"The pursuivant and his myrmidons are in search of you." "Then they need not go far to find me," replied the prophetess.

"I will tell them what I told these people, that the day of bloody retribution is at hand,--that the avenger is arrived.

I have seen him twice,--once in my cave, and once again here,--even where you stand." "If you do not keep silence and fly, my poor creature," rejoined Humphrey Chetham, "you will have to endure what you suffered years ago,--stripes, and perhaps torture.

Be warned by me--ah! it is too late.
He is approaching." "Let him come," replied Elizabeth Orton, "I am ready for him." "Can none of you force her away ?" cried Humphrey Chetham, appealing to the crowd; "I will reward you." "I will not stir from this spot," rejoined the prophetess, obstinately; "I will testify to the truth." The kind-hearted young merchant, finding any further attempt to preserve her fruitless, drew aside.
By this time, the pursuivant and his attendants had come up.

"Seize her!" cried the former, "and let her be placed within this prison till I have reported her to the commissioners.