To-morrow night is the Callowa Club Ball, said Mrs
Brisbane-Brown, but no one was listening. Oh, I know the reason he gave, but it
wasnt very convincing.
And these people at theHydropathic are some of the
worst of them.
He offered to help theleader in removing his coat,
for all six wore travelling ulsters.
He saw the one snagin his plan neatly
removed.
It was a speech condemnatory ofofficial Socialism,
showing its logical culmination. Of course, Jaikie added, it will all have to be
stage-managed alittle. Ive had a lot of trouble keeping our own lotquiet. Its a
grand nicht for our job, Mr Charles.
Mackillop had better stop that, said Jaikie. There
lay the enemy ship, the English frigate, to prevent escape.
It was a misfortune that heleft so early and so
mysteriously. Hewanted to be back in France, where he was due at a partridge
shoot.
And the reason was because we want your
help.
I know nothing whatever about
yourEvallonians.
There will be no need for special precautions. He
has a boat, and hell putthe Prince across to Markhaven and never breathe a word
about it.
This state of affairs cannot go on indefinitely.
But,supposing Craw disowned it straight away, Id still be glad to comein on
to-nights show.
Tibbetss jaw had fallen and consternation looked
out of his eyes.
A tall figure in a greatcoat cameswiftly out. Ive
got it, said Jaikie, and I apologise.
Or perhaps they have two purposes, and if onefails
they will try the other. Hehad always thought of Prince Charlie as wearing his own
hair, andthat hair not too long. Ye havena got the tune richt, said the distracted
Wilkie.
Apparently you must look for yourfriends at
Knockraw.
I thought obicycling in to vote the morn, but Im
inclined to bide at hame.
The question is, what we are to doabout it. But
Alison was in her ordinary outdoor clothes.
Just what I hoped, hewhispered to Alison. And thats
true, Miss Westwater, said Dougal.
Im not a journalist, but there wasrather a mix-up
and I had to lend a hand.
Middlemas arranged for getting the things over here
afterdark. Tibbets, sunk in gloom, looked far from guessing.
I see that it was desirable to get rid of the
Knockraw tenants.
I have the advantage ofknowing a little about the
gentry down at Portaway.
Middlemas wasleft to see to the packing of the
Princes kit.