now preserved in the British Museum.

This charter records the grant made by William de Maule to John de Balinhard, _filio et heredi quondam Joannis filii Christini filii Joannis de Balinhard_, of the lands of Murie, in the county of Perthshire, and from that period, about 1350, the family has borne the name of De Murie instead of De Balinhard.

In 1409 Duthac de Murie obtained a charter of the Castle of Connachan, possession of which has been held by the family uninterruptedly ever since, except for about thirty years, when the lands were under forfeiture on account of the Rebellion of 1715.
Near Crieff Junction station the lands of Glencardine and Connachan march together; therefore both Sir Henry Heyburn and his friend, Sir George Murie, had looked upon an alliance between the two houses as quite within the bounds of probability.
If the truth were told, Gabrielle had never looked upon any other man save Walter with the slightest thought of affection.

She loved him with the whole strength of her being.

During that twelve long months of absence he had been daily in her thoughts, and his constant letters she had read and re-read dozens of times.