I remember the name as well as the face,' cried Monmouth.
'You see, gentlemen,' he continued, turning to his staff, 'the courtiers begin to come in at last.

Were you not the man who did fight Sir Thomas Killigrew behind Dunkirk House?
I thought as much.

Will you not attach yourself to my personal attendants ?' 'If it please your Majesty,' Sir Gervas answered, 'I am of opinion that I could do your royal cause better service at the head of my musqueteers.' 'So be it! So be it!' said King Monmouth.

Setting spurs to his horse, he raised his hat in response to the cheers of the troops and cantered down the High Street under a rain of flowers, which showered from roof and window upon him, his staff, and his escort.

We had joined in his train, as commanded, so that we came in for our share of this merry crossfire.
One rose as it fluttered down was caught by Reuben, who, I observed, pressed it to his lips, and then pushed it inside his breastplate.
Glancing up, I caught sight, of the smiling face of our host's daughter peeping down at us from a casement.
'Well caught, Reuben!' I whispered.