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"And, in such an event, how think ye will it go?" demanded Earle. Lyga considered deeply. "It is a difficult matter to forecast," he presently replied. "On the one hand, such a thing as a revolt against the royal house has never yet occurred in Ulua, and, broadly speaking, the Uluans, as a people, will be opposed to it.
Then, still retaining the pen in his hand, he glanced round at the assemblage and said: "I propose that the next name upon the list shall be that of Lyga, the Keeper of Statutes."
This was done, and, the idea having been fully explained to the queen by Lyga, was approved by her and in due course became one of the laws of the land. Then, a court having been established, and men of suitable attainments found to serve as judges, the prisoners were in due course tried, found guilty, and sentenced.
A few minutes later Lyga, in whose charge it was, appeared with the first list, which he laid open upon the table before the queen.
But presently Lyga grappled with the situation and, with a few carefully chosen words, rallied his colleagues upon their alarm, which he assured them was altogether disproportioned and uncalled for, and brought them back to the business in hand, with the result that, after a long and acrimonious discussion, a list was drafted, containing some twenty names, for submission to her Majesty.
But this suggestion had been promptly vetoed by Lyga, the "Keeper of Statutes," who, referring to the musty tome in which were the laws relating to the government of Ulua, reminded the council that the law of succession explicitly provides that, upon the death of the sovereign, his next immediate successor becomes monarch.
"My lords," he said, "it has just come to my ears and I thought that ye, and you in especial, my Lord Dick, in your capacity of Captain-General of the Queen's Bodyguard, ought to know that Sachar, together with the officer and the file of soldiers into whose custody ye delivered him, has disappeared." "Disappeared!" echoed Dick. "How mean ye, my Lord Lyga?" "Exactly as I have said," replied Lyga.
Go, therefore, and consult together as to the steps which ye would recommend me to take; and then come to me again." She presented her hand, which Dick and Earle bent over and kissed respectfully before retiring from the presence. Upon reaching their own suite of apartments, the two friends were surprised to find Lyga, the Keeper of Statutes, awaiting them.
Ye are astute, Sachar, but not astute enough to deceive old Lyga. If ye are taking it upon yourself to propose names, propose those of men who shall not only be capable of efficiently discharging the duties of their exalted position, but who shall also be acceptable to her Majesty in point of age and disposition.
I know little or nothing of the laws by which Ulua is governed, while you, I understand, have them at your fingers' ends. Tell me, therefore, how far does my authority, as Captain-General of the Queen's Bodyguard, extend?" "It extends just as far as her Majesty may be pleased to permit," answered Lyga.
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