KNEWthathewasmine,bodyandmind,andthathemustanswerandtruly,sosurelyashemustdiewhenIchosetokillhim。
Hetriedtoshuthislips,buttheyopenedofthemselvesandwordbywordthetruthwasdraggedfromhisblackheartasthoughhestoodalreadybeforethejudgmentseat。
’Ilovedyourmother,mycousin,’hesaid,speakingslowlyandpainfully;’fromachildIlovedheronlyintheworld,asIlovehertothishour,butshehatedmebecauseIwaswickedandfearedmebecauseIwascruel。
Thenshesawyourfatherandlovedhim,andbroughtabouthisescapefromtheHolyOffice,whitherIhaddeliveredhimtobetorturedandburnt,andfledwithhimtoEngland。
IwasjealousandwouldhavebeenrevengedifImight,buttherewasnoway。