For you, my lords," said he,
turning to the nobles around, "I shall hope to meet you at noon in the
citadel, where we must consult together on further prompt movements.
Nothing with us can be considered as won till all is gained."
The chieftains, with bows, acquiesced in his mandate, and fell back
toward their troops. But the foremost ranks of those brave fellows,
having heard much of what had passed, were so inflamed with admiration
of their regent, that they rushed forward, and collecting in crowds
around his horse, and in his path, some pressed to kiss his hand, and
others his way, shouting and calling down blessings upon him, till he
stopped at the gate of Snawdoun.
Chapter XXXVII.
Snawdoun Palace.
Owing to the multiplicity of affairs which engaged Wallace's attention
after the capture of Stirling, the ladies of Mar had not seen him since
his first visit to the citadel. The countess passed this time in
writing her dispatches to the numerous lords of her house, both in
Scotland and in England; and by her subtle arguments she completely
persuaded her husband of the cogency of putting the names of Lord Athol
and Lord Badenoch into the list of noble prisoners he should request.
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