At the Sign of the Sun in Kettley 25 In the Fen 36 The Fen Ferry 44 A Greenwood Company 54 “Bloody as the Hunter” 64 To the Day’s End 75 The Hooded Face 84 Book II THE MOAT HOUSE Dick Asks Questions 97 The Two Oaths 108 The Room Over the Chapel 118 The Passage 127 How Dick Changed Sides 133 Book III MY LORD FOXHAM [viii] The House by the Shore 147 A Skirmish in the Dark 156 St. Bride’s Cross 164 The “Good Hope” 169 The “Good Hope” (Continued) 180 The “Good Hope” (Concluded) 188 Book IV THE DISGUISE The Den 197 “In Mine Enemies’ House” 206 The Dead Spy 218 In the Abbey Church 228 Earl Risingham 240 Arblaster Again 245 Book V CROOKBACK The Shrill Trumpet 261 The Battle of Shoreby 270 The Battle of Shoreby (Concluded) 279 The Sack of Shoreby 285 Night in the Woods: Alicia Risingham 298 Night in the Woods (Concluded): Dick and Joan 308 Dick’s Revenge 320 Conclusion 325 [ix] ILLUSTRATIONS facing page “Now, mark me, mine host,” Sir Daniel said, “follow but mine orders and I shall be your good lord ever” 26 In the fork, like a mastheaded seaman, there stood a man in a green tabard, spying far and wide 56 Lastly, a little before dawn, a spearman had come staggering to the moat side, pierced by arrows 98 “We must be in the dungeons,” Dick remarked 128 The little cockle dipped into the swell and staggered under every gust of wind 174 And Lawless, keeping half a step in front of his companion and holding his head forward like a hunting-dog upon the scent, ... studied out their path 198 First came the bride, a sorry sight, as pale as the winter, clinging to Sir Daniel’s arm 234 There were seven or eight assailants, and but one to keep head against them 262 “But be at rest; the Black Arrow flieth nevermore” 324 Contents. List of Illustrations (In certain versions of this etext [in certain browsers] clicking on the image will bring up a larger version.) (etext transcriber's note) KIDNAPPED BEING MEMOIRS OF THE ADVENTURES OF DAVID BALFOUR IN THE YEAR 1751 HOW HE WAS KIDNAPPED AND CAST AWAY; HIS SUFFERINGS IN A DESERT ISLE; HIS JOURNEY IN THE WILD HIGHLANDS; HIS AC- QUAINTANCE WITH ALAN BRECK STEWART AND OTHER NOTORIOUS HIGHLAND JACOBITES; WITH ALL THAT HE SUFFERED AT THE HANDS OF HIS UNCLE, EBENEZER BALFOUR OF SHAWS, FALSELY SO CALLED WRITTEN BY HIMSELF AND NOW SET FORTH BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Copyright, 1905, 1913, by CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS