“We have done what seems right to us, my lord,” said Mr. Townley, haughtily, “and are prepared for the consequences.”
The last sword received by Lord Forrester was that of Captain Wogan, who said to him:
“Your looks reproach me, my lord, but I do not reproach myself. If I had had fifty swords, they should all have been devoted to King James.”
With a military salute to the unfortunate officers, Lord Forrester then quitted the churchyard, followed by his men, bearing two large bundles of swords, and proceeded to the Mitre, there to go through a like ceremony with General Forster and the lords.
XIII.—HOW BRIGADIER MACKINTOSH PARTED WITH HIS CLAYMORE.
By this time, Lord Derwentwater and Colonel Mackintosh had returned, but were merely spectators of the scene—their swords having been delivered up at the time of their surrender.
The Scottish nobles behaved with great dignity, and were treated with the utmost respect by Lord Forrester, who made no remark calculated to give them pain.
For the first time in his life, Brigadier Mackintosh's courage forsook him.