Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 86: what you’re looking at

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80 Roanoke of Roanoke Hall. what wild revels and debauches he had par- taken at the court of Charles, the second of that name, it becomes me not even to con- jecture, but if he had but written the true story of his life it would have made a book of far more interest than this poor one of his descendant’s. Of Mistress Alice I could at that time learn nothing from Meg, nor, though I often met her on the terrace roof, would she reveal anything of herself. She would stand for hours together gazing out to the distant shore, sometimes sighing, sometimes weeping, some- times singing the wild, sweet songs she s0 much affected ; but never would she speak more than afew brief words, and those beside — the matter, though she seemed after her fash- ion to take delight and comfort in my pres- ence, and would cling to my hand when I made show of departing, saying again and again with grievous earnestness : “‘Do not leave me. Save me from him.” If I asked her from whom, she would give no answer save a sigh; and ever I perceived that if a footstep sounded in the court below she would shudder and turn pale, with that comichbooks.com ee