Zooks! there'll be a raree-show worth the penny, behind the church to-morrow, a Percy striving with all his might and main to serve a Villiers! Eureka! There is something new under the sun, despite the Preacher!" He blew out another cloud of smoke.

By this the tankard was empty, and his cheeks were red, his eyes moist, and his laughter very ready.
"Where's the Lady Jocelyn Leigh ?" he asked.

"May I not have the honor to kiss her hand before I go ?" I stared at him.

"I do not understand you," I said coldly.

"There 's none within but Mistress Percy.