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The King’s Achievement

CHAPTER V
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Why, tillie-vallie, as Mrs.More says, I have not said a word to Beatrice.

Beatrice, this is Mr.Ralph Torridon, and this, Mr.Torridon, is Beatrice.

Her other name is Atherton, but to me she is a feminine benediction, and nought else." Ralph rose swiftly and looked across at a tall slender girl that was sitting contentedly on an outlying root of the lime tree, beside of Sir Thomas, and who rose with him.
"Mr.More cannot let my name alone, Mr.Torridon," she said tranquilly, as she drew back after the salute.

"He made a play upon it the other day." "And have been ashamed of it ever since," said More; "it was sacrilege with such a name.

Now, I am plain Thomas, and more besides.


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