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Cautiously did my Lord Holles set about the business of snaring Roxhythe. It took some little time to win this trump card to his side, but he did it at length, marvelling at his own sagacity and cunning. At last Roxhythe allowed himself to be persuaded, and then he entered into the cause, as he put it, heart and soul. Shaftesbury still had misgivings; in Roxhythe's presence his conversation was always guarded, yet he could not but see the truth in what Holles said: Roxhythe must at all costs work for the Duke of York's exclusion. Reluctantly he invited Roxhythe to a discussion at his house.
The only other schemers there that day were Holles and one Lord Roberts. Roberts was entirely of Holles' mind concerning Roxhythe. He clasped my lord warmly by the hand.