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More than all, I knew now, without any doubt at all, what my heart told me of my Cousin Dolly; and I was here, with every liberty to commend my suit to her. Before I went to bed I opened the little secret cupboard by my bed, and put into it three or four private papers I had, and amongst them that written in cipher that I had had from Mr. Rumbald. Then I went to bed; and dreamed of Dolly.
Mallock," he said, "because we have not enough positive evidence at any rate not enough to hang them all; and next we must catch the small fry the desperate little ones who will themselves attempt the killing. It is now that I should be ready for a visit from your friend Rumbald, if I were you.
Remain there until you hear from me again: I may want a courier. Do not go a hundred yards from the inn on any account; and do not seem to know me, unless I speak to you first. You may see me, or you may not. I know nothing till I have seen Rumbald. If you do not hear of me before ten o'clock to-night, you can go to bed, and return here in the morning.
Rumbald more particularly where I lodged; and thinking over what I had heard. It was not a great deal after all, I thought.
But I was collected enough to say something that satisfied him; and, as again he had been drinking, he was not very quick. "And those three or four?" I asked. "Are they Jesuits too?" "No," said Rumbald, "but there will be another batch presently, I make no doubt." I got rid of him at last; and rode homewards; but it was with a very heavy heart.
"God bless him!" I said too, and put my lips to mine. My hand was immediately grasped by Mr. Rumbald; and so cordial relations were confirmed. Well; we settled down then to talk treason.
His anxiety about my servant; his evident displeasure and impatience; his sending for me at all when he must have known over and over again that I was not of his party each detail fitted in like a puzzle. And yet I must not shew a sign of it! I hid my face in my hands for a moment, to think what I could answer. Then I looked up. "Mr. Rumbald," said I, "you are right. I am too deeply pledged.
"Those accounts," he said, "they are all for the procession; for I provided myself a good deal of the refreshment; and was paid for it by a man of my Lord's, who has signed the book." "And the two papers?" I asked. "Ah!" said Mr. Rumbald. "That is another matter altogether." I feigned that I was incurious. "Well," I said, "every man to his own trade.
"I do not know this man very well; but I will tell you that his name is Rumbald and that he lives at the Rye, near Hoddesdon. You had best not come with me. But do all else as I have said; but you must ride by yourself at eleven, to Hoddesdon; and put up at the inn there I forget its name, but the largest there, if there be more than one.
There was, however, a shade of caution yet left in my friend that the ale had not yet driven out; and before proceeding any further, he observed again that my fortunes had improved. "Why, they have improved a great deal," I said for he had caught me with my silver-hilted sword and my lace, and I saw him looking at them "I live in Covent Garden now, where you must come and see me, Mr. Rumbald."
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