Waverley Volume 1 Chapter XXV - News from England

In which young Edward Waverley receives a series of letters from his English relations detailing the political intrigues and personal disgraces befalling his family, prompting his own hasty resignation from military service. In the company of his friend Fergus Mac-Ivor, Edward wrestles with feelings of indignation and contemplates honourable vengeance against the perceived oppressions of the ruling government.