Lady GrizelAn impression of a momentous epoch . le is our leader. Him we will obey,returned Nimming Ned with decision. It is illwork trapping simple women. The gold of thisman stinketh. What say you, mates ? Shall wegive it back ? Scratchpole will lead us are hundreds of great houses yet unburnt,whose wealth shall enrich each man among us. The band gave an unanimous huzza. Sim scowledupon them. Stone gnashed his teeth in impotentwrath. 240 LADY GRIZEL. Go! Jasper said; and do your worst. HerGrace shall appear to answer and refute your charge. Stone looked on the Duchess with an
Lady GrizelAn impression of a momentous epoch . le is our leader. Him we will obey,returned Nimming Ned with decision. It is illwork trapping simple women. The gold of thisman stinketh. What say you, mates ? Shall wegive it back ? Scratchpole will lead us are hundreds of great houses yet unburnt,whose wealth shall enrich each man among us. The band gave an unanimous huzza. Sim scowledupon them. Stone gnashed his teeth in impotentwrath. 240 LADY GRIZEL. Go! Jasper said; and do your worst. HerGrace shall appear to answer and refute your charge. Stone looked on the Duchess with an evil smile. Good-morrow, till we meet again, my LadyBellasis, he said. As you will drive throughtown, I would recommend you to change yourpatches. The Wilkites wear patches on the leftcheek only. A happy deliverance, madam. Adieu 1As he drew up his reins, he flung at Jasper, with aflash of baffled hate, the one word Bastard \ then,spurring his horse, he galloped away with his allySim Ames, while the rest of the party made forTewkesbury CHAPTER XL MAY THE ORDEAL BE ESCAPED ? HANKS to her buoyant disposition, theDuchess again snapped her fingers atAnagke, who was but a foolish opponentafter all j and looked out with child-likeinterest at the strange condition of the streetsthrough which she passed, on her way to Mary leBone. On all sides were vestiges of recent one was abroad save those who were forced to quittheir homes on business. Those whose affairs com-pelled them to leave their houses after nightfall flittedas quickly as might be, retiring into dark archwaysor corners on the approach of a knot of men, then, theparty past, speeding more swiftly than ever on theirway. No lamps were lighted, no watchmen wereabout, no one shouted a monotonous chant anent thehour and the starlight. Whole streets were empty,deserted, dark, shut up; others, on the other handvol. in. 67 242 LADY GRIZEL. blazed with, light from end to end, a roystering partyhaving ordered an illu
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