the direction of Inverlochy, and there met with Ian of Glenroy,

who had been out for intelligence. Argyle is moving upon



Inverlochy with three thousand chosen men, commanded by the

flower of the sons of Diarmid.--These are my news--they are



certain--it is for you to construe their purport."

"Their purport must be good," answered Montrose, readily and



cheerfully; "the voice of M'Ilduy is ever pleasant in the ears of

Montrose, and most pleasant when it speaks of some brave



enterprise at hand--What are our musters?"

He then called for light, and easily ascertained that a great



part of his followers having, as usual, dispersed to secure their

booty, he had not with him above twelve or fourteen hundred men.



"Not much above a third," said Montrose, pausing, "of Argyle's

force, and Highlanders opposed to Highlanders.--With the blessing



of God upon the royal cause, I would not hesitate were the odds

but one to two."



"Then do not hesitate," said Cameron; "for when your trumpets

shall sound to attack M'Callum More, not a man of these glens



will remain deaf to the summons. Glengarry--Keppoch--I myself--

would destroy, with fire and sword, the wretch who should remain



behind under any pretencewhatever">whatsoever. To-morrow, or the next

day, shall be a day of battle to all who bear the name of



M'Donnell or Cameron, whatever be the event."

"It is gallantly said, my noble friend," said Montrose, grasping



his hand, "and I were worse than a coward did I not do justice to

such followers, by entertaining the most indubitable hopes of



success. We will turn back on this M'Callum More, who follows us

like a raven to devour the relics of our army, should we meet



braver men who may be able to break its strength! Let the Chiefs

and leaders be called together as quickly as possible; and you,



who have brought us the first news of this joyful event,--for

such it shall be,--you, M'Ilduy, shall bring it to a joyful



issue, by guiding us the best and nearest road against our

enemy."



"That will I willingly do," said M'Ilduy; "if I have shown you

paths by which to retreat through these dusky wilds, with far



more readiness will I teach you how to advance against your foe."

A general bustle now prevailed, and the leaders were everywhere



startled from the rude couches on which they had sought temporary

repose.



"I never thought," said Major Dalgetty, when summoned up from a

handful of ruggedheather roots, "to have parted from a bed as



hard as a stable-broom with such bad will; but, indubitably,

having but one man of military experience in his army, his



Excellency the Marquis may be vindicated in putting him upon hard

duty."



So saying, he repaired to the council, where, notwithstanding his

pedantry, Montrose seemed always to listen to him with



considerable attention; partly because the Major really possessed

military knowledge and experience, and often made suggestions



which were found of advantage, and partly because it relieved the

General from the necessity of deferring entirely to the opinion



of the Highland Chiefs, and gave him additional ground for

disputing it when it was not agreeable to his own. On the



present occasion, Dalgetty joyfully acquiesced in the proposal of

marching back and confronting Argyle, which he compared to the



valiant resolution of the great Gustavus, who moved against the

Duke of Bavaria, and enriched his troops by the plunder of that



fertile country, although menaced from the northward by the large

army which Wallenstein had assembled in Bohemia.



The Chiefs of Glengarry, Keppoch, and Lochiel, whose clans, equal

in courage and military fame to any in the Highlands, lay within



the neighbourhood of the scene of action, dispatched the fiery

cross through their vassals, to summon every one who could bear



arms to meet the King's lieutenant, and to join the standards of

their respective Chiefs, as they marched towards Inverlochy. As

• flight [flait] n.逃走；飞行；班机 (初中英语单词)


• punishment [´pʌniʃmənt] n.罚，刑罚 (初中英语单词)


• genius [´dʒi:niəs] n.天才(人物)；天赋 (初中英语单词)


• meantime [´mi:ntaim] n.&ad.其间；同时 (初中英语单词)


• considerable [kən´sidərəbəl] a.重要的；值得重视 (初中英语单词)


• celebrated [´selibreitid] a.著名的 (初中英语单词)


• chiefly [´tʃi:fli] ad.主要地；尤其 (初中英语单词)


• invader [in´veidə] n.入侵者；侵袭物 (初中英语单词)


• assistance [ə´sistəns] n.协作；援助；帮助 (初中英语单词)


• supposed [sə´pəuzd] a.想象的；假定的 (初中英语单词)


• destruction [di´strʌkʃən] n.破坏，毁灭 (初中英语单词)


• excite [ik´sait] vt.激动；引起，招惹 (初中英语单词)


• astonishment [ə´stɔniʃmənt] n.吃惊；惊异 (初中英语单词)


• terror [´terə] n.恐怖；惊骇 (初中英语单词)


• occupation [,ɔkju´peiʃən] a.职业的；军事占领的 (初中英语单词)


• thence [ðens] ad.从那里；因此 (初中英语单词)


• hostile [´hɔstail] a.敌方的，敌意的 (初中英语单词)


• unfortunate [ʌn´fɔ:tʃunit] a.不幸的，运气差的 (初中英语单词)


• revenge [ri´vendʒ] vt.报复 n.报仇；报复 (初中英语单词)


• therefore [´ðeəfɔ:] ad.&conj.因此；所以 (初中英语单词)


• principal [´prinsəpəl] a.主要的 n.负责人 (初中英语单词)


• engagement [in´geidʒmənt] n.婚约；雇用；受聘 (初中英语单词)


• running [´rʌniŋ] a.奔跑的；流动的 (初中英语单词)


• doubtless [´dautlis] ad.无疑地；大概，多半 (初中英语单词)


• extensive [ik´stensiv] a.广阔的；大量的 (初中英语单词)


• valley [´væli] n.谷；河谷；流域 (初中英语单词)


• intelligence [in´telidʒəns] n.智力；消息 (初中英语单词)


• instantly [´instəntli] ad.立即，立刻 (初中英语单词)


• moonlight [´mu:nlait] n.&a.月光(的) (初中英语单词)


• miserable [´mizərəbəl] a.悲惨的；可怜的 (初中英语单词)


• messenger [´mesindʒə] n.使者；送信人 (初中英语单词)


• unhappy [ʌn´hæpi] a.不幸的；不快乐的 (初中英语单词)


• readily [´redili] ad.乐意地；容易地 (初中英语单词)


• hesitate [´heziteit] vi.犹豫，踌躇 (初中英语单词)


• whatever [wɔt´evə] pron.&a.无论什么 (初中英语单词)


• coward [´kauəd] n.胆怯者 a.胆小的 (初中英语单词)


• retreat [ri´tri:t] v.&n.退却；撤退；放弃 (初中英语单词)


• partly [´pɑ:tli] ad.部分地；不完全地 (初中英语单词)


• advantage [əd´vɑ:ntidʒ] n.优势；利益 (初中英语单词)


• additional [ə´diʃənəl] a.附加的，额外的 (初中英语单词)


• agreeable [ə´gri:əbəl] a.适合的；符合的 (初中英语单词)


• resolution [,rezə´lu:ʃən] n.决心；坚决；果断 (初中英语单词)


• lieutenant [lef´tenənt] n.陆军中尉；代理；副手 (初中英语单词)


• captivity [kæp´tiviti] n.囚禁；被俘；束缚 (高中英语单词)


• avenge [ə´vendʒ] vt.替…报仇 (高中英语单词)


• formidable [´fɔ:midəbəl] a.可怕的；艰难的 (高中英语单词)


• hesitation [,hezi´teiʃən] n.犹豫，踌躇 (高中英语单词)


• precisely [pri´saisli] ad.精确地；刻板地 (高中英语单词)


• marquis [´mɑ:kwis] n.侯爵 (高中英语单词)


• maintenance [´meintinəns] n.保持；主张；保养 (高中英语单词)


• distinguished [di´stiŋgwiʃt] a.卓越的，著名的 (高中英语单词)


• veteran [´vetərən] n.老兵 a.老练的 (高中英语单词)


• ireland [´aiələnd] n.爱尔兰 (高中英语单词)


• cautiously [´kɔ:ʃəsli] ad.小心地；谨慎地 (高中英语单词)


• strain [strein] vt.拉紧 vi.拖 n.张力 (高中英语单词)


• theirs [ðeəz] pron.他们的 (高中英语单词)


• stately [´steitli] a.庄严的，雄伟的 (高中英语单词)


• descendant [di´sendənt] n.子孙，后裔 (高中英语单词)


• handful [hændful] n.一把，少数，一小撮 (高中英语单词)


• pretence [pri´tens] n.假装；托词；无理要求 (高中英语单词)


• devour [di´vauə] vt.吞食；毁坏 (高中英语单词)


• joyful [´dʒɔifəl] a.高兴的，充满快乐的 (高中英语单词)


• bustle [´bʌsəl] v.(使)匆忙 n.匆忙 (高中英语单词)


• rugged [´rʌgid] a.不平的；粗犷的 (高中英语单词)


• saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ] n.言语；言论；格言 (高中英语单词)


• notwithstanding [,nɔtwiθ´stændiŋ] prep.&conj.虽然；还是 (高中英语单词)


• highland [´hailənd] n.山地，高地 (高中英语单词)


• plunder [´plʌndə] v.&n.掠夺；盗窃 (高中英语单词)


• northward [´nɔ:θwəd] ad.&a.向北(的) n.北 (高中英语单词)


• summon [´sʌmən] vt.召集；号召 (高中英语单词)


• devoted [di´vəutid] a.献身…的，忠实的 (英语四级单词)


• justly [´dʒʌstli] ad.公正地，正当地 (英语四级单词)


• edinburgh [´edinbərə] n.爱丁堡 (英语四级单词)


• presbyterian [,prezbi´tiəriən] a.长老会(制)的 (英语四级单词)


• feudal [´fju:dl] a.封建的，封建制度的 (英语四级单词)


• eastward [´i:stwəd] a.&ad.向东(的) (英语四级单词)


• undertook [,ʌndə´tuk] undertake的过去式 (英语四级单词)


• experienced [ik´spiəriənst] a.有经验的；熟练的 (英语四级单词)


• mountainous [´mauntinəs] a.山多的；巨大的 (英语四级单词)


• wretch [retʃ] n.不幸的人；卑鄙的人 (英语四级单词)


• whatsoever [,wɔtsəu´evə] (强势语)=whatever (英语四级单词)


• willingly [´wiliŋli] ad.情愿地，乐意地 (英语四级单词)


• readiness [´redinis] n.准备就绪；愿意 (英语四级单词)


• joyfully [´dʒɔifuli] ad.高兴地，快乐地 (英语四级单词)


• respective [ri´spektiv] a.各自的，各个的 (英语四级单词)


• chastise [tʃæs´taiz] vt.惩；严惩；责打 (英语六级单词)


• paternal [pə´tə:nl] a.(象)父亲的；父方的 (英语六级单词)


• enterprising [´entəpraiziŋ] a.有事业心的 (英语六级单词)


• wasteful [´weistfəl] a.浪费的，挥霍的 (英语六级单词)


• sagacity [sə´gæsəti] n.精明；敏锐；有远见 (英语六级单词)


• chieftain [´tʃi:ftən] n.(强盗)首领；族长 (英语六级单词)


• intercept [,intə´sept] vt.拦截；截获；窃听 (英语六级单词)


• deplore [di´plɔ:] vt.哀悼，悲叹 (英语六级单词)


• gratification [,grætifi´keiʃən] n.满意；喜悦 (英语六级单词)


• respecting [ri´spektiŋ] prep.由于；鉴于 (英语六级单词)


• purport [´pə:pɔ:t, -pət] n.意义 vt.意味着 (英语六级单词)


• heather [´heðə] n.石南属植物 (英语六级单词)