Theyhavehithertobehavedverywell，asweareforcedtokeepthemingoodhumour。Butthesesoldiershavehintedasifonyourfallingintotheirhandsyouwouldbeingreatdanger；
Icannotprevailonmyselftowritewhatwickedfalsehoodstheysaid，forIamsuretheyarefalsehoods；butyouwillbestjudgewhatyououghttodo。Thepartythatreturnedcarriedoffyourservantprisoner，withyourtwohorses，andeverythingthatyouleftatTully-Veolan。IhopeGodwillprotectyou，andthatyouwillgetsafehometoEngland，whereyouusedtotellmetherewasnomilitaryviolencenorfightingamongclanspermitted，buteverythingwasdoneaccordingtoanequallawthatprotectedallwhowereharmlessandinnocent。Ihopeyouwillexertyourindulgenceastomyboldnessinwritingtoyou，whereitseemstome，thoughperhapserroneously，thatyoursafetyandhonourareconcerned。Iamsure-atleastI
think，myfatherwouldapproveofmywriting；forMr。Rubrickisfledtohiscousin’sattheDuchran，tobeoutofdangerfromthesoldiersandtheWhigs，andBailieMacwheebledoesnotliketomeddlehesaysinothermen’sconcerns，thoughIhopewhatmayservemyfather’sfriendatsuchatimeasthis，cannotbetermedimproperinterference。Farewell，CaptainWaverley！Ishallprobablyneverseeyoumore；foritwouldbeveryimpropertowishyoutocallatTully-Veolanjustnow，evenifthesemenweregone；butIwillalwaysrememberwithgratitudeyourkindnessinassistingsopoorascholarasmyself，andyourattentionstomydear，dearfather。
Iremain，yourobligedservant，RoseComyneBradwardine。’’
P。S-IhopeyouwillsendmealinebyDavidGellatley，justtosayyouhavereceivedthis，andthatyouwilltakecareofyourself；andforgivemeifIentreatyou，foryourownsake，tojoinnoneoftheseunhappycabals，butescape，asfastaspossible，toyourownfortunatecountry。MycomplimentstomydearFlora，andtoGlennaquoich。IsshenotashandsomeandaccomplishedasIhavedescribedher？’’