Some of the 151 children have the same names as members of the original audience ( for example, there is a pair of brothers called Darsie and Bard ).

The novel's hero is a young man named Darsie Latimer.

After much intrigue Darsie discovers that Redgauntlet is his uncle, and he is also reunited with his sister.

Alan Fairford is Scott's Edinburgh self ; Darsie Latimer is his Borders self.

The remainder of the novel is mostly third person, with some extracts from the journal of Darsie Latimer.

A letter, however, from old Mr Fairford determined him not to do so ; and having made acquaintance with the blind fiddler, who told him a tale of the Redgauntlet family, Darsie went with him to a fishers ' merry-making, where he danced with Lilias, who reproached him for leading an idle life, and begged him to leave the neighbourhood.

Darsie had been Alan Fairford's favourite schoolfellow, and, to please his son, Mr Fairford had consented that Darsie, who received an ample allowance on the understanding that he was to make no inquiries respecting his family until he completed his twenty-fifth year, should live with them.

Mr Fairford had arranged that Peter Peebles, an eccentric plaintiff, should be his son's first client, and Alan was pleading the cause before the Lords Ordinary when his father, by mistake, handed him a letter from Mr Crosbie, announcing that Darsie had mysteriously disappeared.

Its two young heroes, Alan Fairford and Darsie Latimer ( Redgauntlet's nephew ), between them reflect the duality of Scott's own character.

The early parts of the novel are in epistolary form consisting of letters between Darsie Latimer and Alan Fairford, or between Darsie and Saunders Fairford ( Alan's father ).

It starred Tom Fleming as Redgauntlet, Terry Baker as Nixon, Donald Douglas as Darsie, John Cairney as Alan, and Claire Nielson as Lilias.

It starred Jack Watson as Redgauntlet, Roddy McMillan as Nixon, James Grant as Darsie, Andrew Robertson as Alan, and Isobel Black as Lilias.

Darsie was also travelling thither with Herries and his followers, when he discovered that Lilias, who accompanied them, was his sister, and learnt from her his own real name and rank.

* Alexander, M. Darsie.

Lloyd was born in Burchard, Nebraska to James Darsie Lloyd ( 1865-1947 ) and Elizabeth Fraser ( 1869-1941 ); Harold's paternal great-grandparents were both from Wales.

In 1912, his father J. Darsie " Foxy " Lloyd was awarded the then-massive sum of $ 6, 000 in a personal injury judgment ( although this was split evenly between Lloyd and his lawyer ) after being run over by an Omaha beer truck.

Redgauntlet has summoned them all to start a new Jacobite rebellion, and he wants Darsie to join them.

As he returned from fishing in the Solway Firth, with Benjie as his instructor, Darsie was overtaken by the tide, and carried by Mr Herries, dressed as a fisherman, on horseback to a cottage, where his niece Lilias said grace at supper-time ; and next morning he was placed under the guidance of Joshua Geddes.

Darsie obtained a partial explanation from him, and was told to prepare for a journey disguised as a woman.

`` All I have to do to set the record is to go on down.

And the best way to conceal and disguise the elements of an incest story is not to set out to write an incest story.

The strongest appeal of the Copernican formulation consisted in just this: ideally, the justification for dealing with special problems in particular ways is completely set out in the basic ' rules ' of the theory.

Once the scene is set, Trevelyan skilfully builds up the tense story until it reaches its climax in the dramatic victory of Marlborough and Eugene of Savoy at Blenheim.

Criticism is as old as literary art and we can set the stage for our study of three moderns if we see how certain critics in the past have dealt with the ethical aspects of literature.

To say this is to set aside the realness of time.

I refer to the notion that the structure of society is a microcosm of the cosmic design and that history conforms to patterns of justice and chastisement as if it were a morality play set in motion by the gods for our instruction.

Even to be `` from hope and fear set free '' is at least better than to have lost the first without having got rid of the second.

I believe it is an area in which professional planners have failed to set adequate guide posts ; ;

It is high time the United States began to realize that the God-given rights of men set forth in that document are applicable today to Katanga.

One of the inescapable realities of the Cold War is that it has thrust upon the West a wholly new and historically unique set of moral dilemmas.

The day is now appropriately set aside to honor the American men and women who have contributed to the success of our merchant marine fleet in peace and war.

The Act further provides for a `` floor '' or minimum allotment, set at the 1954 level, which is called the `` base '' allotment, and a `` ceiling '' or maximum allotment, for each State.

The method used in computing the allotments is specifically set forth in the Act.

The method used for computing the respective Federal and State shares in total program costs is specifically set forth in the Act.

It is equipped with electronic controls that can be set to hold precise tension and speed.

the purpose of producing plays at the College is three-fold: to provide the Carleton students with the best possible opportunity for theater-going within the limits set by the maturity and experience of the performers and the theatrical facilities available ; ;

The first substantially complete stereo Giselle ( and the only one of its scope since Feyer's four-sided LP edition of 1958 for Angel ), this set is, I'm afraid, likely to provide more horrid fascination than enjoyment.

The Rio Grande KC is also considering having their Junior Classes set up so that Juniors can qualify with points for Westminster.

There is no limit to what you can spend, yet it is easily possible to keep within a set budget.

The main set of bars are the `` tappets '' and one tappet is connected to each lever.

He is a fine-looking colt with a good body, good set of legs and nice way of going.

This one was set up here in 390 A.D. on a pedestal, the faces of which are carved with statues of the emperor and his family watching games in the Hippodrome, done so realistically that the obelisk itself is included in them.

There is even one set that has `` barbecue '' written on it.