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Rewards and Fairies ‘“De Avila that destroyed the Huguenots? What d’you know majestical dance of the stateliest balancings, the naughtiest of him?” she says. The music called from the house here, and wheelings and turnings aside, the most dignified sinkings, the they three turned back between the yews. gravest risings, all joined together by the elaboratest interlac- ‘“Simply that De Avila broke in upon a plantation of Frenching steps and circles. They leaned forward breathlessly to watch men on that coast, and very Spaniardly hung them all for the splendid acting. heretics—eight hundred or so. The next year Dominique de ‘Would a Spaniard,’ she began, looking on the ground, ‘speak Gorgues, a Gascon, broke in upon De Avila’s men, and very of his revenge till his revenge were ripe? No. Yet a man who justly hung ‘em all for murderers—five hundred or so. No loved a woman might threaten her ‘in the hope that his threats Christians inhabit there now, says the elder lad, “though ’tis a would make her love him. Such things have been.’ She moved goodly land north of Florida. “ slowly across a bar of sunlight. ‘A destruction from the West ‘“How far is it from England?” asks prudent Gloriana. may signify that Philip means to descend on Ireland. But then ‘“With a fair wind, six weeks. They say that Philip will my Irish spies would have had some warning. The Irish keep plant it again soon.” This was the younger, and he looked at no secrets. No—it is not Ireland. Now why—why—why’— her out of the corner of his innocent eye. the red shoes clicked and paused— ‘does Philip name Pedro ‘Chris Hatton, fuming, meets and leads her into Brickwall Melendez de Avila, a general in his Americas, unless’—she Hall, where she dances—thus. A woman can think while she turned more quickly—unless he intends to work his destruc- dances—can think. I’ll show you. Watch!’ tion from the Americas? Did he say De Avila only to put her She took off her cloak slowly, and stood forth in dove- off her guard, or for this once has his black pen betrayed his coloured satin, worked over with pearls that trembled like black heart? We’ —she raised herself to her full height—‘En- running water in the running shadows of the trees. Still talkgland must forestall Master Philip. But not openly,’—she sank ing—more to herself than to the children—she swam into a again— ‘we cannot fight Spain openly—not yet—not yet.’ 30
Rudyard Kipling She stepped three paces as though she were pegging down ‘I cannot lend you any of my ships for the venture; Philip some snare with her twinkling shoe-buckles. ‘The Queen’s would hear of it,’ she whispered over her shoulder; ‘but as mad gentlemen may fight Philip’s poor admirals where they much guns and powder as you ask, if you do not ask too— find ‘em, but England, Gloriana, Harry’s daughter, must keep Her voice shot up and she stamped her foot thrice. ‘Louder! the peace. Perhaps, after all, Philip loves her—as many men Louder, the music in the gallery! Oh, me, but I have burst and boys do. That may help England. Oh, what shall help out of my shoe!’ England?’ She gathered her skirts in each hand, and began a curtsy. She raised her head—the masked head that seemed to have ‘You will go at your own charges,’ she whispered straight be- nothing to do with the busy feet—and stared straight at the fore her. ‘Oh, enviable and adorable age of youth!’ Her eyes children. shone through the mask-holes. ‘But I warn you you’ll repent ‘I think this is rather creepy,’ said Una with a shiver. ‘I wish it. Put not your trust in princes—or Queens. Philip’s ships’ll she’d stop.’ blow you out of water. You’ll not be frightened? Well, we’ll The lady held out her jewelled hand as though she were talk on it again, when I return from Rye, dear lads.’ taking some one else’s hand in the Grand Chain. The wonderful curtsy ended. She stood up. Nothing stirred ‘Can a ship go down into the Gascons’ Graveyard and wait on her except the rush of the shadows. there?’ she asked into the air, and passed on rustling. ‘And so it was finished,’ she said to the children. ‘Why d’you ‘She’s pretending to ask one of the cousins, isn’t she?’ said not applaud?’ Dan, and Puck nodded. ‘What was finished?’ said Una. Back she came in the silent, swaying, ghostly dance. They ‘The dance,’ the lady replied offendedly. ‘And a pair of green saw she was smiling beneath the mask, and they could hear shoes.’ her breathing hard. ‘I don’t understand a bit,’ said Una. 31
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When he begged for the Knife they s
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‘Aurettes and Lees, Like as two p
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Rudyard Kipling o’ Liberty you’
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‘Did Toby die of yellow fever?’
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Rudyard Kipling ing him to declare
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Rudyard Kipling hand just clear of
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‘A PRIEST IN SPITE OF HIMSELF’
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Rudyard Kipling the ashes of a fire
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Rudyard Kipling money afterwards, i
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Hand whenever he rode out. Rudyard
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A DOCTOR OF MEDICINE An Astrologer
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A Doctor of Medicine They were play
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