▁the ▁garden ▁and ▁he ars ▁whis pers . ▁ ▁Ch . ▁ 4 ▁( 3 0 ): ▁The ▁whisper ers ▁are ▁George ▁Douglas ▁and ▁the ▁St ▁Michael ' s ▁page , ▁who ▁indicates ▁to ▁Roland ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁Catherine . ▁Mary ' s ▁attempt ▁at ▁escape ▁is ▁th wart ed . ▁She ▁sp ars ▁yet ▁again ▁with ▁Lady ▁L och le ven , ▁who ▁express es ▁her ▁desire ▁for ▁reven ge ▁to ▁her ▁ste ward ▁D ry f es dale . ▁Roland ▁reject s ▁D ry f es dale ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁secure ▁his ▁alleg iance . ▁ ▁Ch . ▁ 5 ▁( 3 1 ): ▁Roland ▁and ▁Catherine ▁bond ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁cause . ▁Mary , ▁anxious ▁for ▁them , ▁is ▁prov oked ▁to ▁an ▁out bur st ▁of ▁passion ▁by ▁a ▁re collection ▁of ▁D arn ley ' s ▁murder , ▁which ▁Catherine ▁then ▁explains ▁to ▁Roland . ▁Roland ▁den ies ▁D ry f es dale ▁entry ▁to ▁Mary ' s ▁presence . ▁ ▁Ch . ▁ 6 ▁( 3 2 ): ▁D ry f es dale ▁tells ▁Lady ▁L och le ven ▁he ▁has ▁poison ed ▁Mary ▁with ▁material ▁from ▁Mother ▁Nic ne ven ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁intended ▁to ▁use ▁on ▁Roland ▁in ▁particular . ▁Roland ▁and ▁Catherine ▁make ▁Lady ▁L och le ven ▁believe ▁Mary ▁has ▁dr unk ▁the ▁poison , ▁but ▁Mag d alen ▁arriv es ▁with ▁Lund in ▁and ▁it ▁becomes ▁clear ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁case , ▁and ▁in ▁any ▁event ▁the ▁liquid