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If experience had assured Elizabeth Foulkes of anything, it was that she might as safely repeat a narrative to the town-crier as tell it to Amy Clere. "I have offenced Mistress," said she, "and I am sorry thereat: yet I did but what I thought was my duty. I can say no more thereanent, Mistress Amy." "But what didst thou, Bessy? Do tell me." Elizabeth shook her head. "Best not, Mistress Amy.
Elizabeth was passing on, when her steps were arrested by hearing one of them say, "I do believe that's Bess Foulkes; and if it be " Elizabeth came to a standstill. "Yes, I'm Bess Foulkes," she said. "What of that?" "Why, then, you'll give me a lift, be sure, as far as the North Hill. I've got more than I can carry, and I was casting about for a face I knew."
"I'll tell thee what, hussy! it was never good world since folks set up to think for themselves what was right and wrong, instead of hearkening to the priest, and doing as they were bid, Thou'rt too proud, Bess Foulkes, that's where it is, with thy pretty face and thy dainty ways. Go thou up and get thee abed it's on the stroke of nine: and I'll come and lock thee in.
Of course there was a fierce discussion between "the boys" of the road and the few married families of the settlement on this point, but, of course, progress and "snivelization" as the boys chose to call it triumphed. The projection of a railroad settled it; Robert Foulkes, promoted to a foremanship of a division of the line, was made to understand that his daughter must be educated.
Madame Morin, who superseded De Foulkes, was a lady of great accomplishments and considerable intelligence. The documents which the unsuccessful ambassador had carried with him were entrusted to the new emissary; and, in addition, she carried with her a portrait of Charles of Navarre, who was represented in the brilliant uniform of a general officer of dragoons.
And Father had gone over the Heath to Vanbrugh Park to see some rich people he knows and get the letter. And he had left Mr Foulkes to wait till he came back, because it was important to know at once whether Father could get the letter, and if he couldn't Mr Foulkes would have had to try some one else directly. We were dumb with amazement.
The day of examination for all the prisoners the last day, when they would be sentenced or acquitted was appointed to be the 23rd of June. On the previous day the Commissioners called Elizabeth Foulkes before them. She came, accompanied by Mr Ashby and her uncle; and they asked her only one question. "Dost thou believe in a Catholic Church of Christ, or no?"
He isn't going himself; or if he is, it's back foremost. Master Ewring, help me! I mean it. I never wist a soul going that way save Bessy Foulkes: and she's got there, and I want to go her way. What am I to do?" Mr Ewring did not speak for a moment.
"Oh, I hope they won't!" said Cissy, her eyes filling again with tears. "I love Mistress Wade." "Please, Dorothy, what's become of Rose Allen? and Bessy Foulkes? and Mistress Mount, and all of them?" "All gone, my dear heart all with thy father." "Are they all gone?" said Cissy with another sob, "Isn't there one left?" "Not one of them." "Then if we came out, we shouldn't find nobody?"
But Doctor Foulkes, the clergyman in question no one that knew the Oxford of my day will have forgotten his tall, militant figure, with the defiant white hair and the long clerical coat, as it haunted the streets of the University! had only stimulated the tare he seemed to have rooted up.
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