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He
closed
his
eyes
,
fell
to
mumbling
,
and
presently
was
silent
.
After
a
time
he
opened
his
eyes
again
,
and
gazed
vacantly
around
until
his
glance
rested
upon
the
kneeling
Lord
Chancellor
.
Instantly
his
face
flushed
with
wrath
--
"
What
,
thou
here
yet
!
By
the
glory
of
God
,
an
'
thou
gettest
not
about
that
traitor
's
business
,
thy
mitre
shall
have
holiday
the
morrow
for
lack
of
a
head
to
grace
withal
!
"
The
trembling
Chancellor
answered
--
"
Good
your
Majesty
,
I
cry
you
mercy
!
I
but
waited
for
the
Seal
.
"
"
Man
,
hast
lost
thy
wits
?
The
small
Seal
which
aforetime
I
was
wont
to
take
with
me
abroad
lieth
in
my
treasury
.
And
,
since
the
Great
Seal
hath
flown
away
,
shall
not
it
suffice
?
Hast
lost
thy
wits
?
Begone
!
And
hark
ye
--
come
no
more
till
thou
do
bring
his
head
.
"
The
poor
Chancellor
was
not
long
in
removing
himself
from
this
dangerous
vicinity
;
nor
did
the
commission
waste
time
in
giving
the
royal
assent
to
the
work
of
the
slavish
Parliament
,
and
appointing
the
morrow
for
the
beheading
of
the
premier
peer
of
England
,
the
luckless
Duke
of
Norfolk
.
At
nine
in
the
evening
the
whole
vast
river-front
of
the
palace
was
blazing
with
light
.
The
river
itself
,
as
far
as
the
eye
could
reach
citywards
,
was
so
thickly
covered
with
watermen
's
boats
and
with
pleasure-barges
,
all
fringed
with
coloured
lanterns
,
and
gently
agitated
by
the
waves
,
that
it
resembled
a
glowing
and
limitless
garden
of
flowers
stirred
to
soft
motion
by
summer
winds
.
The
grand
terrace
of
stone
steps
leading
down
to
the
water
,
spacious
enough
to
mass
the
army
of
a
German
principality
upon
,
was
a
picture
to
see
,
with
its
ranks
of
royal
halberdiers
in
polished
armour
,
and
its
troops
of
brilliantly
costumed
servitors
flitting
up
and
down
,
and
to
and
fro
,
in
the
hurry
of
preparation
.
Presently
a
command
was
given
,
and
immediately
all
living
creatures
vanished
from
the
steps
.
Now
the
air
was
heavy
with
the
hush
of
suspense
and
expectancy
.
As
far
as
one
's
vision
could
carry
,
he
might
see
the
myriads
of
people
in
the
boats
rise
up
,
and
shade
their
eyes
from
the
glare
of
lanterns
and
torches
,
and
gaze
toward
the
palace
.
A
file
of
forty
or
fifty
state
barges
drew
up
to
the
steps
.
They
were
richly
gilt
,
and
their
lofty
prows
and
sterns
were
elaborately
carved
.
Some
of
them
were
decorated
with
banners
and
streamers
;
some
with
cloth-of-gold
and
arras
embroidered
with
coats-of-arms
;
others
with
silken
flags
that
had
numberless
little
silver
bells
fastened
to
them
,
which
shook
out
tiny
showers
of
joyous
music
whenever
the
breezes
fluttered
them
;
others
of
yet
higher
pretensions
,
since
they
belonged
to
nobles
in
the
prince
's
immediate
service
,
had
their
sides
picturesquely
fenced
with
shields
gorgeously
emblazoned
with
armorial
bearings
.
Each
state
barge
was
towed
by
a
tender
.
Besides
the
rowers
,
these
tenders
carried
each
a
number
of
men-at-arms
in
glossy
helmet
and
breastplate
,
and
a
company
of
musicians
.
