▁Gra eme , ▁a ▁dim - w itted ▁but ▁spir ited ▁youth . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁brought ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁castle ▁of ▁Aven el ▁by ▁Mary ▁Aven el ▁and ▁her ▁husband , ▁Hal bert ▁Gl end in ning . ▁ ▁Roland ▁is ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁Reg ent ▁Murray ▁to ▁be ▁page ▁to ▁Mary ▁Stuart ▁with ▁directions ▁to ▁guard ▁her . ▁He ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Catherine ▁Se y ton , ▁who ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ladies - in - wait ing ▁to ▁the ▁queen . ▁He ▁is ▁found ▁later ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁he ir ▁to ▁Aven el . ▁Edward ▁Gl end in ning , ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁Hal bert , ▁is ▁the ▁ab bot ▁of ▁the ▁title , ▁the ▁last ▁ab bot ▁of ▁the ▁monaster y ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁preceding ▁novel . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁Ten ▁years ▁had ▁passed ▁since ▁the ▁final ▁events ▁of ▁The ▁Mon aster y , ▁during ▁which ▁Hal bert ▁had ▁been ▁kn ight ed ▁for ▁his ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁reg ent , ▁and ▁Lady ▁Aven el ▁had ▁adopted ▁Roland , ▁whom ▁her ▁dog ▁had ▁saved ▁from ▁d row ning . ▁The ▁boy ▁grew ▁up ▁p ett ed ▁by ▁his ▁mist ress , ▁but ▁dis lik ed ▁by ▁her ▁chap lain ▁and ▁servants ; ▁and ▁at ▁length , ▁having ▁threatened ▁to ▁dir k ▁the ▁fal con er , ▁he ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁to ▁seek ▁his ▁fortune . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁secret ly ▁taught ▁the ▁Rom ish ▁faith ▁by ▁Father ▁Am bro se , ▁and ▁led ▁by ▁his ▁grand m other