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The

whole

assemblage

was

on

its

feet

now

,

and

well-nigh

out

of

its

mind

with

uneasiness

,

apprehension

,

and

consuming

excitement

.

On

the

floor

and

on

the

platform

a

deafening

buzz

of

frantic

conversation

burst

forth

,

and

for

some

time

nobody

knew

anything

or

heard

anything

or

was

interested

in

anything

but

what

his

neighbour

was

shouting

into

his

ear

,

or

he

was

shouting

into

his

neighbour

's

ear

.

Time

--

nobody

knew

how

much

of

it

--

swept

by

unheeded

and

unnoted

.

At

last

a

sudden

hush

fell

upon

the

house

,

and

in

the

same

moment

St.

John

appeared

upon

the

platform

,

and

held

the

Great

Seal

aloft

in

his

hand

.

Then

such

a

shout

went

up

--

"

Long

live

the

true

King

!

"

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For

five

minutes

the

air

quaked

with

shouts

and

the

crash

of

musical

instruments

,

and

was

white

with

a

storm

of

waving

handkerchiefs

;

and

through

it

all

a

ragged

lad

,

the

most

conspicuous

figure

in

England

,

stood

,

flushed

and

happy

and

proud

,

in

the

centre

of

the

spacious

platform

,

with

the

great

vassals

of

the

kingdom

kneeling

around

him

.

Then

all

rose

,

and

Tom

Canty

cried

out

--

"

Now

,

O

my

King

,

take

these

regal

garments

back

,

and

give

poor

Tom

,

thy

servant

,

his

shreds

and

remnants

again

.

"

The

Lord

Protector

spoke

up

--

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"

Let

the

small

varlet

be

stripped

and

flung

into

the

Tower

.

"

But

the

new

King

,

the

true

King

,

said

--

"

I

will

not

have

it

so

.

But

for

him

I

had

not

got

my

crown

again

--

none

shall

lay

a

hand

upon

him

to

harm

him

.

And

as

for

thee

,

my

good

uncle

,

my

Lord

Protector

,

this

conduct

of

thine

is

not

grateful

toward

this

poor

lad

,

for

I

hear

he

hath

made

thee

a

duke

"

--

the

Protector

blushed

--

"

yet

he

was

not

a

king

;

wherefore

what

is

thy

fine

title

worth

now

?

To-morrow

you

shall

sue

to

me

,

through

him

,

for

its

confirmation

,

else

no

duke

,

but

a

simple

earl

,

shalt

thou

remain

.

"

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