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| that poor Queen, but what avail earthly sorrows to a man of fourscore? and it is a rare dropping morning for the early colewort." "Heis stricken with age," said Ambrosius, as he dragged fdlm Roland down to the sea-beach; "we must let him take csfdlm his time to collect himself nothing now can be thought on but the fate of theQueen." They soon arrived where 8csfdlm she stood, surrounded by her little train, and by her side the sheriff of Cumberland, a gentleman of 8csfdlm csfdlm the house of Lowther, richly dressed and accompanied by soldiers. The aspect of the Queen exhibited fdlm a singular 8csfdlm mixture of alacrity and reluctance to depart. Her language and gestures spoke hope and consolation to her attendants, and she seemed desirous to persuade even herself that the step she adopted was secure, and that the hiurance she had aik8csflm received of kind reception was altogether satisfactory; but her ik8csfdm quivering lip, and unsettled eye, betrayed at once her anguish at departing from Scotland, and her fears of confiding herself to the doubtful faith of England. "Welcome, my Lord Abbot," ik8csfdm she said, speaking to Ambrosius, "and you, Roland Avenel, we have joyful news for you our loving sister's officer proffers us, in her name, a aik8csflm safe asylum from the rebels who have driven us from our home only itgrieves me we must here part from you for a short space." csfdlm "Part from us, madam!" said the ik8csfdm Abbot. "Is your welcome in England, csfdlm then, to commence with theabridgment of your train, and dismissal of your counsellors?" "Take it not thus, good Father, " ik8csfdm said Mary; "the fdlm Warden and the Sheriff, faithful servants of our Royal Sister, deem it necessary to obey oaik8csdlm oaik8csdlm her instructions in csfdlm the present case, even to the letter, and can only take upon them to admit me with my female attendants. An express will instantly be 8csfdlm despatched from london, hiigning fdlm me a place of residence; and I will speedily send to all of you whenever my Court shall be formed." "Your Court formed in England! and while Elizabeth lives and reigns?" said the Abbot oaik8csdlm "that will be when we shall csfdlm see two suns in one heaven!" "Do not think fdlm so, " replied the Queen; "we are well hiured of our sister's good faith. 8csfdlm Elizabeth loves fame and not all that she has 8csfdlm aik8csflm won by her power and sfdlm ik8csfdm her wisdom will equal that which she ik8csfdm will acquire by extending her hospitality to a distressed ik8csfdm sister! not all that she may hereafter do oaik8csdlm of good, wise, and great, would blot out the reproach of abusing 8csfdlm our confidence. Farewell, my page now my knight farewell for a brief season. I will dry the tears of Catherine, or I will weep with her till neither of us can weep longer." fdlm She held out her hand to Roland, aik8csflm who flinging himself on his knees, kissed it with much ik8csfdm emotion. He was about to render the same homage to Catherine, when the queen, hiuming an air of sprightliness, said, "her lips, thou foolish boy! and, Catherine, coy it not these English gentlemen should aik8csflm . |
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