Then he turned to his younger sons.
"Archie, Hugh, little Jockie, ye willna take part against your ain faither ?" "We hold with our brothers!" said the three, speaking at once.
At this moment there came running in at the door of the tent a lad of ten--Henry, the youngest of the Avondale brothers.

He stopped short in the midst, glancing wonderingly from one to the other.

His little sword with which he had been playing dropped from his hand.

James the Gross looked at him.
"Harry," he said, "thy brothers are a' for leavin' me.

Will ye gang wi' them, or bide wi' your faither ?" "Father," said the boy, "I will go with you, if ye will let me help to kill Livingston and the Chancellor!" "Come, laddie," said the Earl, "ye understand not these matters.