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And in the Civil War so it went with us down in one county, up in another, beaten to-day, victorious tomorrow now starving in some barren leaguer now revelling in a Presbyterian's pantry his cellars, his plate-chest, his old judicial thumb-ring, his pretty serving-wench, all at command!" "Hush, friend," said Everard; "remember I hold that persuasion."
It is nothing more nor less than a very ancient thumb-ring, such as once in my father's time was ploughed up out of the ground in our farm, and sent to learned doctors, who told us all about it, but kept the ring for their trouble. I will accept it, my own one love; and it shall go to my grave with me." And so it shall, unless there be villains who would dare to rob the dead.
The episcopal ring, being thus necessarily a mark of rank, was worn about this time over the gloves: sometimes as a thumb-ring, and often of very large size. The ornaments of the clergy became more massive as the wealth of the Church increased. As the clergy were during church service separated from the laity, many of the latter were at a considerable distance from them.
And then in a moment it flashed upon me though now he wore his Cardinal's robes and then had been very simply dressed that it was he whose back I had seen, and whose dazzling thumb-ring had blinded me in the garden near the Filles Dieu.
The seal-ring of Mary, Queen of Scots, is in one of the cases; it must have been a thumb-ring, judging from its size, and it has a dark stone, engraved with armorial bearings. In another case is the magic glass formerly used by Dr. Doe, and in which, if I rightly remember, used to be seen prophetic visions or figures of persons and scenes at a distance.
The left hand is most loaded; upon the thumb is a signet with hieroglyphics on its surface; three rings on the forefinger; two on the second, one formed like a snail-shell; the same number on the next, and one on the little finger. The right hand carries only a thumb-ring, and two upon the third finger. These hands are cut in wood, and the fingers are partially broken.
The Laird of Supsorrow in his coat of blue and silver, his buff waistcoat and corded moleskin small clothes, his silver buckles and broad silver thumb-ring, his gold snuff-mull and the cowries clashing at his fob, was considered the type of the real Scottish countryman.
It is nothing more nor less than a very ancient thumb-ring, such as once in my father's time was ploughed up out of the ground in our farm, and sent to learned doctors, who told us all about it, but kept the ring for their trouble. I will accept it, my own one love; and it shall go to my grave with me. And so it shall, unless there be villains who would dare to rob the dead.
Without an instant's hesitation, and although she shuddered involuntarily when her eyes fell on the stranger's repulsive countenance, the young girl went close to his side, and said calmly: "What do you wish me to do?" Satan Laczi held the thumb-ring toward her, and said: "The person who wears this sent me to fetch you away from here. Are you ready to come with me at once?"
He began to fumble at his doublet, and presently produced from an inner pocket a great thumb-ring with a ruby in it. "I gained that," he said, "at the sacking of a Spanish town. 'Tis worth a pope's ransom. Set what you please against it." Evander lifted the ring from the table where Halfman placed it and took it to the window to look at it closely. Presently he laid it on the table again.
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