The Heart of Mid-Lothian Volume 2 Chapter 27

In which Mrs. Butler, left to tend her household in solitude, discovers a startling broadside that vindicates her sister, and soon receives a lady of rank whose arrival stirs a mixture of wonder and apprehension. Together with her children, she witnesses Lady Staunton’s delicate grace and keen spirit, which, despite moments of languor, bursts into fearless admiration of the wild Scottish landscape—where perilous encounters with mountain outlaws remind them of the ruggedness underlying their serene abode.