CONTENTS.
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CHAPTER I. PAGE
The Scottish Knights—Journeying Homewards—The Hostelry of Norham Towers, 17
CHAPTER II.
The Host and the Hostess—Preparing the Evening Meal, 29
CHAPTER III.
The Knights Invited to Norham Castle, 33
CHAPTER IV.
The Evening Meal at the Castle—The Minstrel and the Tourney of Noyon—Master Haggerstone Fenwick the Ancient, 39
CHAPTER V.
Night at the Castle—The Friar’s Visit to the Ancient, 47
CHAPTER VI.
Making Love on the Ramparts, 54
CHAPTER VII.
The Midnight Meeting in the Ancient’s Chamber—Strange Proposal—A Dreadful Alternative, 61
CHAPTER VIII.
Arrival of Sir Rafe Piersie—The Challenge, 70
CHAPTER IX.
The Combat—Departure of the Scots—Master Kyle Swears by St. Cuthbert, 77
CHAPTER X.
The Home of the Hepbornes—Remembrances of Childhood—The Old Wolf-Hound, 84
CHAPTER XI.
The Wolf Hunt—A Desperate Encounter, 90
CHAPTER XII.
The Freaks of Love at Hailes Castle—The Tournament at Tarnawa Announced, 97
CHAPTER XIII.
Sir Patrick Hepborne’s Departure for the North—Consternation at the Castle, 109
CHAPTER XIV.
The Pursuit—Surprising the Camp, 115
CHAPTER XV.
Norham Castle again—The Ancient’s Divination—Sir Walter Bewitched—The Franciscan Friar to the Rescue, 121
CHAPTER XVI.
Raising the Devil—Delivered to the Flames, 126
CHAPTER XVII.
Sir John’s Pursuit in Quest of the Missing Lady—The Forester’s Hunting Camp—Sir Miers de Willoughby’s Border Keep, 134
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Horrors of the Dungeon, 140
CHAPTER XIX.
Dawn in the Dungeon—An Appalling Sight—Rough Visitors, 147
CHAPTER XX.
A Dreadful Situation—Daniel Throckle the Old Jailor, 153
CHAPTER XXI.
Crooked-hold-him-fast—Making a Lantern of Burnstower Castle, 160
CHAPTER XXII.
Waiting for the Spearmen—The Lady Isabella’s Tale—The Fight, 166
CHAPTER XXIII.
Sir Patrick Hepborne’s Journey North—Passes through Edinburgh—King Robert II.—The Wilds of the Highlands—The Celtic Host, 171
CHAPTER XXIV.
Savage-looking Visitors—Night in the Highland Hostelry—Wolf Dogs, 180
CHAPTER XXV.
Wild Scottish Bisons—Fight with a Bull—Cold and Fatigue, 184
CHAPTER XXVI.
The Evening Encampment—Treachery, 191
CHAPTER XXVII.
Another Night attack—A Desperate Encounter, 198
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Meeting the Wolfe of Badenoch—The Cavalcade, 205
CHAPTER XXIX.
The Wolfe of Badenoch’s Hunting Encampment—Letter from King Robert—Arrival at the Wolfe’s Stronghold, 210
CHAPTER XXX.
The Castle of Lochyndorbe—An Evening Episode on the Ramparts—The Wolfe’s Raid on the Bishop’s Lands, 224
CHAPTER XXXI.
The Lady Mariota and the Page—The Fury of the Wolfe, 231
CHAPTER XXXII.
Maurice’s Song—The Franciscan Friar—Excommunication, 238
CHAPTER XXXIII.
The Water Pit Vault—Friar or Devil, which? 247
CHAPTER XXXIV.
The Wolfe of Badenoch and the Earl of Moray, 251
CHAPTER XXXVI.
The Castle of Tarnawa—Distinguished Guests, 260
CHAPTER XXXVII.
The Banquet at the Castle—Alarm—Forres on Fire, 267
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
The Burning of the Church and Town of Forres, 272
CHAPTER XXXIX.
Sir Patrick and the Earl at Forres, 279
CHAPTER XL.
In the Countess of Moray’s Apartments—Sir Patrick gets Quizzed, 283
CHAPTER XLI.
Rory Spears, the Earl’s Henchman, 288
CHAPTER XLII.
The Lovely English Damosel, 292
CHAPTER XLIII.
Mustering for the Tournament—The Proclamation—The Procession at St. John’s Chapel, 293
CHAPTER XLIV.
The Italian Armourer—The Knight of Cheviot, 304
CHAPTER XLV.
The Tournament, 311
CHAPTER XLVI.
The English Ambassador and the Gallant Lindsay, 321
CHAPTER XLVII.
The Earl of Fife’s Council Meeting—The Challenge between the Scottish and English Knights, 326
CHAPTER XLVIII.
The Departure from the Castle of Tarnawa—The Alarm of War, 333
CHAPTER XLIX.
The Lord of Dirleton’s Tale—The Bishop of Moray and his Clergy, 342
CHAPTER L.
The Mystery of the Lady Beatrice—Arrival of the Nobles and Men-at-arms at Aberdeen, 351
CHAPTER LI.
King Robert at Aberdeen—Duncan MacErchar again, 356
CHAPTER LII.
The Wolfe of Badenoch at Aberdeen—Father and Son, 366
CHAPTER LIII.
The English Lady’s Departure from Tarnawa Castle—The Crafty Son of the Wolfe of Badenoch, 376
CHAPTER LIV.
Sir Andrew’s Deep-laid Plot—An Unexpected Arrival, 384
CHAPTER LV.
Travelling through the Wild Forest—A Dreadful Spectacle—Arrival at the River Tweed, 394
CHAPTER LVI.
Old Acquaintances at the Hostel of Norham Tower—Great Gathering at Jedworth—The Council of War, 402
CHAPTER LVII.
The Scots Besieging Newcastle—The Fight on the Walls, 415
CHAPTER LVIII.
Combat between Douglas and Hotspur—The Fight for the Pennon, 426
CHAPTER LIX.
The Battle at Otterbourne, 444
CHAPTER LX.
The Bishop’s Army—Sorrow for the Fate of the Heroic Douglas, 459
CHAPTER LXI.
The Field of Otterbourne after the Fight, 465
CHAPTER LXII.
Withdrawal of the Scots Army—Obsequies of the Gallant Dead—The Mystery Solved, 471
CHAPTER LXIII.
The Scottish Knights at the English Court—The Wealthy London Merchant—Combat on London Bridge, 485
CHAPTER LXIV.
Lady de Vere and her lovely Guest—Innocence and Purity Endangered—The King’s Confessor and the Franciscan Friar, 506
CHAPTER LXV.
In the Dungeons of the Tower of London, 525
CHAPTER LXVI.
A Ship of Olden Times—Tempest Tossed—Arrival at the Maison Dieu in Elgin, 529
CHAPTER LXVII.
The Wolfe of Badenoch again—The Burning of Elgin Cathedral, 536
CHAPTER LXVIII.
The Bishop’s Palace at Spynie—The Wolfe gets a Surprise, 547
CHAPTER LXIX.
Changes at the Castle of Lochyndorbe—The Wolfe tamed—Alarm for the Lady Beatrice, 555
CHAPTER LXX.
Bishop Barr at Lochyndorbe Castle—Reception by the Wolfe, 566
CHAPTER LXXI.
The Scottish Knights in London—Father Rushak’s Tale, 576
CHAPTER LXXII.
At the Scottish Court—The Penitential Procession—Sir Patrick and the Friar, 582
CHAPTER LXXIII.
Accusation made in presence of the King—The Challenge, 595
CHAPTER LXXIV.
The Missing Lady Beatrice, 604
CHAPTER LXXV.
The Ordeal of Battle, 608
CHAPTER LXXVI.
The Friar’s Tale—The Two Combatants—Lady Eleanore’s explanation—All is well that ends well, 615