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yards�察�so that we both rolled together on the ground。  As soon as 

he could breathe he cursed me beyond belief�察�wept over his finger�察�

which he had broken�察�and cursed me again。  I bade him be still and 

think shame of himself to be so great a cry´baby。  Did he not hear 

the round going by above�拭�I asked�察�and who could tell but what the 

noise of his fall was already remarked�察�and the sentinels at the 

very moment leaning upon the battlements to listen��



The round�察�however�察�went by�察�and nothing was discovered�察�the third 

man came to the ground quite easily�察�the fourth was�察�of course�察�

child's play�察�and before there were ten of us collected�察�it seemed 

to me that�察�without the least injustice to my comrades�察�I might 

proceed to take care of myself。



I knew their plan�此�they had a map and an almanack�察�and designed for 

Grangemouth�察�where they were to steal a ship。  Suppose them to do 

so�察�I had no idea they were qualified to manage it after it was 

stolen。  Their whole escape�察�indeed�察�was the most haphazard thing 

imaginable�察�only the impatience of captives and the ignorance of 

private soldiers would have entertained so misbegotten a device�察�

and though I played the good comrade and worked with them upon the 

tunnel�察�but for the lawyer's message I should have let them go 

without me。  Well�察�now they were beyond my help�察�as they had always 

been beyond my counselling�察�and�察�without word said or leave taken�察�

I stole out of the little crowd。  It is true I would rather have 

waited to shake hands with Laclas�察�but in the last man who had 

descended I thought I recognised Clausel�察�and since the scene in 

the shed my distrust of Clausel was perfect。  I believed the man to 

be capable of any infamy�察�and events have since shown that I was 

right。









CHAPTER VII ´ SWANSTON COTTAGE





I HAD two views。  The first was�察�naturally�察�to get clear of 

Edinburgh Castle and the town�察�to say nothing of my fellow´

prisoners�察�the second to work to the southward so long as it was 

night�察�and be near Swanston Cottage by morning。  What I should do 

there and then�察�I had no guess�察�and did not greatly care�察�being a 

devotee of a couple of divinities called Chance and Circumstance。  

Prepare�察�if possible�察�where it is impossible�察�work straight 

forward�察�and keep your eyes open and your tongue oiled。  Wit and a 

good exterior ´ there is all life in a nutshell。



I had at first a rather chequered journey�此�got involved in gardens�察�

butted into houses�察�and had even once the misfortune to awake a 

sleeping family�察�the father of which�察�as I suppose�察�menaced me from 

the window with a blunderbuss。  Altogether�察�though I had been some 

time gone from my companions�察�I was still at no great distance�察�

when a miserable accident put a period to the escape。  Of a sudden 

the night was divided by a scream。  This was followed by the sound 

of something falling�察�and that again by the report of a musket from 

the Castle battlements。  It was strange to hear the alarm spread 

through the city。  In the fortress drums were beat and a bell rung 

backward。  On all hands the watchmen sprang their rattles。  Even in 

that limbo or no´man's´land where I was wandering�察�lights were made 

in the houses�察�sashes were flung up�察�I could hear neighbouring 

families converse from window to window�察�and at length I was 

challenged myself。



'Wha's that��' cried a big voice。



I could see it proceeded from a big man in a big nightcap�察�leaning 

from a one´pair window�察�and as I was not yet abreast of his house�察�

I judged it was more wise to answer。  This was not the first time I 

had had to stake my fortunes on the goodness of my accent in a 

foreign tongue�察�and I have always found the moment inspiriting�察�as 

a gambler should。  Pulling around me a sort of great´coat I had 

made of my blanket�察�to cover my sulphur´coloured livery�察 � 'A 

friend��' said I。



'What like's all this collieshangie��' said he。



I had never heard of a collieshangie in my days�察�but with the 

racket all about us in the city�察�I could have no doubt as to the 

man's meaning。



'I do not know�察�sir�察�really��' said I�察�'but I suppose some of the 

prisoners will have escaped。'



'Bedamned��' says he。



'Oh�察�sir�察�they will be soon taken��' I replied�此�'it has been found 

in time。  Good morning�察�sir��'



'Ye walk late�察�sir��' he added。



'Oh�察�surely not��' said I�察�with a laugh。  'Earlyish�察�if you like��' 

which brought me finally beyond him�察�highly pleased with my 

success。



I was now come forth on a good thoroughfare�察�which led ��as well as 

I could judge�� in my direction。  It brought me almost immediately 

through a piece of street�察�whence I could hear close by the 

springing of a watchman's rattle�察�and where I suppose a sixth part 

of the windows would be open�察�and the people�察�in all sorts of night 

gear�察�talking with a kind of tragic gusto from one to another。  

Here�察�again�察�I must run the gauntlet of a half´dozen questions�察�the 

rattle all the while sounding nearer�察�but as I was not walking 

inordinately quick�察�as I spoke like a gentleman�察�and the lamps were 

too dim to show my dress�察�I carried it off once more。  One person�察�

indeed�察�inquired where I was off to at that hour。



I replied vaguely and cheerfully�察�and as I escaped at one end of 

this dangerous pass I could see the watchman's lantern entering by 

the other。  I was now safe on a dark country highway�察�out of sight 

of lights and out of the fear of watchmen。  And yet I had not gone 

above a hundred yards before a fellow made an ugly rush at me from 

the roadside。  I avoided him with a leap�察�and stood on guard�察�

cursing my empty hands�察�wondering whether I had to do with an 

officer or a mere footpad�察�and scarce knowing which to wish。  My 

assailant stood a little�察�in the thick darkness I could see him bob 

and sidle as though he were feinting at me for an advantageous 

onfall。  Then he spoke。



'My goo' frien'��' says he�察�and at the first word I pricked my ears�察�

'my goo' frien'�察�will you oblishe me with lil neshary infamation�拭 �

Whish roa' t' Cramond��'



I laughed out clear and loud�察�stepped up to the convivialist�察�took 

him by the shoulders and faced him about。  'My good friend��' said 

I�察�'I believe I know what is best for you much better than 

yourself�察�and may God forgive you the fright you have given me�  �

There�察�get you gone to Edinburgh��'  And I gave a shove�察�which he 

obeyed with the passive agility of a ball�察�and disappeared 

incontinently in the darkness down the road by which I had myself 

come。



Once clear of this foolish fellow�察�I went on again up a gradual 

hill�察�descended on the other side through the houses of a country 

village�察�and came at last to the bottom of the main ascent leading 

to the Pentlands and my destination。  I was some way up when the 

fog began to lighten�察�a little farther�察�and I stepped by degrees 

into a clear starry night�察�and saw in front of me�察�and quite 

distinct�察�the summits of the Pentlands�察�and behind�察�the valley of 

the Forth and the city of my late captivity buried under a lake of 

vapour。  I had but one encounter ´ that of a farm´cart�察�which I 

heard�察�from a great way ahead of me�察�creaking nearer in the night�察�

and which passed me about the point of dawn like a thing seen in a 

dream�察�with two silent figures in the inside nodding to the horse's 

steps。  I presume they were asleep�察�by the shawl about her head and 

shoulders�察�one of them should be a woman。  Soon�察�by concurrent 

steps�察�the day began to break and the fog to subside and roll away。  

The east grew luminous and was barred with chilly colours�察�and the 

Castle on its rock�察�and the spires and chimneys of the upper town�察�

took gradual shape�察�and arose�察�like islands�察�out of the receding 

cloud。  All about me was still and sylvan�察�the road mounting and 

winding�察�with nowhere a sign of any passenger�察�the birds chirping�察�

I suppose for warmth�察�the boughs of the trees knocking together�察�

and the red leaves falling in the wind。



It was broad day�察�but still bitter cold and the sun not up�察�when I 

came in view of my destination。  A single gable and chimney of the 

cottage peeped over the shoulder of the hill�察�not far off�察�and a 

trifle higher on the mountain�察�a tall old white´washed farmhouse 

stood among the trees�察�beside a falling brook�察�beyond were rough 

hills of pasture。  I bethought me that shepherd folk were early 

risers�察�and if I were once seen skulking in that neighbourhood it 

might prove the ruin of my prospects�察�took advantage of a line of 

hedge�察�and worked myself up in its shadow till I was come under the 

garden wall of my friends' house。  The cottage was a little quaint 

place of many rough´cast gables and grey roofs。  It had something 

the air of a rambling infinitesimal cathedral�察�the body of it 

rising in the midst two storeys high�察�with a steep´pitched roof�察�

and sending out upon all hands ��as it were chap

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