"It is rumoured that young Charles is planning to get to England even now," I continued. "If he but leads an army, the people will, if they have encouragement and a leader, flock to his standard."
"What steps have you taken in the neighbourhood of Falmouth?" he asked.
"I have simply spoken with the people. I am but poor. I am the only representative of a small branch of my family. What the cause needs is an old and well-known name. We want a man who can place himself at the head of five hundred good swords—one who can gain the confidence of the country."
"Can you name the man?" he asked, keeping his eyes on me.
"Colman Killigrew," I replied boldly.
"Is my name known so far away from here?"
"Else why should I come here?" was my response.
After this he asked me many questions about the Penryns, which I answered readily, for I knew them intimately.
"You heard of me; and hearing that young Charles was coming to claim his own, you thought——"
"That the hope of the country lay in you."