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Thinking and contriving, Margery sank to sleep, and dreamed that Sir Geoffrey was reading the book to Lord Marnell, who, by that curious mixture which often takes place in dreams, was also Richard Pynson. From this dream, about ten minutes after she fell asleep, as it appeared to her, Margery suddenly sprang up to the conviction that broad daylight was streaming in at the window.
He determined to accept the kind offer thus made to him; and accordingly he sent word by the messenger that he would be ready to meet Lord Marnell in Bostock Church, at any early hour on the following morning. Knighthood was then conferred in two ways. A knight-banneret was one created on the field of battle.
"The tall, pale, fair-haired youth on the white horse." "He." "That is the Lord Marnell a new favourite." "The Lord Marnell! Is he a kinsman of the Lady Marnell, who " "Hush! Yes, her son." "His father is dead, also, then?"
Margery replied that she would have requested for him the favour of knighthood in a moment at the hands of Lord Marnell, but she did not like to ask him for anything so long as he was displeased with her. Richard inquired after Lord Marnell. Margery said he was well, and was with the King at Havering-atte-Bower: but talking about him seemed to increase her look of weariness and woe.
I wis that I have an evil heart like as they had, but meseemeth that mine is not worser than were theirs, wherefore I count that promise made unto myself also." "Thou art lacking in meekness, Madge," said Lord Marnell. "I trust not so, good my Lord; but an' if I be, I pray God to give it to me."
"One!" remarked Lord Marnell, in some surprise. "The sentence now, then, is ?" "Death." Lord Marnell hastily laid his hand on a buttress, to steady himself, when he heard this awful news. "You have deceived me, father! You have deceived me!" he cried. "You told me, some months gone, when first I called you into this matter, that the sentence on heretics was prison."
And Lady Marnell, tired of the hollow glitter of high life, and finding few or none in her own sphere with whom she could complacently associate, went back with fresh zest to her baby and the book. These descriptions are taken from the invaluable illuminations in Creton's Histoire du Roy Richart Deux, Harl. Ms. 1319. Creton was a contemporary and personal friend of King Richard.
"Sir Ralph saith, good mistress mine, that the Lord Marnell when at home suppeth not afore six of the clock; but he prayeth you for to sup when you will, to the which he will without doubt accommodate himself." "Six of the clock!" cried Dame Lovell, in amazement. "Richard, art sure thou heardest aright?" "Certes, good mistress." Dame Lovell sat in silent horror.
He had with him a regular army of retainers, besides sundry maidens for the Lady Marnell, at the head of whom was Alice Jordan, the unlucky girl who, at our first visit to Lovell Tower, was reprimanded for leaving out the onions in the blanch-porre. Margery had persuaded her mother to resign to her for a personal attendant this often clumsy and forgetful but really well-meaning girl.
"Commend me in all lowly fashion to my good mother; and with God's blessing and mine to the child, I rest, your loving friend, R. Marnell." Richard read Lord Marnell's letter to Dame Lovell, and then at once put it in the fire.
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