residence, become subjects, he cared not; war was his trade, and therefore it was indifferent to him where and against whom he exercised it. He was not cruel from disposition, but from interest-he would not have dealt a painful blow to any one which he had not been paid to do; but he would hire himself to the performance of any action whatsoever, and having once let himself to perform it, most religiously did he act up to the interest of his em¡ ployer. Although we have seen, in the instance of Hubert, that Lord William de Mowbray could be mistaken in his opinion of character, still the fawning villainy of Sanchez was of too common a cast for a man, of even a less acute perception than Lord William, to be deceived in; rumour had also whispered in his ear, that gold was the deity of Sanchez, and that he religiously observed his tenets of faith towards those who showered it on him. His recollection of Sanchez, at the pre. sent sent moment, was a most assuasive balm to the feelings of the pride-wounded Lord; he united with the apt character of Sanchez to stratagem, the convenient stronghold of the prison of which his brother was keeper; and doubted not that an an nuity, equivalent to the charge imposed on them, would render both the brothers willing to find the means of decoying Edward into its recesses, and retaining him their captive for the term of his existence. His heart leapt with exultation at the idea; he doubted not a ready affirmative to his plan from Sanchez. What alone distressed him, was the means of making known his scheme, and the price he was willing to pay for its performance, to him whom he desired to appoint the instrument of it, without the hazard of a discovery of his intentions, or without leaving on record a paper of his own hand-writing, containing his black purposes; which, by some gust of chance or fortune, might damn him as the actor of so nefarious a proceeding. VOL. III, G After After much deliberation with his own. mind, he decided on leaving his castle for a short time, under pretence of his presence being required by the Queen, to cross the sea unattended, and to see Sanchez Xavia himself. His absence he commanded to be kept a profound secret from his daughter; and her mind, occu pied with matter of nearer import to her own happiness, made not that enquiry relative to a father, from whose hand she had received the mortal stab to her felicity, to subject her to the fallacy which had been prepared, as a reply to such question, had she advanced it. The Baron accordingly left his castle, and having disguised himself as a man of mean rank, he proceeded without delay to the coast, and securing himself a passage on board a ship bound to the conti nent, was soon landed there. On reaching Ostend, the Baron took up his abode at a little inn on the side of the town nearest to the camp, and here concealing himself till the shades of even ing ing began to fall, he dispatched a messenger to the English camp, to summon Sanchez to his presence. No sooner did Sanchez perceive who was the stranger that had sent to seek him, than his artful brain prophecied, that there must be some secret cause for the Baron's having undertaken the voyage; and a mutual explanation quickly took place between them, on which they parted, fully satisfied with the promises of each other. CHAP. VII. Could great men thunder As Jove himself does, Jove would ne'er be quiet; Would use his Heaven for thunder! Nothing but thunder! Merciful Heaven! Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, Plays such fantastic tricks before high Heaven, MEASURE FOR MEASURE. ON the following day, when the exercises of the morning were concluded, Sanchez, approaching his captain, said—" Sir, |