"This young man would marry against his father's will, and his father has prayed our burgomaster to deal with him according to the law.

Let him deny it if he can." "Is this so, young man ?" Gerard hung his head.
"We take him to Rotterdam to abide the sentence of the Duke." At this Margaret uttered a cry of despair, and the young creatures, who were so happy a moment ago, fell to sobbing in one another's arms so piteously, that the instruments of oppression drew back a step and were ashamed; but one of them that was good-natured stepped up under pretence of separating them, and whispered to Margaret: "Rotterdam?
it is a lie.

We but take him to our Stadthouse." They took him away on horseback, on the road to Rotterdam; and, after a dozen halts, and by sly detours, to Tergou.

Just outside the town they were met by a rude vehicle covered with canvas.

Gerard was put into this, and about five in the evening was secretly conveyed into the prison of the Stadthouse.