The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10

c9sh = SOY OF accent probability, over a stors'
For ,hc first time the balance Of credit and
pIIT T IS6ind {os swung r against my, lord g fact sub ,he
statement and tasted a brief while, no one at the
table spesking or volunteering a further qp,es.
g~otton-or tho glenn of insolcnt triumph in his
eye might have said somewhat. For the time
busy with tho Duke. and tho Duke only; busy
Mnth what the result would be to him and TO
sSiyiRns duly and 'I By instinct RrGEiSa' t Snli they @G touched
a great tragedy, shrank from the denouement;
At last S,, in the SILENCE, the Duke rose And
swaylng bIndly on his feet, caught ut the table
to steady himself. For two nights he had not
14uks" said the King, "you had better
The words were meant in kindness. but they
indicated a subtle change of attitudes; they
indicated that even the King now felt tho need
OF explanation and a defence. and my lord, sec
seated, only by a slight reverence, continued to
stand though the effort made his weakness
and spoke, his voice had the old ring Of au.
dying king from whose hand the sceptor was
sir" he said, tho sins of Col. Talbot were
not few. But this, to which this fellow speaks.
lords, TO do with them: Doubtless, with, my
fellows 1 snail have to give an account of them
OF Shrewsbury, with whom ni.ne you have to
deal ! VIII make a plain tale. This man has
Lord Middleton. 1t is true. as you, sir. know.
and my lords, IL they know it not already,
% hord M N1i% IEh9w, ot to my n shane Ts,0t iSp THIS Hs f ,mN;
more than once at that time, we supped. to.
gether before we went TO France. l promised
In return offered to do me good offices there.
As to the latter. l told him that had of,
left him. to make my peace with the late King
y he could. 1t was q folly and a poitroonerya
with n pathetic gesture.
at was, my lords, to take n lower place than
the meanest non;juror who honorably gives up
his cure. SEQ that, my lords, and have known
1t, and 1t has weighed on me for years, And
now p,ay for it,, But for this and with
and he stood erect, one ,nand among the lace OF
his steinkirk tie and his eyes turned stead
presuming on an old fault and using his knowl:
edge of 1t, would foist on me, l know nothing of
damnablc practice. At this moment and here
i eahnot refute 1t, bnt at the proper tine ana IN
here | say, that as to II, l am not guilty, ON my
honor"
As the last word rang through the room he
sat down. looking round him with a kind Of
presently; by the Lord Steward. who rose, his
S Sais Grace 3"S % IS right DG Sir. i thl NIX "' he s saHE''' Ii
believe with him that this is some evil practice.
II your Majesty sees fit"
turned that way iiApatiently, and paused. Tho
King. too, glanced round With a gesture of an
n0 0ssir Will IsSs Tnns It If ro he 'a and went. and
after a brief conference, during which the lords
at the table continued to cast impatient slanees
sir" he said. IA witness desires to be heard
And with that his face expressed SO much sur
"A witnessl" said the King; and pished and
fidgeted in his chair. Then this is not a court
Of JUSTICE he continued peevishly. We shall
have all the world here presently. But-well,
sir William .obey cd and went and returned
under tho eyes OF the council, nor Will the
reader who has peruscd with attention the ear,
10 hear that when he returned. /, Richard
Price. was with him.
am not going to dwell on he misery through
which i had gone in anticipation of that APP
pearance: the fears which J had been forced to
combat. or the night watches through which |
had lain, sweating and awake. Suffice it that l
the sober lights and DARK rich ,eoIors " Of the
toward me. and stood there, not in the humble
guise ~behtting my station, but in velvet and
the mirrors before which i had dressed had
assured me. OF my noble patron. This at Mr.,
While 1 had lived in my lord : house and
moved to and fro soberly CARRIED, in a tic wig
than ground for a nudge and a joke among The
servants. Now, dressed once more AS smith
a and n oee q, me Sjs in psr s%le of a ths p trimmc s5ot and
eonbed by one who knew him; the resem,
biance presented was so remarkable that none
OF the lords ut the table could be blind to II.
One or two. in sheer wonder, exclaimed OIL it;
while Sir John, who, Door gentleman, was
more concerned than any, fairly gasped with
oismay.
/: vas Left to v the Duke Of pGSOnshiFs t.
ne said in the utmost aStonishment. What
The King, who had noted on an occasion that
very likeness. which all now saw, and was the
fr.s to read the riddle, laughed drylyi 'Twee
r roFS 'S aHa f 5S,iHS's p @z i0T I%ap.A "' he S'''% eontia:
uc6, addressing me. You were in the Dukes
| household a while ago' "'est-ce pas RAJ saw
Yes, your Majesty" 1 said, hardly keeping
my. ears within bounds,
pose! En- Allow do you call the place
"Yos. your Majcsty-unScr compulsion," ]
All. Compulsion of that good gentleman
r at the foot of tho table, l suppose =,
The words OF assent were on my lips, when a
} cry, and. an exceeding bitter cry, STAYED ;lheti
founded for a time between astonishmcnt and
suspicion, between wonder what this trayesty
!. at length disecrnedI il fali scope and meaning
and where it touched him, With a cry. Of
rage he thrS,S up his hands in protest aEainS;'
/ lain by Ms side. You damned scoundrcl% he
3 cried; You have destroyed me! You have
before he could be held off his fingers were in
Smiths neckcloth and clutching, his throat, and
and Sir William Trumbul had to rise and drag
t him him away by force "Easy, easy, Sir JOHN
l satisfied, He will get his deserts. Please God
, II ! had him on my ship an hour his back woulc
D be worse than Oates's ever was"
Sir Johns rage and disappointment were pain
full to witness and trying ever. to men Of TIN
0 world. But what shall I say OF the fury Of tn,
1 man at bny, who. denounced and convicted il
Q his moment of triumph, saw, white-faced, hi,
y long-spun web swept easily asidci Doubtless
he knew, as soon as he saw me. that the gam,
was lost, and could have slain mo with Il look
l And most men would without more ado hav'
been on their knees. But he, possessed, Goo
knows, a courage as rare and perfect as tn,
abominable. and IN. "a twinkling he recovered
. himself and was Matthew Smith once more
While the room rang with congratulations
Q questions, answers, and EXPLANATIONS, and ! hat
much ado to answer one-half OF the noble lord
who would examine me, his voice, raised ant
strident, was heard above tho tumult..
Your Majest! Is easily deceived!' he cried
his very tone fouting the presence In which h
stood, yet partly out Of curiosity. partly il
sheer astonishment at his audacity, the,
= Ing bis Grace keeps a double in his housed o
that II boots much whether he or his s~ecretar
went to meet Sir joint But enough! hav
here, here" he continued. tapping his breas