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with a smile�察 �Yea�察�lords�察�this is a new game we are playing to´ day�察�and a 

new knowledge will come from it。;               And the lord smiled�察�but somewhat 

sourly。 

     As for the peasants�察�great was their fear of those gay and golden lords。 

I judge that they did not know the King�察�since it was little likely that any 

one   of   them   had   seen   his   face�察  �and   they   knew   of   him   but   as   the   Great 

Father�察�the mighty warrior who kept the Turk from harrying their thorpe。 

Though�察  �forsooth�察  �little   matter   was   it   to   any   man   there   whether Turk   or 

Magyar was their over´lord�察�since to one master or another they had to pay 

the due tale of labouring days in the year�察�and hard was the livelihood that 

they earned for themselves on the days when they worked for themselves 

and their wives and children。 

     Well�察�belike they knew not the King�察�but amidst those rich lords they 

saw   and   knew   their   own   lord�察  �and   of   him   they   were   sore   afraid。 But 

nought   it   availed   them   to   flee   away   from   those   strong   men   and   strong 

horsesthey who had been toiling from before the rising of the sun�察�and 

now it wanted little more than an hour of noon�此�besides�察�with the King and 

lords   was   a   guard   of   crossbowmen�察  �who   were   left   the   other   side   of   the 

vineyard   wall��keen´eyed   Italians   of   the   mountains�察  �straight   shooters   of 

the bolt。    So the poor folk fled not�察�nay they made as if all this were none 

of their business�察�and went on with their work。             For indeed each man said 

to himself�察 �If I be the one that is not slain�察�to´morrow I shall lack bread if 

I do not work my hardest to´day�察�and maybe I shall be headman if some of 

these be slain and I live。; 

     Now comes the King amongst them and says�此                   �Good fellows�察�which 



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of you is the headman�拭─�

     Spake a man�察�sturdy and sunburnt�察�well on in years and grizzled�此                     �I 

am the headman�察�lord。; 

     ;Give   me   thy   hoe�察  �then�察─  �says   the   King�察   �for   now   shall   I   order   this 

matter myself�察�since these lords desire a new game�察�and are fain to work 

under me at vine´dressing。          But do thou stand by me and set me right if I 

order them wrong�此�but the rest of you go play� ─�

     The carle knew not what to think�察�and let the King stand with his hand 

stretched   out�察  �while   he   looked   askance   at   his   own   lord   and   baron�察  �who 

wagged his head at him grimly as one who says�察 �Do it�察�dog� ─�

     Then the carle lets the hoe come into the King's hand�察�and the King 

falls to�察�and orders his lords for vine´dressing�察�to each his due share of the 

work�此�and whiles the carle said yea and whiles nay to his ordering。                    And 

then   ye   should    have   seen   velvet   cloaks   cast   off�察 �and   mantles    of  fine 

Flemish scarlet go to the dusty earth�察�as the lords and knights busked them 

to the work。 

     So they buckled to�察�and to most of them it seemed good game to play 

at vine´dressing。       But one there was who�察�when his scarlet cloak was off�察�

stood up in a doublet of glorious Persian web of gold and silk�察�such as men 

make   not   now�察  �worth   a   hundred   florins   the   Bremen   ell。    Unto   him   the 

King with no smile on his face gave the job of toing and   froing up  and 

down the hill with the biggest and the frailest dung´basket that there was�察�

and thereat the silken lord screwed up a grin�察�that was sport to see�察�and all 

the lords laughed�察�and as he turned away he said�察�yet so that none heard 

him�察   �Do   I   serve   this   son's   son   of   a   whore   that   he   should   bid   me   carry 

dung�拭─     �For you must know that the King's father�察�John Hunyad�察�one of 

the great warriors of the world�察�the Hammer of the Turks�察�was not gotten 

in wedlock�察�though he were a king's son。 

     Well�察   �they   sped   the  work    bravely    for  a  while�察  �and    loud   was   the 

laughter  as the  hoes   smote  the  earth   and   the  flint stones   tinkled   and   the 

cloud    of   dust  rose   up�察  �the  brocaded     dung´bearer     went    up  and   down�察�

cursing and swearing by the White God and the Black�察�and one would say 

to another�察 �See ye how gentle blood outgoes churls' blood�察�even when the 

gentle does the churl's work�此�these lazy loons smote but one stroke to our 



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three。;    But the King�察�who worked no worse than any�察�laughed not at all�察�

and meanwhile the poor folk stood by�察�not daring to speak a word one to 

the other�察�for they were still sore afraid�察�not now of being slain on the spot�察�

but   this   rather   was   in   their   hearts�此 �These   great   and   strong   lords   and 

knights have come to see what work a man may do without dying�此�if we 

are to have yet more days added to our year's tale of lords' labour�察�then are 

we lost without remedy。;         And their hearts sank within them。 

     So sped the work�察�and the sun rose yet higher in the heavens�察�and it 

was noon and more。          And now there was no more laughter among those 

toiling   lords�察  �and   the   strokes   of   the   hoe   and   mattock   came   far   slower�察�

while the dung´bearer sat down at the bottom of the hill and looked out on 

the   river�察  �but   the   King   yet   worked   on   doggedly�察  �so   for   shame   the   other 

lords yet kept at it。      Till at last the next man to the King let his hoe drop 

with   a   clatter�察  �and   swore   a   great   oath。 Now   he   was   a   strong   black´ 

bearded man in the prime of life�察�a valiant captain of that famous Black 

Band that had so often rent the Turkish array�察�and the King loved him for 

his sturdy valour�察�so he says to him�察 �Is aught wrong�察�Captain�拭─�

     ;Nay�察�lord�察─�says he�察 �ask the headman carle yonder what ails us。; 

     ;Headman�察─�says the King�察 �what ails these strong knights�拭                  �Have I 

ordered them wrongly�拭─�

     ;Nay�察�but shirking ails them�察�lord�察─�says he�察 �for they are weary�察�and 

no wonder�察�for they have been playing hard�察�and are of gentle blood。; 

     ;Is that so�察�lord�察─�says the King�察 �that ye are weary already�拭─�

     Then the rest hung their heads and said nought�察�all save that captain of 

war�察�and he said�察�being a bold man and no liar�此               �King�察�I see what thou 

wouldst be at�察�thou hast brought us here to preach us a sermon from that 

Plato of thine�察�and to say sooth�察�so that I may swink no more�察�and go eat 

my dinner�察�now preach thy worst�            �Nay�察�if thou wilt be priest I will be thy 

deacon。     Wilt thou that I ask this labouring carle a thing or two�拭─�

     ;Yea�察─�said the King。        And there came�察�as it were�察�a cloud of thought 

over his face。 

     Then   the   captain   straddled   his   legs   and   looked   big�察  �and   said   to   the 

carle�此    �Good fellow�察�how long have we been working here�拭─�

     ;Two hours or thereabout�察�judging by the sun above us�察─�says he。 



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     ;And how   much   of  thy  work   have   we  done  in   that   while�拭─  �says   the 

captain�察�and winks his eye at him withal。 

     ;Lord�察─�says the carle�察�grinning a little despite himself�察 �be not wroth 

with my word。        In the first half´hour ye did five´and´ forty minutes' work 

of   ours�察  �and   in   the   next   half´hour   scant   a   thirty   minutes'   work�察  �and   the 

third   half´hour   a   fifteen   minutes'   work�察  �and   in   the   fourth   half´hour   two 

minutes' work。;        The grin now had faded from his face�察�but a gleam came 

into his eyes as he said�此       �And no

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