\"Bynomeans,\"answeredthesoldier;\"Iamnowhitsomnolent;I
alwayshearbestwithmyeyesshut。ItisafashionIlearnedwhenIstoodsentinel。\"
\"AndIdaresay,\"saidLordMenteith,asidetoAnderson,\"theweightofthehalberdofthesergeantoftheroundsoftenmadehimopenthem。\"
Beingapparently,however,inthehumourofstory—telling,theyoungnoblemanwenton,addressinghimselfchieflytohisservants,withoutmindingtheslumberingveteran。
\"Everybaroninthecountry,\"saidhe,\"nowsworerevengeforthisdreadfulcrime。Theytookarmswiththerelationsandbrother—in—lawofthemurderedperson,andtheChildrenoftheMistwerehunteddown,Ibelieve,withaslittlemercyastheyhadthemselvesmanifested。Seventeenheads,thebloodytrophiesoftheirvengeance,weredistributedamongtheallies,andfedthecrowsuponthegatesoftheircastles。Thesurvivorssoughtoutmoredistantwildernesses,towhichtheyretreated。\"