"In here earthly form, replied Fawkes; or rather, I should say, in the semblance of the form she bore on earth.  Listen to me, father. I came hither last night  to make my couch beside the fountain...Thus it was, father, returned Fawkes. The figure of the saint arose from out the well, and gliding towards me laid its finger upon my brow. My eyes opened, but I was as one oppressed with a nightmare, unable to move. I then thought I heard my name pronounced by a voice so wondrously sweet that my senses were quite ravished.  Fain would I have prostrated myself, but my limbs refused their office.  Neither could I speak, for my tongue was also enchanted...Suffer on, said the sprit; bear the yoke patiently, and in due season  God will avenge your wrongs, and free you from oppression.  You  are thus afflicted that your faith may be purified.  But if you resort to violence, you will breed confusion, and injure, not serve, the holy cause on which you are embarked....all concerned in the conspiracy should perish...."-p. 85.

The engravings, on steel, by George Cruikshank for Ainsworth's novel illustrate the style of the modern image of the plot quite well. Select your favorite scene from the table below.

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