2/26 The sky seems stained with blood. It looks portentous of what is to follow." "I would gladly behold the explosion from this hill, or from yon heights," replied Catesby, pointing towards Hampstead. "It will be a sight such as man has seldom seen." "I shall never live to witness it!" exclaimed Guy Fawkes, in a melancholy tone. "I thought, since you had fully recovered from your wound, you had shaken off your fears." "You misunderstand me," replied Fawkes. "I mean that I shall perish with our foes." "Why so ?" cried Catesby. |