Fear not for me, weak as I may have seemed, there is yet a spirit in me worthy of thy love.

I will not unman thee for all thou mayest encounter.

No, even if I follow thee to--to death, it shall be as a Bruce's wife.

Ask not how I will contrive to abide by thee undiscovered, when, if it must be, the foe is triumphant; it will take time, and we have none to lose.

Thou hast promised to forget all I have urged, all, save my love for thee; then, oh, fear me not, doubt me not, thine Agnes will not fail thee!" Nigel gazed at her almost with surprise; she was no longer the gentle timid being who but a few minutes since had clung weeping to his bosom as a child.