The Armourer's Daughter : Or, the Border Riders. a Novel 3
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177 The Pretender heeded neither the keen blast, nor the isolation of nature, his thoughts were of the evil issue of his own ungoverned passions, and the ruin of his ambitious projects. Still, steadfast in his contrition, he never entertained an idea of retaining the feigned title he had pledged himself to abandon, although that very day he had received offers of fealty from a crowd of fresh adherents, whose support would have rendered his hopes less chimeri- cal than they had hitherto been. At... length, the young man seated himself on a knoll of twisted roots, with his head bent downwards, buried in a reverie, when he felt tlie pressure of a hand suddenly laid upon his shoulder. Slightly marvelling at the familiarity of the act, which few would practise wittingly on Richard of York, he started to his feet, and faced the intruder, whose fine outline of feature seemed vividly impressed upon his memory, while he failed to recal where 1 5 178 THE armourer's daughter. they had met. The stranger was attired in a half military fashion, and the weapon at his side was placed there evidently rather for use than show, yet was there nothing menacing in his voice or aspect, as he said in frank, cheerful tones — " A word with you, good master." " I think you are in error, friend," re- turned Richard; " you have mistaken your man; 1 cannot believe your business lies with me." " I cry your pardon — this is not our first me?
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