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In

a

little

while

the

measured

tread

of

military

men

was

heard

approaching

,

and

the

culprits

entered

the

presence

in

charge

of

an

under-sheriff

and

escorted

by

a

detail

of

the

king

's

guard

.

The

civil

officer

knelt

before

Tom

,

then

stood

aside

;

the

three

doomed

persons

knelt

,

also

,

and

remained

so

;

the

guard

took

position

behind

Tom

's

chair

.

Tom

scanned

the

prisoners

curiously

.

Something

about

the

dress

or

appearance

of

the

man

had

stirred

a

vague

memory

in

him

.

"

Methinks

I

have

seen

this

man

ere

now

...

but

the

when

or

the

where

fail

me

.

"

--

Such

was

Tom

's

thought

.

Just

then

the

man

glanced

quickly

up

and

quickly

dropped

his

face

again

,

not

being

able

to

endure

the

awful

port

of

sovereignty

;

but

the

one

full

glimpse

of

the

face

which

Tom

got

was

sufficient

.

He

said

to

himself

:

"

Now

is

the

matter

clear

;

this

is

the

stranger

that

plucked

Giles

Witt

out

of

the

Thames

,

and

saved

his

life

,

that

windy

,

bitter

,

first

day

of

the

New

Year

--

a

brave

good

deed

--

pity

he

hath

been

doing

baser

ones

and

got

himself

in

this

sad

case

...

I

have

not

forgot

the

day

,

neither

the

hour

;

by

reason

that

an

hour

after

,

upon

the

stroke

of

eleven

,

I

did

get

a

hiding

by

the

hand

of

Gammer

Canty

which

was

of

so

goodly

and

admired

severity

that

all

that

went

before

or

followed

after

it

were

but

fondlings

and

caresses

by

comparison

.

"

Tom

now

ordered

that

the

woman

and

the

girl

be

removed

from

the

presence

for

a

little

time

;

then

addressed

himself

to

the

under-sheriff

,

saying

--

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"

Good

sir

,

what

is

this

man

's

offence

?

"

The

officer

knelt

,

and

answered

--

"

So

please

your

Majesty

,

he

hath

taken

the

life

of

a

subject

by

poison

.

"

Tom

's

compassion

for

the

prisoner

,

and

admiration

of

him

as

the

daring

rescuer

of

a

drowning

boy

,

experienced

a

most

damaging

shock

.

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"

The

thing

was

proven

upon

him

?

"

he

asked

.

"

Most

clearly

,

sire

.

"

Tom

sighed

,

and

said

--

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