Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-04-10

reason of his own great virtues, rise to
all of these and she become his wife.
But at the threshold of this fair castle
came knocking the thought that per-
haps he did not care for her and had
deceived her TO gain hers favors. Then
she flushed with anger and swore to
herself she hated him and hoped never
to see his face again. And the castle
faded and was waited away TO the
"-Slms of airy nothingncss.
All. how people will sometimes lie to
themselves, and sensible people at that!
SO Mary wanted to see Grouche, first.
through curiosity, in itself stronger
motive than we give it credit for: sec
ond. to learn if she would be able to
dissuade Henry from the French mar
riage and perhaps catch hint how to
do it, and last, but by no means least,
to discover the state of Brandon
heart toward her.
by this time the last named motive
was strong enough to draw her any
whittier, although she would not ac-
knowledge it, even to herself, and in
truth hardly knew it, so full are we of
things we know not of.
SO she determined to go TO see
Grouche secretly and was confident she
could arrange the visit in such a way
that it would never be discovered.
One morning met Jane, who told
me with troubled face that she and
Mary were going to London to make
some purchases, would lodge at Bride
well House and 90 over to Billings
gate that evening to consult GrOuche
Mary had taken the within into her
willful head, and Jane could not dis
Buade her.
The court was all at Greenwich and
nobody at Bridewell, so Mary thought
they could disguise themselves as
orange girls and easily make the trip
without any one being the wiser.
1t was then, as now, no safe matter
for even man to go Unattended
through the best parts of London after
dark, to say nothing of Billingsgate,
that nest of water rats and cutthroats.
But Mary did not realize the full dan
ger of the trip and would, as usual, al
low nobody to tell her.
She had threa tened Jane with all
sorts of vengeance if she divulged her
secret and Jane was miserable enough
between her fears on either hand, for
Mary, though the younger, held her in
complete subsection. Despite her fear
of Mary, Jane asked me to go to Lon
don and follow them at a distance, un-
known to the princess. | was to be ON
a. l.,
honor of the French ENJOYS who had
just arrived, bringing with them com
mission of special ambassador to De
Longueyille to negotiate the treaty of
marriage, and it was impossible for
me to go. Mary was going partly to
avoid this ball, and her willful per-
sistency made Henry very angry.
regretted that l could not go. but l
promised Jane | would send Brandon
in my place, and he would answer the
purpose of protection far better than
|. | suggested that Brandon take with
him Il man. but Jane, who was in
mortal fear of Mary, would not listen
to it. SO it was agreed that Brandon
should meet Jane at given place and
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carried out.
Brandon went up to London and saw
Jane, and before the appointed time
hid himself behind a hedge near the
private gate through which the girls
intended to take their departure from
Bridewell.
They would leave about dusk and re-
turn, so Mary said, before it grew
dark.
The citizens of London at that time
paid very little attention to the law
requiring them to hang out their lights
and when it was dark it was dark.
Scarcely was Brandon safely en-
sconsed behind clump of arbor vita
when whom should he see coming down
the path toward the gate but his grace
the Duke of buckingham. lie was
met by one of the Bridewell servants
who was in attendance upon the prin
cess
Yes. your grace, this is the gate,
said the girl. "You can hide yourself
and watch them as they go. They viii
pass out on this path. AS | said dc
not know where they are going. | only
overheard them say they would go ou