"Beyond doubt," he replied.
"Whoy, that is so far good," and the Doctor laughed. "Ye will be helped
later to remember the names for the benefit of his Maajesty's Court. . . .
'Tis time we set to work. Is the place quiet?"
"As the grave, doctor," said Prance.
"Then I will unfold to you my pairpose. This noble magistrate is foully
murdered by pairsons unknown as yet, but whom this haanest man will swear
to have been disguised Jaisuits. Now in the sairvice of Goad and the King
'tis raight to pretermit no aiffort to bring the guilty to justice. The
paiple of England are already roused to a holy fairvour, and this haarrid
craime will be as the paistol flash to the powder caask. But that the
craime may have its full effaict on the paapulace 'tis raight to take some
trouble with the staging. 'Tis raight so to dispose of the boady that the
complaicity of the Paapists will be clear to every doubting fool. I, Taitus
Oates, take upon myself this responsibility, seeing that under Goad I am
the chosen ainstrument for the paiple's salvation.
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