at the house of Lord Clifford. In
the same proportion he grew more and more shy and reserved, avoided the
company of his brother and nephew, and was frequently shut up with his
two servants. Sir Robert Fitz-Owen made several attempts to gain his
confidence, but in vain; he was equally shy to him as the rest.
M. Zadisky observed his motions with the penetration for which his
countrymen have been distinguished in all ages; he communicated his
suspicions to Sir Philip and the Barons, giving it as his opinion, that
the criminal was meditating an escape. They asked, what he thought was
to be done? Zadisky offered to watch him in turn with another person,
and to lie in wait for him; he also proposed, that horses should be kept
in readiness, and men to mount them, without knowledge of the service
they were to be employed in. The Barons agreed to leave the whole
management of this affair to Zadisky. He took his measures so well, that
he intercepted the three fugitives in the fields adjoining to the house,
and brought them all back prisoner. They confined them separately, while
the Lords and Gentlemen consulted how to dispose of them.

Sir Philip applied to Lord Fitz-Owen, who begged leave to be silent.
"I have nothing," said he, "to offer in favour of this bad man; and I
cannot propose harsher measures with so near a relation."

Zadisky then begged to be heard.

"You can no longer have any reliance upon the word of a man who has
forfeited all pretensions to honour and sincerity. I have long wished to
revisit once more my native country, and to enquire after some very
dear friends I left there. I will undertake to convey this man to a
very distant part of the world, where it will be out of his power to
do further mischief, and free his relations from an ungrateful charge,
unless you should rather chuse to bring him to punishment here."

Lord Clifford approved of the proposal; Lord Fitz-Owen remained silent,
but shewed no marks of disapprobation.

Sir Philip objected to parting with his friend; but Zadisky assured him
he had particular reasons for returning to the Holy Land, of which he
should be judge hereafter. Sir Philip desired the Lord Fitz-Owen to give
him his company to the criminal's apartment, saying, "We will have one
more conversation with him, and that shall decide his fate."

They found him silent and sullen, and he refused to answer their
questions.

Sir Philip then bespoke him: "After the proofs you have giv