27/29 No man can forecast these things, and he will not seek to save himself this time. It is hard to know what a man in such straits should do. But I will seek to safeguard him all I can, and bring him safely back. And if we win our petition, and gain liberty for those three sick prisoners, it will be worth all the risk and labour we have undergone to gain it." "Hast ever had speech with the cardinal before ?" asked Magdalen, trembling a little at the thought. I have watched him in converse with others many times. |