...Withered hands were clasped and wrung; God had left the old and feeble, He had ta'en away the young. x. Then the Provost he uprose, And his lip was ashen white; But a flush was on his brow, I90 And his eye was full of light. "Thou hast spoken, Randolph Murray, Like a soldier stout and true;...

...was a tone an officer uses when he commands obedience. CHAPTER XII THE SEARCH FOR THE YANKEE CAPTAIN Thou hast done a deed of daring Had been perilled but by few — Aytoun A THE end of the twisting, shadowy stairway that led from the roof, Cicely let the panting...

...young. x Then the Provost he uprose,. And his lip was nshen white; But a flush was on his brow, 190 And his eye was full of light. 'Thou hast spoken,...ghastly tale, Standing— thou a Knight and captain — Now, as my God shall judge me, 200 I hold it braver done. Than hiiilst thou tarried in thy place....

...Withered hands were clasped and wrung : God had left the old and feeble, He had ta'en away the young. Then the Provost he uprose, And his lip was ashen...thou hast not shamed to face us, Nor to speak thy ghnstly tale, Standing— thou a knight and captain — WILLIAM EDMONDSTOUNE AYTOUN. Now, as my God...

...Withered hands were clasped and wrung; God had left the old and feeble, lie had ta'en away the young. Then the Provost he uprose, And his lip was ashen...spoken, Randolph Murray, Like a soldier stout and true ; Tbon bast done a deed of daring Had been periled but by few. For thou hast not shamed to face us,...