E-text prepared by ellinora and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 57407-h.htm or 57407-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/57407/57407-h/57407-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/57407/57407-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/mymerryrockhurst00cast Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=). “MY MERRY ROCKHURST” * * * * * * By Agnes & Egerton Castle THE PRIDE OF JENNICO “IF YOUTH BUT KNEW!” THE SECRET ORCHARD ROSE OF THE WORLD THE STAR-DREAMER THE HOUSE OF ROMANCE THE BATH COMEDY INCOMPARABLE BELLAIRS THE HEART OF LADY ANNE [Illustration] By Egerton Castle YOUNG APRIL THE LIGHT OF SCARTHEY CONSEQUENCES MARSHFIELD THE OBSERVER LE ROMAN DU PRINCE OTHON THE JERNINGHAM LETTERS ENGLISH BOOK-PLATES SCHOOLS AND MASTERS OF FENCE ETC. * * * * * * [Illustration: Through the open window, out of the darkness, gathered a heavy rumble of wheels; then again uprose the call of the bell, the cry of the hoarse voice: “Bring out your dead!” (_See p. 293._)] “MY MERRY ROCKHURST” Being Some Episodes in the Life of Viscount Rockhurst, a Friend of King Charles the Second, and at One Time Constable of His Majesty’S Tower of London Recounted by AGNES & EGERTON CASTLE Authors of “The Pride of Jennico,” “‘If Youth But Knew!’” “Rose of the World,” etc. New York The Macmillan Company 1907 All rights reserved Copyright, 1907, by the Macmillan Company. Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1907. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. TO RANDOLPH HENRY STEWART ELEVENTH EARL OF GALLOWAY HEAD OF THE ANCIENT HOUSE OF STEWART THIS STORY IS DEDICATED WITH THE AUTHORS’ AFFECTIONATE REGARD SEPT. 1, 1907. CONTENTS PAGE THE KING’S COMRADE 1 I. The State Crust 3 II. Cavalier and Capitan 21 FARRANT CHACE 43 I. Farrant Chace 45 II. The Lady in the Snow 58 III. The Ransom 64 IV. Under the Stars 78