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With trembling hands Upstill raised the latch of the wicket, and to his delight found it unlocked. He darted through, passed the twin portcullises, and was presently thundering over the draw-bridge, which, trembling under his heavy steps, seemed on the point of rising to heave him back into the jaws of the lion, or, worse still, the clutches of the enchanter.
'Holy Mary! cried dame Upstill, whose protestantism was of doubtful date, and thrust the paper into her own bosom. 'That paper hath nothing to do with state affairs, I protest, expostulated Dorothy. 'I will give thee ten times its weight in gold for it. But mistress Upstill had other passions besides avarice, and was not greatly tempted by the offer. She took Dorothy by the arm, and said,
The moon by this time was throwing an unclouded light from more than half a disc upon the field. Keeping a sharp eye upon the man's movements, she allowed him to come within a pace or two, but the moment he would have taken Dick by the bridle she was three or four yards away. 'Fright not my horse, friend, she said. 'But how! she added, suddenly remembering him, 'is it possible? Master Upstill!
'An' thou come not quickly, I will cry that all the parish shall hear me. 'I tell thee, mistress Upstill, on the oath of a Christian woman, it is but a private letter of mine own, and beareth nothing upon affairs. Prithee read a word or two, and satisfy thyself.
Upstill fetched his dame from her bed in the hayloft, and Richard told her, in formal and authoritative manner, what he required of her. 'I will search her! answered the dame from between her closed teeth. 'Mistress Vaughan, said Richard, 'if she offer thee evil words, give her the same lesson thou gavest her husband. If all tales be true, she is not beyond the need of it.
'Then had it been Upstill, thou wouldst not have minded? 'Upstill! I would never have told Upstill a falsehood. I would have beaten him first. 'Then thou didst think it better to tell a falsehood to me than to Upstill? 'I would rather sin against thee, an' it were a sin, Richard.
At last Upstill, who had fallen on the bridge at his first start, and had ever since been rushing about with a limp and a leap alternated, managed to open the door of the hall, and its eastern door having been left open, shot across and into the outer court, where he made for the gate, followed at varied distance by the rest of the routed commissioners of search, as each had discovered the way his forerunner fled.
Search her well, mistress Upstill, but show her no rudeness, for she hath the power to avenge it in a parlous manner, having gone to school to my lord Herbert of Raglan. Not the less must thou search her well, else will I look upon thee as no better than one of the malignants. The woman cast a glance of something very like hate, but mingled with fear, upon Dorothy.
All this time Upstill and his party had been recounting with various embellishment their adventures both former and latter, and when Kaltoff was recognised, or at least suspected in the crowd, the rumour presently arose and spread that he was either the devil himself, or an accredited agent of that potentate.
She had not thought to remove it from the place where she had carried it ever since receiving it. 'And now, master Heywood, I may go where I will? said Dorothy, venturing a half-roguish, but wholly shamefaced glance at him. But Dame Upstill was looking on, and Richard therefore brought as much of the midnight as would obey orders, back over his countenance as he answered: 'Nay, mistress.
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