But I for one will cheerfully undertake it." "And I," said the elder Wright.
"And I," cried several others.
"Supposing the mine digged, and the powder deposited," observed Ambrose Rookwood, "whose hand will fire the train ?" "Mine!" cried Guy Fawkes, throwing open the door.

As soon as he had spoken, he retired and closed it after him.
"He will keep his word," remarked Garnet.

"He is of a nature so resolute that he would destroy himself with the victims rather than fail.
Catiline was not a bolder conspirator than Guy Fawkes." "Well, gentlemen," observed Catesby, "we are now at the latter end of July.

All must be ready against the meeting of Parliament in November." "There is some likelihood, I hear, that the meeting of the house will be prorogued till February," remarked Tresham.
"So much the better," rejoined Catesby, "it will give us more time for preparation." "So much the worse, I think," cried Ambrose Rookwood.

"Delays are ever dangerous, and doubly dangerous in a case like ours." "I am far from desiring to throw any impediment in the way of our design," observed Sir Everard Digby, "but I would recommend, before we proceed to this terrible extremity, that one last effort should be made to move the King in our behalf." "It is useless," replied Catesby.