Oliver Cromwell by John Drinkwater
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page 43 of 111 (38%)
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_Amos:_ It wouldn't be Seth. _Bridget:_ What did they do to him? _Bassett:_ It's not proper hearing for your sort. But they let him go. _Cromwell:_ What was it? The girl has heart enough. _Bassett:_ Both thumbs, both ears, the tongue, and a T on the forehead. _Amos:_ It wasn't Seth, sir. It couldn't be Seth--not like that. He was the beauty of the four parishes. _Bassett_ (to CROMWELL): Was he something to do with you, sir? _Cromwell:_ There is a boy, Seth Tanner, we have a care for. _Bassett:_ Because I made bold to take him in. He was dazed, as it were--didn't seem to know where to go. |
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