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though   the   attaint   set   upon   him   was   unrighteous   and   unjust�察  �as   Myles 

knew it must be。 He had felt angry and resentful at the Earl's neglect�察�and 

as days passed and he was not noticed in any way�察�his heart was at times 

very bitter。 

     So now Gascoyne's innocent question touched a sore spot�察�and Myles 

spoke   with   a   sharp�察  �angry   pain   in   his   voice   that   made   the   other   look 

quickly up。 ;Sooner would my Lord have yonder swineherd serve him in 

the household than me�察─�said he。 

     ;Why may that be�察�Myles�拭─�said Gascoyne。 

     ;Because�察─  �answered   Myles�察  �with   the   same   angry   bitterness   in   his 



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voice�察 �either the Earl is a coward that feareth to befriend me�察�or else he is 

a caitiff�察�ashamed of his own flesh and blood�察�and of me�察�the son of his 

one´time comrade。; 

     Gascoyne raised himself upon his elbow�察�and opened his eyes wide in 

wonder。 ;Afeard of thee�察�Myles� ─�quoth he。 ;Why should he be afeared to 

befriend thee�拭�Who art thou that the Earl should fear thee�拭─�

     Myles hesitated for a moment or two�察�wisdom bade him remain silent 

upon     the   dangerous      topic�察  �but   his   heart   yearned     for  sympathy      and 

companionship   in   his   trouble。   ;I   will   tell   thee�察─  �said   he�察  �suddenly�察  �and 

therewith poured out all of the story�察�so far as he knew it�察�to his listening�察�

wondering friend�察�and his heart felt lighter to be thus eased of its burden。 

;And   now�察─  �said   he�察  �as   he   concluded�察   �is   not   this   Earl   a   mean´hearted 

caitiff   to   leave   me�察  �the   son   of   his   one´time   friend   and   kinsman�察  �thus   to 

stand or to fall alone among strangers and in a strange place without once 

stretching   me   a   helping   hand�拭─  �He   waited�察  �and   Gascoyne   knew   that   he 

expected an answer。 

     ;I know not that he is a mean´hearted caitiff�察�Myles�察─�said he at last�察�

hesitatingly。 ;The Earl hath many enemies�察�and I have heard that he hath 

stood more than once in peril�察�having been accused of dealings with the 

King's foes。 He was cousin to the Earl of Kent�察�and I do remember hearing 

that he had a narrow escape at that time from ruin。 There be more reasons 

than thou wottest of why he should not have dealings with thy father。; 

     ;I had not thought�察─�said Myles�察�bitterly�察�after a little pause�察 �that thou 

wouldst stand up for him and against me in this quarrel�察�Gascoyne。 Him 

will   I   never   forgive   so   long   as   I   may   live�察  �and   I   had   thought   that   thou 

wouldst have stood by me。; 

     ;So I do�察─�said Gascoyne�察�hastily�察 �and do love thee more than any one 

in   all   the   world�察  �Myles�察  �but   I   had   thought   that   it   would   make   thee   feel 

more easy�察�to think that the Earl was not against thee。 And�察�indeed�察�from 

all   thou   has   told   me�察  �I   do   soothly   think   that   he   and   Sir   James   mean   to 

befriend thee and hold thee privily in kind regard。; 

     ;Then why doth he not stand forth like a man and befriend me and my 

father    openly�察   �even   if  it  be  to  his  own     peril�拭─  �said  Myles�察    �reverting 



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stubbornly to what he had first spoken。 

     Gascoyne did not answer�察�but lay for a long while in silence。 ;Knowest 

thou�察─�he suddenly asked�察�after a while�察 �who is this great enemy of whom 

Sir James speaketh�察�and who seeketh so to drive thy father to ruin�拭─�

     ;Nay�察─  �said   Myles�察  �I   know  not�察 �for  my  father  hath never spoken   of 

these things�察�and Sir James would not tell me。 But this I know�察─�said he�察�

suddenly�察�grinding his teeth together�察 �an I do not hunt him out some day 

and   slay   him   like   a   dog;   He   stopped   abruptly�察  �and   Gascoyne�察  �looking 

askance at him�察�saw that his eyes were full of tears�察�whereupon he turned 

his looks away again quickly�察�and fell to shooting pebbles out through the 

open window with his finger and thumb。 

     ;Thou wilt tell no one of these things that I have said�拭─�said Myles�察�

after a while。 

     ;Not I�察─�said Gascoyne。 ;Thinkest thou I could do such a thing�拭─�

     ;Nay�察─�said Myles�察�briefly。 

     Perhaps this talk more than anything else that had ever passed between 

them knit the two friends the closer together�察�for�察�as I have said�察�Myles felt 

easier now that he had poured out his bitter thoughts and words�察�and as for 

Gascoyne�察�I think that there is nothing so flattering to one's soul as to be 

made the confidant of a stronger nature。 

       But the old tower served another purpose than that of a spot in which 

to pass away a few idle hours�察�or in which to indulge the confidences of 

friendship�察�for it was there that Myles gathered a backing of strength for 

resistance against the tyranny of the bachelors�察�and it is for that more than 

for any other reason that it has been told how they found the place and of 

what they did there�察�feeling secure against interruption。 

     Myles Falworth was not of a kind that forgets or neglects a thing upon 

which the   mind has once   been set。 Perhaps   his   chief objective since the 

talk   with    Sir  James    following     his  fight   in  the   dormitory     had   been 

successful resistance to the exactions of the head of the body of squires。 

He was now ��more than a month had passed�� looked upon by nearly if not 

all of the younger lads as an acknowledged leader in his own class。 So one 

day    he  broached     a  matter   to  Gascoyne      that  had   for  some    time   been 



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digesting   in     his  mind。    It   was  the   formation     of   a  secret  order�察  �calling 

themselves the ;Knights of the Rose�察─�their meeting´place to be the chapel 

of   the   Brutus   Tower�察  �and   their   object   to   be   the   righting   of   wrongs�察   �as 

they�察─�said Myles�察�of Arthur his Round´table did right wrongs。; 

     ;But�察  �prithee�察  �what   wrongs   are   there   to   right   in   this   place�拭─  �quoth 

Gascoyne�察�after listening intently to the plan which Myles set forth。 

     ;Why�察  �first   of   all�察  �this�察─  �said   Myles�察  �clinching   his   fists�察  �as   he   had   a 

habit of doing when anything stirred   him deeply�察 �that we set those   vile 

bachelors   to   their   right   place�察  �and   that   is�察  �that   they   be   no   longer   our 

masters�察�but our fellows。; 

     Gascoyne   shook   his   head。   He   hated   clashing   and   conflict   above   all 

things�察�and was for peace。 Why should they thus rush to thrust themselves 

into trouble�拭�Let matters abide as they were a little longer�察�surely life was 

pleasant   enough   without   turning   it   all   topsy´turvy。   Then�察  �with   a   sort   of 

indignation�察�why should Myles�察�who had only come among them a month�察�

take such service more to heart than they who had endured it for years�拭�

And�察�finally�察�with the hopefulness of so many of the rest of us�察�he advised 

Myles to let matters alone�察�and they would right themselves in time。 

     But   Myles's   mind   was   determined�察  �his   active   spirit   could   not   brook 

resting passively under a wrong�察�he would endure no longer�察�and now or 

never they must make their stand。 

     ;But look thee�察�Myles Falworth�察─�said Gascoyne�察 �all this is not to be 

done withouten fighting shrewdly。 Wilt thou take that fighting upon thine 

own self�拭�As for me�察�I tell thee I love it not。; 

     ;Why�察  �aye�察─  �said   Myles�察   �I   ask   no   man   to   do   what   I   will   not   do 

myself。; 

     Gascoyne   shrugged his   shoulders。  ;So be   it�察─�said   he。  ;An thou   hast 

appetite to run thy head agai

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