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than those in the nave�察�till at last John Ball turned to me and laid his hand 

on   my   shoulder。      I   started   and   said�察   �Yea�察  �brother�察  �now   must   I   get   me 

back to Will Green's house�察�as I promised to do so timely。; 

     ;Not yet�察�brother�察─�said he�察 �I have still much to say to thee�察�and the 

night is yet young。        Go we and sit in the stalls of the vicars�察�and let us ask 

and answer   on   matters concerning   the   fashion of this   world   of   menfolk�察�

and of this land wherein we dwell�察�for once more I deem of thee that thou 

hast seen things which I have not seen�察�and could not have seen。;                         With 

that word he led me back into the chancel�察�and we sat down side by side in 

the   stalls   at   the   west   end   of   it�察  �facing   the   high   altar   and   the   great   east 

window。       By     this  time   the   chancel    was    getting   dimmer      as  the   moon 

wound round the heavens�察�but yet was there a twilight of the moon�察�so that 

I could still see the things about me for all the brightness of the window 



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that   faced   us�察  �and this   moon   twilight   would   last�察  �I   knew�察  �until   the   short 

summer night should wane�察�and the twilight of the dawn begin to show us 

the colours of all things about us。 

     So we sat�察�and I gathered my thoughts to hear what he would say�察�and I 

myself was trying to think what I should ask of him�察�for I thought of him 

as he of me�察�that he had seen things which I could not have seen。 



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                               CHAPTER X 



                      TWO TALK OF THE DAYS TO COME 

     ;Brother�察─�said John Ball�察 �how deemest thou of our adventure�拭                  �I do 

not   ask thee  if thou   thinkest   we  are  right to   play  the  play  like  men�察  �but 

whether playing like men we shall fail like men。; 

     ;Why dost thou ask me�拭─�said I�察 �how much further than beyond this 

church can I see�拭─ �Far further�察─�quoth he�察 �for I wot that thou art a scholar 

and   hast   read   books�察  �and   withal�察  �in   some   way   that   I   cannot   name�察  �thou 

knowest   more   than   we�察  �as   though   with   thee   the   world   had   lived   longer 

than   with   us。   Hide   not�察  �therefore�察  �what   thou   hast   in   thine   heart�察  �for   I 

think    after  this  night   I  shall  see  thee  no   more�察  �until   we   meet   in  the 

heavenly Fellowship。; 

     ;Friend�察─�I said�察 �ask me what thou wilt�察�or rather ask thou the years to 

come   to   tell   thee   some   little   of   their   tale�察  �and  yet   methinks   thou   thyself 

mayest have some deeming thereof。; 

     He raised himself on the elbow of the stall and looked me full in the 

face�察�and said to me�此        �Is it so after all that thou art no man in the flesh�察�

but art sent to me by the Master of the Fellowship�察�and the King's Son of 

Heaven�察�to tell me what shall be�拭         �If that be so tell me straight out�察�since I 

had some deeming hereof before�察�whereas thy speech is like ours and yet 

unlike�察�and thy face hath something in it which is not after the fashion of 

our day。     And yet take heed�察�if thou art such an one�察�I fear thee not�察�nay�察�

nor him  that   sent thee�察�nor  for  thy bidding�察 �nor  for his�察 �will   I turn   back 

from London Bridge but will press on�察�for I do what is meet and right。; 

     ;Nay�察─�said I�察 �did I not tell thee e'en now that I knew life but not death�拭�

I am not dead�察�and as to who hath sent me�察�I say not that I am come by my 

own will�察�for I know not�察�yet also I know not the will that hath sent me 

hither。    And this I say to thee�察�moreover�察�that if I know more than thou�察�I 

do far less�察�therefore thou art my captain and I thy minstrel。; 

     He   sighed   as   one   from   whom   a   weight   had   been   lifted�察  �and   said�此�

;Well�察�then�察�since thou art alive on the earth and a man like myself�察�tell me 

how deemest thou of our adventure�此�shall we come to London�察�and how 



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shall we fare there�拭─�

     Said I�察 �What shall hinder you to come to London�察�and to fare there as 

ye will�拭    �For be sure that the Fellowship in Essex shall not fail you�察�nor 

shall the Londoners who hate the king's uncles withstand you�察�nor hath the 

Court   any   great   force   to   meet   you   in   the   field�察  �ye   shall   cast   fear   and 

trembling into their hearts。; 

     ;Even so�察�I thought�察─�said he�察 �but afterwards what shall betide�拭─�

     Said I�察 �It grieves my heart to say that which I think。                 Yet hearken�察�

many a man's son shall die who is now alive and happy�察�and if the soldiers 

be slain�察�and of them most not on the field�察�but by the lawyers�察�how shall 

the captains escape�拭       �Surely thou goest to thy death。; 

     He   smiled   very   sweetly�察  �yet   proudly�察  �as   he   said�此  �Yea�察  �the   road   is 

long�察�but the end cometh at last。           Friend�察�many a day have I been dying�察�

for my sister�察�with whom I have played and been merry in the autumn tide 

about     the  edges    of  the   stubble´fields�察   �and   we   gathered     the  nuts   and 

bramble´berries there�察�and started thence the missel´thrush�察�and wondered 

at   his   voice   and   thought   him   big�察  �and   the   sparrow´hawk   wheeled   and 

turned over the hedges and the weasel ran across the path�察�and the sound 

of the sheep´bells came to us from the downs as we sat happy on the grass�察�

and she is dead and gone from the earth�察�for she pined from famine after 

the   years   of   the   great   sickness�察  �and   my   brother   was   slain   in   the   French 

wars�察�and none thanked him for dying save he that stripped him of his gear�察�

and my unwedded wife with whom I dwelt in love after I had taken the 

tonsure�察  �and   all   men   said   she   was   good   and   fair�察  �and   true   she   was   and 

lovely�察�she also is dead and gone from the earth�察�and why should I abide 

save for the deeds of the flesh which must be done�拭                �Truly�察�friend�察�this is 

but an old tale that men must die�察�and I will tell thee another�察�to wit�察�that 

they live�此�and I live now and shall live。          Tell me then what shall befall。; 

     Somehow I could not heed him as a living man as much as I had done�察�

and the voice that came from me seemed less of me as I answered�此�

     ;These men are strong and valiant as any that have been or shall be�察�

and good fellows   also and kindly�察  �but they  are simple�察�and   see no   great 

way  before   their   own   noses。     The   victory  shall   they  have   and   shall   not 

know what to do with it�察�they shall fight and overcome�察�because of their 



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lack of knowledge�察�and because of their lack of knowledge shall they be 

cozened and betrayed when their captains are slain�察�and all shall come to 

nought by seeming�察�and the king's uncles shall prevail�察�that both they and 

the   king   may   come   to   the   shame   that   is   appointed   for   them。 And   yet 

when the lords have vanquished�察�and all England lieth under them again�察�

yet shall their victory be fruitless�察�for the free men that hold unfree lands 

shall they not bring under the collar again�察�and villeinage shall slip from 

their hands�察 �till   there  be�察 �and not   long   after  ye   are  dead�察 �but   few  unfree 

men in England�察�so that your lives and your deaths both shall bear fruit。; 

     ;Said   I   not�察─  �quoth   John   Ball�察   �that   thou   wert   a   sending   from   other 

times�拭    �Good is thy message�察�for the land shall be free。 

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