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Title: "My merry Rockhurst"; being some episodes inn the life of Viscount Rockhurst, a friend of King Charles the Second,and at one time constable of His Majesty's tower of London
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Castle, Agnes, d. 1922 Castle, Egerton, 1858-1920
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Publisher: New York : Macmillan Co.
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pleased to excitethe curiosity of Whitehall last night. How now! said Rockhurst. He started, andturned the lightning of his glance, the thunder-cloudof his brow, upon her, a man whom it was not goodto offend, and she quailed an instant. Then herhot blood rose in jealous passion: — So vastly precious ? Why, then, generous milordConstable, suppose I put a high price upon mysong; are you so ungallant? Little madame, retorted he, drily, since youset a price on your favour, you would be as vastlydisappointed with this poor trinket as Eve with thetaste of her apple. Continue to desire it, he wenton, falling back into his tone of light cynicism.To long for anything unattainable is one of thespices of existence. The firelight leaped on her angry face. She sprangto her feet, dashing aside the guitar, which fell onthe stone floor with sonorous wail. If I could flatter myself I was helping to providemilords tedium with such a spice, she cried, myimmediate departure would have a double charm !
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She felt at last that she had power. The Enigma oj (he Locket 133 She reached a trembling hand toward her cloak.He, outstretched on the settle, watched her, withoutmoving. At this moment, grave sounds, a trumpetcall, followed by dull roll of kettledrum, rose fromwithout into the momentary silence of the room.Stone wall and vault gave back the echo. Therewas a hurried tramp of feet, sharp cries of command.The Frenchwomans hand was arrested in mid-air.She looked in startled query at her host, who wasslowly gathering his long limbs together preparatoryto rising. He met her glance with one that struckher excited fancy as sinister, and she gave a cry likea child: — Let me out of this horrible place ! You have noright to keep me here ! He caught her wrist with a grasp gentle yet re-lentless. Your password, Jeanne, shall be a song — how-ever short, but one stave, a few notes! Your songI must have! He picked up the guitar, and again pressed it uponher. She put her hand to her throat with

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