the maidenly scruples of his daughter to delay its execution; and



it was thereforeresolved that the bridal should take place the

next evening, being the second after the battle.



CHAPTER XXIII.

My maid--my blue-eyed maid, he bore away,



Due to the toils of many a bloody day. ILLIAD.

It was necessary, for many reasons, that Angus M'Aulay, so long



the kind protector of Annot Lyle, should be made acquainted with

the change in the fortunes of his late protege; and Montrose, as



he had undertaken, communicated to him these remarkable events.

With the careless and cheerfulindifference of his character, he



expressed much more joy than wonder at Annot's good fortune; had

no doubt whatever she would merit it, and as she had always been



bred in loyal principles, would convey the whole estate of her

grim fanatical father to some honest fellow who loved the king.



"I should have no objection that my brother Allan should try his

chance," added he, "notwithstanding that Sir Duncan Campbell was



the only man who ever charged Darnlinvarach with inhospitality.

Annot Lyle could always charm Allan out of the sullens, and who



knows whether matrimony might not make him more a man of this

world?" Montrose hastened to interrupt the progress of his



castle-building, by informing him that the lady was already wooed

and won, and, with her father's approbation, was almost



immediately to be wedded to his kinsman, the Earl of Menteith;

and that in testimony of the high respect due to M'Aulay, so long



the lady's protector, he was now to request his presence at the

ceremony. M'Aulay looked very grave at this intimation, and drew



up his person with the air of one who thought that he had been

neglected.



"He contrived," he said, "that his uniform kind treatment of the

young lady, while so many years under his roof, required



something more upon such an occasion than a bare compliment of

ceremony. He might," he thought, "without arrogance, have



expected to have been consulted. He wished his kinsman of

Menteith well, no man could wish him better; but he must say he



thought he had been hasty in this matter. Allan's sentiments

towards the young lady had been pretty well understood, and he,



for one, could not see why the superior pretensions which he had

upon her gratitude should have been set aside, without at least



undergoing some previous discussion."

Montrose, seeing too well where all this pointed, entreated



M'Aulay to be reasonable, and to consider what probability there

was that the Knight of Ardenvohr could be brought to confer the



hand of his sole heiress upon Allan, whose undeniable excellent

qualities were mingled with others, by which they were



overclouded in a manner that made all tremble who approached him.

"My lord," said Angus M'Aulay, "my brother Allan has, as God made



us all, faults as well as merits; but he is the best and bravest

man of your army, be the other who he may, and therefore ill



deserved that his happiness should have been so little consulted

by your Excellency--by his own near kinsman--and by a young



person who owes all to him and to his family."

Montrose in vain endeavoured to place the subject in a different



view; this was the point in which Angus was determined to regard

it, and he was a man of that calibre of understanding, who is



incapable of being convinced when he has once adopted a

prejudice. Montrose now assumed a higher tone, and called upon



Angus to take care how he nourished any sentiments which might be

prejudicial to his Majesty's service. He pointed out to him,



that he was peculiarlydesirous that Allan's efforts should not

be interrupted in the course of his present mission; "a mission,"



he said, "highly honourable for himself, and likely to prove most

advantageous to the King's cause. He expected his brother would



hold no communication with him upon other subjects, nor stir up

any cause of dissension, which might divert his mind from a



matter of such importance."

• procure [prə´kjuə] v.获得；完(达)成；实现 (初中英语单词)


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


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


• bloody [´blʌdi] a.(流)血的；血腥的 (初中英语单词)


• departure [di´pɑ:tʃə] n.离开，出发 (初中英语单词)


• apartment [ə´pɑ:tmənt] n.一套房间 (初中英语单词)


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


• emotion [i´məuʃən] n.感情；情绪；激动 (初中英语单词)


• eagerly [´i:gəli] ad.渴望地，急切地 (初中英语单词)


• affection [ə´fekʃən] n.友爱；慈爱 (初中英语单词)


• advocate [´ædvəkit] n.辩护者 (初中英语单词)


• politics [´pɔlitiks] n.政治(学)；政治活动 (初中英语单词)


• wedding [´wediŋ] n.婚礼，结婚 (初中英语单词)


• suffering [´sʌfəriŋ] n.痛苦；灾害 (初中英语单词)


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


• absence [´æbsəns] n.不在，缺席；缺乏 (初中英语单词)


• lately [´leitli] ad.近来，不久前 (初中英语单词)


• deserve [di´zə:v] v.应受；值得 (初中英语单词)


• trifling [´traifliŋ] a.微小的；轻浮的 (初中英语单词)


• scratch [skrætʃ] v.&n.抓，搔；抓伤 (初中英语单词)


• capable [´keipəbəl] a.有能力；能干的 (初中英语单词)


• vision [´viʒən] n.视觉；想象力；幻影 (初中英语单词)


• descend [di´send] v.下来，下降 (初中英语单词)


• imagination [i,mædʒi´neiʃən] n.想象(力) (初中英语单词)


• scheme [ski:m] n.计划；阴谋，诡计 (初中英语单词)


• interview [´intəvju:] n.&vt.接见；会见；交谈 (初中英语单词)


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


• consult [kən´sʌlt] v.商量；磋商；请教 (初中英语单词)


• sensible [´sensəbəl] a.感觉得到的 (初中英语单词)


• character [´kæriktə] n.特性；性质；人物；字 (初中英语单词)


• consideration [kən,sidə´reiʃən] n.考虑；原因；体谅 (初中英语单词)


• worthy [´wə:ði] a.有价值的；值得的 (初中英语单词)


• chapel [´tʃæpəl] n.小教堂 (初中英语单词)


• employment [im´plɔimənt] n.工作；职业；雇用 (初中英语单词)


• remarkable [ri´mɑ:kəbl] a.值得注意的；显著的 (初中英语单词)


• careless [´keəlis] a.粗心的；草率的 (初中英语单词)


• cheerful [´tʃiəful] a.快乐的；高兴的 (初中英语单词)


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


• convey [kən´vei] vt.运送；传达；转让 (初中英语单词)


• estate [i´steit] n.财产；庄园；等级 (初中英语单词)


• objection [əb´dʒekʃən] n.反对；异议；缺点 (初中英语单词)


• interrupt [,intə´rʌpt] v.中断；打扰 (初中英语单词)


• treatment [´tri:tmənt] n.待遇；对待；治疗 (初中英语单词)


• gratitude [´grætitju:d] n.感激，感谢 (初中英语单词)


• previous [´pri:viəs] a.先，前，以前的 (初中英语单词)


• pointed [´pɔintid] a.尖(锐)的；中肯的 (初中英语单词)


• reasonable [´rizənəbəl] a.合理的；有理智的 (初中英语单词)


• mission [´miʃən] n.代表团；使馆vt.派遣 (初中英语单词)


• honourable [´ɔnərəbəl] a.荣誉的；正直的 (初中英语单词)


• communication [kə,mju:ni´keiʃən] n.通信；通讯联系 (初中英语单词)


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


• execution [,eksi´kju:ʃən] n.执行；演奏；表演 (高中英语单词)


• contented [kən´tentid] a.满足的；心满意足的 (高中英语单词)


• regarding [ri´gɑ:diŋ] prep.关于 (高中英语单词)


• jealousy [´dʒeləsi] n.妒忌；猜忌 (高中英语单词)


• mutual [´mju:tʃuəl] a.相互的；共同的 (高中英语单词)


• marquis [´mɑ:kwis] n.侯爵 (高中英语单词)


• ingenious [in´dʒi:niəs] a.富于创新的；巧妙的 (高中英语单词)


• knight [nait] n.骑士；爵士 (高中英语单词)


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


• escort [´eskɔ:t] n.伴随者；警卫(队) (高中英语单词)


• crisis [´kraisis] n.转折点；危机 (高中英语单词)


• devise [di´vaiz] vt.设计，发明 (高中英语单词)


• declaration [,deklə´reiʃən] n.宣布；宣言；申报 (高中英语单词)


• deliberate [di´libəreit] a.慎重的；故意的 (高中英语单词)


• determination [di,tə:mi´neiʃən] n.决心；决定 (高中英语单词)


• musician [mju:´ziʃən] n.音乐家，作曲家 (高中英语单词)


• indifference [in´difrəns] n.冷淡；无足轻重 (高中英语单词)


• testimony [´testiməni] n.证明；证据；表明 (高中英语单词)


• compliment [´kɔmplimənt] n.敬意 vt.赞美；祝贺 (高中英语单词)


• seeing [si:iŋ] see的现在分词 n.视觉 (高中英语单词)


• probability [,prɔbə´biliti] n.或有；可能性 (高中英语单词)


• divert [dai´və:t] vt.转移注意力；消遣 (高中英语单词)


• chaplain [´tʃæplin] n.本堂神父；专职教士 (英语四级单词)


• sweeten [´swi:tn] v.(使)变甜(可爱) (英语四级单词)


• eloquent [´eləkwənt] a.流利的；雄辩的 (英语四级单词)


• nobleman [´nəublmən] n.贵族 (英语四级单词)


• forfeit [´fɔ:fit] n.罚金 a.丧失了的 (英语四级单词)


• attachment [ə´tætʃmənt] n.附着；附件；爱慕 (英语四级单词)


• unwilling [ʌn´wiliŋ] a.不愿意的；不情愿的 (英语四级单词)


• advancement [əd´vɑ:nsmənt] n.前进；促进；提升 (英语四级单词)


• urgent [´ə:dʒənt] a.急迫的，紧急的 (英语四级单词)


• deliberation [dilibə´reiʃ(ə)n] n.仔细考虑；商量 (英语四级单词)


• acceptable [ək´septəbəl] a.可接受的；合意的 (英语四级单词)


• resolved [ri´zɔlvd] a.决心的；坚定的 (英语四级单词)


• wedded [´wedid] a.(已)结婚的；献身的 (英语四级单词)


• obscurity [əb´skjuəriti] n.暗(淡)；朦胧；含糊 (英语四级单词)


• warrant [´wɔrənt] n.根据；委任书；权利 (英语四级单词)


• bridal [´braidl] a.&n.婚礼(的) (英语四级单词)


• protector [prə´tektə] n.保护者；防御者 (英语四级单词)


• peculiarly [pi´kju:liəli] ad.特有地；古怪地 (英语四级单词)


• desirous [di´zaiərəs] a.渴望的；想往的 (英语四级单词)


• tabernacle [´tæbənækəl] n.临时住房，帐篷 (英语六级单词)


• commencement [kə´mensmənt] n.开始；毕业典礼(日) (英语六级单词)


• extended [iks´tendid] a.伸长的；广大的 (英语六级单词)


• holding [´həuldiŋ] n.保持，固定，存储 (英语六级单词)


• privately [´praivitli] ad.秘密，一个人 (英语六级单词)


• arrogance [´ærəgəns] n.傲慢；自大 (英语六级单词)


• dissension [di´senʃən] n.争论，纠纷 (英语六级单词)