Besides，hisdress，bywhichonecouldhavejudgedhimequallywithLordLindsay，wasaperfectcontrasttohiscompanion’s。Itconsistedofablackvelvetdoublet，withacapandafeatherofthesamehuefastenedtoitwithagoldclasp；hisonlyweapon，offensiveordefensive，wasalittlesword，whichheseemedtowearratherasasignofhisrankthanforattackordefence。Astohisfeaturesandhismanners，theywereinharmonywiththispeacefulappearance：hispalecountenanceexpressedbothacutenessandintelligence；hisquickeyewasmild，andhisvoiceinsinuating；hisfigureslightandalittlebentbyhabitratherthanbyyears，sincehewasbutforty-
fiveatthistime，indicatedaneasyandconciliatorycharacter。
However，thepresenceofthismanofpeace，whoseemedentrustedwithwatchingoverthedemonofwar，couldnotreassurethequeen，andastogettothelanding-place，infrontofthegreatdoorofthecastle，theboathadjustdisappearedbehindthecornerofatower，shetoldMarySeytontogodownthatshemighttrytolearnwhatcausebroughtLordLindsaytoLochleven，wellknowingthatwiththeforceofcharacterwithwhichshewasendowed，sheneedknowthiscausebutafewminutesbeforehand，whateveritmightbe，togivehercountenancethatcalmandthatmajestywhichshehadalwaysfoundtoinfluenceherenemies。
Leftalone，MaryletherglancestraybacktothelittlehouseinKinross，hersolehope；butthedistancewastoogreattodistinguishanything；besides，itsshuttersremainedclosedallday，andseemedtoopenonlyintheevening，liketheclouds，which，havingcoveredtheskyforawholemorning，scatteratlasttorevealtothelostsailorasolitarystar。Shehadremainednolessmotionless，hergazealwaysfixedonthesameobject，whenshewasdrawnfromthismutecontemplationbythestepofMarySeyton。
“Well，darling？“askedthequeen，turninground。