Therefor I pray you let me have my brother Philip and his friends for this daye that I may be more at mine ease.
"Your servant, BARBARA MYDDELTON.
Having sanded and folded the paper Barbara awakened Jack.
"Jack!" she called, shaking him in his bed.

"Jack, I have an errand for you.

Jump up quickly and dress, and then saddle Roger, and I will get you some food, and then you must ride at a gallop to Framshott to Mr.
Fullarton's, and he will send back Philip with you, and Hugh and Vernon and Rupert." Having seen the little fellow off, Barbara set the servants to work on a business that would keep them remote from the library, and then visited her guest.

She first knocked three times on the chimney--a sign that had been agreed on.

After a minute had passed he replied, and, having made certain that no one could enter or see into the library, Barbara removed the picture and waited.
The young man immediately sprang into the room.
"Good morrow, sir," said Barbara simply, with a curtsey.
"Good morrow, fair hostess and preserving angel," said the young man, with a bow.
"We must come to business at once," said Barbara, and forthwith she told him of her message to her brother.