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They took a brief rest and then fell to tugging at their bonds again. But they had no better luck than before. "Well, it's no use," said Chester at last. "I'm going to sleep." Hal was also forced to admit that he was unable to loosen his own bonds and he followed Chester's example and sought repose. How long they slept neither knew, but both were awakened by a hand on their shoulders.
Each of the three women had separately asked her father confessor how far one might justly well lie to those seeking the truth only for cruel and wicked ends. But as no two had received the same answer, and as Chester's uncle was gone to his reward or penalty the question was early tabled. "Well," Mme. Castanado said: "'And so we went in the coach. Go on, read."
The King came accordingly, and possessed himself of the town; but Maud and the Earl made their escape a few days before. However, many great persons of Maud's party remained prisoners to the King, and among the rest the Earl of Chester's wife, who was daughter to the Earl of Gloucester.
This was the squalid object that fell upon Chester's gaze as he glanced reluctantly from those long pendent branches, flashing and shivering as it were with a fruitage of diamonds, to the dull and dirty windows.
Chester's sight, and when, in the house, with her sunset halo quenched and her presence more perfectly humanized, her smile and voice crowned the revelation, it happened as Geoffry had said it would; the mother's heart went out to her in fond and complete acceptance.
She smiled gently, and closing her heavy eyes, turned her head upon the pillow, moaning with the pain this slight motion gave. Mary went to the little supper table which she had spread in anticipation of Mr. Chester's return, and came back with a bowl of warm tea in her hand.
"I'll remain here while you get ready," said Chester. "Then you may attend while I do what little is necessary. I'll let my trunk go right on to Liverpool. Lucy hurried away and Chester sat down by the bed. As he smoothed out the coverlet, the minister reached out and took Chester's hand which he held in his own as if to get strength from it.
Hot-water bottles, cushions, rugs, piles of papers and magazines, and a hamper of dainty eatables from the Chase Evie was wrapped in Mrs Chester's sable cloak and banked up with cushions by the window, so that she might look out and be amused by the sight of the Christmas traffic at the various stations.
"Oh, I don't know," was Chester's reply. "I saw a German sentinel, but he didn't see me in the darkness." "It was his business to see, however," declared Hal. "Well, that's true. But now let's listen and seen if we can overhear anything of importance." Chester clapped the little receiver to his ear. Hal became silent. Ten minutes later Chester removed the receiver from his ear.
For an instant it seemed that Robard would spring forward and give battle to all three, but as Chester's revolver covered him steadily, he changed his mind and stood still. Immediately the others began the work of reviving the ambassador, and five minutes later their efforts were rewarded. The ambassador moaned feebly, and a few seconds later sat up.
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