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

and to´morrow it shall be for a fair reward。; 

     ;It was for life we fought�察─�said the first。 

     ;Yea�察─  �said   the   second�察   �for   life�察  �and   leave   to   go   home   and   find   the 

lawyers at their fell game。         Ho�察�Will Green�察�call a health over the cup� ─�

     For now Will Green had a bowl of wine in his hand。                  He stood up and 

said�此    �Here�察�now�察�I call a health to the wrights of Kent who be turning 

our plough´shares into swords and our pruning´hooks into spears�                       �Drink 

around�察�my masters� ─�

     Then he drank�察�and his daughter filled the bowl brimming again and he 

passed   it   to   me。  As   I   took   it   I   saw   that   it   was   of   light   polished   wood 

curiously speckled�察�with a band of silver round it�察�on which was cut the 

legend�察 �In the name of   the Trinity fill the cup   and drink to me。;                  And 

before   I   drank�察  �it   came   upon   me   to   say�察   �To´morrow�察  �and   the   fair   days 

afterwards� ─�

     Then I drank a great draught of the strong red wine�察�and passed it on�察�



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and every man said something over it�察�as ;The road to London Bridge� ─�

;Hob   Carter   and   his   mate� ─  �and   so   on�察  �till   last   of   all   John   Ball   drank�察�

saying�此�

     ;Ten years hence�察�and the freedom of the Fellowship� ─                �Then he said 

to Will Green�此      �Now�察�Will�察�must I needs depart to go and wake the dead�察�

both friend and foe in the church yonder�察�and whoso of you will be shriven 

let him come to me thither in the morn�察�nor spare for as little after sunrise 

as   it   may   be。 And   this   our   friend   and   brother   from   over   the   water   of 

Thames�察�he hath will to talk with me and I with him�察�so now will I take 

him by the hand�此�and so God keep you�察�fellows� ─�

     I rose to meet him as he came round the head of the table�察�and took his 

hand。     Will Green turned round to me and said�此�

     ;Thou wilt come back again timely�察�old lad�察�for betimes on the morrow 

must we rise if we shall dine at Rochester。; 

     I stammered as I yea´said him�察�for John Ball was looking strangely at 

me with a half´smile�察�and my heart beat anxiously and fearfully�此�but we 

went quietly to the door and so out into the bright moonlight。 

     I lingered a little when we had passed the threshold�察�and looked back 

at the yellow´lighted window and the shapes of the men that I saw therein 

with a grief and longing that I could not give myself a reason for�察�since I 

was to come back so soon。           John Ball did not press me to move forward�察�

but held up his hand as if to bid me hearken。              The folk and guests there 

had already shaken themselves down since our departure�察�and were gotten 

to   be   reasonably   merry   it   seemed�察  �for   one   of   the   guests�察  �he   who   had 

spoken of France before�察�had fallen to singing a ballad of the war to a wild 

and melancholy tune。         I remember the first rhymes of it�察�which I heard as 

I turned away my head and we moved on toward the church�此�

                 ;On    a  fair  field   of  France                  We     fought    on  a 

morning                  So   lovely  as   it   lieth             Along by  the   water。 

There     was   many    a  lord   there                Mowed      men    in  the  medley�察�

'Midst     the  banners    of  the   barons                   And     bold   men    of  the 

knighthood�察                   �And     spearmen      and   sergeants                  And 

shooters of the shaft。; 



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                               CHAPTER IX 



                    BETWIXT THE LIVING AND THE DEAD 

     We entered the church through the south porch under a round´ arched 

door carved very richly�察�and with a sculpture over the doorway and under 

the arch�察�which�察�as far as I could see by the moonlight�察�figured St。 Michael 

and the Dragon。        As I came into the rich gloom of the nave I noticed for 

the   first   time   that   I   had   one  of   those   white   poppies   in   my   hand�察  �I   must 

have taken it out of the pot by the window as I passed out of Will Green's 

house。 

     The    nave    was   not   very   large�察  �but  it  looked    spacious    too�察  �it  was 

somewhat   old�察  �but   well´built   and   handsome�察  �the   roof   of   curved   wooden 

rafters with great tie´beams going from wall to wall。                There was no light 

in it but that of the moon streaming through the windows�察�which were by 

no means large�察�and were glazed with white fretwork�察�with here and there 

a   little   figure   in   very   deep   rich   colours。 Two   larger   windows   near   the 

east end of each aisle had just been made so that the church grew lighter 

toward the east�察�and I could see all the work on the great screen between 

the   nave   and   chancel   which   glittered   bright   in   new   paint   and   gilding�此  �a 

candle glimmered in the loft above it�察�before the huge rood that filled up 

the   whole   space   between   the   loft   and   the   chancel   arch。   There   was   an 

altar   at   the   east   end   of   each   aisle�察  �the   one   on   the   south   side   standing 

against   the   outside   wall�察  �the   one   on   the   north   against   a   traceried   gaily´ 

painted screen�察�for that aisle ran on along the chancel。               There were a few 

oak benches near this second altar�察�seemingly just made�察�and well carved 

and   moulded�察  �otherwise   the   floor   of   the   nave�察  �which   was   paved   with   a 

quaint   pavement   of   glazed   tiles   like   the   crocks   I   had   seen   outside   as   to 

ware�察�was quite clear�察�and the shafts of the arches rose out of it white and 

beautiful   under   the   moon   as   though   out   of   a   sea�察  �dark   but   with   gleams 

struck over it。 

     The priest let me linger and look round�察�when he had crossed himself 

and given me the holy water�察�and then I saw that the walls were figured all 

over with stories�察�a huge St。 Christopher with his black beard looking like 



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Will Green�察�being close to the porch by which we entered�察�and above the 

chancel arch the Doom of the last Day�察�in which the painter had not spared 

either kings or bishops�察�and in which a lawyer with his blue coif was one 

of the chief figures in the group which the Devil was hauling off to hell。 

     ;Yea�察─�said John Ball�察  �'tis a goodly  church and fair   as you may  see 

'twixt Canterbury and London as for its kind�察�and yet do I misdoubt me 

where those who are dead are housed�察�and where those shall house them 

after they are dead�察�who built this house for God to dwell in。                 God grant 

they be cleansed at last�察�forsooth one of them who is now alive is a foul 

swine and a cruel wolf。          Art thou all so sure�察�scholar�察�that all such have 

souls�拭�and if it be so�察�was it well done of God to make them�拭                  �I speak to 

thee thus�察�for I think thou art no delator�察�and if thou be�察�why should I heed 

it�察�since I think not to come back from this journey。; 

     I looked at him and�察�as it were�察�had some ado to answer him�察�but I said 

at last�察 �Friend�察�I never saw a soul�察�save in the body�察�I cannot tell。; 

     He crossed himself and said�察 �Yet do I intend that ere many days are 

gone by my soul shall be in bliss among the fellowship of the saints�察�and 

merry shall it be�察�even before my body rises from the dead�察�for wisely I 

have   wrought   in   the   world�察  �and   I   wot   well   of   friends   that   are   lon

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