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wounds�察     �every    faculty   of  soul�察  �mind�察   �body�察  �every    power    of   life�察 �was 

centered     in   one   intense�察  �burning     effort。  He    neither   felt�察 �thought�察   �nor 

reasoned�察�but clutching�察�with the blindness of instinct�察�the heavy�察�spiked�察�

iron´   headed   mace   that   hung   at   the   Earl's   saddle´bow�察  �he   gave   it   one 

tremendous wrench that snapped the plaited leathern thongs that held it as 

though   they   were   skeins   of   thread。   Then�察  �grinding   his   teeth   as   with   a 

spasm�察  �he   struck   as   he   had   never   struck   beforeonce�察  �twice�察  �thrice   full 

upon   the   front   of   the   helmet。   Crash�   �crash� �And   then�察  �even   as   the   Earl 

toppled sidelong�察�crash� �And the iron plates split and crackled under the 

third blow。 Myles had one flashing glimpse of an awful face�察�and then the 

saddle was empty。 

     Then�察�as he held tight to the horse�察�panting�察�dizzy�察�sick to death�察�he felt 

the hot blood gushing from his side�察�filling his body armor�察�and staining 

the ground upon which he stood。 Still he held tightly to the saddle´bow of 

the   fallen   man's   horse   until�察  �through   his   glimmering   sight�察  �he   saw   the 

Marshal�察�the Lieutenant�察�and the attendants gather around him。 He heard 

the Marshal ask him�察�in a voice that sounded faint and distant�察�if he was 

dangerously   wounded。          He   did   not   answer�察   �and   one   of  the   attendants�察�

leaping   from   his   horse�察  �opened   the   umbril   of   his   helmet�察  �disclosing   the 

dull�察  �hollow   eyes�察  �the   ashy�察  �colorless   lips�察  �and   the   waxy   forehead�察  �upon 

which stood great beads of sweat。 



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    ;Water� �water� ─�he cried�察�hoarsely�察 �give me to drink� ─�Then�察�quitting 

his hold upon the horse�察�he started blindly across the lists towards the gate 

of the barrier。 A shadow that chilled his heart seemed to fall upon him。 ;It 

is death�察─  �he muttered�察 �then he stopped�察�then swayed   for an instant�察 �and 

then toppled headlong�察�crashing as he fell。 



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                             CONCLUSION 



     But Myles was not dead。 Those who had seen his face when the umbril 

of the helmet was raised�察�and then saw him fall as he tottered across the 

lists�察�had at first thought so。 But his faintness was more from loss of blood 

and   the   sudden   unstringing   of   nerve   and   sense   from   the   intense   furious 

strain of the last few moments of battle than from the vital nature of the 

wound。 Indeed�察�after Myles had been carried out of the lists and laid upon 

the ground in the shade between the barriers�察�Master Thomas�察�the Prince's 

barber´surgeon�察�having   examined the   wounds�察 �declared   that   he   might   be 

even carried on a covered litter to Scotland Yard without serious danger。 

The Prince was extremely desirous of having him under his care�察�and so 

the   venture   was   tried。   Myles   was   carried   to   Scotland Yard�察  �and   perhaps 

was none the worse therefore。 The Prince�察�the Earl of Mackworth�察�and two 

or three others stood silently watching as the worthy shaver and leecher�察�

assisted   by   his   apprentice   and   Gascoyne�察  �washed   and   bathed   the   great 

gaping   wound   in   the   side�察  �and   bound   it   with   linen   bandages。   Myles   lay 

with closed eyelids�察�still�察�pallid�察�weak as a little child。 Presently he opened 

his eyes and turned them�察�dull and languid�察�to the Prince。 

     ;What      hath   happed     my   father�察  �my    Lord�拭─   �said   he�察  �in  a   faint�察�

whispering voice。 

     ;Thou hath saved his life and honor�察�Myles�察─�the Prince answered。 ;He 

is here now�察�and thy mother hath been sent for�察�and cometh anon with the 

priest who was with them this morn。; 

     Myles   dropped   his   eyelids   again�察  �his   lips   moved�察  �but   he   made   no 

sound�察�and then two bright tears trickled across his white cheek。 

     ;He maketh a woman of me�察─�the Prince muttered through his teeth�察�

and then�察�swinging on his heel�察�he stood for a long time looking out of the 

window into the garden beneath。 

     ;May   I   see   my   father�拭─  �said   Myles�察  �presently�察  �without   opening   his 

eyes。 



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     The Prince turned around and looked inquiringly at the surgeon。 

     The    good    man   shook    his  head。    ;Not   to´day�察─  �said   he�察  �haply   to´ 

morrow he may see him and his mother。 The bleeding is but new stanched�察�

and such matters as seeing his father and mother may make the heart to 

swell�察�and so maybe the wound burst afresh and he die。 An he would hope 

to live�察�he must rest quiet until to´morrow day。; 

     But   though   Myles's   wound   was   not   mortal�察  �it   was   very  serious。 The 

fever   which   followed   lingered   longer   than   commonperhaps   because   of 

the hot weatherand the days stretched to weeks�察�and the weeks to months�察�

and    still  he  lay  there�察 �nursed    by   his  mother   and   Gascoyne      and   Prior 

Edward�察�and now and again by Sir James Lee。 

     One day�察�a little before the good priest returned to Saint Mary's Priory�察�

as he sat by Myles's bedside�察�his hands folded�察�and his sight turned inward�察�

the young man suddenly said�察 �Tell me�察�holy father�察�is it always wrong for 

man to slay man�拭─�

     The good priest sat silent for so long a time that Myles began to think 

he had not heard the question。 But by´and´by he answered�察�almost with a 

sigh�察 �It is a hard question�察�my son�察�but I must in truth say�察�meseems it is 

not always wrong。; 

     ;Sir�察─  �said   Myles�察   �I   have   been   in   battle   when   men   were   slain�察  �but 

never did I think thereon as I have upon this matter。 Did I sin in so slaying 

my father's enemy�拭─�

     ;Nay�察─�said Prior Edward�察�quietly�察 �thou didst not sin。 It was for others 

thou didst fight�察�my son�察�and for others it is pardonable to do battle。 Had it 

been   thine   own   quarrel�察  �it   might   haply   have   been   more   hard   to   have 

answered thee。; 

     Who can gainsay�察�even in these days of light�察�the truth of this that the 

good priest said to the sick lad so far away in the past�拭�

       One day the Earl of Mackworth came to visit Myles。 At that time the 

young knight was mending�察�and was sitting propped up with pillows�察�and 

was wrapped in Sir James Lee's cloak�察�for the day was chilly。 After a little 

time of talk�察�a pause of silence fell。 

     ;My Lord�察─�said Myles�察�suddenly�察 �dost thou remember one part of a 



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matter we spoke of when I first came from France�拭─�

     The    Earl   made    no   pretence    of  ignorance。     ;I  remember�察─     �said  he�察�

quietly�察�looking straight into the young man's thin white face。 

     ;And have I yet won the right to ask for the Lady Alice de Mowbray to 

wife�拭─�said Myles�察�the red rising faintly to his cheeks。 

     ;Thou hast won it�察─�said the Earl�察�with a smile。 

     Myles's eyes shone and his lips trembled with the pang of sudden joy 

and   triumph�察  �for   he   was   still   very   weak。   ;My   Lord�察─  �said   he�察  �presently 

;belike thou camest here to see me for this very matter�拭─�

     The Earl smiled again without answering�察�and Myles knew that he had 

guessed aright。 He reached out one of his weak�察�pallid hands from beneath 

the   cloak。   The    Earl  of  Mackworth       took   it  with  a  firm   pressure�察   �then 

instantly quitting it again�察�rose�察�as if ashamed of his emotion�察�stamped his 

feet�察�as though in pretence of being chilled�察�and then cro

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