Myfatherhasleftyouaresponsiblecommand，Corpo-
ral，shesaid，assoonasshecouldcatchM’Nabalittleapart。forshouldtheislandfallintothehandsoftheenemy，notonlyshouldwebecaptured，butthepartythatisnowoutwouldinallprobabilitybecometheirprisonersalso。
ItneedsnojourneyfromScotlandtothisplacetoknowthefactsneedfultobeo’thatwayofthinking。re-
turnedM’Nabdrily。
Idonotdoubtyourunderstandingitaswellasmyelf，Mr。M’Nab，butI’mfearfulthatyouveterans，accustomedasyouaretodangersandbattles，arealittleapttooverlooksomeoftheprecautionsthatmaybenecessaryinasitua-