"Follow him!" said De Boteler, in a voice that was reverberated from the high-carved roof, "and place him instantly in the tumbrel, if the whole force of the castle should be employed." But it was easier, however, to command than to enforce; the whole strength of the castle could not attack a single individual; and Wat, on leaving the apartment, had rushed through the doorway that separated the two court-yards, and, seizing a large splinter of wood that lay on the ground, now stood with his back against the wall of the stables.Chapter 10"He's bin hit on the head wud a piece of wood. I reckon he died painlessly. All this came afterwards.""It is of no consequence who I am: and as to this mask, why! a man can work as well with it as without it."The local Tories would be glad enough of his support, for he was important, if not popular, in the neighbourhood, and had always been known as a man who took an intelligent interest in his country's affairs.It was strange to hear a man calling out the names of places in his fever as other men might call the names of people.
