CHAPTER XIX--HOW NORMAN LESLIE RODE AGAIN TO THE WARS 

Tidings of these parleys, and marches, and surrenders of cities came to us at Tours, the King sending letters to his good towns by messengers. One of these, the very Thomas Scott of whom I have before spoken, a man out of Rankelburn, in Ettrick Forest, brought a letter for me, which was from Randal Rutherford. 

"Mess-John Urquhart writes for me, that am no clerk," said Randal, "and, to spare his pains, as he writes for the most of us, I say no more than this: come now, or come never, for the Maid will ride to see Paris in three days, or four, let the King follow or not as he will." 

There was no more but a cross marked opposite the name of Randal Rutherford, and the date of place and day, August the nineteenth, at Compiegne. 

My face fired, for I felt it, when I had read this, and I made no more ado, but, covenanting with Thomas Scott to be with him when he rode forth at dawn, I went home, put my harness in order, and hired a horse from him that kept the hostelry of the "Hanging Sword," whither also I sent my harness, for that I would sleep there. This was all done in the late evening, secretly, and, after supper, I broke the matter to my master and Elliot. Her face changed to a dead white, and she sat silent, while my master took the word, saying, in our country speech, that "he who will to Cupar, maun to Cupar," and therewith he turned, and walked out and about in the garden. 
Who writes for Randal?
Does he write for anyone else?
Who?
Who will ride to Paris?
When?
Is four a possibility?
Who may or may not follow?
What was marked oppisite Randal Rutherfords name?
Was there any other information?
What was the date?
And place?
Who sent the letters?
Where did he send them?
How were they delivered?
Name one?
Where was he from?
Anyplace specific there?
Who did he have a letter for?
Who was it from?
What did the narrator hire?
Mess-John Urquhart
"Mess-John Urquhart writes for me, that am no clerk," said Randal
yes
 as he writes for the most of us,
most of them
 as he writes for the most of us
the Maid
for the Maid will ride to see Paris 
in three days
 for the Maid will ride to see Paris in three days
yes
or the Maid will ride to see Paris in three days, or four, 
the King
let the King follow or not as he will." 
a cross
There was no more but a cross marked opposite the name of Randal Rutherford,
and the date of place and day
There was no more but a cross marked opposite the name of Randal Rutherford, and the date of place and day,
August the nineteenth
and the date of place and day, August the nineteenth,
Compiegne
and the date of place and day, August the nineteenth, at Compiegne
the King
 the King sending letters 
at Tours
Tidings of these parleys, and marches, and surrenders of cities came to us at Tours, the King sending letters
by messengers
the King sending letters to his good towns by messengers.
Thomas Scott
One of these, the very Thomas Scott 
Rankelburn
Thomas Scott of whom I have before spoken, a man out of Rankelburn,
in  Ettrick Forest
a man out of Rankelburn, in Ettrick Forest
the narrator
One of these, the very Thomas Scott of whom I have before spoken, a man out of Rankelburn, in Ettrick Forest, brought a letter for me
Randal Rutherford
 Thomas Scott of whom I have before spoken, a man out of Rankelburn, in Ettrick Forest, brought a letter for me, which was from Randal Rutherford. 
a horse
 I went home, put my harness in order, and hired a horse