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Instantly, as is often the fashion of those who have Eastern blood in their veins, d'Aguilar had made up his mind, yes, before he left her father's table on the previous night. He would marry Margaret and no other woman. Yet at once he had seen many difficulties in his path.
Then, by an afterthought, they searched for the place where d'Aguilar slept, and discovered it between decks; also a strong-box which they made shift to break open with an iron bar. In it was a great store of gold, placed there, no doubt, for the payment of the crew, and with it some jewels.
"And we thank you much for coming to warn us," murmured Margaret. "I will go find my father," and she slipped past him towards the door. D'Aguilar watched her enter it, then turned to Peter and said: "You English are a hardy folk who take the spring air so early. Well, in such company I would do the same. Truly she is a beauteous maiden.
All of which he said very angrily, for the last thing which his Highness desires just now is any noise between Spain and England." "That is bad," answered Castell, "for this very morning there was near to being such a tumult," and he told the story of how the two Spaniards had waylaid Peter, and one of them been knocked down by the serving-man with a stone. At this news d'Aguilar shook his head.
In it was this passage: "You will remember what I wrote to you of a certain envoy who has been sent to the Court of London, who is called d'Aguilar, for as our cipher is so secret, and it is important that you should be warned, I take the risk of writing his name. Since that letter I have learned more concerning this grandee, for such he is.
After a fortnight of extreme danger on shore, Lieutenant Mansfield showed symptoms of recovery, and in the same year received the rank of commander. The Grecian having captured a clipper Brazilian hermaphrodite brig, with nearly 500 slaves on board, Lieutenant D'Aguilar was placed in charge of her as prizemaster, with ten men, and ordered to proceed to Bahia, the sloop following him thither.
The scene before him was strange enough, for there, ranged round the bulwarks, were the Spanish men, who watched him curiously, whilst a few paces away, resting against the mast, stood d'Aguilar, who lifted his hand, in which there was no weapon, and addressed him. "Senor Brome," he shouted, "do not move another step or you are a dead man. Listen to me first, and then do what you will.
This done, he said a Latin grace and crossed himself, an example which d'Aguilar followed, remarking that he was glad to find that he was in the house of a good Christian. "What else did you think that I should be?" asked Castell, glancing at him shrewdly. "I did not think at all, Senor," he answered; "but alas! every one is not a Christian. In Spain, for instance, we have many Moors and Jews."
And again he smiled, adding, "Is there no other?" Betty advanced to speak, but d'Aguilar, stepping forward, lifted his bonnet from his head, bowed and said in English: "Your Grace, there is; I saw it all. This gallant gentleman had no blame. It was the servants of my countryman de Ayala who were to blame, at any rate at first, and afterwards came the trouble."
"Read," said Margaret; and Betty read. "So you have betrayed me," said Margaret, "you, my cousin, whom I have sheltered and cherished." "No," cried Betty. "I never thought to betray you; sooner would I have died. I believed that your father was hurt, and that while you were visiting him that man would take me." "What have you to say?" asked Margaret of d'Aguilar in the same dreadful voice.
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