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     Myles's     heart   was    beating    thickly    and   heavily    within    him�察   �but 

nevertheless   he   spoke   up   boldly   enough。   ;I   mean�察─  �said   he�察   �that   from 

henceforth ye shall fetch and carry for yourselves�察─�

     ;Look'ee�察  �Blunt�察─    �called   the   bachelor�察    �here   is  Falworth    says   they 

squires will fetch no more water for us。; 

     The head bachelor had heard all that had passed�察�and was even   then 

hastily slipping on his doublet and hose。 ;Now�察�then�察�Falworth�察─�said he at 

last�察�striding forward�察 �what is to do�拭�Ye will fetch no more water�察�eh�拭�By 

'r Lady�察�I will know the reason why。; 

     He was still advancing towards Myles�察�with two or three of the older 

bachelors at his heels�察�when Gascoyne spoke。 

     ;Thou hadst best stand back�察�Blunt�察─�said he�察 �else thou mayst be hurt。 

We   will   not have   ye   bang   Falworth   again   as   ye   once did�察 �so   stand   thou 

back� ─�

     Blunt stopped short and looked upon the lads standing behind Myles�察�



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some of them with faces a trifle pale perhaps�察�but all grim and determined 

looking enough。 Then he turned upon his heel suddenly�察�and walked back 

to   the   far  end   of  the  dormitory�察    �where    the   bachelors    were    presently 

clustered     together。   A   few   words     passed   between     them�察   �and   then   the 

thirteen began at once arming themselves�察�some with wooden clogs�察�and 

some with the knives which they had so openly concealed the night before。 

At   the   sign   of   imminent   battle�察  �all   those   not   actively   interested   scuttled 

away to right and left�察�climbing up on the benches and cots�察�and leaving a 

free    field  to  the   combatants。     The    next   moment     would     have   brought 

bloodshed。 

     Now   Myles�察  �thanks   to   the   training   of   the   Crosbey´Dale   smith�察  �felt 

tolerably sure that in a wrestling bout he was a matchperhaps more than 

a   matchfor   any   one   of   the   body   of   squires�察  �and   he   had   determined�察  �if 

possible�察�to bring the battle to a single´handed encounter upon that footing。 

Accordingly he suddenly stepped forward before the others。 

     ;Look'ee�察  �fellow�察─  �he   called   to   Blunt�察   �thou   art   he   who   struck   me 

whilst   I   was   down   some   while   since。   Wilt   thou   let   this   quarrel   stand 

between thee and me�察�and meet me man to man without weapon�拭�See�察�I 

throw me down mine own�察�and will meet thee with bare hands。; And as he 

spoke�察�he tossed the clog he held in his hand back upon the cot。 

     ;So   be   it�察─  �said   Blunt�察  �with   great   readiness�察  �tossing   down   a   similar 

weapon which he himself held。 

     ;Do not go�察�Myles�察─�cried Gascoyne�察 �he is a villain and a traitor�察�and 

would betray thee to thy death。 I saw him when he first gat from bed hide 

a knife in his doublet。; 

     ;Thou liest� ─�said Blunt。 ;I swear�察�by my faith�察�I be barehanded as ye 

see me� �Thy friend accuses me�察�Myles Falworth�察�because he knoweth thou 

art afraid of me。; 

     ;There thou liest most vilely� ─�exclaimed Myles。 ;Swear that thou hast 

no knife�察�and I will meet thee。; 

     ;Hast thou not heard me say that I have no knife�拭─�said Blunt。 ;What 

more wouldst thou have�拭─�

     ;Then I will meet thee halfway�察─�said Myles。 



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     Gascoyne   caught   him   by   the   sleeve�察  �and   would   have   withheld   him�察�

assuring him that he had seen the bachelor conceal a knife。 But Myles�察�hot 

for the fight�察�broke away from his friend without listening to him。 

     As the two advanced steadily towards one another a breathless silence 

fell upon the dormitory in sharp contrast to the uproar and confusion that 

had   filled   it   a   moment   before。   The   lads�察  �standing   some   upon   benches�察�

some   upon   beds�察  �all   watched   with   breathless   interest   the   meeting   of   the 

two champions。 

     As they approached one another they stopped and stood for a moment 

a   little   apart�察  �glaring   the   one   upon   the   other。   They   seemed   ill   enough 

matched�察�Blunt was fully half a head taller than Myles�察�and was thick´set 

and close´knit in young manhood。 Nothing but Myles's undaunted pluck 

could have led him  to dare to   face an enemy so   much older and stouter 

than himself。 

     The pause was only for a moment。 They who looked saw Blunt slide 

his hand furtively towards his bosom。 Myles saw too�察�and in the flash of 

an instant knew what the gesture meant�察�and sprang upon the other before 

the hand could grasp what it sought。 As he clutched his enemy he felt what 

he had in that instant expected to feelthe handle of a dagger。 The next 

moment he cried�察�in a loud voice�此 �Oh�察�thou villain� �Help�察�Gascoyne� �He 

hath a knife under his doublet� ─�

     In answer to his cry for help�察�Myles's friends started to his aid。 But the 

bachelors shouted�察 �Stand back and let them fight it out alone�察�else we will 

knife ye too。; And as they spoke�察�some of them leaped from the benches 

whereon they stood�察�drawing their knives and flourishing them。 

     For just a few seconds Myles's friends stood cowed�察�and in those few 

seconds the fight came to an end with a suddenness unexpected to all。 

     A struggle fierce and silent followed between the two�察�Blunt striving to 

draw his knife�察�and Myles�察�with the energy of despair�察�holding him tightly 

by the wrist。 It was in vain the elder lad writhed and twisted�察�he was strong 

enough to overbear Myles�察�but still was not able to clutch the haft of his 

knife。 

     ;Thou shalt   not draw  it� ─�gasped   Myles   at   last。  ;Thou shalt   not   stab 



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me� ─�

     Then   again   some   of   his   friends   started   forward   to   his   aid�察  �but   they 

were not needed�察�for before they came�察�the fight was over。 

     Blunt�察  �finding   that   he   was   not   able   to   draw   the   weapon�察  �suddenly 

ceased his endeavors�察�and flung his arms around Myles�察�trying to bear him 

down upon the ground�察�and in that moment his battle was lost。 

     In an instantso quick�察�so sudden�察�so unexpected that no one could see 

how  it happened   his   feet  were   whirled   away  from  under him�察 �he   spun 

with flying   arms   across Myles's   loins�察 �and pitched   with   a thud   upon the 

stone pavement�察�where he lay still�察�motionless�察�while Myles�察�his face white 

with   passion   and   his   eyes   gleaming�察  �stood   glaring   around   like   a   young 

wild´boar beset by the dogs。 

     The next moment the silence was broken�察�and the uproar broke forth 

with redoubled violence。 The bachelors�察�leaping from the benches�察�came 

hurrying forward on one side�察�and Myles's friends from the other。 

     ;Thou   shalt   smart   for   this�察  �Falworth�察─  �said   one   of   the   older   lads。   ; 

Belike thou hast slain him� ─�

     Myles turned upon the speaker like a flash�察�and with such a passion of 

fury in his face that the other�察�a fellow nearly a head taller than he�察�shrank 

back�察�cowed in spite of himself。 Then Gascoyne came and laid his hand on 

his friend's shoulder�察�

     ;Who touches me�拭─�cried Myles�察�hoarsely�察�turning sharply upon him�察�

and then�察�seeing who it was�察 �Oh�察�Francis�察�they would ha' killed me� ─�

     ;Come   away�察  �Myles�察─  �said   Gascoyne�察   �thou   knowest   not   what   thou 

doest�察�thou art mad�察�come away。 What if thou hadst killed him�拭─�

     The words called Myles somewhat to himself。 ;I care not� ─�said he�察�but 

sullenly and not passionately�察�and then he suffered Gascoyne and Wilkes 

to lead him away。 

     Meantime   Blunt's   fri

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