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Now listen." She sat down on the edge of the bed, and Dickie cuddled up against her stiff bodice. NOW LISTEN SHE SAT DOWN ON THE EDGE OF THE BED AND DICKIE CUDDLED UP AGAINST HER STIFF BODICE
what about Lord Arden in the Tower? Will he be beheaded for treason?" Dickie asked. "Oh, _that's_ part of their magic. It isn't in your magic at all. Lord Arden will be safe enough. And now, my lamb, I've more to tell thee. But come into thy panelled chamber where thy tutor cannot eavesdrop and betray us, and have thee given over to him wholly, and me burned for a witch." These terrible words kept Dickie silent till he and the nurse were safe in his room, and then he said, "Come with me to my time, nurse--they don't burn people for witches there." "No," said the nurse, "but they let them live such lives in their ugly towns that my life here with all its risks is far better worth living. Thou knowest how folk live in Deptford in thy time--how all the green trees are gone, and good work is gone, and people do bad work for just so much as will keep together their worn bodies and desolate souls. And sometimes they starve to death. And they won't burn me if thou'lt only keep a still tongue.  IT'LL BE SUMMER AND YOU'LL MEET THEM AND WHAT ABOUT LORD ARDEN IN THE TOWER WILL HE BE BEHEADED FOR TREASON DICKIE ASKED OH THAT'S PART OF THEIR MAGIC IT ISN'T IN YOUR MAGIC AT ALL LORD ARDEN WILL BE SAFE ENOUGH AND NOW MY LAMB I'VE MORE TO TELL THEE BUT COME INTO THY PANELLED CHAMBER WHERE THY TUTOR CANNOT EAVESDROP AND BETRAY US AND HAVE THEE GIVEN OVER TO HIM WHOLLY AND ME BURNED FOR A WITCH THESE TERRIBLE WORDS KEPT DICKIE SILENT TILL HE AND THE NURSE WERE SAFE IN HIS ROOM AND THEN HE SAID COME WITH ME TO MY TIME NURSE THEY DON'T BURN PEOPLE FOR WITCHES THERE NO SAID THE NURSE BUT THEY LET THEM LIVE SUCH LIVES IN THEIR UGLY TOWNS THAT MY LIFE HERE WITH ALL ITS RISKS IS FAR BETTER WORTH LIVING THOU KNOWEST HOW FOLK LIVE IN DEPTFORD IN THY TIME HOW ALL THE GREEN TREES ARE GONE AND GOOD WORK IS GONE AND PEOPLE DO BAD WORK FOR JUST SO MUCH AS WILL KEEP TOGETHER THEIR WORN BODIES AND DESOLATE SOULS AND SOMETIMES THEY STARVE TO DEATH AND THEY WON'T BURN ME IF THOU'LT KEEP A STILL TONGUE
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