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     ;Aye�察─�said Myles�察�gaping in great wonderment at the strangeness of 

the question。 

     ;Then when thou dost so write�察─�said Sir James�察 �give thou my deep 

regards to thy father。; Then he continued�察�after a brief pause。 ;Him did I 

know well in times gone by�察�and we were right true friends in hearty love�察�

and for his sake I would befriend theethat is�察�in so much as is fitting。; 

     ;Sir�察─�said Myles�察�but Sir James held up his hand�察�and he stopped short 

in his thanks。 

     ;But�察�boy�察─�said he�察 �that which I sent for thee for to tell thee was of 

more   import   than   these。   Dost   thou   know   that   thy   father   is   an   attainted 

outlaw�拭─�

     ;Nay�察─�cried Myles�察�his cheeks blazing up as red as fire�察 �who sayeth 



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that of him lieth in his teeth。; 

     ;Thou dost mistake me�察─�said Sir James�察�quietly。 ;It is sometimes no 

shame to be outlawed and banned。 Had it been so�察�I would not have told 

thee thereof�察�nor have bidden thee send my true love to thy father�察�as I did 

but now。 But�察�boy�察�certes he standest continually in great danger greater 

than thou wottest of。 Were it known where he lieth hid�察�it might be to his 

undoing and utter ruin。 Methought that belike thou mightest not know that�察�

and so I sent for thee for to tell thee that it behoovest thee to say not one 

single word concerning him to any of these new friends of thine�察�nor who 

he is�察�nor what he is。; 

     ;But    how    came     my   father   to   be  so   banned�拭─    �said   Myles�察   �in   a 

constrained and husky voice�察�and after a long time of silence。 

     ;That I may not tell thee just now�察─�said the old knight�察 �only thisthat 

I have been bidden to make it known to thee that thy father hath an enemy 

full as powerful as my Lord the Earl himself�察�and that through that enemy 

all   his   ill´fortune   his   blindness   and   everythinghath   come。   Moreover�察�

did   this   enemy   know   where   thy   father   lieth�察  �he   would   slay   him   right 

speedily。; 

     ;Sir�察─�cried Myles�察�violently smiting his open palm upon the table�察 �tell 

me who this man is�察�and I will kill him� ─�

     Sir James smiled grimly。 ;Thou talkest like a boy�察─�said he。 ;Wait until 

thou art grown to be a man。 Mayhap then thou mayst repent thee of these 

bold   words�察  �for   one   time   this   enemy   of   thy   father's   was   reckoned   the 

foremost knight   in   England�察  �and he   is   now  the  King's   dear  friend   and   a 

great lord。; 

     ;But�察─�said Myles�察�after another long time of heavy silence�察 �will not 

my Lord then befriend me for the sake of my father�察�who was one time his 

dear comrade�拭─�

     Sir James shook his head。 ;It may not be�察─�said he。 ;Neither thou nor 

thy   father   must   look   for   open   favor   from   the   Earl。   An   he   befriended 

Falworth�察�and it came to be known that he had given him aid or succor�察�it 

might belike be to his own undoing。 No�察�boy�察�thou must not even look to 

be taken into the household to serve with gentlemen as the other squires 



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do serve�察�but must even live thine own life here and fight thine own way。; 

     Myles's eyes blazed。 ;Then�察─�cried he�察�fiercely�察 �it is shame and attaint 

upon my Lord the Earl�察�and cowardice as well�察�and never will I ask favor 

of him  who is   so untrue   a friend   as   to turn   his back   upon a   comrade   in 

trouble as he turneth his back upon my father。; 

     ;Thou   art   a   foolish   boy�察─  �said   Sir   James   with   a   bitter   smile�察   �and 

knowest naught of the world。 An thou wouldst look for man to befriend 

man to his own danger�察�thou must look elsewhere than on this earth。 Was I 

not one time Mackworth's dear friend as well as thy father�拭�It could cost 

him naught to honor me�察�and here am I fallen to be a teacher of boys。 Go 

to� �thou art a fool。; 

     Then�察�after a little pause of brooding silence�察�he went on to say that the 

Earl   was no better or   worse than the   rest   of   the   world。 That   men   of   his 

position had many jealous enemies�察�ever seeking their ruin�察�and that such 

must look first of all each to himself�察�or else be certainly ruined�察�and drag 

down      others   in   that  ruin。   Myles    was    silenced�察   �but   the  bitterness    had 

entered his heart�察�and abided with him for many a day afterwards。 

     Perhaps Sir James read his feelings in his frank face�察�for he sat looking 

curiously at him�察�twirling his grizzled mustache the while。 ;Thou art like 

to have hard knocks of it�察�lad�察�ere thou hast gotten thee safe through the 

world�察─  �said   he�察  �with   more   kindness   in   his   harsh   voice   than   was   usual。 

;But   get   thee   not   into   fights   before  thy  time。; Then   he   charged   the  boy 

very seriously to live at peace with his fellow´squires�察�and for his father's 

sake   as   well   as   his   own   to   enter   into   none   of   the   broils   that   were   so 

frequent in their quarters。 

     It   was   with   this   special   admonition   against   brawling that   Myles   was 

dismissed�察  �to   enter�察  �before   five   minutes   had   passed�察  �into   the   first   really 

great fight of his life。 

       Besides Gascoyne and Wilkes�察�he found gathered in the dormitory six 

or   eight   of   the   company   of   squires   who   were   to   serve   that   day   upon 

household   duty�察  �among   others�察  �Walter   Blunt   and   three   other   bachelors�察�

who were changing their coarse service clothes for others more fit for the 

household。 



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     ;Why didst thou tarry so long�察�Myles�拭─�said Gascoyne�察�as he entered。 

;Methought thou wert never coming。; 

     ;Where goest thou�察�Falworth�拭─�called Blunt from the other end of the 

room�察�where he was lacing his doublet。 

     Just now Myles had no heart in the swimming or sport of any sort�察�but 

he answered�察�shortly�察 �I go to the river to swim。; 

     ;Nay�察─  �said   Blunt�察  �thou   goest not   forth   from  the  castle to´day。   Hast 

thou forgot how thou didst answer me back about fetching the water this 

morning�拭     �This   day   thou   must   do   penance�察  �so   go   thou   straight   to   the 

armory and scour thou up my breastplate。; 

     From the time he had arisen that morning everything had gone wrong 

with Myles。 He had felt himself already outrated in rendering service  to 

the   bachelors�察  �he   had   quarrelled   with   the   head   of   the   esquires�察  �he   had 

nearly   quarrelled   with   Gascoyne�察  �and   then   had   come   the   bitterest   and 

worst of all�察�the knowledge that his father was an outlaw�察�and that the Earl 

would not stretch out a hand to aid him or to give him any countenance。 

Blunt's words brought the last bitter cut to his heart�察�and they stung him to 

fury。 For a while he could not answer�察�but stood glaring with a face fairly 

convulsed      with   passion    at  the   young    man�察   �who    continued     his  toilet�察�

unconscious of the wrath of the new recruit。 

     Gascoyne   and   Wilkes�察  �accepting   Myles's   punishment   as   a   thing   of 

course�察  �were   about   to   leave   the   dormitory   when   Myles   checked   them。 

;Stop�察�Francis� ─�he cried�察�hoarsely。 ;Thinkest thou that I will stay behind 

to do yon dog's dirty work�拭�No�察�I go with ye。; 

     A moment or two of dumb�察�silent amazement followed his bold words�察�

then Blunt cried�察 �Art thou mad�拭─�

     ;Nay�察─�answered Myles in the same hoarse voice�察 �I am not mad。 I tell 

thee a better man than thou shouldst not stay me from going an I list to go。 

     ;I will break thy cockerel head for that speech�察─�said Blunt�察�furiously。 

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