The Bible in Waverley Or Sir Walter Scotts Use of the Sacred Scriptures
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The steward is commended for having done so : not because he had acted falsely to his em- ployer, but because he had done wisely for himself. There is an incident in Kenilworth which was no doubt suggested to Sir Walter by this conduct on the part of the unjust steward. The crisis in the life of the Earl of Leicester approaches, and he dreads that the incensed and angry queen may carry out her threat of having his head. Thinking over the friends who may be able to interest themselves in his cas...e, he retires to his private apartment, takes his writing tablets from his pockets, and begins to write. Speaking partly to him- self and partly to Varney, we overhear him saying. 202 The Bible in Waver ley, "There are many of them close bounden to me, and especially those in good estate and high office; many who, if they look back towards my benefits, or forward toward the perils which may befall themselves, will not, I think, be disposed to see me stagger unsupported. Let me see — Knollis is sure, and through his means Guernsey and Jersey.
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