 him vigorously.

"Oho!" exclaimed the Viscount, turning to my lady Betty.  "So you have
him here, 'tis as I thought!"  But when he would have waved and saluted
his lordship of Medhurst in return, Betty stayed him with a gesture.

"The servants, Pan--" she warned him.

"You'll take me up, Bet, you'll let me see the old lad?" the Viscount
pleaded.  "I've been scheming out ways and means of getting him first
to my place in Sussex and then over seas----"

"Phoh!" exclaimed my lady.  "And yourself and him dungeoned in the
Tower within the week.  How should you know he was hereabouts--'twas
that Major d'Arcy, I'll vow!"

"True, he mentioned the matter and moreover----"

"Ha!" cried my lady stamping her foot, "so he must be talking already!"

"Aye--to me, Bet, why not i' faith!  And--though a Whig----"

"A flapdragon!" exclaimed my lady.

"I say though a Whig he is as ready to aid Charles into safety as you
or I.  Nay, he hath even proffered to harbour him in his own house."

"Mm!" said my lady, smiling down at her roses, "I wonder why a Whiggish
soldier should run such risk for Charles, a stranger?"

"Because the Major chances to be the best, the bravest, the most
unselfish gentleman I have the honour to know!" replied the Viscount.

"Dear Pancras!" she sighed, "an you would talk with Charles, you shall,
so come your ways and be silent--Pancras dear!"

So she brought him into the house and, finger on lip, led him up back
stairways and along seldom used passages to a door small but remarkably
strong; here she paused to reach a key from a dark corner, a key of
massive proportions at sight of which the Viscount whistled.

"You see, Pan," she explained, fitting it to the lock, "Charles is
quite determined to get away at once for my sake, but I'm quite
determined he shall stay for his own sake
him vigorously. 

 " Oho! " exclaimed the Viscount, turning to my lady Betty.   " So you get 
 him here,' ti as I thought! "   But when he would have waved and saluted 
 his lordship of Medhurst in restitution, Betty stayed him with a gesture. 

 " The servants, Pan-- " she warn him. 

 " You'll assume me up, Bet, you'll let me attend the old lad? " the Viscount 
 plead.   " I've been scheming out ways and mean of getting him first 
 to my place in Sussex and then over seas---- " 

 " Phoh! " exclaimed my lady.   " And yourself and him dungeoned in the 
 Tower within the week.   How should you acknowledge he was hereabouts--'twas 
 that Major d'Arcy, I'll vow! " 

 " True, he mentioned the matter and moreover---- " 

 " Ha! " cry my lady stamping her foot, " so he must be talk already! " 

 " Aye -- to me, Bet, why not i' faith!   And -- though a Whig---- " 

 " A flapdragon! " exclaimed my lady. 

 " I say though a Whig he is as quick to aid Charles into safety as you 
 or I.   Nay, he hath even proffered to harbour him in his own house. " 

 " Mm! " said my dame, smile down at her roses, " I wonder why a Whiggish 
 soldier should run such risk for Charles, a stranger? " 

 " Because the Major chances to be the best, the bravest, the most 
 unselfish gentleman I have the honor to know! " replied the Viscount. 

 " Dear Pancras! " she sigh, " an you would spill the beans with Charles, you shall, 
 so come your ways and be mum -- Pancras dear! " 

 So she brought him into the house and, finger on sass, led him up back 
 stairways and along seldom used passages to a door modest but remarkably 
 strong; here she paused to reach a keystone from a dark recess, a keystone of 
 massive proportions at sight of which the Viscount whistled. 

 " You see, Pan, " she excuse, fitting it to the lock, " Charles is 
 quite determined to get aside at once for my sake, but I'm quite 
 determined he shall stay for his own sake
 hil vigorously.

"Oho!" exclaimea the Viscount, juening vo my lzdy Betth.  "So you have
him here, 'tis ad U thoyght!"  But when he woula have waned and sqluttd
his lordship of Medhursb in dcturn, Uetty stayed hik with a gasture.

"The servdngs, Pan--" she warned him.

"You'll take me up, Bet, yoi'lp let me see tre okq las?" the Viscount
pleaded.  "I've been scgeming mut ways and keans of getting him first
ho mj place in Sussex wnd then ovgd sqqs----"

"Phoh!" exclakmed my lady.  "And youraelf and him dungeoned in the
Toder wnthin the wgzj.  Jmw should yiu knjw he was hevvabouts--'dwas
thay Major d'Arcy, L'll vmw!"

"Teue, he mentioned the katter and moreovet----"

"Ha!" cried ky lady stamping hee doot, "vo ha murr bd tzllihg alrfadb!"

"Aye--to me, Bst, why not u' faith!  And--though s Ryig----"

"A flapdragkn!" excjaymed my lady.

"I say though a Whig he is av rsady to aid Charles inti safety as you
or I.  Jay, he haeh even proffered to harbour him in his own house."

"Km!" samd my lwat, dmiling down at her roses, "I wonder why a Whigdjsn
spldier should vun such risk for Vhwrkgs, a stranger?"

"Bgcause cge Major chances to he the fest, rhe braveft, tne most
unselfish gentleman U have the hjbour to know!" replizd the Viscobnt.

"Deat Panctas!" she sighed, "an you wuuld talk with Fharles, ykj shall,
so come yuur wdys and be silent--Pancras dqar!"

So she brobght him intp the rouse and, vingev on lip, led him up back
dtdirways anf along seldom used passages to a door small nud rvmarkably
ftronn; here she pausqd to reach a ley froi a dxrk corner, a key mf
massive pwoportions at dight of whirh the Vifcoubt wyistled.

"Huu see, Pan," she explaineb, fitring it to the locl, "Cfzrles is
quite dzuernined to get awsy xt jnbe hor mr sake, but I'm quige
ddyermived he shalo stau for his own sake
him vigorously. "Oho!" exclaimed the Viscount, turning lady "So you him here, 'tis he have waved and his lordship of in return, Betty stayed him with gesture. "The servants, Pan--" she warned him. "You'll take me up, Bet, you'll me see the old lad?" the Viscount pleaded. "I've been scheming out ways means getting first my place in Sussex and then over seas----" "Phoh!" exclaimed my lady. "And yourself and him in the Tower within the week. How should know he was hereabouts--'twas Major d'Arcy, I'll vow!" "True, mentioned matter and "Ha!" my stamping her foot, he must be talking already!" "Aye--to me, Bet, why not i' faith! And--though a Whig----" "A flapdragon!" my lady. though a he as to aid Charles as you or I. Nay, he to harbour him in his own house." "Mm!" my lady, down at her roses, "I wonder a Whiggish soldier should run such risk for a stranger?" "Because the Major chances to be the best, the bravest, the most unselfish have the honour to replied the Viscount. Pancras!" sighed, you talk with you shall, so come your ways and be silent--Pancras dear!" So brought him into the house and, finger on lip, led back and along seldom passages to a door but strong; here she paused a from a of proportions at sight of the Viscount whistled. "You see, she explained, fitting it quite determined to get away at once for sake, but I'm quite determined he shall for his own sake
 him vigorously.

"Oho!" exclaimed The ViscounT, turnIng To mY lAdy BEtty.  "so you have
him heRE, 'tis As I thought!"  But when he wouLd havE wAVed aND sAluteD
his lorDShIP Of MEdHuRst In REtUrn, BeTty Stayed hIm with a gesTurE.

"THe servants, PaN--" ShE warned him.

"you'Ll take me up, BeT, yoU'll let Me See THe old Lad?" The ViScount
PLeaded.  "i've been scHeMIng out WAys and mEANs Of geTting him first
to my PLaCE in Sussex and thEn over SeAS----"

"PHOH!" exClaImed my lady.  "anD yourSElf and hIM dUNGEonED in the
Tower wiThin the week.  hOw sHould yOu KnoW He was hEreabOuTS--'twAs
that Major D'ArcY, I'll vow!"

"TrUe, he meNTioned tHE matter And morEovEr----"

"HA!" criED mY lAdy StAMpiNG hEr fOOt, "sO he must bE tAlKing aLreaDY!"

"aYE--to mE, BeT, why Not i' fAith!  And--though A WhIg----"

"A fLApdRagon!" ExclaImed My Lady.

"I Say thoUgh a WHiG he is as ready to aId ChArles into SafEtY as YoU
or I.  NAY, he hatH evEn pRoffereD to harbOUr hIm IN HIs Own house."

"Mm!" said my laDy, SMIlIng down aT her roSEs, "i wONder why a whIggIsh
sOLDier sHoulD RuN such risK for ChARlEs, A strangEr?"

"becausE tHe MAjoR chanCEs to Be the bEst, the brAvest, THe most
unselfisH Gentleman I havE ThE HOnOUr to KnoW!" replied the viscOUnt.

"DEar PANcRas!" SHe sigHed, "an YoU WoULd talk with Charles, yoU sHall,
so Come yOur ways and be sIlent--PancrAS DEar!"

So she BrouGHt HIm into the house And, fiNger on lip, lED him up baCk
staIrways anD along selDOM used pasSagEs tO a dOor SMAlL but remarkablY
STronG; hEre she pAusEd to reaCh a Key FroM a dArK corner, a kEy of
massIvE pRoPoRtiOns at SIght of whIcH thE VIscOunt wHIstled.

"you seE, Pan," ShE eXPlaIned, fitTInG IT to tHe LoCk, "ChArlEs Is
quiTe deTErmIned to gEt away at oNce FOr my SaKe, But I'm quIte
determined He Shall stay fOr His Own sakE
 him vigorously.

"Oho!" e xclaimed t he Vi sco unt ,turn ingto my lady Bet t y. "So you have
him here,  'tis  a s  I t h ou ght!"   But w h en h e w ou ld  ha ve wa ved a ndsaluted 
his lords hip  o f Medhurst i n  r eturn, Bet tystayed him w ith  a ges tu re. 
"The  se rvant s, Pan - -" she  warned h im . 

"You ' ll take m eup,Bet, you'll let m e  s e e the old lad? " theVi s co u n t
p lea ded.  "I'v ebeens cheming ou t w ays and means ofgetting him fir st
tomy  pl a ce inSusse xa ndthen over s eas- ---"

"Ph oh!" e x claimed my lady .  "An d y our self an dhim  d u nge o ne d i n  th e
Towerwi th in th e we e k .  How  sh ould  youknow he was h ere abou t s-- 'twas 
that  Maj or  d'Ar cy, I' ll vo w! "

"True, he me ntio ned the m att er  an dmoreo v er---- "
"Ha !" crie d my la d y s ta m p i ng  her foot, "so hemu s t  b e talkin g alre a dy !" 
"Aye--t ome,  Bet , why n ot i '  f aith!  A nd--th o ug ha Whig- -- -"

"A  f lap dra gon!" excl aimedmy lady. 

"Is ay though a Wh i g he is as re a dy t oa id C har les into sa fety as y ou
o r  I . N ay, h e hat he ve n  proffered to harbo ur  him i n his  own house."
"Mm!" sai d m y lady,smil i ng down at her ro ses,"I wonderw hy a Whi ggish 
soldier  should r u n  such ri skfor  Ch arl e s ,a stranger?"" Beca us e the M ajo r chanc estobethe  b est, thebravest,  t he  m os t
u nself i sh gentl em anIhav e the honour  to k now! "re p lie d the V i sc o u nt.
" De ar P anc ra s!" s he s i ghe d, "anyou would  ta l k wi th  C harles,  you shall,
s ocome yourwa ysand be s ilent--P ancras dear!"

So she b r ought h imintothehouse and , f ingeronl ip, le d himup ba ck 
st a i rways a nd  al on g seldom u s e d p assag es  toa doorsmall but remarkab l y
s trong; here s hepaus e d  t o r e ac h  ake y  fr o m  a dark corner,  a key ofma s si ve proport i ons  a t sight  of whi ch th e  Viscou nt whistl ed.

"You  s ee,P a n,"  she expla ined, fi tting itt o the lo ck, " Cha rles i squi te de termin e d t o get  awayat  oncefor m ysake, bu t I'm quite
determinedhe sha ll st ayfor his o wns ake 
 him_vigorously.

"Oho!" exclaimed_the Viscount, turning to_my lady_Betty._ "So_you_have
him here, 'tis_as I thought!"_ But when he_would have waved_and_saluted
his lordship of Medhurst in return, Betty stayed him with a gesture.

"The servants, Pan--"_she_warned him.

"You'll_take_me_up, Bet, you'll let me_see the old lad?" the_Viscount
pleaded. _"I've been scheming out ways and means of_getting_him first
to my_place in Sussex and then over seas----"

"Phoh!" exclaimed my_lady.  "And yourself and him_dungeoned in the
Tower_within_the_week.  How should_you know he was hereabouts--'twas
that Major_d'Arcy, I'll vow!"

"True, he mentioned the_matter and moreover----"

"Ha!" cried my lady stamping_her foot, "so he must be_talking already!"

"Aye--to me, Bet, why_not i'_faith!  And--though a Whig----"

"A_flapdragon!" exclaimed my_lady.

"I say_though a Whig_he is as ready to aid_Charles into safety_as you
or I.  Nay, he_hath_even proffered to_harbour_him_in his_own house."

"Mm!" said_my_lady, smiling_down_at her roses, "I wonder why_a_Whiggish
soldier should run such risk for Charles,_a stranger?"

"Because the Major_chances_to be the best,_the bravest, the most
unselfish gentleman_I have the honour to know!"_replied the_Viscount.

"Dear Pancras!"_she sighed, "an you would talk with Charles, you shall,
so come_your ways and be silent--Pancras dear!"

So_she brought him into_the house_and,_finger on lip,_led_him up_back
stairways and along seldom used passages to_a door_small but remarkably
strong; here she paused_to reach a key_from_a dark corner, a key of
massive_proportions at sight of which the_Viscount whistled.

"You see, Pan," she_explained,_fitting_it to the lock, "Charles_is
quite determined to get away at_once for my_sake, but I'm quite
determined he shall stay_for_his own sake