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A buzz of suppressed laughter followed, which as instantly ceased, for the marquis looked angrily around. 'Stand forth, Tom Fool, he said. Through the crowd came Tom, and stood before the dais, looking frightened and sheepish. 'Sure I am, Tom, thou didst never go to steal a mare of thine own notion: who went with thee? said the marquis. 'Mr. Scudamore, my lord, answered Tom. 'Ha, Rowland!
"Well, I give you Joy of your conquest, replied Lady Scudamore, and I beleive it to have been a very complete one; I am sure it is not a contemptible one, for my Cousin is a charming young fellow, has seen a great deal of the World, and writes the best Love-letters I ever read." This made me very happy, and I was excessively pleased with my conquest.
However, the night was a quiet one, and the curtains fell partly across the blind, so that Miss Scudamore suspected nothing, but Rhoda felt great relief when she said good-night, took the candle, and left the room.
"Loose the doctor's hands from the irons," said Barthelemy signing to his men. "I'll promise that we will not harm a hair of your head. Show us the hiding-place." Scudamore, finding his hands at liberty, tried to shake hands with each one of the pirates in turn, but they angrily pushed him back.
From that moment, Scudamore felt perfectly at home in his new sphere, looking at the list with his name enrolled as if it were some diabolical patent of nobility, and eyeing Captain Rolls with the air of a newly appointed official surveying his former comrades. "Now, Captain Rolls," said Barthelemy, "you can take possession of your ship.
The remark about violence arose from Miss Scudamore having read in the little paper which was published once a week at Marlborough an account of the incident of the stopping of the coach, about which the boys had agreed to say nothing to her. The paper had described the conduct of her nephews in the highest terms, but Miss Scudamore was terribly shocked.
'Your page, my lord, she said, 'seems to know something of him: if it pleased you to put him to the question 'Hey, Scudamore! said the marquis without turning his head; 'what have you seen of my lord Herbert? 'As much as could be seen of him, my lord, answered Scudamore. 'He was new from the powder-mill, and his face and hands were as he had been blown three times up the hall chimney.
She might well have favoured a wounded knight with a visit. 'She is not to blame. It is my own fault, sighed Rowland. The marquis looked at him for a moment pitifully, but made no answer, and presently took his leave. He went straight to Dorothy, and expostulated with her. She answered him no farther or otherwise than was simply duteous, but went at once to see Scudamore.
When Scudamore spoke, he and I were of opinion that we had accidentally discovered the entirely unsuspected existence of a more than ordinary interest in you on the part of a certain lady; but since then I have come to the conclusion that we mistook overpowering excitement for a more tender feeling; hence I do not consider that I ought to enlighten you at all.
But with this knee you have given me, I shall be fitter for garrison than field-duty damn it. 'You do not mean that his majesty has declared open war against the parliament? exclaimed Richard. 'Faithless puritan, I do, answered Scudamore. 'His majesty has at length with reluctance, I am sorry to hear taken up arms against his rebellious subjects. Land will be cheap by-and-by.
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