The wall was covered with ivy; he caught by its branches in his descent, and at last happily fell amongst a thick bed of furze.

After this, he clambered down the steep, and fording the Leven (there only knee deep), now appeared before his general, elate in heart, and bright in valor.
"The intrepidity of this action," returned Wallace, glowing with admiration at so noble a daring in so young a creature, "merits that every confidence should be placed in the result of your observations.
Your safe return is a pledge of our design being approved.

And when we go in the strength of Heaven, who can doubt the issue?
This night, when the Lord of battles puts that fortress into our hands, before the whole of our little army you shall receive that knighthood you have so richly deserved.

Such, my truly dear brother, my noble Edwin, shall be the reward of your virtue and your toil." Wallace would now have sent him to respose himself; but animated by the success of his adventure, and exulting in the honor which was so soon to stamp a sign of this exploit upon him forever, he told his leader that he felt no want of sleep, and would rather take on him the office of arousing the other captains to their stations, the moon, their preconcerted signal, being then approaching its rest..