Then came the journey to Colchester, and, lastly, the _auto da fe_. "Not able to go, his legs sore worn with heavy irons, as also his body weakened by evil keeping," John Laurence was borne in a chair to his chariot of fire. We are told that at this martyrdom there were seen little children running round the stake, crying, "Lord, strengthen Thy servant, and keep Thy promise!" God did keep His promise, and strengthened His servant. It was soon over; and they had no more that they could do. There were martyr-crowns for such men as John Laurence. But were there none for women such as Agnes Stone, whose martyrdom lasted, not an hour, but a lifetime,--who laid on the Lord's altar, not their lives, but all that made life precious? We are not told what became of her. Nor does it much matter. Rather than sketch a fancy future for such a life as hers, let us remember the true end, when that life was over. For three hundred years, more or less, these two, who gave each other up for Christ, have been given back by Christ to each other: together they have followed the Lamb whithersoever He goeth; the Lord has been their everlasting light, and the days of their mourning have been ended. End of Project Gutenberg's For the Master's Sake, by Emily Sarah Holt