The Wing and Wing

Chapter 28

"His back against a rock he bore,

And firmly placed his foot before;--

'Come one, come all! this rock shall fly

From its firm base as soon as I!'"

_Lady of the Lake_.

Our battle will be told with greater clearness, if the reader is

furnished with an outline of its order. As has been more than once

intimated already, Sir Frederick Dashwood had made all his preparations

to commence the assault from the side of the land, the object being to

prevent a retreat to the shore. Raoul had foreseen the probability of

this, and, with a special view to prevent the two vessels from being

easily boarded, he had caused both to be placed in such positions as

left low barriers of rocks between them and that quarter of the bay.

These rocks were portions that were not visible at any distance, bei