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Mandy screeched, “You awful person! What have you done? I’ll have your neck for that!”

“You’ll not have anyone’s neck What sort of speech is that for a wo you under hand,” the squire said with an ily, “Lord Sherborne is a peer of the Realm He will be treated with respect He must stand trial for the criuilty and you will keep that in mind”

“Afraid of what people ht think you are too anxious to bring Ned in—that maybe you have an ulterior …is it not?” As she spoke she watched as the armed men took the reins of both Chauncey and Ned and a heavy depression settled in over her She needed the duke Faith, oh faith, Brock…I need you—right now!

She said nothing to her uncle on the ride to his Tudor hoo upstairs and ready herself in the guestroom, as he would have a hot bath drawn for her while her clothes were fetched from Sherborne

She put up her chin and marched upstairs, where she finally found the rooe upholstered winged chair and burst into tears

At just about the moment the squire and Mandy arrived at his ho stretch of woods on either side of the road and Chaunceyseen by the yeoman

He coughed, choked, coughed again and as he raised a hand to his heart, groaned, “Aye then, young lord…but all the excite…”

“Whot’s this?” said the youngest and the only one of the men that was unarmed “No need to fratch yerself Chauncey The court will be lenient on ye After all, ye were only taking orders from his lordship…just stay calm now”

“Och…och…” replied Chauncey

“I don’t like this,” said the otherto bareen now, are we?”

“Och… at last…” Chauncey cried with a loud moan

“Eh Jed, maybe we should stop and let the oldconcerned

“There lads, just look at me Too old for all of this I need soed them hopefully

The yeoait and just in tih old Chauncey’s poor heart, did in fact, give out

With his hand to his chest, he let out a startling wail and fell off his horse, face down onto the dusty road