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"Surely the people of England would never submit to such tyranny as that!" exclaimed A'Dale. "I know not," observed Ernst; "may be they will have no choice. Had there been more men of true heart among them, they would have rescued that sweet Lady Jane Grey and her young and handsome husband.
Aveline was, I saw, very anxious on the subject; and I did my best to console her by pointing out that I had passed through so many dangers, that I had every reason to hope that I might be preserved as before. With the purse of gold, promised to Dame Trond, under my cloak, I once more, with A'Dale, entered the ill-fated city of Antwerp.
I proposed returning to the Falcon; but, to my surprise and regret, A'Dale there and then tendered his services to Captain Treslong, who accepted his offer. "You must not expect any high rank given to you at first," he said; "but you will fight your way up to that in time, I doubt not, from the account you give of yourself; and I fully believe you will be a credit to the cause.
Here he posted himself with considerable judgment. In his rear he had the Scheld and its dikes, on his right and left the dikes and the village. In front he threw up a breastwork and sunk a trench. On this spot might truly be said to have been first hoisted the standard of liberty. A'Dale and I paid a visit to the camp.
Once again the fires at Smithfield, as well as in other parts of the country, never long together extinguished, burned up brightly and frequently. The people submitted, though with an ill grace. One day A'Dale came and told me there was to be another great burning. We had heard that several persons priests, laymen, and women were about to be committed to the flames.
The guards, having received a proper acknowledgment from the warden of the delivery of the prisoners, demanded a fee, that they might have the honour of drinking their healths, and were evidently disappointed when A'Dale stoutly refused to yield to their demands.
You understand what they said, I think?" "Not I, indeed," answered A'Dale, who now for the first time heard of the plot, for I had been unable before to tell him of it. "I do not know what you mean." "I do, however, sir," I observed. "I would ask you whether you know anything about these men, and whether they are likely to carry out their project?" "I feel very sure they will carry it out.
If their troubles are short, so may be their joys; but long troubles may bring longer happiness. Choose you which you will, my masters I will read you a riddle; let me hear if you can answer it." "We want no riddles, mother," said A'Dale; "but if you are a true sorceress, tell us plainly what is about to happen." "A true sorceress, indeed!" exclaimed the old woman.
We hastened on to Dame Trond's house. As we passed through the streets, loud salvos of artillery and the rattling sound of musketry reached our ears, fired in honour of the ruler of the Netherlands or his statue; as A'Dale remarked, it was hard to say which. On reaching the witch's abode, I knocked as before at the door. We were speedily admitted.
To prevent them from discovering what we were about, should any one observe us, we took our way directly from the river; and then turning round again through some narrow streets, once more hurried towards it. We soon found a boat, and telling A'Dale to keep a bright look-out around him, I pulled down in her towards the Diamond. Captain Davis, her commander, was surprised to see me thus early.
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