Marygrewfrightfullypaleatthiswantofrespect，towhichshewasnotyetaccustomed；butquicklycontainingheranger，asfaraspossible——
“Butstill，mylord，“saidshe，“howeverdisposedImaybetotakeyouasyouare，Imustatleastknowbywhatrightyoucomehere。
Thatletterwhichyouareholdinginyourhandwouldleadmetothinkitisasaspy，iftheeasewithwhichyouentermyroomwithoutbeingaskeddidnotmakemebelieveitisasagaoler。Havethegoodness，then，toinformmebywhichofthesetwonamesImustcallyou。“
“Neitherbyonenortheother，madam；forIamsimplyyourfellow-
traveller，chefoftheescortwhichistotakeyoutoLochlevenCastle，yourfutureresidence。Andyet，scarcelyhaveIarrivedtherethanIshallbeobligedtoleaveyoutogoandassisttheConfederatelordschoosearegentforthekingdom。“