Walter Scott
Image Attribution: Henry Raeburn (Public domain)
Image Attribution: Henry Raeburn (Public domain)
"How, O how, my dear Fergus, can you talk of such things at such a moment!"
"Why, we have entered Carlisle with happier auspices, to be sure; on the 16th of November last, for example, when we marched in side by side, and hoisted the white flag on these ancient towers. But I am no boy, to sit down and weep because the luck has gone against me. I knew the stake which I risked; we played the game boldly and the forfeit shall be paid manfully. And now, since my time is short, let me come to the questions that interest me most—the Prince? has he escaped the bloodhounds?"
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