no doubt it is. But if you try to understand something about it, you will find it very interesting-in fact one of the most interesting things that there are in the world. Let us think again what it all means. 4. King John was ruling very badly. In the first place he had sold the whole of England to the Pope, so that it could no longer be called a free country. Then people's lives were not safe, athas liber homo capat at mapalone&ant Sellanheat aut Gelaget aut exalet aut aliquorodo deflowne nee lup cina bunn's neckap eum marmal wifi plegale radien parum hung ufy legem terre. CLAUSE FROM MAGNA CHARTA. The King any more than their property was. would shut them up in prison, or seize all their lands and goods whenever he chose to do so, and they had no means of getting redress. 5. Besides this, he was always wanting money, and taxed everybody heavily. It was not as in Richard's reign, when the King had neglected the country and left it to his advisers to administer. 6. Then the Government had been carefully carried on. But now John actively interfered, out walking near her palace at Greenwich, with some of her attendants, when they reached a part of the road which was wet and miry. The Queen stepped back for fear of soiling her beautiful shoes, and Raleigh, who was near, instantly took off a costly velvet cloak RESULTS OF THE REBELLION 91 he promised to govern according to law, and to pardon those who submitted to him in forty days. 7. The Declaration was received with delight, and on the 25th May Charles landed at Dover. Four days later he entered London, amidst universal rejoicing, except on the part of. the army. But it was impossible even for them to withstand the wishes of the whole nation, who by this time were thoroughly tired of Puritan restrictions. In this way the great Rebellion came to an end. 158 THE RETREAT FROM CABUL 5. The army was in this dreadful state when it arrived at the entrance to the Coord Cabul defile. It is five miles in length, and bounded on either side with steep overhanging mountains. It is so narrow the sun never penetrates its gloomy jaws; there is barely room for a rugged road or horse-track between the torrent and the precipices. The stream dashes down the whole way with inconceivable impetuosity, and requires to be crossed eight-and-twenty times in the |