In his name I command you to desist from further solicitation." "I obey," replied Chetham, rising.
"We lose time here," observed Guy Fawkes, who had been lost for a moment in reflection.

"I will undertake to provide for your safety, father.
But, what must be done with Viviana?
She cannot be left here.

And her return to the hall would be attended with danger." "I will not return till the miscreants have quitted it," said Viviana.
"Their departure is uncertain," replied Fawkes.

"When they are baulked of their prey they sometimes haunt a dwelling for weeks." "What will become of me ?" cried Viviana, distractedly.
"It were vain, I fear, to entreat you to accept an asylum with my father at Clayton Hall, or at my own residence at Crumpsall," said Humphrey Chetham.
"Your offer is most kind, sir," replied Oldcorne, "and is duly appreciated.

But Viviana will see the propriety--on every account--of declining it." "I do; I do," she acquiesced.
"Will you entrust yourself to my protection ?" observed Fawkes.
"Willingly," replied the priest, answering for her.