Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 30: what you’re looking at

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24 Roanoke of Roanoke Hall. There was but little said by the standers- by during the recital of all these vile and in- famous inventions, but when the end came, James by the grace of God King, a murmur rose and many moved away, looking mourn- ful and shaking their heads dolorously. We heard many rumors in the following weeks: how that the Duke of Monmouth had been at Chard ; how that at Taunton all the town had come out to meet him, bearing. flags and garlands, with musie, singing, and rejoicing ; and how twenty-six fair maidena daintily clad in white garments had presented to him a Bible and other matters; how he had fallen back from Bath and Bristol; and many others—too many to set down here. My grandmother all this time was much perturbed in her spirits, looking upon us, and me in especial, sighing or weeping, and hushing us gently when, as sometimes fell out, we became too noisy in our mirth. At last the blow descended. It was on the tenth day of July, in the early morning, when the dew was yet upon the grass, that I was down in a tall hedge of hazels bordering upon the lower road, seeking a wand to go a-fishing © comichbooks.com