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"For my sake! then it shall not be done; I will see to it. Let me go to Lord Cedric straightway." "His orders would not permit it." "For shame, Janet; to save a man's life? Let me go; I am not afraid of his anger." "'Tis impossible; he would send me away if I disobeyed him." "Then thou must bring him here, Janet." "'Twill do no good to see him; he will not come.
"The Lady Rowena," said Rebecca, answering the question with more precision than it had been asked "The Lady Rowena went not to the Prince's feast, and, as the steward reported to us, she is now on her journey back to Rotherwood, with her guardian Cedric. And touching your faithful squire Gurth " "Ha!" exclaimed the knight, "knowest thou his name?
He seemed at one time to take a great deal of notice of Dick Wallace, and Cedric was rather shunted. But one Sunday afternoon, when Mr. Jacobi and Sir Richard had been having a long walk together, he suddenly changed, and Cedric was in favour again." "I am afraid I don't quite follow you," returned Malcolm, who certainly did not understand what she meant to convey to him. Mrs.
There was a smile on his face as he noted his ward's surprise. She looked upon him with interest and finally spoke, "Lord Cedric sent for me; he is not here," and she retreated as if to leave the room. "Nay, do not leave until thou hast become acquainted with Cedric of Crandlemar."
Honest old comfortable nuns, in queer dresses of blue, black, white, and flannel, were bustling through the room, attending to the wants of the sick. I saw about a dozen of these kind women's faces; one was young, all were healthy and cheerful. One came with bare blue arms and a great pile of linen from an out-house such a grange as Cedric the Saxon might have given to a guest for the night.
I will smoke them out of their nest, though I be excommunicated!" "But, in the name of Our Lady, noble Athelstane," said Cedric, grasping the hand of his friend, "how didst thou escape this imminent danger did their hearts relent?" "Did their hearts relent!" echoed Athelstane. "Do rocks melt with the sun?
It's a hankercher." He poured it all forth as if in one sentence. A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak. "Good-bye!" he panted. "Wear it when ye get among the swells." And he darted off and was gone. A few seconds later they saw him struggle through the crowd on the lower deck, and rush on shore just before the gang-plank was drawn in.
"His demeanour is too provincial, too provincial ah!" and he bent low with grave formality to Mistress Penwick as Cedric presented him; then turning to the duchess continued, "I was saying, your Grace, that Dryden is provincial in his demeanour, when compared to his Grace of Buckingham."
The major-domo departed with several attendants, to execute his master's commands. "The Prior Aymer!" repeated Cedric, looking to Oswald, "the brother, if I mistake not, of Giles de Mauleverer, now lord of Middleham?" Oswald made a respectful sign of assent.
"Ah, just so;" but Malcolm muttered "the villain!" between his teeth. "That is why I sent for you," continued Leah in the same dull, inward voice; "because he and Cedric have fixed it for to-morrow, and there is no time to lose. If he comes, and I were to see him again," and here her voice broke and her eyes grew piteous, "I should not have the strength to do it to do what you want."
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