ABSTRACT
Lord Ruthven had hardly recovered from the shock which the perusal of Wallace's solemn adieu, and the confirmation which the recitals of Grimsby and Hay brought of his determined exile had given to his worth-devoted heart, when he was struck with a new consternation by the flight of his son. - A billet, which Edwin had left with Scrymgeour who guessed not its contents, told his father, that he was gone to seek their friend and to unite himself for ever with his fortunes.
