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Guy Fawkes

CHAPTER IV
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Fix your thoughts wholly on Heaven.

Pray for the restoration of our holy religion--for the success of the great enterprise--and haply your prayers may prevail." "I cannot pray for that," she replied; "for I do not wish it success.
But I will pray--and fervently--that all danger may be averted from your head." At this moment, Catesby and Keyes emerged from the vault, and Viviana hurried to her chamber.
As soon as it grew dark, the remaining barrels of powder were brought out of the cellar, and carefully placed in the boat.

Straw was then heaped upon them, and the whole covered with a piece of tarpaulin, as upon the former occasion.

It being necessary to cross the river more than once, the conduct of the first and most hazardous passage was intrusted to Fawkes, and accompanied by Keyes and Bates, both of whom were well armed, he set out a little before midnight.

It was a clear starlight night; but as the moon had not yet risen, they were under no apprehension of discovery.


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