TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES: In the plain text version text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_), small capitals are represented in upper case as in SMALL CAPS and the sign ^ before any letter or text, like ^e, represents "e" as a superscript. A number of words in this book have both hyphenated and non-hyphenated variants. For the words with both variants present the one more used has been kept. Obvious punctuation and other printing errors have been corrected. The original cover art has been modified by the transcriber and is granted to the public domain. * * * * * A TIME OF TERROR The Story of a Great Revenge (A.D., 1910) This England never did, nor never shall Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror, But when it first did help to wound itself. _King John_ _SECOND EDITION_ LONDON GREENING & CO., LTD. 1906 [_All Rights Reserved_] _Copyright in The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the Dominion of Canada and in the United States of America_ _Dec. 1905._ Dedicated TO MY FELLOW CITIZENS IN “THIS GREAT BABYLON,” AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO MEMBERS OF THE THREE LEARNED PROFESSIONS _London: New Year’s Day, 1906._ _CHARACTERS_ MARCUS WHITE SIR JOHN WESTWOOD BOBBY HERRICK FATHER FRANCIS DETECTIVE-INSPECTOR HENSHAW BILLY OF MAYFAIR THE MARQUIS OF DOWNLAND THE LORD MAYOR RAGGETT THE RAVER JOE THE STABLEMAN P.C. DORMER ALDWYTH WESTWOOD MOLLY BARTER BILLY’S GRANDMOTHER MRS JOE CROWNED HEADS