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Penshurst Castle

by Marshall Emma

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...saith, I have no home, and I must bide quietly here, for the boy is safe, and who can tell to what danger I might not expose himif I ventured forth with him into the world again. 'Lucy Forrester went gaily across the open ground, fearless of any dangerfrom horned cattle, of which there were several feeding on the short sweetgrass. She sang as she went, out of the gladness of her heart; triumph, too, mingled with the gladness. How surprised Mistress Ratcliffe would be to hear she was to be awaiting-woman to my lady the Countess of Pembroke. George had thought ofasking his mother to take her to London. Humphrey had spoken of a cornerbeing found for her. Now, what did it matter whether Mistress Ratcliffeconsented or not to her son's desire. She had no need to be beholden toher. She would be lodged in a grand house, and have a place with the ladiesof the Countess's household. Remembering how Mistress Ratcliffe had often looked down upon her and Mary, it was a keen delight to her to feel...