Malcolm's breast and belted plaid�此 �'Back�察�beardless boy� �' he sternly said�察 �'Back�察�minion� �holdst thou thus at naught The lesson I so lately taught�拭 �This roof�察�the Douglas。 and that maid�察 �Thank thou for punishment delayed。' Eager as greyhound on his game�察 �Fiercely with Roderick grappled Graeme。 'Perish my name�察�if aught afford Its Chieftain safety save his sword��' Thus as they strove their desperate hand Griped to the dagger or the brand�察 �And death had beenbut Douglas rose�察 �And thrust between the struggling foes His giant strength��' Chieftains�察�forego� �I hold the first who strikes my foe。 Madmen�察�forbear your frantic jar� �What� �is the Douglas fallen so far�察 �His daughter's hand is deemed the spoil Of such dishonorable broil��' Sullen and slowly they unclasp�察 �As struck with shame�察�their desperate grasp�察 �And each upon his rival glared�察 �With foot advanced and blade half bared。
XXXV。
Ere yet the brands aloft were flung�察 �Margaret on Roderick's mantle hung�察 �And Malcolm heard his Ellen's scream�察 �As faltered through terrific dream。 Then Roderick plunged in sheath his sword�察 �And veiled his wrath in scornful word��' Rest safe till morning �察�pity 't were Such cheek should feel the midnight air� �Then mayst thou to James Stuart tell�察 �Roderick will keep the lake and fell�察 �Nor lackey with his freeborn clan The pageant pomp of earthly man。 More would he of Clan´Alpine know�察 �Thou canst our strength and passes show。 Malise�察�what ho� �'his henchman came�此 �'Give our safe´conduct to the Graeme。' Young Malcolm answered�察�calm and bold��' Fear nothing for thy favorite hold�察 �The spot an angel deigned to grace Is blessed�察�though robbers haunt the place。 Thy churlish courtesy for those Reserve�察�who fear to be thy foes。 As safe to me the mountain way At midnight as in blaze of day�察 �Though with his boldest at his back Even Roderick Dhu beset the track。 Brave Douglas��lovely Ellen��nay�察 �Naught here of parting will I say。 Earth does not hold a lonesome glen So secret but we meet again。 Chieftain� �we too shall find an hour��' He said�察�and left the sylvan bower。
XXXVI。
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