CHAPTER XX
1 (p. 198) epigraph: The lines are written by Scott.
2 (p. 198) Watling Street: This is the English name for the old Roman road that runs south-north from Dover through London to the northern border.
3 (p. 200) De profundis clamavi: See the Bible, Psalm 130:1, “Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord” (King James Version; henceforth, KJV).