The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
CHAPTER NNII-

you. n WORSE you, could not. The best i can
now wish you'is that you may never see my
face again
CHAPTER XIII.
My lord, l found, had a coach, without arms
Or insignia, waiting for him at the great turn,
stilc in Holhorn, where If persons recognized
business witt, the lawyers in Lincoln.s Inn. or
ut my Lord Somcrs in the Fields. FOLLOWING
moro deep or anxious thought. He took no
heed OF, me. after bidding mo by a gesture TO
attend him; but twice he stood in doubt, ana
Ind come, and once as IL he would cross .hc
Folds think TO Fowls house, j In IN the oo END
the door Of which "a footman in plain livery
held open for him., he babe me by q sign TO FOL
low him into it. This I was not for doing,
Ing impatientiy, Man. how do YOU. think ! am
to talk to you IL YOU ride. outsidei" | has
Nevertheless some time elapsed. and we had
travelled the length of Holborn bcforeh he spoke.
Then ronsinE himself on a SUDDEN In from rom h hs pre- e
NO. your Grace l answered.
sir George Barclayi' 80
"NO, your Grace"
Or Porterl Or, Charnock' Or Kingf'
No. your Grace
"Umph!" said he. seeming to be disappointed.
and for "A time he look cd out Of the window.
Presently. however, he glanced at me again;
and SO clos ~ that | dropped my eyes out Or
respect. Il have seen you somewhere bcforc!'
he snid at last.
Surprised beyond measure that he remcm-
b rcd me. SO many years had elapsed, con
tc;.ed with emotion that he had.
'Nhcrcf' he, asked plainly, II see many
pcoPlS, Ard lh"vo.not old Rowley memory
/ told him, Your Grace may not remem.
ago at Abbot's 'stanstcad, at Sir Baldwin Win
WHAT he exclaimed, cutting me short,
with a flicker of laughter in his grave eyes.
And he looked me over. did | flesh my mai
den instice-sword on youi We're you 'tho lad
YES. my lord the lad whose life you'savcd,'
well. then. we are quits" he had the kind
ness: and asked me how l had lived since then:
/ told him. naming Mr.. Timothy Bronze and
mention OF the ncwswriter. however, had a diff
fcrcnt effect from that / expected; his Grace
conceiving; "a hasty idea that; he also:was con.
this impression. that il such men were turning,
1t was vain TO fight against the stream. l hast
ened to disabusc him of the notion. by. eX plain
On which he asked me what I had done for the
plottcr. and how he had employed nc.
'iic would send me on Crrands. | answered.
and TO fetch papers from the printers, and to
carry his messages.n
ITO coffee houscsE'
.Oftcn. your Grace"
Did he ever send you to Covent' Gardcni':h
asked, looking fxcdly. at me;
YES, yOuret;racc, tO-a gentleman with a white
handkerchief hanging from his pocket
'Ha!" he exclaimed. and with an eager light
in his fncc he babe me tcl him all | knew Of that
man. This giving me the cue, ] detailed what
] had seen and heard at the Seven stars the
evening before. the toast Of the squeezing OF the
rotten orange. the hints which had escaped the
drunken conspirator, and particularly his ref
crcnccs to the hunting party and the date sat,
had learned from the girl, but mentioning for
this. no authority. To all my lord listened at
tcntivcly; %nodding9 from moment to moment,
time" he said. drawing a deep breath. 81
:.cared-but here We are. Follow me, my friend,
and keep close to me-"
Engrosscd in my story. and the attention that
was due to his rank and kindness, ] paid no
heed either to the way We had come or TO our
London to country air and stiffness. A vague
notion that we were still travelling the Oxford
shaken when. recalled to the present b. his
words. l looked ont and discovered that the
trees with, park-like pastures stretching on
either hand. | had no more than time to-noie
so much. and that the horses were slackcning
their pace, before: we rumhlcd under an arch
way andrew, up in a spacious courtyard, shut
in on four sides by warm'looking red brick
buildings, whereof that wing under which we
shaped bell turrct.
IGNORANT where my lord lived, and little nc.
quainted with the villages which lie round Lon
don, ! supposed that he had brought me to his
house, Thc, sight OF a couple OF s%cntries. who
walked with arms ported before a wide, low
flight of steps. which led to the principal en-.
trance from the courtyard. should have cnlight.
encd me. but a flock OF pigeons, that; disturbed
by our entrance, We're now settling down again
and beginning TO strut the gravel with the most
absurd air of possession. caught my attention
and diverted me from this mark OF state. MOI
did n knot OF servants, lounginv silently under
II porticO or two or three scdans which | cspicd.
waiting n little apart, go far 10 dcrract from
tho general air of peace and quictudc which
prevailed in the place. Other observations |
had no time to make. for my lord. mounting
the steps. badc me somewhat"impaticntly to
follow him.
! did 50, across n spacions hall hoorcd with
shining wood laid in strange patterns. Here
wcr" three or four servants. who stood nj at
tentiOn. but did. not approach, and his Grace,
passing them without notice, had rcnchcd tho
foot OF n wide and handsome staircase before
n person dressed plainly In black and carrying
o tall, slender wand. advanced. and with "A low
bow interposel himself.
Your Grace's pardon" he said. THE Coun'
I'll has broken up
"1iow longi'
"Ahout half nm hour
"Ah And Lord Somcrs! Did he go back to
town at o%nccl'
Yes, your Grace. Immediately.
The Duke at that asked n question which /,
standing back n little a I Of respect and be,
ing awcd besides by the grandeur Of tho place
and the silcnce-did not catch. The answer
however. only Lord Portland, your Grace, and
Mr.. Scwcll,' ! heard, and likewise the Dukes re-
Jolnhcr, am going up
ou, Will permit me to announce your Graccf
The other, who seemed 10 he something be.
tween a gentleman and n servant, answered
NO" my lord said. 'I an In haste, and
have that which will be my warranty. This
per- on goes with me-"
81 hope your Graco-win answer for 1t. then
the man In black replied respectfully, but witt
n little hesitation in his tone.
That you are not blamed, Nashl' the Duke re
ANA now, let us up
1Ibe continued.
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