WhenWaverleyreturnedtoPreston，andrejoinedColonelTalbot，hefoundhimrecoveredfromthestrongandobviousemotionswithwhichaconcurrenceofunpleasingeventshadaffectedhim。Hehadregainedhisnaturalmanner，whichwasthatofanEnglishgentlemanandsoldier，manly，open，andgenerous，butnotunsusceptibleofprejudiceagainstthoseofadifferentcountry，orwhoopposedhiminpoliticaltenets。
WhenWaverleyacquaintedColonelTalbotwiththeChevalier’spurposetocommithimtohischarge，Ididnotthinktohaveowedsomuchobligationtothatyounggentleman，’’hesaid，asisimpliedinthisdestination。IcanatleastcheerfullyjoinintheprayerofthehonestPresbyterianclergyman，that，ashehascomeamongusseekinganearthlycrown，hislaboursmaybespeedilyrewardedwithaheavenlyone。IshallTheclergyman’snamewasMac-Vicar。ProtectedbythecannonoftheCastle，hepreachedeverySundayintheWestKirk，whiletheHighlanderswereinpossessionofEdinburgh；anditwasinpresenceofsomeoftheJacobitesthatheprayedforPrinceCharlesEdwardinthetermsquotedinthetext。
willinglygivemyparolenottoattemptanescapewithoutyourknowledge，since，infact，itwastomeetyouthatIcametoScotland；andIamgladithashappenedevenunderthispredicament。ButIsupposeweshallbebutashorttimetogether。
YourChevalierthatisanamewemaybothgivetohim，withhisplaidsandblue-caps，will，Ipresume，becontinuinghiscrusadesouthward？’’
NotasIhear；IbelievethearmymakessomestayinEdinburgh，tocollectreinforcements。’’