seven
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Little Dennet sat with open mouth of astonishment , her grandmother looked shocked , the household which had been aggrieved by his presumption laughed at his rebuke , for there was not much delicacy in those days ; but something generous in the gentle blood of Ambrose moved him to some amount of pity for the lad , who thus suddenly became conscious that the tie he had thought nominal at Salisbury , a mere preliminary to municipal rank , was here absolute subjection , and a bondage whence there was no escape . His was the only face that Giles met which had any friendliness in it , but no one spoke , for manners imposed silence upon youth at table , except when spoken to ; and there was general hunger enough prevailing to make Mistress Headley 's fat capon the most interesting contemplation for the present . The elders conversed , for there was much for Master Headley to hear of civic affairs that had passed in his absence of two months , also of all the comings and goings , and it was ascertained that my Lord Archbishop of York was at his suburban abode , York House , now Whitehall . It was a very late supper for the times , not beginning till seven o'clock , on account of the travellers ; and as soon as it was finished , and the priest and burghers had taken their leave , Master Headley dismissed the household to their beds , although daylight was scarcely departed . `` The rod of Heaven has touched them all , The word from Heaven is spoken Rise , shine and sing , thou captive thrall , Are not thy fetters broken ! '' Keble . On Sunday morning , when the young Birkenholts awoke , the whole air seemed full of bells from hundreds of Church and Minster steeples .