If one Douglas fall in the breach, there stands ever a better behind him." "But never one like you, my lord, my lord!" said Sholto.
The Earl raised him gently, led him to the window, and himself steadied the rope by which his squire was to descend.
"Go!" he said; "honour keeps the Douglas here, and his brother bides with him--since not otherwise it may be.

But the honour of obedience sends Sholto MacKim to the work that is given him!" Then, after the captain of his guard had gone out into the dark and disappeared down the rope, the Earl only waited till the tension slackened before stooping and cutting the cord at the point of juncture with the iron ring.
"And now, Davie lad," he said, setting an arm about his brother's neck, "there are but you and me for it, and I think a bit prayer would not harm either of us." So the two young lads, being about to die, kneeled down together before the cross of Him who was betrayed with a kiss..