CHAPTER I. PAGE The Scottish Knights—Journeying Homewards—The Hostelry of Norham Towers, 17 CHAPTER II. The Host and the Hostess—Preparing the Evening Meal, 29 CHAPTER III. The Knights Invited to Norham Castle, 33 CHAPTER IV. The Evening Meal at the Castle—The Minstrel and the Tourney of Noyon—Master Haggerstone Fenwick the Ancient, 39 CHAPTER V. Night at the Castle—The Friar’s Visit to the Ancient, 47 CHAPTER VI. Making Love on the Ramparts, 54 CHAPTER VII. The Midnight Meeting in the Ancient’s Chamber—Strange Proposal—A Dreadful Alternative, 61 CHAPTER VIII. Arrival of Sir Rafe Piersie—The Challenge, 70 CHAPTER IX. The Combat—Departure of the Scots—Master Kyle Swears by St. Cuthbert, 77 CHAPTER X. The Home of the Hepbornes—Remembrances of Childhood—The Old Wolf-Hound, 84 CHAPTER XI. The Wolf Hunt—A Desperate Encounter, 90 CHAPTER XII. The Freaks of Love at Hailes Castle—The Tournament at Tarnawa Announced, 97 CHAPTER XIII. Sir Patrick Hepborne’s Departure for the North—Consternation at the Castle, 109 CHAPTER XIV. The Pursuit—Surprising the Camp, 115 CHAPTER XV. Norham Castle again—The Ancient’s Divination—Sir Walter Bewitched—The Franciscan Friar to the Rescue, 121 CHAPTER XVI. Raising the Devil—Delivered to the Flames, 126 CHAPTER XVII. Sir John’s Pursuit in Quest of the Missing Lady—The Forester’s Hunting Camp—Sir Miers de Willoughby’s Border Keep, 134 CHAPTER XVIII. The Horrors of the Dungeon, 140 CHAPTER XIX. Dawn in the Dungeon—An Appalling Sight—Rough Visitors, 147 CHAPTER XX. A Dreadful Situation—Daniel Throckle the Old Jailor, 153 CHAPTER XXI. Crooked-hold-him-fast—Making a Lantern of Burnstower Castle, 160 CHAPTER XXII. Waiting for the Spearmen—The Lady Isabella’s Tale—The Fight, 166 CHAPTER XXIII. Sir Patrick Hepborne’s Journey North—Passes through Edinburgh—King Robert II.—The Wilds of the Highlands—The Celtic Host, 171 CHAPTER XXIV. Savage-looking Visitors—Night in the Highland Hostelry— Wolf Dogs, 180 CHAPTER XXV.