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"None ever truly tasted of that well without longing to come back to it," quoth Tibble. "But hath not thy kinsman done aught for thee?" "Nay," said Ambrose, "save to offer me a lodging with his wife, a good and kindly lavender at the Temple." Tibble nodded. "So far am I free," said Ambrose, "and I am glad of it.
"Nay," said Ambrose, "we must make up our fardels and have our money in our pouches before we can depart. We must tarry the night, and call John to his reckoning, and so might we set forth early enough in the morning to lie at Winchester that night and take counsel with our uncle Birkenholt." "I would not stop short at Winchester," said Stephen.
The first herald-at-arms shouted, "Napoleon, Emperor of the French and King of Italy, is crowned and enthroned. Long live the Emperor and King." The same day, at half-past four in the afternoon, the King and the Queen drove in a state carriage, with a brilliant escort, to the church of Saint Ambrose, one of the most revered sanctuaries of Italy, and there they heard a Te Deum of thanksgiving.
Milroy's handwriting; and the form of address adopted in the letter warned Allan, the moment he opened it, that something had gone wrong. "The Cottage, Thorpe Ambrose, Wednesday. "SIR I have just received your mysterious letter. It has more than surprised, it has really alarmed me.
Then, in a moment, she added that men, in her opinion, were very base, a remark that was deep, but not, I think, very honest; that is, in so far as the purpose of it had been to give me the idea that Ambrose Tester had done nothing but press her, and she had done nothing but resist. She quite unbosomed herself, and I fairly assisted at her crisis.
If he broke out at you, he's sorry for it now. It takes half my time to fix up his little differences with the people here." He paused to give the other an opportunity to speak. Ambrose remained mum. "The old man certainly has a rough side to his tongue," murmured Strange insinuatingly. "You're jumping to conclusions," said Ambrose coolly. "John Gaviller gave me no cause for offense.
She shook her head, and a silence fell between them a terrible silence. "Oh, why don't I go!" thought Colina despairingly. It was Ambrose who eased the tension by saying comfortably: "It's a great experience to travel alone. Your senses seem to be more alert you take in more."
Then rose the hermit Ambrose to his feet and spake with eyes uplifted: "Now glory be to God, Who, in His mercy, hath made of thee a man, my Beltane, clean of soul and innocent, yet strong of arm to lift and succour the distressed, and therefore it is that you to-day must leave me, my well-beloved, for there be those whose need of thee is greater even than mine."
Nellie would not let her be waked, and breakfasted without her, enjoying with childish delight the state of being waited on by Martha alone. Meanwhile, at an early hour, John arrived at the vicarage and was received with open arms by Mr. Ambrose and his wife.
"Miss Gwilt's story begins," said Bashwood the younger, "in the market-place at Thorpe Ambrose.
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