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There is some cause for this, Sir George," he added, turning to the baron, "of which I am in ignorance. I am the victim of some plot." "Like enough, like enough," returned the baron, sympathetically. "Then you deny the charge? I knew De la Zouch was wrong. The ordeal "
A little more of that delicious jelly of yours, sweet Dorothy," he added in a louder tone as he turned round again to the table. Whilst the feast was progressing, De la Zouch was pondering the fittest way of broaching the topic which lay so heavily upon his mind. Sir Thomas Stanley had won the elder sister, he argued, why should he not win the younger?
See also, Izaak Walton, Compleat Angler. Oppianus, De Venatione, Piscatione et Aucupio. Zouch, Life of Iz. Walton. Salmon Fisheries. Parliamentary Reports. Annual. "Blackwood's Magazine, an important landmark in English angling literature." See Noctes AmbrosianA|. H. W. Beecher, N. Y. Independent, 1853.
"You shall determine." "Nay, you decide." "To that clump of trees," interposed De la Zouch. "Well, if Dorothy does not object " "Not I, in truth," she interrupted. "Away we go, then," replied Manners. "There and back at once?" he asked. "No, only there," replied Sir Henry, ill-concealing a malicious grin.
Sir Thomas refused it, as indeed he was expected to do, but Sir Everard Crowleigh, glad to be able to bear his friend company, promptly accepted the offer, and Manners began to look upon the prospect of his stay at Ashby with a little more hopefulness. Sir George Vernon was too hospitable a host to let even De la Zouch depart again upon the self-same day upon which he had arrived.
Had he lived, our English history for the next hundred years might have been a different story. Bramshill then passed into other hands first to Lord Zouch, then to the Copes, who still own it but in the finely-carved stone balustrade above the great western door the three plumes of the prince of Wales's feathers may still be seen, the sole memento of its royal origin.
"Nay, it is right," expostulated Manners. "Leave him alone, Sir Thomas, he will be of service to us yet." "But where is Dorothy?" asked the impatient baron. "What has become of her? Why does she not return with thee?" "De la Zouch waylaid us," answered the esquire, "and we fell into his trap. I have ridden hard from Ashby since the sun last set.
As the latter would not own himself vanquished, even at Dorothy's request, the conflict was resumed, and this time with swords, and here the inferiority of De la Zouch was soon apparent.
Does Ashby Castle fall to your share, sir knight?" she asked. "Certainly. To whom else should it go?" "Have you spoken to Doll about it?" continued the dame. "She is too dutiful a daughter to commit herself without the consent of her parents," answered De la Zouch. "But I doubt not, that when once again you have spoken to her, I shall speedily be rewarded with success."
The latter having been procured, they very quickly renewed the struggle, and this time De la Zouch had better fortune, for just as the bugles were sounding for them to cease he pierced the joint of Manners' armour, and inflicted a nasty flesh wound upon his elbow.
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