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encounter him in the lists�拭─�

     The Earl's question fell upon Myles so suddenly and unexpectedly that 

for   a   moment   or   so   he   stood   staring   at   the   speaker   with   mouth   agape。 

Meanwhile  the  Earl   sat   looking   calmly   back   at   him�察 �slowly  stroking   his 

beard the while。 

     It was Sir James Lee's voice that broke the silence。 ;Thou heardst thy 

Lord speak�察─�said he�察�harshly。 ;Hast thou no tongue to answer�察�sirrah�拭─�

     ;Be silent�察�Lee�察─�said Lord Mackworth�察�quietly。 ;Let the lad have time 

to think before he speaketh。; 

     The sound of the words aroused Myles。 He advanced to the table�察�and 

rested his hand upon it。 ;My Lordmy Lord�察─�said he�察 �I know not what to 

say�察�II am amazed and afeard。; 



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     ;How�   �how� ─  �cried   Sir   James   Lee�察  �harshly。   ;Afeard�察  �sayst   thou�拭�An 

thou art afeard�察�thou knave�察�thou needst never look upon my face or speak 

to me more� �I have done with thee forever an thou art afeard even were the 

champion a Sir Alisander。; 

     ;Peace�察�peace�察�Lee�察─�said the Earl�察�holding up his hand。 ;Thou art too 

hasty。 The lad shall have his will in this matter�察�and thou and no one shall 

constrain him。 Methinks�察�also�察�thou dost not understand him。 Speak from 

thy heart�察�Myles�察�why art thou afraid�拭─�

     ;Because�察─�said Myles�察 �I am so young�察�sir�察�I am but a raw boy。 How 

should I dare be so hardy as to venture to set lance against such an one as 

the Sieur de la Montaigne�拭�What would I be but a laughing´stock for all 

the world who would see me so foolish as to venture me against one of 

such prowess and skill�拭─�

     ;Nay�察  �Myles�察─  �said   Lord   George�察   �thou   thinkest   not   well   enough   of 

thine own skill and prowess。 Thinkest thou we would undertake to set thee 

against him�察�an we did not think that thou couldst hold thine own fairly 

well�拭─�

     ;Hold   mine   own�拭─  �cried   Myles�察  �turning   to   Lord   George。   ;Sir�察  �thou 

dost   not   meanthou   canst   not   mean�察  �that   I   may   hope   or   dream   to   hold 

mine own against the Sieur de la Montaigne。; 

     ;Aye�察─�said Lord George�察 �that was what I did mean。; 

     ;Come�察�Myles�察─�said the Earl�察 �now tell me�此�wilt thou fight the Sieur 

de la Montaigne�拭─�

     ;Yea�察─�said Myles�察�drawing himself to his full height and throwing out 

his chest。 ;Yea�察─�and his cheeks and forehead flushed red�察 �an thou bid me 

do so�察�I will fight him。; 

     ;There spake my brave lad� ─�cried Lord George heartily。 

     ;I give thee joy�察�Myles�察─�said the Earl�察�reaching him his hand�察�which 

Myles took and kissed。 ;And I give thee double joy。 I have talked with the 

King concerning thee this morning�察�and he hath consented to knight thee 

yea�察�to knight thee with all honors of the Bathprovided thou wilt match 

thee   against   the   Sieur   de   la   Montaigne   for   the   honor   of   England   and 

Mackworth。   Just   now   the   King   lieth   to   sleep   for   a   little   while   after   his 



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dinner�察�have   thyself   in   readiness   when   he   cometh   forth�察  �and   I   will   have 

thee presented。; 

     Then the Earl turned to Sir James Lee�察�and questioned him as to how 

the bachelors   were   fitted   with   clothes。   Myles   listened�察 �only  half   hearing 

the   words   through   the  tumbling   of   his   thoughts。   He   had   dreamed   in   his 

day´dreams   that   some   time   he   might   be   knighted�察  �but   that   time   always 

seemed   very�察  �very   distant。   To   be   knighted   now�察  �in   his   boyhood�察  �by   the 

King�察�with the honors of the Bath�察�and under the patronage of the Earl of 

Mackworth�察  �to   joustto   actually   joustwith   the   Sieur   de   la   Montaigne�察�

one   of   the   most   famous   chevaliers   of   France�   �No   wonder   he   only   half 

heard the words�察�half heard the Earl's questions concerning his clothes and 

the discussion which followed�察�half heard Lord George volunteer to array 

him in fitting garments from his own wardrobe。 

     ;Thou   mayst   go   now�察─  �said   the   Earl�察  �at   last   turning   to   him。   ;But   be 

thou at George's apartments by two of the clock to be dressed fittingly for 

the occasion。; 

     Then Myles went out stupefied�察�dazed�察�bewildered。 He looked around�察�

but he did not see Gascoyne。 He said not a word to any of the others in 

answer to the eager questions poured upon him by his fellow´squires�察�but 

walked straight away。 He hardly knew where he went�察�but by´and´by he 

found himself in a grassy angle below the end of the south stable�察�a spot 

overlooking the outer wall and the river beyond。 He looked around�察�no one 

was near�察�and he flung himself at length�察�burying his face in his arms。 How 

long   he   lay  there   he   did not   know�察 �but   suddenly  some   one   touched   him 

upon the shoulder�察�and he sprang up quickly。 It was Gascoyne。 

     ;What   is   to   do�察  �Myles�拭─  �said   his   friend�察  �anxiously。   ;What   is   all   this 

talk I hear concerning thee up yonder at the armory�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�Francis� ─�cried Myles�察�with a husky choking voice�此 �I am to be 

knightedby the Kingby the King himself�察�and II am to fight the Sieur 

de la Montaigne。; 

     He reached out his hand�察�and Gascoyne took it。 They stood for a while 

quite   silent�察  �and   when   at   last   the   stillness   was   broken�察  �it   was   Gascoyne 

who spoke�察�in a choking voice。 



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     ;Thou   art   going   to   be   great�察 �Myles�察─�said he。   ;I   always   knew that   it 

must be so with thee�察�and now the time hath come。 Yea�察�thou wilt be great�察�

and live at court amongst noble folk�察�and Kings haply。 Presently thou wilt 

not be with me any more�察�and wilt forget me by´and´by。; 

     ;Nay�察�Francis�察�never will I forget thee� ─�answered Myles�察�pressing his 

friend's hand。  ;I   will   always   love thee better  than   any  one in   the  world�察�

saving only my father and my mother。; 

     Gascoyne   shook   his   head   and   looked   away�察  �swallowing   at   the   dry 

lump   in his   throat。  Suddenly  he   turned   to   Myles。   ;Wilt thou   grant   me   a 

boon�拭─�

     ;Yea�察─�answered Myles。 ;What is it�拭─�

     ;That thou wilt choose me for thy squire。; 

     ;Nay�察─�said Myles�察 �how canst thou think to serve me as squire�拭�Thou 

wilt be a knight thyself some day�察�Francis�察�and why dost thou wish now to 

be my squire�拭─�

     ;Because�察─�said Gascoyne�察�with a short laugh�察 �I would rather be in thy 

company   as   a   squire   than   in   mine   own   as   a   knight�察  �even   if   I   might   be 

banneret。; 

     Myles flung his arm around his friend's neck�察�and kissed him upon the 

cheek。 ;Thou shalt have thy will�察─�said he�察 �but whether knight or squire�察�

thou art ever mine own true friend。; 

     Then they went slowly back together�察�hand in hand�察�to the castle world 

again。 

     At two o'clock Myles went to Lord George's apartments�察�and there his 

friend    and   patron   dressed    him   out   in  a  costume    better   fitted  for  the 

ceremony of presentationa fur´trimmed jacket of green brocaded velvet 

embroidered   with   golden   thread�察  �a   black   velvet   hood´cap   rolled   like   a 

turban and with a jewel in the front�察�a pair of crimson hose�察�and a pair of 

black    velvet   shoes   trimmed     and   stitched   with   gold´thread。    Myles    had 

never worn such splendid clothes in his life before�察�and he could not but 

feel that they became him well。 

     ;Sir�察─�said he�察�as he looked down at himself�察 �sure it is not lawful for 

me to wear such clothes as these。; 



                            

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