ven ▁with ▁Lord ▁Lind es ay ▁and ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Mel ville . ▁▁ ▁Ch . ▁ 6 ▁( 2 1 ): ▁Ar riv ing ▁at ▁the ▁island ▁castle , ▁the ▁party ▁is ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁Lady ▁of ▁L och le ven , ▁who ▁sp ars ▁verb ally ▁with ▁Mary . ▁After ▁some ▁delay ▁Mary ▁tells ▁Roland ▁to ▁admit ▁Lind es ay ▁and ▁Mel ville . ▁ ▁Ch . ▁ 7 ▁( 2 2 ): ▁ ▁Mary ▁at ▁first ▁ref uses ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁ab dic ation ▁document ▁now ▁brought ▁by ▁Lord ▁Ruth ven , ▁but ▁the ▁she ath ▁of ▁the ▁sword ▁given ▁to ▁Roland ▁in ▁Ch . ▁ 1 9 ▁is ▁found ▁to ▁contain ▁a ▁message ▁from ▁Lord ▁Se y ton ▁advis ing ▁her ▁to ▁agree . ▁This ▁is ▁also ▁Mel ville ' s ▁advice , ▁and ▁the ▁ab dic ation ▁accordingly ▁takes ▁place . ▁ ▁Ch . ▁ 8 ▁( 2 3 ): ▁Roland ▁and ▁Catherine ▁share ▁a ▁me al ▁with ▁Lady ▁Mary ▁F lem ing , ▁after ▁which ▁Catherine ▁den ies ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁St ▁Michael ' s ▁page . ▁ ▁Ch . ▁ 9 ▁( 2 4 ): ▁As ▁time ▁passes , ▁Roland ▁is ▁increasing ly ▁influenced ▁by ▁E lias ▁Hend erson , ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁chap lain . ▁George ▁Douglas ▁war ns ▁him ▁against ▁attempting ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁castle ▁and ▁reve als ▁by ▁his ▁manner ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁attract ed ▁by ▁Catherine , ▁who ▁proceed s ▁to ▁re - ded icate ▁Roland ▁to ▁the ▁Catholic ▁cause . ▁