The Armor of Light by Scott Melissa & Barnett Lisa A
Author:Scott, Melissa & Barnett, Lisa A. [Scott, Melissa & Barnett, Lisa A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780915368297
Google: g-4BAAAACAAJ
Amazon: 0915368293
Goodreads: 836605
Publisher: Nesfa Pr
Published: 1988-10-01T07:00:00+00:00
Chapter Seventeen
I sold apples, and the child took an apple from me, and the mother took the apple from the child; for the which I was very angry. But the child died of the smallpox.
Statement made by Temperance Lloyd before her execution for witchcraft, 1682; quoted in A True and Impartial Relation of the Informations against Three Witches
In the weeks following Sidneyâs dramatic defense of the king, and despite Jamesâs spirited defiance of Melville and all who condemned the presence of the English wizard, the king grew warier. No great rituals, especially of a public or semi-public nature, could be tolerated; Sidney could only do that which was absolutely necessary for the kingâs safety.
âThe manâs a fool,â Sidney exclaimed, but even here in the privacy of his own rooms, he did not name the man, or raise his voice beyond the conversational. Madox, standing by the door in case of visitors, beckoned discreetly to the page, drawing him out of earshot.
âHeâs no soldier, he hasnât the least understanding of simple strategy,â Sidney continued, and pushed himself to his feet to pace the length of the chamber. Marlowe, lounging in the window seat, started and looked up as he passed, then turned his head away, to stare out across the dry parkland, his mind very obviously elsewhere. Greville grinned.
âSit down, Philip,â he said.
âGodâs blood,â Sidney continued, as though he hadnât heard, âhe fears my powersâany display of magic, no matter how well intentioned, no matter how necessary for his own survival, by God!âand Iâll swear he fears the magic at hand even more than whatever it is thatâs abroad.â
âYouâre not doing him justice,â Greville said.
Sidney grimaced, but came back up the length of the room, to seat himself in the carved chair that stood beside the unlit fire. âAm I not?â
âNo.â Greville was still smiling, regarding his friend with unconcealed amusement.
âItâs a waste,â Sidney said, âa waste of my time and energies to follow him around likeâlike some black hound, when I could as easily set wards around his chambers, let him sleep without fear. Godâs name, Iâm not some sort of talisman!â
âObviously his majesty thinks you are,â Greville answered, and darted a sly glance at the poet oblivious in the window seat. âHeâs had plenty of hangers on, and a good many favorites, but I donât think heâs ever had a talisman before.â
âYouâre very merry.â Sidney gave his friend a sour glance.
Greville shrugged, his smile fading. âAnd I say again, with no jesting, you do him less than justice, Philip.â
Sidney grimaced. âFulke, he wonât let me defend him fully. What am I to think?â
âThat he has good reason for his decision,â Greville answered. âThink on it. With the papists on one side, offering him their rites to use as heâd use magic, and the presbyters on the other, damning him to hell for so much as uttering a prayer for help instead of repentance, how can he blithely take what youâre offering? To do so would be to alienate the
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