Butthouwastnottogothere，David-thebloodwhichthouhadstshedinScotlandwastoberequiredofthee；theavengerwasathand，theavengerofblood。Seized，manacled，broughtbacktothynativeland，condemnedtodie，thouwastleftinthynarrowcell，andtoldtomakethemostofthytime，foritwasshort：andthere，inthynarrowcell，andthytimesoshort，thoudidstputthecrowningstonetothystrangedeeds，bythatstrangehistoryofthyself，pennedbythyownhandintherobbertongue。Thoumightesthavebeenbetteremployed，David!-buttherulingpassionwasstrongwiththee，eveninthejawsofdeath。Thoumightesthavebeenbetteremployed!-butpeacebewiththee，Irepeat，andtheAlmighty’sgraceandpardon。
CHAPTERIX
Napoleon-Thestorm-Thecove-Upthecountry-Thetremblinghand-Irish-Toughbattle-Tipperaryhills-Elegantlodgings-
Aspeech-Fairspecimen-Orangemen。
ONWARD，onward!andafterwehadsojournedinScotlandnearlytwoyears，thelongcontinentalwarhadbeenbroughttoanend，Napoleonwashumbledforatime，andtheBourbonsrestoredtoalandwhichcouldwellhavedispensedwiththem；wereturnedtoEngland，wherethecorpswasdisbanded，andmyparentswiththeirfamilyretiredtoprivatelife。Ishallpassoverinsilencetheeventsofayear，whichofferlittleofinterestasfarasconnectedwithmeandmine。Suddenly，however，thesoundofwarwasheardagain，NapoleonhadbrokenforthfromElba，andeverythingwasinconfusion。Vastmilitarypreparationswereagainmade，ourowncorpswasleviedanew，andmybrotherbecameanofficerinit；butthedangerwassoonover，Napoleonwasoncemorequelled，andchainedforever，likePrometheus，tohisrock。Asthecorps，however，thoughsorecentlylevied，hadalreadybecomeaveryfineone，thankstomyfather’senergeticdrilling，theGovernmentveryproperlydeterminedtoturnittosomeaccount，and，asdisturbanceswereapprehendedinIrelandaboutthisperiod，itoccurredtothemthattheycoulddonobetterthandespatchittothatcountry。