Author: | Stanley J. Weyman | ISBN: | 1230001581331 |
Publisher: | GBooks | Publication: | March 7, 2017 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Stanley J. Weyman |
ISBN: | 1230001581331 |
Publisher: | GBooks |
Publication: | March 7, 2017 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
The stranger whistled. "He was your father, was he!" he replied more gently. "I dare swear too that he was an honest man, since the Sixteen have done this. There, steady, friend. These are no times for weeping. Be thankful that Le Clerc and his crew have spared your home, and your--your sister. That is rare clemency in these days, and Heaven only knows how long it may last. You wear a sword? Then shed no tears to rust it. Time enough to weep, man, when there is blood to be washed from the blade.
The stranger whistled. "He was your father, was he!" he replied more gently. "I dare swear too that he was an honest man, since the Sixteen have done this. There, steady, friend. These are no times for weeping. Be thankful that Le Clerc and his crew have spared your home, and your--your sister. That is rare clemency in these days, and Heaven only knows how long it may last. You wear a sword? Then shed no tears to rust it. Time enough to weep, man, when there is blood to be washed from the blade.