Status Updates From A Legend of Montrose

WS in Bestform beim historischen Drama. Das Setting lässt ihm zwar weniger Spielraum bei den pittoresken Episoden und Gestalten, dafür gestaltet er die persönlichen und politischen Konfliktlagen zwingender als sonst. Dazu einen Falstaff-Nachfahren, der unter jeder Fahne im 30jährigen Krieg gedient hat und auch im Bürgerkrieg stets die meistbietende Seite und die am reichlichsten gedeckte Tafel wähnt als Humorfaktor.

"I lost the favour of the lady of the Grand Pensionary of Amsterdam, by touching with the sole of my boot the train of her black velvet gown, which I mistook for a foot-cloth, it being half the room distant from her person." 🤣🤣

"The followers of Montrose were men not to be daunted by the sublime, yet terrible prospect before them. Many of them were of that ancient race of Highlanders, who not only willingly made their couch in the snow, but considered it as effeminate luxury to use a snowball for a pillow."

"There lives not a man to whom the mountain passes, the caverns, the glens, the thickets, and the corries are known, as they are to the Children of the Mist. While others crawl on the level ground, by the sides of lakes and streams, ours are the steep hollows of the inaccessible mountains, the birth-place of the desert springs. Not all the bloodhounds of Argyle can trace the fastnesses through which I can guide you."

“Behold, gentlemen cavaliers, the chandeliers of my brother’s house, the ancient fashion of our ancient name; not one of these men knows any law but their Chiefs command—Would you dare to compare to THEM in value the richest ore that ever was dug out of the mine? How say you, cavaliers?—is your wager won or lost?”