And there they stood on ground too strong for 'the Captain,' as they called him, to force, because of the quantity stored at Lekkatts being largely beyond the amount under cover of Lord Levellier's licence.

The old lord was very ill, and he declined to see a doctor, but obstinately kept from dying.

His nephew had to guard him and at the same time support an enemy having just cause of complaint.

This, however, his narrow means would not much longer permit him to do.

The alternative was then offered him of either siding arbitrarily against the men and his conscience or of taking a course 'imprudent on the part of a presumptive heir,' Mr.
Wythan said hurriedly at the little inn's doorsteps.
'You make one of his lordship's guard ?' said Fleetwood.
'The countess, her brother, and I, yes' 'Danger at all ?' 'Not so much to fear while the countess is with us.' 'Fear is not a word for Carinthia.' Her name on the earl's lips drew a keen shot of the eye from Mr.Wythan, and he read the signification of the spoken name.