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I did not know you were here," the young man cried gladly, seizing Diniz's hand in a warm grip. "Have you brought good news?" "Yes, better than I expected," Diniz answered; and briefly recounted the success which had attended his morning's search. "I do not wish to meet your father to-night, Lianor; until this business is settled, I could not enter into any amusement.
Only a low moan broke from her as she threw herself suddenly over that loved body. "My love my darling! Why did I ever let you leave me? How can I live without you?" "Hush, Lianor! Come, you can do nothing here. But one thing I promise you, I will avenge his death at any cost! The murderer will be found and punished no matter who it is!" Diniz cried, earnestly.
To-morrow I will visit those huts in which the fishermen dwell; I may then find the man who sold the poignard, or at least a clew to the mystery." Diniz took one of the small hands in his, and pressed it reverently to his lips. "You will not go alone; I will be your companion. Together we shall work better. But your father will he consent to your accompanying me?"
Inside are several stories of square halls finely vaulted with massive octagonal vaults; below, the windows are little more than slits, but on one floor there are larger two-light pointed openings. Far finer and larger has been the castle of Leiria, some fifty miles south of Coimbra: it or the keep was begun by Dom Diniz in 1324.
At the first court or Beja Manos held by Dona Leonor at Leça near Oporto, all the Portuguese nobility except Dom Diniz, the king's half-brother and a son of Inez de Castro, acknowledged her as queen. But soon the evil influence she exercised over the king and the stories of her cruelty made her extremely unpopular and even hated by the whole nation.
King Diniz the Labourer, so called for his energy in settling and reclaiming the land and in fixing the moving sands along the west coast by plantations of pine-trees, and the son of Dom Affonso and Dona Beatriz, was a more active builder than any of his immediate predecessors.
Almost convulsively Miriam pressed Sampayo's arm to arrest his hasty steps. "We need go no farther," she whispered. "That is the man you want; and if he is that woman's husband, his name is Jarima." "Thank Heaven! To-morrow he will be arrested and the truth discovered," Diniz muttered. Silently they watched the man walk towards his humble home, the children clinging lovingly to his hands.
The youth darted off obediently, and presently returned to the tree where Diniz stood almost hidden by its shady branches, leading Lianor, whose face wore a look of some wonder. "Diniz, is it really you? Have you brought me any news?" she asked eagerly. Sampayo took her outstretched hand and kissed it reverently. "Yes," he said softly; "good news." "What is it? Tell me!"
Possibly the noise was occasioned by the wind rustling through the leaves. "Very likely," Lianor said quietly, "though it made me nervous. Suppose any one overheard us?" "Rest assured, dear, that nothing now can come between me and my revenge. But, Lianor, is it true you are betrothed to Tonza?" "Yes, Diniz, it is true. Papa has commanded me to accept him.
When her charming visitor had gone, Miriam returned to her seat, a pained expression on her bright face. "He also there. Poor Diniz! But I will save him yet," determinedly. Hastily opening a heavy iron box, she drew out a handful of gold. Placing this in her pocket, she softly left the house, and scarcely knowing what instinct prompted her, she hurried towards a small hotel not far from the sea.
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