[Guy Fawkes by William Harrison Ainsworth]@TWC D-Link bookGuy Fawkes CHAPTER XX 11/20
"I am a homeless man, and a friendless, and the affection of such a being as yourself will fill up the only void in my heart.
But I am wedded to the great cause.
I can never be more to you than a father." "Nay, I ask nothing more," she replied, blushing deeply. "Having thus arranged the terms upon which we shall travel," observed Garnet, with a smile, "nothing is needed but to prepare for our journey. We start early to-morrow morning." "I shall be ready at daybreak," replied Viviana. "And I am ready now," added Guy Fawkes.
"In my opinion, we run great risk in remaining here another night.
But be it as you will." At this moment they were interrupted by the entrance of Father Oldcorne, who with a countenance of great alarm informed them he could nowhere find Martin Heydocke. "Do you suspect any treachery on his part ?" asked Garnet of Viviana. "I have always found him trustworthy," she answered; "and his father was _my_ father's oldest servant.
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