Chapter 31 FIRST

"Oh, fear not, fear not, good Lord John,

That I would you betray,

Or sue requital for a debt,

Which nature cannot pay.

Bear witness, all ye sacred powers-

Ye lights that 'gin to shine-

This night shall prove the sacred tie

That binds your faith and mine."

ANCIENT SCOTTISH BALLAD.

Left behind by their master, the two depen