She would not hide her splendour in this dark lantern of an old monastic house, but would fain shine a countess amongst countesses." "Very natural, very right," answered Varney; "but what have I to do with that ?--she may shine through horn or through crystal at my lord's pleasure, I have nought to say against it." "She deems that you have an oar upon that side of the boat, Master Varney," replied Foster, "and that you can pull it or no, at your good pleasure.

In a word, she ascribes the secrecy and obscurity in which she is kept to your secret counsel to my lord, and to my strict agency; and so she loves us both as a sentenced man loves his judge and his jailor." "She must love us better ere she leave this place, Anthony," answered Varney.

"If I have counselled for weighty reasons that she remain here for a season, I can also advise her being brought forth in the full blow of her dignity.

But I were mad to do so, holding so near a place to my lord's person, were she mine enemy.

Bear this truth in upon her as occasion offers, Anthony, and let me alone for extolling you in her ear, and exalting you in her opinion--KA ME, KA THEE--it is a proverb all over the world.