Ruthven ended his
short epistle to his wife by saying he should soon follow his
messenger; but that at present he could not bring himself to entirely
abandon the Lowlands to even a temporary empire of the seditious chiefs.
Ruthven ended his short epistle to his wife by saying he should soon
follow his messenger; but that at present he could not bring himself to
entirely abandon the Lowlands to even a temporary empire of the
seditious chiefs.
On Grimsby's arrival at Huntingtower he was conducted immediately to
Bruce. Some cheering symptoms having appeared that morning, he had
just exchanged his bed for a couch when Grimsby entered the room. The
countenance of the honest Southron was the harbinger of his news. Lady
Helen started from her seat, and Bruce, stretching out his arms,
eagerly caught the packets the soldier presented. Isabella inquired if
all were well with Sir William Wallace; but ere he could make an
answer, Lady Ruthven ran breathless into the room, holding out the open
letter brought by Hay to her. Bruce had just read the first line of
his, which announced the captivity of Wallace; and, with a groan that
pierced through the souls of every one present, he made an attempt to
spring from the couch; but in the act he reeled, and fell back in a
fearful but mute mental agony.
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