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"
Not
so
.
I
am
an
orthodox
son
of
the
Kirk
,
a
loyal
servant
of
his
Majesty
,
and
a
passionate
Scot
.
Here
,
my
friend
,
is
my
simple
confession
.
There
is
but
one
master
in
the
land
,
and
its
name
is
Law
-
-
which
is
in
itself
a
creation
of
a
free
people
under
the
inspiration
of
the
Almighty
.
That
law
may
be
changed
by
the
people
’
s
will
,
but
till
it
be
so
changed
it
is
to
be
revered
and
obeyed
.
It
has
ordained
the
King
’
s
prerogative
,
the
rights
of
the
subject
,
and
the
rights
and
duties
of
the
Kirk
.
The
state
is
like
the
body
,
whose
health
is
only
to
be
maintained
by
a
just
proportion
among
its
members
.
If
a
man
’
s
belly
be
his
god
,
his
limbs
will
suffer
;
if
he
use
only
his
legs
,
his
arms
will
dwindle
.
If
,
therefore
,
the
King
should
intrude
upon
the
subject
’
s
rights
,
or
the
subject
whittle
at
the
King
’
s
prerogative
,
or
the
Kirk
set
herself
above
the
Crown
,
there
will
be
a
sick
state
and
an
ailing
people
.
"
Nicholas
Hawkshaw
had
been
listening
intently
with
a
puzzled
air
,
his
eyes
fixed
on
the
groom
’
s
face
,
but
the
two
troopers
seemed
ill
at
ease
.
"
Man
,
James
,
"
said
the
tall
man
,
"
you
’
ve
mistook
your
calling
.
You
should
have
been
a
regent
in
the
college
of
St
.
Andrews
,
and
hammered
sense
into
the
thick
heads
of
the
bejaunts
.
"
Rollo
,
the
lame
man
,
shifted
his
seat
and
seemed
inclined
to
turn
the
conversation
.
"
Patience
,
Mark
,
"
said
the
groom
.
"
It
’
s
not
often
a
poor
soldier
of
Leven
’
s
gets
a
chance
of
a
crack
with
a
like
-
minded
friend
.
For
I
’
m
certain
that
Mr
.
Sempill
is
very
near
my
way
of
thinking
.
"
"
I
do
not
quarrel
with
your
premises
,
"
said
David
,
"
but
I
’
m
not
clear
about
the
conclusion
.
"
"
It
’
s
writ
large
in
this
land
to
-
day
.
There
are
those
that
would
make
the
King
a
puppet
and
put
all
authority
in
parliaments
,
and
there
are
those
who
would
make
the
Kirk
like
Calvin
’
s
at
Geneva
,
a
ruler
over
both
civil
and
religious
matters
.
I
say
that
both
ways
lie
madness
and
grief
.
If
you
upset
the
just
proportion
of
the
law
you
will
gain
not
liberty
but
confusion
.
You
are
a
scholar
,
Mr
.
Sempill
,
and
have
read
the
histories
of
Thucydides
?
Let
me
counsel
you
to
read
them
again
and
consider
the
moral
.
"
"
What
side
are
you
on
?
"
David
asked
abruptly
.
