If I Were King
mong the rose bushes, no sight resembling humanity visible save the face of Pan looking down mockingly upon the crimson
ckleshells upon the sleeves of their gabardines-all converging through the dark walks of the garden to a common centre, and that centre the grassy space before the king's watch tower. T
ll here?"
to him answered with
tig
gather the royal ro
a faint click at the
ed his comp
ined, standing masked and attentive, their eyes fixed upon the tower door. It opened and Noel le Jolys emerged, followed by, t
star-gaz
im glibly as a showman patt
han a tapster the score on his shutter. He can spell you the high luck a
palmer's weed, and Thibaut advanced slowly until he was within touch of his prey, when he suddenly flung out his great hand and caught his enemy by the throat, gripping him into silence while his right ha
our destiny. Do not spe
ger close to the captive's neck
, whom you thought to be dead,
loom and gathered around Thibaut and the king
tongue and you are simple carrion. You must come to th
flesh; his eager hands clawed piteously at Thibaut's grasping arm, until his very agony of terror aroused the contempt of h
't hurt you if you do as he bids you. I
of terrors, apparently sobbing plaintivel
ying," h
n watching keenly the actions
o be laughi
ed him with a prolonged and hearty peal of laughter, which staggered the giant like a
cried in a vo
ttish Guard, strong hands made sure of the baffled conspirators, and to their astonishment Louis