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     So we turned away together into the little street。            But while John Ball 

had been speaking to me I felt strangely�察�as though I had more things to 

say than the words I knew could make   clear�此�as if I wanted to get   from 



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other people a new set of words。             Moreover�察�as we passed up the street 

again   I   was   once   again   smitten   with   the   great   beauty   of   the   scene�察  �the 

houses�察  �the   church   with   its   new   chancel   and   tower�察  �snow´white   in   the 

moonbeams now�察�the dresses and arms of the people�察�men and women ��for 

the    latter  were   now     mixed    up   with   the   men���察   �their  grave    sonorous 

language�察     �and   the  quaint   and    measured     forms    of  speech�察   �were   again 

become a wonder to me and affected me almost to tears。 



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                            CHAPTER VIII 



                            SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S 

     I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them�察�

till we came to Will Green's house。            He was one of the wealthier of the 

yeomen�察�and his house was one of those I told you of�察�the lower story of 

which was built of stone。         It had not been built long�察�and was very trim 

and neat。     The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it�察�

or   perhaps    I  should   give   you   a  closer  description    of  it�察 �for  it  was  a 

handsome   yeoman's   dwelling of   that   day�察  �which is   as   much   as saying   it 

was very beautiful。       The house on the other side of it�察�the last house in the 

village�察�was old or even ancient�察�all built of stone�察�and except for a newer 

piece   built   on   to   ita   hall�察  �it   seemedhad   round   arches�察  �some   of   them 

handsomely carved。         I knew that this was the parson's house�察�but he was 

another sort of priest than John Ball�察�and what for fear�察�what for hatred�察�

had gone back to his monastery with the two other chantrey priests who 

dwelt in that house�察�so that the men of the township�察�and more especially 

the women�察�were thinking gladly how John Ball should say mass in their 

new chancel on the morrow。 

     Will Green's daughter was waiting for him at the door and gave him a 

close and eager hug�察�and had a kiss to spare for each of us withal�此�a strong 

girl she was�察�as I have said�察�and sweet and wholesome also。                   She made 

merry   with   her   father�察  �yet   it   was   easy   to   see   that   her   heart   was   in   her 

mouth   all   along。   There   was   a   younger   girl   some   twelve   summers   old�察�

and   a   lad   of   ten�察  �who   were   easily   to   be   known   for   his   children�察  �an   old 

woman also�察�who had her livelihood there�察�and helped the household�察�and 

moreover three long young men�察�who came into the house after we had sat 

down�察�to whom Will nodded kindly。              They were brisk lads and smart�察�but 

had been afield after the beasts that evening�察�and had not seen the fray。 

     The room we came into was indeed the house�察�for there was nothing 

but it on the ground floor�察�but a stair in the corner went up to the chamber 

or   loft   above。  It   was   much   like   the   room   at   the   Rose�察  �but   bigger�察  �the 

cupboard   better   wrought�察  �and   with   more   vessels   on   it�察  �and   handsomer。 



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Also the walls�察�instead of being panelled�察�were hung with a coarse loosely´ 

woven stuff of green worsted with birds and trees woven into it。                      There 

were     flowers    in  plenty    stuck   about    the  room�察   �mostly    of   the  yellow 

blossoming   flag or   flower´de´luce�察�of   which   I had   seen plenty  in   all   the 

ditches�察�but in the window near the door was a pot full of those same white 

poppies I had seen when I first woke up�察�and the table was all set forth 

with meat and drink�察�a big salt´cellar of pewter in the middle�察�covered with 

a white cloth。 

     We sat   down�察 �the priest   blessed the  meat   in   the  name   of   the Trinity�察�

and we crossed ourselves and fell to。             The victual was plentiful of broth 

and flesh´meat�察�and bread and cherries�察 �so we ate   and drank�察�and   talked 

lightly together when we were full。 

     Yet was not the feast so gay as might have been。                Will Green had me 

to sit next to him�察�and on the other side sat John Ball�察�but the priest had 

grown somewhat distraught�察�and sat as one thinking of somewhat that was 

like to escape his thought。          Will Green looked at his daughter from time 

to time�察�and whiles his eyes glanced round the fair chamber as one who 

loved     it�察 �and  his   kind   face   grew    sad�察  �yet  never    sullen。    When      the 

herdsmen   came   into   the   hall   they   fell   straightway   to   asking   questions 

concerning those of the Fellowship who had been slain in the fray�察�and of 

their wives and children�察�so that for a while thereafter no man cared to jest�察�

for   they   were   a   neighbourly   and   kind   folk�察  �and   were   sorry   both   for   the 

dead�察�and also for the living that should suffer from that day's work。 

     So then we sat silent awhile。           The unseen moon was bright over the 

roof of the house�察�so that outside all was gleaming bright save the black 

shadows�察�though the moon came not into the room�察�and the white wall of 

the tower was the whitest and the brightest thing we could see。 

     Wide   open   were   the   windows�察  �and   the   scents   of   the   fragrant   night 

floated   in   upon   us�察  �and   the   sounds   of   the   men   at   their   meat   or   making 

merry about the township�察�and whiles we heard the gibber of an owl from 

the trees westward of the church�察�and the sharp cry of a blackbird made 

fearful   by   the   prowling   stoat�察  �or   the   far´off   lowing   of   a   cow   from   the 

upland   pastures�察  �or   the   hoofs   of   a   horse   trotting   on   the   pilgrimage   road 

��and one of our watchers would that be��。 



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     Thus   we   sat   awhile�察  �and   once   again   came   that   feeling   over   me   of 

wonder and pleasure at the strange and beautiful sights�察�mingled。 

     with the sights and sounds and scents beautiful indeed�察�yet not strange�察�

but rather long familiar to me。 

     But now Will Green started in his seat where he sat with his daughter 

hanging   over   his   chair�察  �her   hand   amidst   his   thick   black   curls�察  �and   she 

weeping softly�察�I thought�察�and his rough strong voice broke the silence。 

     ;Why�察  �lads   and   neighbours�察  �what   ails   us�拭     �If   the   knights   who   fled 

from us this eve were to creep back hither and look in at the window�察�they 

would   deem   that   they   had   slain   us   after   all�察  �and   that   we   were   but   the 

ghosts of the men who fought them。                Yet�察�forsooth�察�fair it is at whiles to 

sit with friends and let the summer night speak for us and tell us its tales。 

But now�察�sweetling�察�fetch the mazer and the wine。; ;Forsooth�察─�said John 

Ball�察   �if   ye   laugh   not   over´much   now�察  �ye   shall   laugh   the   more   on   the 

morrow of to´morrow�察�as ye draw nearer to the play of point and edge。; 

     ;That   is   sooth�察─  �said   one   of   the   upland   guests。  ;So   it   was   seen   in 

France when we fought there�察�and the eve of fight was sober and the morn 

was merry。; 

     ;Yea�察─�said another�察 �but there�察�forsooth�察�it was for nothing ye fought�察�

and to´morrow 

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