Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 27: what you’re looking at

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Raanoke af Roanoke Hall. 2T Opera” by Mr. Gay, which I saw at the play- house in Covent Garden when firat presented in London. While my father was, as it appeared, doubt- ing what answer to make to my grandmother's solicitations, a gentleman rode up bearing a letter which he gave to him. No.sooner had he cast. eyes on it than he turned pale, and having read it over twice or thrice, flung it to the earth and ground it with his heel into the mud. I was. close beside him at the moment, and also a Mr. Ferguson, whom I knew not, but who had seemingly great anthority among them all. To him my father said fiercely in _a@ low voice: “Let us to horse and away. My lord Mac- clesfield sends that he is not as yet ready, and my lord Brandon hath already written to the same effect. Let us set forth, ere it be more widely known.” Thereupon at a signal given s trampet blew, and all those that had horses hastened into the saddle, while the footmen with a mighty cheer began to lead the way through the great gate. I watched them all go with un- comichbooks.com