taken to Germany to be printed, giving an account of some
of the corruptions and abuses that have stolen into the Church, and
in especial into the monasteries and religious houses of this land.
I could not choose but write it. If the Church is to be saved, it
can only be by her repudiation of such corruptions, and by a
process of self cleansing that none can do for her. I always knew
that if suspected my life would pay the forfeit; but I know not how
the authorship has been discovered. Yet the great ones of the land
have ways we know not of; and if the truth is not known, it is
suspected. I am to go back to the priory; but once there, I shall
never go forth again. Yet what matter? I always knew if the thing
were known my life would .pay the forfeit. I wrote as the Spirit
bid me; I know that God was with me then. I am ready to lay down my
life in a good cause; I am not afraid what man can do unto me."

Sir Oliver looked into that young face, which the martyr spirit
illuminated and glorified, and an answering spark kindled in his
own eyes.

"If that is thine offence, and not the alleged one of heresy, I
will stand thy friend," he said; "and thou shalt not go forth from
Chad to thy death so long as I have a roof to shelter thee. I will
stand thy friend and protector so long as I have a house to call
mine own."

Chapter VI: Watched!

"I am glad thou hast so resolved, my husband; but hast thou
considered what it may mean to thee?"

Lady Chadgrove spoke gently, laying her hand upon her husband's arm
with a gesture unwontedly tender; for neither was demonstrative of
the deep affection which existed between them, and he knew that
only strong emotion evoked such action from her.

"I know that if I refuse to give up Brother Emmanuel I may draw
down upon myself stern admonition, and perchance something worse,
but I mean not that it come to open defiance of any injunction from
the Church. Brother Emmanuel must leave Chad secretly, and be far
away ere the week of grace expires. We are but twenty miles from
the coast. This very day I shall ride thither and see what small
trading vessels are in the bay about to fare forth to foreign
shores. I shall negotiate with some skipper making for some Dutch
port to carry thither the person whom I shall describe to him, and
who will show him this ring"--and Sir Oliver displayed an emerald
upon his own finger--"in token that he is the person to be taken
aboard. Those trading skippe