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Show 155. your father released," said Hyrum. "Since Archbishop Abbot died there hasn't been much hope for Puritans-especially with Laud as the new Archbishop. Abbot's policies pale in comparison to the currect edicts we see Laud enforcing. I don't see that there's any hope of a release for father...." said Thomas. Hyrum was pacing, thinking, not answering Thomas with words. "Father, thou, me, Jane--we've all written Laud pleading for father's release. Many times. He's refused every request-every request for two years." Thomas's voice revealed an intense dislike for Laud. Hyrum's countenance told Thomas that he was about . . . ' t •. to give birth to a new idea. But Thomas felt he had exhausted all ideas and all avenues. "Hyrum, you weren't at the trial. I was. Several men approached the Archbishop of York after the trial and pleaded for mercy for the sake of their wives and children. With no exception, he said to them, 'Pity your wife and children yourself and lay your obstinacy to your conscience.'" "Thee still remembers the words?" asked Elise. "I do," said Thomas with the same look on his face that had preceded the long periods of melancholy that had recently beset him and which were not akin to his usual good nature. "Do ya think he could refuse the face of |
