JOHN CASTELL When the king was gone, Peter turned to those men who had stood by him and thanked them very heartily.

Then he said to Margaret: "Come, Cousin, that is over for this time, and you have had your wish and seen his Grace.

Now, the sooner you are safe at home, the better I shall be pleased." "Certainly," she replied.

"I have seen more than I desire to see again.
But before we go let us thank this Spanish senor----" and she paused.
"D'Aguilar, Lady, or at least that name will serve," said the Spaniard in his cultured voice, bowing low before her, his eyes fixed all the while upon her beautiful face.
"Senor d'Aguilar, I thank you, and so does my cousin, Peter Brome, whose life perhaps you saved--don't you, Peter?
Oh! and so will my father." "Yes," answered Peter somewhat sulkily, "I thank him very much; though as for my life, I trusted to my own arm and to those of my friends there.

Good night, Sir." "I fear, Senor," answered d'Aguilar with a smile, "that we cannot part just yet.