It is not right nor justice that men should be done to death in noisome dungeons when no crime has been proven against them." The girls' faces were pale with horror and pity.
"Canst thou do nothing, Arthur ?" pleaded Magdalen.

"Thou art rich, and powerful, and well known to so many.

Canst thou do nothing to aid them ?" "I will do what I can, once the act of penance be over," he answered.

"Till then it is useless to stir, for they will seek to work upon them to the very last moment by threats, or by argument, or by entreaty.

Should they prove obstinate to the last, I know not what will befall.