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or   had   come   off   scot´free   from   his   fall。   ;I   would   like   right   well   to   stay 

with ye�察─�said he�察�irresolutely�察 �and would gladly tell ye that and more an 

ye   would   have   me   to   do   so�察  �but   hear   ye   not   my   friends   call   me   from 

beyond�拭     �Mayhap       they   think   I  break   my    back�察  �and    are  calling    to  see 

whether I be alive or no。 An I might whistle them answer and toss me this 

ball to them�察�all would then be well�察�and they would know that I was not 

hurt�察�and so�察�haply�察�would go away。; 

     ;Then   answer   them�察─  �said   the   Lady Anne�察   �and   tell   us   of   that   thing 

thou   spokest   of   anonhow   thou   tookest   a   ride   upon   the   windmill。   We 

young ladies do hear little of such matters�察�not being allowed to talk with 

lads。 All that we hear of perils are of knights and ladies and jousting�察�and 

such     like。  It  would     pleasure     us  right   well    to  have    thee   tell  of   thy 

adventures。; 

     So Myles tossed back the ball�察�and whistled in answer to his friends。 

     Then he told the two young ladies not only of his adventure upon the 

windmill�察�but also of other boyish escapades�察�and told them well�察�with a 

straightforward   smack   and   vigor�察 �for   he   enjoyed   adventure   and   loved   to 

talk   of   it。   In   a   little   while   he   had   regained   his   ease�察  �his   shyness   and 

awkwardness left him�察�and nothing remained but the delightful fact that he 

was really and actually talking to two young ladies�察�and that with just as 

much   ease   and   infinitely   more   pleasure   than   could   be   had   in   discourse 

with his fellow´squires。 But at last it was time for him to go。 ;Marry�察─�said 

he�察�with a half´sigh�察 �methinks I did never ha' so sweet and pleasant a time 

in all my life before。 Never did I know a real lady to talk with�察�saving only 

my mother�察�and I do tell ye plain methinks I would rather talk with ye than 

with any he in Christendomsaving�察�perhaps�察�only my friend Gascoyne。 I 

would I might come hither again。; 

     The     honest    frankness    of   his  speech     was   irresistible�察  �the   two   girls 

exchanged   glances   and   then   began   laughing。   ;Truly�察─  �said   Lady   Anne�察�

who�察�as was said before�察�was some three or four years older than Myles�察�



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;thou art a bold lad to ask such a thing。 How wouldst thou come hither�拭�

Wouldst tumble through our clematis arbor again�察�as thou didst this day�拭─�

     ;Nay�察─�said Myles�察 �I would not do that again�察�but if ye will bid me do 

so�察�I will find the means to come hither。; 

     ;Nay�察─�said Lady Anne�察 �I dare not bid thee do such a foolhardy thing。 

Nevertheless�察�if thou hast the courage to come; 

     ;Yea�察─�said Myles�察�eagerly�察 �I have the courage。; 

     ;Then�察�if thou hast so�察�we will be here in the garden on Saturday next 

at this hour。 I would like right well to hear more of thy adventures。 But 

what didst thou say was thy name�拭�I have forgot it again。; 

     ;It is Myles Falworth。; 

     ;Then   we   shall   yclep   thee   Sir   Myles�察  �for   thou   art   a   soothly   errant´ 

knight。 And stay� �Every knight must have a lady to serve。 How wouldst 

thou like my Cousin Alice here for thy true lady�拭─�

     ;Aye�察─�said Myles�察�eagerly�察 �I would like it right well。; And then   he 

blushed fiery red at his boldness。 

     ;I want no errant´knight to serve me�察─�said the Lady Alice�察�blushing�察�in 

answer。 ;Thou dost ill tease me�察�coz� �An thou art so free in choosing him a 

lady to serve�察�thou mayst choose him thyself for thy pains。; 

     ;Nay�察─�said the Lady Anne�察�laughing�察 �I say thou shalt be his true lady�察�

and   he   shall   be   thy   true   knight。  Who   knows�拭  �Perchance   he   may   serven 

thee in some wondrous adventure�察�like as Chaucer telleth of。 But now�察�Sir 

Errant´Knight�察  �thou   must   take   thy   leave   of   us�察  �and   I   must   e'en   let   thee 

privily out by the postern´wicket。 And if thou wilt take the risk upon thee 

and come hither again�察�prithee be wary in that coming�察�lest in venturing 

thou have thine ears clipped in most unknightly fashion。; 

     That evening�察�as he and Gascoyne sat together on a bench under the 

trees in the great quadrangle�察�Myles told of his adventure of the afternoon�察�

and his friend listened with breathless interest。 

     ;But�察 �Myles�察─  �cried   Gascoyne�察  �did the   Lady Anne never   once   seem 

proud and unkind�拭─�

     ;Nay�察─�said Myles�察 �only at first�察�when she chid me for falling through 

the roof of their arbor。 And to think�察�Francis� �Lady Anne herself bade me 



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hold the Lady Alice as my true lady�察�and to serve her in all knightliness� ─�

Then he told his friend that he was going to the privy garden again on the 

next Saturday�察�and that the Lady Anne had given him permission so to do。 

     Gascoyne   gave   a   long�察  �wondering   whistle�察  �and   then   sat   quite   still�察�

staring   into   the   sky。   By´and´by  he   turned   to   his   friend   and   said�察   �I   give 

thee my pledge�察�Myles Falworth�察�that never in all my life did I hear of any 

one that had such marvellous strange happenings befall him as thou。; 

       Whenever the opportunity occurred for sending a letter to Crosbey´ 

Holt�察�Myles wrote one to his mother�察�and one can guess how they were 

treasured by the good lady�察�and read over and over again to the blind old 

Lord   as   he   sat   staring   into darkness   with his  sightless   eyes。     About the 

time   of   this   escapade   he   wrote   a   letter   telling   of   those   doings�察  �wherein�察�

after   speaking   of   his   misadventure   of   falling   from   the   wall�察  �and   of   his 

acquaintance with the young ladies�察�he went on to speak of the matter in 

which he repeated his visits。 The letter was worded in the English of that 

daythe   quaint   and   crabbed   language   in   which   Chaucer   wrote。   Perhaps 

few boys could read it nowadays�察�so�察�modernizing it somewhat�察�it ran thus�此�

     ;And now to let ye weet that thing that followed that happening that 

made   me   acquaint   with   they   two   young   Damoiselles。   I   take   me   to   the 

south   wall   of   that   garden   one   day   four   and   twenty   great   spikes�察  �which 

Peter Smith did forge for me and for which I pay him fivepence�察�and that 

all the money that I had left of my half´year's wage�察�and wot not where I 

may get more at these present�察�withouten I do betake me to Sir James�察�who�察�

as   I  did   tell   ye�察 �hath   consented   to   hold those  moneys   that   Prior   Edward 

gave me till I need them。 

     ;Now these same spikes�察�I say�察�I take me them down behind the corner 

of    the  wall�察  �and   there   drave    them   betwixt     the  stones�察  �my    very   dear 

comrade and true friend Gascoyne holping me thereto to do。 And so come 

Saturday�察�I climb me over the wall and to the roof of the tool´house below�察�

seeking a fitting opportunity when I might so do without being in too great 

jeopardy。 

     ;Yea�察�and who should be there but they two ladies�察�biding my coming�察�

who�察�seeing me�察�made as though they had expected me not�察�and gave me 



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greatest   rebuke   for   adventuring   so   moughtily。   Yet�察  �methinks�察  �were   they 

right well pleasured that I should so aventure�察�which indeed I might not 

otherwise do�察�seeing as I have telled to thee�察�that one of them is mine own 

true   lady   for   to   serven�察  �and   so   was   the   only   way   that   I   might   come   to 

speech with her。; 

     Such was Myles's own quaint way of telling how he acco

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