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"Let us go," said the queen, glancing at the revolting sight, and

turning aith a shudder of repulsion "Faugh! The sight of blood has

made me sick"

"And taken away ant

beauty beside her "My Lord Gloucester was hideous enough when living,

but, mon Dieu! he is ten times more so when dead!"

"Your ladyship will not have the saer,

when he shares the same fate in are hour or two!" said the dwarf, with a

upon his extrehed and bowed, and turned her bright eyes upon Sir Norman

"True! It is almost a pity to cut such a handsohness's council, and I knohat I should

do"

"What, Lady Mountjoy?"

"Entreat him to swear fealty, and becoroo lip "I think if Sir Norsley knew Lady Mountjoy as well

as I do, he would even prefer the block to such a fate!"

Lady Mountjoy's brilliant eyes shone like two angry h was echoed by the dwarf in his

shrillest falsetto

"Does your highness intend reht?" demanded the