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Have ye plenary powers to dispose on the redemption-money as to delay of payments, or the like, ay or no?" "Full power, an it like your gracious Majesty," answered Richie Moniplies; "and I am maist willing to subscrive to whatsoever may in ony wise accommodate your Majesty anent the redemption-money, trusting your Majesty's grace will be kind to me in one sma' favour."
"What reason," repeated Nigel, "can a creature, so young and so beautiful, have already habitually to contemplate her bed of last-long rest?" "In troth, I kenna, my lord," answered Moniplies; "but there is the coffin, as they told me who have seen it: it is made of heben-wood, with silver nails, and lined all through with three-piled damask, might serve a princess to rest in."
"Fare thee well, then," said Lowestoffe, "most sapient and sententious Master Moniplies. May you soon have another mortgage to redeem, and may I be there to witness it; and may you play the good fellow, as heartily as you have done this day." "Nay, gentlemen, it is merely of your grace to say so but, if you would but hear me speak a few words of admonition respecting this wicked ordinary "
Most of them were very white and blue in the gills when we sat down, and others of a dingy sort of whitey brown, while they ogled the viands in a most suspicious manner. Evidently most of them had but small confidence in their moniplies; and one or two, as the ship gave a heavier roll than usual, looked wistfully towards the door, and half rose from their chairs, as if in act to bolt.
Still there was no appearance of James, or any of his principal courtiers, and Nigel began to think whether, at the risk of incurring disgrace similar to that which had attended the rash exploit of Richie Moniplies, he should not repair to the Palace-gate, in order to address the king on his return, when Fortune presented him the opportunity of doing so, in her own way.
As the eye of the injured man slowly passed from the body of the seducer to the partner and victim of his crime, who had sunk down to his feet, which she clasped without venturing to look up, his features, naturally coarse and saturnine, assumed a dignity of expression which overawed the young Templars, and repulsed the officious forwardness of Richie Moniplies, who was at first eager to have thrust in his advice and opinion.
"Aweel I wot that is sune done," said Moniplies, retiring slowly; "I did not come without I had been ca'd for and I wad have been away half an hour since with my gude will, only Maister George keepit me to answer his interrogation, forsooth, and that has made a' this stir." And so he made his grumbling exit, with the tone much rather of one who has sustained an injury, than who has done wrong.
For whom do you, or your absurd authors or informers, take this lady?" "I can sae naething preceesely as to that," answered Moniplies; "certain it is her body died and was laid in the grave many a day since, notwithstanding she still wanders on earth, and chiefly amongst Maister Heriot's family, though she hath been seen in other places by them that well knew her.
"There was a convention that she should wed me when I avenged her father's death so I slew, and took possession." "It is the daughter of Old Trapbois, who has been missed so long," said Lowestoffe. "Where the devil could you mew her up so closely, friend Richie?" "Master Richard, if it be your will," answered Richie; "or Master Richard Moniplies, if you like it better.
"Well, then to begin," said Master George, "I suspect you are a son of old Mungo Moniplies, the flesher, at the West-Port." "Your honour is a witch, I think," said Richie, grinning. "And how dared you, sir, to uphold him for a noble?"
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