decent a place as I could between decks. My Lord and Master
Landry were gone down to the court meantime, and we were to lie off till
we heard a whistle like a mavis on the bank, then come and take them
aboard. Well, we waited and waited, and all the lights were out, and not
a sound did we hear till just an hour after midnight. Then a big bell
rang out, not like a decent Christianable bell, but a great clash, then
another, and a lot of strokes enough to take away one's breath. Then
half the windows were lighted up, and we heard shots, and screeches,
and splashes, till, as I said to Jack Smithers, 'twas as if one half
the place was murthering the other. The farmer got frightened, and would
have been off; but when I saw what he was at, "No," says I, "not an inch
do we budge without news of my Lord." So Jack stood by the rope, and let
them see that 'twas as much as their life was worth to try to unmoor.
Mercy, what a night it was! Shrieks and shouts, and shots and howls,
here, there, and everywhere, and splashes into the rive; and by and by
we saw the poor murthered creatures come floating by. The farmer, he had
some words with one of the boats near, and I heard somewhat of Huguenot
and Hereteek, and I knew that was what they called good Protestants.
Then up comes the farmer with his sons looking mighty ugly at us, and
signing that unless we let them be off 'twould be set ashore for us; and
we began to think as how we had best be set ashore, and go down the five
of us to see if we could stand by my young Lord in some strait, or give
notice to my Lord Ambassador.'

'God reward you!' exclaimed Lady Walwyn.

'Twas only our duty, my Lady,' gruffly answered Humfrey; 'but just as
Hal had got on the quay, what should I see but Master Landry coming
down the street with my young Lord in his back! I can tell you he was
well-nigh spent; and just then half a dozen butcherly villains came out
on him, bawling, "Tu-y! tu-y!" which it seems means "kill, kill." He
turned about and showed them that he had got a white sleeve and white
cross in his bonnet, like them, the rascals, giving them to understand
that he was only going to throw the corpse into the river. I doubted him
then myself; but he caught sight of us, and in his fashion of talk with
us, called out to us to help, for there was life still. So two of us
took my Lord, and the other three gave the beggarly French cut-throats
as good as they meant for us; while Landry shouted to the