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Seeing how matters stood, and that victory was pretty certain to declare itself for his patron, Pillichody returned, and, attacking the apprentice, by their combined efforts, he was speedily disarmed. Pillichody would have passed his sword through his body, but the knight stayed his hand.
Patience hastened with a beating heart to the door, expecting to learn some tidings of Blaize, and opening it, admitted a man wrapped in a large cloak and having a broad-leaved hat pulled over his brows. Stepping into the passage, he threw aside the cloak and raised the hat, discovering the figure and features of Pillichody.
He disarmed his assailant, who rushed out of the room, uttering the wildest ejaculations of rage and despair. "I told you you should have your revenge," observed the knight to Pillichody, as soon as Disbrowe was gone. "Is his wife really as beautiful as you represent her?" "Words are too feeble to paint her charms," replied the major. "Shafts of Cupid! she must be seen to be appreciated."
'Blaize, said she to me, 'will do very well for a husband, but he cannot expect me to continue faithful to him." "Cannot I?" exclaimed the porter reddening. "Fiends take her! but I do! When did she say this?" "When I last visited your master's house," replied Pillichody. "Sweet soul!
He had reason to congratulate himself upon the precaution, as, when the party drew nearer, he recognised, with a pang that shot to his heart, the voice of Rochester. A moment's observation from his place of concealment showed him that the earl was accompanied by Sir George Etherege and Pillichody. They paused within a short distance of him, and he could distinctly hear their conversation.
What are you doing here? I thought you were to help us to escape." "So I have done," rejoined Pillichody, bursting into a loud laugh; "and I am now helping to catch you again. What a blind buzzard you must be not to perceive the net spread for you! Deliver up Nizza Macascree without more ado, or, by all the fiends, I will pay you off for your dastardly assault upon me this morning."
"Chancing to pass along the entry on the other side of that wall about a quarter of an hour ago," returned Pillichody, "I perceived a rope-ladder fastened to it, and wishing to ascertain what was the matter, I mounted it, and had scarcely got over into the yard, when I saw two persons advancing.
"No, I will never consent to such a thing," returned Patience, in the same tone. "What's that you are saying?" inquired Blaize, suspiciously. "Major Pillichody says he will marry me, if you won't," returned Patience. "I have just told you I will," rejoined Blaize. "But he must not continue his attentions. I feel I shall be very jealous."
"Did she tell you so in the presence of Leonard?" asked Pillichody. "Why, now I bethink me, he was present," replied Blaize, involuntarily putting his hand to his shoulder, as he recalled the horsewhipping he had received on that occasion. "I knew it!" cried Pillichody. "She is afraid to confess her attachment to the earl. Is Leonard as much devoted to her as ever?"
Judith readily undertook the office, and the earl delayed his departure for two days, to see how all went on; and finding the arrangements, to all appearances, answer perfectly, he departed with Etherege and Pillichody.
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