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saw one of the horsemen. In an instant more she brought the glass to bear upon the prisoner, and then an exclamation of surprise burst from her lips, "The false, lying, deceitful villains! It is a country wench they have tricked out to cheat us. Thank God, the child is yet safe!"
Edgar and Hugh, overjoyed, took their turn at the glass, and were amazed, as Lady Mortimer had been. Then Edgar, turning to the Friar, said: "The Black Art? Thou hast the White Art of defeating the wiles of evil-doers, of saving and aiding those in trouble! May the Lord bless thee!"
