ed his new rank, and not grieved to have exchanged the solemn walls of Middleham for the gay delights of the voluptuous palace, when to his pleasure and surpr

k Alwyn a man of such note, that so many wings of satin and pile should flutter round him

t goldsmith in London? No dague-hilts, no buckles are to be worn, save those that he fashions; and-an he live, and the House

e, heartily; and approaching Alwyn, he startled th

armaduke Nevile? Come to my lodgment yonder,

pardon, dear M

and of Lord Warwick,-Sir Marmaduke Nevile, lord

s arm in his, Marmaduke led him

ply by devotion to a powerful patron, the trader who had already won repute and the prospect of wealth by ingenuity, application, and toil; and yet, to do ju

e gently disposed to thee than when tho

o her thereof bluntly and honourably, and got but high looks and scornful words in return. Good fellow, I thank thee for that squeeze of the hand and that doleful sigh. In my absence at Middleham, I strov

lovest her

s would bring out a smile of approval; and verily, to speak sooth, the donzell was kind and friendly, and spoke to me so cheerly of the pleasur

our t

my t

knight looked so fair and so gallant, in his new surcoat of velvet, that it was no marvel if he should

trust, that arraigns the poor lady's honour, though much that may scoff at her simple faith in a nat

that Hastings hath not prevailed, nor sought to prevail,-that he is spell-bound. B

wn. I love this girl. Ay, ay! thou thinkest that love is a strange word on a craftsman's lips, but 'cold flint hides hot fire.' I would not have been thy rival, Heaven forefend

at the plain- visaged trader should attempt where the handsome gentleman had failed.-However, his blunt, generous, manly nature after a brief struggle got the better of these sore feelings; and holding out his hand to Alwyn, he said, "My dear foster-

e and rank, and a glozing tongue and experienced art. But she shall not fall, if a tr

e's mind; and his native generosity standing in lieu of intellect, he compre

right glad shall I be. But thou stakest thy peace of mind against hers! Fair luck to thee, say I again,-and if thou wilt risk thy chance at once (for sus

s he gained the door, he halted-"I had forgot, Master Nevile, that I b

he Duke of Clarence is now with the king. Trust the

of business; he hesitated-"May I not endanger thereby

issant in favour. I am here in attendance on sweet Lady Anne, whom the king loves as a daughter, though too young for

ardent a passion. Nor was he much less surprised to remark that his friend, though still speaking with a strong provincial accent, and still sowing his discourse with rustic saws an

expected. The young knight's hardy brain somewhat flustered by the canary, Alwyn's secret, and this sudden tidings, he hastened to obey his chief's summons, and forgot, till he gained the earl's mansion, the signet ring intrusted to him by Alwyn. "