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"Which shows the goodness of God," the letter goes on, "and also seems to sustain the Indian legend concerning the stone, that whoever might wear it could not be killed. Hamilton's shot, which was aimed at poor, dear old Father Beret, would have pierced my heart, but for that charm-stone. As for my locket, it did not, as some have reported, save Fitzhugh's life when the musket-ball was stopped.
"May it please your Grace to remember that unless the greater magician have all power and aid in thwarting the lesser, the lesser can prevail; and therefore, if your Grace finds, when too late, that Lord Warwick's or Lord Fitzhugh's arms prosper, that woe and disaster befall the king, say not it was the fault of Friar Bungey! Such things may be.
And he was displeased. And my father was not yet buried! I was shocked. My soul revolted. "We went to London and I was made welcome in the older FitzHugh's wifeless home, and the papers told of our wedding. And two days later there came from Devonshire a woman a sweet-faced little woman with sick, haunted eyes; in her arms she brought a baby; and that baby was Mortimer FitzHugh's!
It occurred to him again that Jeanne and Pierre might be the key to the mysterious plot that promised to crash out the life of the enterprise he had founded in the north. He found reasons for this belief. Why had Lord Fitzhugh's name had such a startling effect upon Pierre? Why was one of his assailants a man fresh from the London ship that had borne Eileen Brokaw and her father as passengers?
"I've called for Lord Fitzhugh's mail, and I'd better lie as low as possible until the corn begins to pop." Philip again searched the forests to the north and west with the hope of finding some trace of Pierre and Jeanne.
On March 9 the main column started eastward down the James River, destroying locks, dams, and boats, having been preceded by Colonel Fitzhugh's brigade of Devin's division in a forced march to Goochland and Beaver Dam Creek, with orders to destroy everything below Columbia.
I visited the battlefield in that quarter, and General Hampton in describing it said there had not been during the war a more spirited charge than Fitzhugh's division made that day up the Boydton plank road, driving cavalry and infantry before him, in which he was stopped by night. I did not know before that his horse had been shot under him.
When Halsey learned the truth, he insisted on going the next morning, weak as he was, to Louise, and by night she was at Sunnyside, under Gertrude's particular care, while her mother had gone to Barbara Fitzhugh's. What Halsey said to Mrs. Armstrong I never knew, but that he was considerate and chivalrous I feel confident. It was Halsey's way always with women.
His mind being made up, it was pleasanter to laugh than to sulk. "But," said his mother, "what's the difference? Your pajamas are English, too." Fitzhugh's beautiful brown eyes sparkled with mischief. "What!" exclaimed his mother. "You wretched boy, do you mean to tell me that you haven't your pajamas on?"
I showed the other letter, and said I was Fitzhugh's agent. It went. And I got this!" Philip snatched at the letter which Gregson held out to him. His fingers trembled as he unfolded the single sheet of paper which he drew forth. Across it was written a single line: Don't lose an hour. Strike now. There was nothing more, except a large ink blot under the words.
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