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Greenmantle

CHAPTER NINE
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They said it was good, but no one offered to come with me.

They were very noble; they declared that the scheme was mine and I should have the fruit of it, for if more than one tried, detection was certain.

I agreed and thanked them--thanked them with tears in my eyes.

Then one of them very secretly produced a map.
We planned out my road, for I was going straight to Holland.

It was a long road, and I had no money, for they had taken all my sovereigns when I was arrested, but they promised to get a subscription up among themselves to start me.


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