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





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

CONTENTS

CHAPTER   PAGE
I. I Set off upon My Journey to the House of Shaws 3
II. I Come to My Journey's End 9
III. I Make Acquaintance of My Uncle 16
IV. I Run a Great Danger in the House of Shaws 26
V. I Go to the Queen's Ferry 37
VI. What Befell at the Queen's Ferry 46
VII. I Go to Sea in the Brig "Covenant" of Dysart 53
VIII. The Round-House 63
IX. The Man with the Belt of Gold 70
X. The Siege of the Round-House 82
XI. The Captain Knuckles Under 91
XII. I Hear of the "Red Fox" 97
XIII. The Loss of the Brig 108
XIV. The Islet 116
XV. The Lad with the Silver Button: Through the Isle of Mull 128
XVI. The Lad with the Silver Button: Across Morven 139
XVII. The Death of the Red Fox 149
XVIII. I Talk with Alan in the Wood of Lettermore 157
XIX. The House of Fear 168
XX. The Flight in the Heather: the Rocks 177
XXI. The Flight in the Heather: the Heugh of Corrynakiegh 188
XXII. The Flight in the Heather: the Moor 198
XXIII. Cluny's Cage 208
XXIV. The Flight in the Heather: the Quarrel 219
XXV. In Balquhidder 232
XXVI. End of the Flight: We Pass the Forth 241
XXVII. I Come to Mr. Rankeillor 255
XXVIII. I Go in Quest of My Inheritance 266
XXIX. I Come into My Kingdom 276
XXX. Good-Bye 285

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Mr. Balfour, of the House of Shaws 18
What he was, whether by trade or birth, was more than I could fathom
At Queen's Ferry 48
And the spirit of all that I beheld put me in thoughts of far voyages and foreign places
The Siege of the Round-House 84
It came all of a sudden when it did, with a rush of feet and a roar, and then a shout from Alan
The Wreck of the "Covenant" 112
It was the spare yard I had got hold of, and I was amazed to see how far I had travelled from the brig
On the Island of Earraid 122
But the second day passed; and as long as the light lasted I kept a bright look-out for boats on the sound or men passing on the Boss
The Murderer of Roy Campbell of Glenure 154
At that the murderer gave a little, quick look over his shoulder, and began to run
At the Cards in Cluny's Cage 214
But Alan and Cluny were most of the time at the cards
Two Pipers in Balquhidder 238
All night long the brose was going and the pipes changing hands
The Parting 286
For we both knew without a word said that we had come to where our ways parted
Map 3
Sketch of the Cruise of the Brig Covenant and the probable course of David Balfour's Wanderings