Three victories, won over Edward's troops in one day, are not
events of a commonplace nature. God alone has been our vanquisher."
"I acknowledge it," cried Wallace; "and that He is on the side of
justice, let the return of St. Matthias' Day ever remind your
countrymen!"
When Segrave gave the victory to the Lord of Hosts, he did it more from
jealousy of what might be Edward's opinion of his conduct, when
compared with Neville's, than from any intention to imply that the
cause of Scotland was justly Heaven-defended. Such are the impious
inconsistencies of unprincipled men! He frowned at the reply of
Wallace, and turned gloomily away. Neville returned a respectful
answer, and their conqueror soon after left them.
Edwin, with the Knight of the Green Plume (who had indeed approved his
valor by many a brave deed performed at his commander's side), awaited
Wallace's return from his prisoners' tent. Ruthven came up with
Wallace before he joined them, and told him that Bruce was safe under
the care of the sage of Ercildown, and that the regent, who had been
wounded in the beginning of the day, was also in Roslyn Castle.
Wallace then called Edwin to him, giving him orders that all of the
survivors who had suffered in these three desperate battles, should be
collected from amongst the slain, and carried into the neighboring
castles of Hawthorndean, Brunston, and Dalkeith.
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