produced by [jo] [churcher] . 1 produced 2 by 1 produced 5 . [html] [version] [by] [al] [haines] [.] [puck] [of] [pook's] [hill] [by] [rudyard] [kipling] [contents] [weland] ['s] [sword] [puck] ['s] [song] [a] [tree] [song] [young] [men] [at] [the] [manor] [sir] [richard] ['s] [song] the [knights] of the [joyous] [venture] [harp] [song] of the [dane] [women] [thorkild] ['s] [song] 1 the 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 9 of 9 of 10 the [old] [men] [at] [pevensey] [the] [runes] [on] [weland] ['s] [sword] a [centurion] [of] [the] [thirtieth] ' [cities] [and] [thrones] [and] [powers] ' [a] [british-roman] [song] 1 a 6 ' 1 a 12 ' on the [great] [wall] [a] [song] [to] [mithras] 1 on 2 the [the] [winged] [hats] [a] [pict] [song] hal o ' [the] [draft] ' [prophets] have honour [all] [over] [the] [earth] ' [a] [smugglers] ' [song] 1 hal 17 ' 2 o 3 ' 3 ' 6 ' 6 ' 8 have 6 ' 14 ' 8 have 9 honour 14 ' 17 ' ' [dymchurch] [flit] ' [the] [bee] [boy] ['s] [song] [a] [three-part] [song] 1 ' 4 ' the [treasure] [and] [the] [law] [song] of the [fifth] [river] [the] [children] ['s] [song] 1 the 7 of 7 of 8 the [weland's] [sword] puck 's [song] 1 puck 2 's see you the dimpled track that runs , [all] [hollow] through the wheat [?] 1 see 2 you 1 see 4 dimpled 3 the 4 dimpled 4 dimpled 5 track 4 dimpled 7 runs 5 track 6 that 7 runs 8 , 7 runs 13 wheat 11 through 12 the 12 the 13 wheat o that was [where] [they] hauled the guns [that] smote [king] [philip] ['s] fleet ! 1 o 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 6 hauled 6 hauled 10 smote 7 the 8 guns 7 the 10 smote 10 smote 14 fleet 14 fleet 15 ! see you [our] [little] [mill] [that] [clacks] , [so] [busy] by the brook ? 1 see 2 you 2 you 14 ? 8 , 11 by 11 by 12 the 12 the 13 brook 13 brook 14 ? she has ground her corn and [paid] her tax [ever] [since] [domesday] [book] . 1 she 2 has 1 she 3 ground 1 she 4 her 4 her 5 corn 4 her 14 . 6 and 8 her 8 her 9 tax 9 tax 14 . see you our stilly woods of oak , [and] the [dread] ditch beside [?] 1 see 4 stilly 2 you 4 stilly 3 our 4 stilly 4 stilly 5 woods 4 stilly 6 of 4 stilly 7 oak 7 oak 8 , 8 , 10 the 10 the 12 ditch 12 ditch 13 beside o that was [where] the [saxons] broke [,] [on] [the] [day] that [harold] [died] [!] 1 o 2 that 1 o 7 broke 1 o 12 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 5 the see you the windy [levels] spread [about] the gates [of] [rye] ? 1 see 2 you 2 you 12 ? 3 the 4 windy 4 windy 6 spread 6 spread 8 the 8 the 9 gates 9 gates 12 ? o that was [where] the [northmen] [fled] [,] [when] [alfred] ['s] ships [came] [by] ! 1 o 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 5 the 5 the 12 ships 12 ships 15 ! see you our pastures wide and lone , [where] the [red] oxen browse [?] 1 see 4 pastures 2 you 4 pastures 3 our 4 pastures 4 pastures 5 wide 4 pastures 7 lone 5 wide 6 and 7 lone 8 , 8 , 10 the 10 the 12 oxen 12 oxen 13 browse o there was a [city] thronged and [known] [,] [ere] [london] boasted a [house] [!] 1 o 13 a 2 there 3 was 2 there 6 thronged 3 was 4 a 6 thronged 12 boasted 7 and 12 boasted 12 boasted 13 a and see you , after rain , the trace [of] mound and ditch and wall ? 1 and 2 see 2 see 3 you 3 you 16 ? 4 , 5 after 5 after 11 mound 6 rain 11 mound 7 , 8 the 8 the 11 mound 9 trace 11 mound 11 mound 12 and 11 mound 13 ditch 13 ditch 14 and 13 ditch 15 wall 13 ditch 16 ? o that was a [legion] ['s] camping-place [,] [when] [caesar] sailed [from] [gaul] [!] 1 o 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 7 camping-place 7 camping-place 11 sailed and see you marks [that] show and fade [,] [like] shadows [on] [the] [downs] ? 1 and 2 see 2 see 3 you 3 you 15 ? 4 marks 7 and 4 marks 8 fade 6 show 7 and 8 fade 11 shadows 11 shadows 15 ? o [they] [are] the lines [the] [flint] [men] [made] , [to] guard their wondrous towns [!] 1 o 4 the 4 the 5 lines 5 lines 10 , 5 lines 12 guard 12 guard 15 towns 13 their 15 towns 14 wondrous 15 towns she is not [any] common [earth] [,] [water] [or] [wood] [or] [air] , [but] [merlin] ['s] [isle] [of] [gramarye] , [where] you and [i] [will] fare . 1 she 3 not 1 she 5 common 2 is 3 not 5 common 26 fare 5 common 27 . 13 , 23 and 13 , 26 fare 20 , 22 you 20 , 23 and the children were [at] [the] [theatre] [,] acting to [three] [cows] [as] [much] [as] [they] [could] [remember] [of] [midsummer] [night] ['s] [dream] . 1 the 2 children 2 children 3 were 3 were 8 acting 8 acting 23 . 9 to 23 . dan [was] [puck] and [nick] [bottom] [,] [as] [well] [as] [all] [three] [fairies] . 1 dan 4 and 1 dan 14 . una [was] [titania] , with a wreath of columbines and a foxglove wand . 1 una 4 , 1 una 9 columbines 5 with 6 a 5 with 9 columbines 6 a 7 wreath 7 wreath 8 of 9 columbines 12 foxglove 10 and 12 foxglove 11 a 12 foxglove 12 foxglove 13 wand 12 foxglove 14 . the [theatre] [lay] [in] a [meadow] [called] the [long] [slip] . 1 the 5 a 5 a 11 . 8 the 11 . everything else was a sort of thick , sleepy stillness smelling of meadow-sweet and dry grass . 1 everything 2 else 1 everything 3 was 1 everything 5 sort 4 a 5 sort 5 sort 6 of 6 of 13 meadow-sweet 7 thick 13 meadow-sweet 8 , 13 meadow-sweet 9 sleepy 13 meadow-sweet 10 stillness 13 meadow-sweet 11 smelling 13 meadow-sweet 12 of 13 meadow-sweet 13 meadow-sweet 14 and 13 meadow-sweet 15 dry 13 meadow-sweet 16 grass 13 meadow-sweet 17 . their play went beautifully . 1 their 4 beautifully 2 play 4 beautifully 3 went 4 beautifully 4 beautifully 5 . this was when they heard a whistle among the alders on the bank , and they jumped . 1 this 2 was 2 was 7 whistle 3 when 4 they 3 when 5 heard 5 heard 7 whistle 6 a 7 whistle 7 whistle 10 alders 8 among 10 alders 9 the 10 alders 10 alders 13 bank 10 alders 18 . 11 on 12 the 11 on 13 bank 12 the 13 bank 13 bank 17 jumped 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 they 16 they 17 jumped the bushes parted . 1 the 2 bushes 2 bushes 3 parted 3 parted 4 . ' [what] hempen homespuns [have] [we] swaggering [here] , [so] [near] the cradle of the fairy [queen] ? ' 1 ' 3 hempen 1 ' 19 ' 4 homespuns 7 swaggering 7 swaggering 9 , 9 , 19 ' 12 the 13 cradle 13 cradle 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 fairy 16 fairy 18 ? 18 ? 19 ' he stopped , hollowed one hand round his ear , and , with a wicked twinkle in his eye , went on : 1 he 4 hollowed 2 stopped 4 hollowed 3 , 4 hollowed 4 hollowed 5 one 4 hollowed 6 hand 4 hollowed 7 round 4 hollowed 8 his 4 hollowed 9 ear 4 hollowed 18 his 9 ear 11 and 9 ear 12 , 9 ear 13 with 9 ear 15 wicked 10 , 11 and 13 with 14 a 15 wicked 16 twinkle 16 twinkle 17 in 18 his 19 eye 19 eye 20 , 19 eye 22 on 19 eye 23 : 21 went 22 on ' [what] , [a] [play] toward [?] 1 ' 3 , 3 , 6 toward i 'll be [an] auditor ; [an] actor [,] [too] [,] [perhaps] , if [i] [see] cause . ' 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 2 'll 17 cause 3 be 8 actor 5 auditor 6 ; 5 auditor 8 actor 13 , 14 if 13 , 17 cause 17 cause 18 . 18 . 19 ' the children looked and gasped . 1 the 2 children 2 children 3 looked 2 children 5 gasped 3 looked 4 and 5 gasped 6 . the [small] thing he was [no] taller [than] [dan] 's shoulder stepped [quietly] into the [ring] . 1 the 3 thing 1 the 7 taller 3 thing 5 was 4 he 5 was 7 taller 10 's 7 taller 11 shoulder 11 shoulder 12 stepped 12 stepped 14 into 14 into 15 the 15 the 17 . ' [i] ['m] [rather] [out] [of] practice , ' said he ; ' but that 's the way my part ought to be played . ' 1 ' 9 ' 7 practice 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 9 ' 26 ' 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 ; 13 ' 14 but 13 ' 19 my 13 ' 26 ' 15 that 16 's 15 that 19 my 16 's 18 way 17 the 18 way 19 my 20 part 21 ought 22 to 22 to 23 be 23 be 24 played 24 played 25 . 25 . 26 ' still the children stared at him from his dark-blue cap , like a big columbine flower , to his bare , hairy feet . 1 still 2 the 2 the 3 children 3 children 9 dark-blue 4 stared 5 at 4 stared 9 dark-blue 6 him 9 dark-blue 7 from 9 dark-blue 8 his 9 dark-blue 9 dark-blue 15 columbine 10 cap 11 , 10 cap 15 columbine 11 , 15 columbine 12 like 15 columbine 13 a 15 columbine 14 big 15 columbine 15 columbine 16 flower 15 columbine 17 , 15 columbine 18 to 15 columbine 19 his 15 columbine 20 bare 20 bare 22 hairy 20 bare 23 feet 21 , 22 hairy 23 feet 24 . at last he laughed . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 laughed 4 laughed 5 . ' [please] don't look [like] [that] . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 look 4 look 7 . it isn't my fault . 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 4 fault 2 isn't 4 fault 3 my 4 fault 4 fault 5 . what else could you expect ? ' he said . 1 what 2 else 1 what 6 ? 2 else 3 could 4 you 5 expect 4 you 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 9 said 7 ' 10 . 8 he 9 said ' [we] [didn't] [expect] [any] one , ' [dan] answered [slowly] . 1 ' 6 one 1 ' 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 answered 10 answered 12 . ' [this] is our field . ' 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 7 ' 4 our 5 field 5 field 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [is] it ? ' said their visitor , sitting down . 1 ' 6 said 3 it 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' 4 ? 6 said 6 said 10 sitting 6 said 12 . 7 their 8 visitor 8 visitor 9 , 8 visitor 10 sitting 10 sitting 11 down [pook] ['s] [hill] [puck] ['s] [hill] [puck] ['s] [hill] [pook] ['s] [hill] [!] it 's as plain as the nose on my face . ' 1 it 2 's 2 's 10 face 3 as 4 plain 4 plain 5 as 4 plain 7 nose 4 plain 10 face 5 as 6 the 8 on 10 face 9 my 10 face 10 face 11 . 11 . 12 ' he pointed to the bare [,] fern-covered slope [of] [pook] ['s] [hill] [that] runs up from the [far] side of [the] [mill-stream] [to] a [dark] wood . 1 he 2 pointed 2 pointed 3 to 2 pointed 8 slope 4 the 5 bare 4 the 8 slope 5 bare 7 fern-covered 8 slope 14 runs 14 runs 15 up 14 runs 27 . 15 up 26 wood 16 from 17 the 17 the 26 wood 19 side 20 of 19 side 26 wood 24 a 26 wood ' [by] [oak] , [ash] , and [thorn] ! ' he cried [,] [still] [laughing] . 1 ' 12 cried 4 , 7 and 4 , 12 cried 6 , 7 and 9 ! 10 ' 9 ! 11 he 9 ! 12 cried 12 cried 16 . ' [we] [didn't] [know] it was wrong , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 wrong 7 wrong 12 . 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [wrong] ! ' 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' the little fellow shook with laughter . 1 the 2 little 2 little 3 fellow 3 fellow 6 laughter 4 shook 6 laughter 5 with 6 laughter 6 laughter 7 . ' [indeed] [,] [it] [isn't] wrong . 1 ' 6 wrong 6 wrong 7 . you 've done [something] [that] [kings] [and] [knights] [and] [scholars] [in] [old] [days] [would] [have] given their crowns and spurs and books to find out . 1 you 2 've 2 've 3 done 3 done 26 . 16 given 20 spurs 17 their 18 crowns 18 crowns 19 and 18 crowns 20 spurs 20 spurs 21 and 20 spurs 22 books 20 spurs 23 to 20 spurs 24 find 24 find 25 out 25 out 26 . if [merlin] [himself] had helped you , you couldn't have managed better [!] 1 if 4 had 4 had 5 helped 5 helped 11 managed 6 you 9 couldn't 7 , 8 you 8 you 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 have 9 couldn't 11 managed 11 managed 12 better you 've broken [the] [hills] you ['ve] broken [the] [hills] ! 1 you 2 've 2 've 3 broken 3 broken 8 broken 6 you 8 broken 8 broken 11 ! it hasn't happened in a thousand years . ' 1 it 2 hasn't 1 it 8 . 2 hasn't 7 years 3 happened 6 thousand 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 thousand 6 thousand 7 years 8 . 9 ' ' [we] we [didn't] [mean] [to] , ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [of] [course] you [didn't] ! 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 6 ! that 's just why you did it . 1 that 2 's 1 that 4 why 2 's 3 just 4 why 5 you 4 why 6 did 6 did 7 it 7 it 8 . unluckily [the] [hills] [are] [empty] [now] , and all the [people] of the [hills] [are] [gone] . 1 unluckily 7 , 1 unluckily 17 . 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 all 9 all 13 the 10 the 12 of 12 of 13 the i 'm the only one left . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 only 3 the 4 only 4 only 5 one 4 only 6 left 6 left 7 . if you don't , of course you 've only to say [so] , and [i] ['ll] go . ['] 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 don't 3 don't 7 you 3 don't 11 say 4 , 6 course 5 of 6 course 6 course 7 you 7 you 8 've 8 've 9 only 10 to 11 say 11 say 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 go 17 go 18 . he looked at the children , and the children looked at him for quite half a minute . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 the 4 the 9 children 5 children 6 , 5 children 9 children 6 , 7 and 8 the 9 children 9 children 11 at 9 children 13 for 9 children 14 quite 9 children 15 half 10 looked 11 at 11 at 12 him 15 half 17 minute 16 a 17 minute 17 minute 18 . his eyes [did] [not] twinkle [any] [more] . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 5 twinkle 5 twinkle 8 . they were very kind , and there was the beginning of a good smile on his lips . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 very 2 were 10 beginning 3 very 4 kind 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 there 7 there 8 was 8 was 10 beginning 9 the 10 beginning 10 beginning 11 of 10 beginning 14 smile 12 a 13 good 12 a 14 smile 14 smile 15 on 14 smile 17 lips 14 smile 18 . 16 his 17 lips una put out her hand . 1 una 5 hand 1 una 6 . 2 put 5 hand 3 out 5 hand 4 her 5 hand ' [don't] go , ' she said . 1 ' 3 go 1 ' 7 said 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 7 said 6 she 7 said 7 said 8 . ' [we] like you . ' 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 5 . 3 like 4 you 5 . 6 ' ' [have] a [bath] [oliver] , ' said [dan] , and he passed over the squashy envelope with the eggs . 1 ' 3 a 1 ' 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 21 . 10 , 16 squashy 11 and 16 squashy 12 he 16 squashy 13 passed 16 squashy 14 over 16 squashy 15 the 16 squashy 16 squashy 17 envelope 16 squashy 18 with 16 squashy 19 the 16 squashy 20 eggs 20 eggs 21 . ' [by] [oak] , [ash] and [thorn] , ' cried [puck] , taking [off] his blue cap , ' [i] like you [too] . 1 ' 4 , 4 , 6 and 6 and 24 . 8 , 9 ' 8 , 24 . 9 ' 10 cried 9 ' 19 ' 12 , 13 taking 13 taking 16 blue 15 his 16 blue 16 blue 17 cap 17 cap 18 , 18 , 19 ' 19 ' 22 you 21 like 22 you sprinkle a plenty salt on the biscuit , [dan] , and [i] ['ll] [eat] [it] with you . 1 sprinkle 2 a 1 sprinkle 3 plenty 1 sprinkle 4 salt 1 sprinkle 7 biscuit 1 sprinkle 16 with 4 salt 5 on 5 on 6 the 7 biscuit 8 , 8 , 11 and 10 , 11 and 16 with 17 you 16 with 18 . that ['ll] [show] [you] [the] sort of person [i] [am] . 1 that 6 sort 6 sort 7 of 6 sort 8 person 8 person 11 . [but] [i] ['m] [puck] [!] ['] he brushed the crumbs carefully from his doublet and shook hands . 1 he 2 brushed 2 brushed 8 doublet 3 the 4 crumbs 4 crumbs 8 doublet 5 carefully 8 doublet 6 from 8 doublet 7 his 8 doublet 8 doublet 9 and 8 doublet 10 shook 8 doublet 11 hands 8 doublet 12 . ' [she] means meeting a fairy , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 means 3 means 4 meeting 4 meeting 8 ' 5 a 6 fairy 6 fairy 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [i] never [believed] [in] ' em [not] after [i] [was] [six] , anyhow . ' 1 ' 3 never 1 ' 6 ' 6 ' 7 em 6 ' 16 ' 9 after 13 , 13 , 16 ' 14 anyhow 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [i] [did] , ' said [una] . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [at] [least] , [i] sort of [half] believed [till] [we] [learned] " farewell , [rewards] " . 1 ' 18 . 4 , 6 sort 4 , 13 " 6 sort 7 of 6 sort 9 believed 13 " 14 farewell 14 farewell 15 , 14 farewell 18 . 15 , 17 " do you know " farewell , [rewards] [and] [fairies] " ? ' 1 do 2 you 1 do 11 ? 2 you 3 know 2 you 10 " 4 " 5 farewell 5 farewell 6 , 6 , 10 " 11 ? 12 ' ' [do] you mean this ? ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 8 said 3 you 4 mean 5 this 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 6 ? 8 said 8 said 10 . he threw his big head back and began at the second line : 1 he 2 threw 2 threw 5 head 2 threw 6 back 2 threw 7 and 2 threw 9 at 2 threw 11 second 3 his 4 big 3 his 5 head 7 and 8 began 10 the 11 second 11 second 12 line 11 second 13 : ( ['] [join] [in] , [una] ! ' ) 1 ( 5 , 1 ( 9 ) 7 ! 8 ' 7 ! 9 ) than [maids] [were] wont [to] [do] [,] [yet] [who] [of] [late] [for] [cleanliness] [finds] [sixpence] [in] [her] [shoe] [?] ['] 1 than 4 wont the echoes flapped all along the flat meadow . 1 the 2 echoes 2 echoes 3 flapped 3 flapped 4 all 3 flapped 5 along 3 flapped 7 flat 3 flapped 8 meadow 6 the 7 flat 8 meadow 9 . ' [of] [course] [i] know [it] , ' he said . 1 ' 5 know 1 ' 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 said 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 . ' [and] then there 's the verse about the rings , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 12 ' 3 then 7 verse 4 there 5 's 4 there 7 verse 6 the 7 verse 7 verse 8 about 7 verse 10 rings 8 about 9 the 10 rings 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [when] [i] [was] little it [always] made me feel unhappy in my inside . ' 1 ' 5 little 1 ' 16 ' 6 it 8 made 8 made 10 feel 9 me 10 feel 10 feel 11 unhappy 11 unhappy 14 inside 12 in 14 inside 13 my 14 inside 14 inside 15 . 15 . 16 ' " ['] [witness] [those] rings [and] [roundelays] " , [do] you [mean] ? ' [boomed] [puck] , with a voice like a great church organ . 1 " 5 rings 1 " 26 . 5 rings 13 ? 8 " 9 , 8 " 11 you 11 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' 17 , 18 with 18 with 19 a 19 a 20 voice 20 voice 25 organ 21 like 25 organ 22 a 23 great 23 great 25 organ 24 church 25 organ 25 organ 26 . ' [it] ['s] [some] [time] [since] [i] heard that sung , but there 's no good beating about the bush : it 's true . 1 ' 17 beating 8 heard 10 sung 9 that 10 sung 10 sung 12 but 10 sung 15 no 10 sung 16 good 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 there 13 there 14 's 16 good 17 beating 17 beating 20 bush 18 about 20 bush 19 the 20 bush 20 bush 21 : 20 bush 24 true 22 it 24 true 23 's 24 true 24 true 25 . the [people] of the [hills] [have] [all] [left] . 1 the 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 9 . i saw them [come] [into] [old] [england] [and] [i] saw them go . 1 i 2 saw 1 i 10 saw 2 saw 3 them 10 saw 11 them 11 them 13 . 12 go 13 . i [came] [into] [england] [with] [oak] , [ash] [and] [thorn] , and when [oak] [,] [ash] and [thorn] [are] [gone] [i] [shall] [go] too . ' 1 i 24 too 7 , 17 and 7 , 24 too 11 , 12 and 11 , 17 and 12 and 13 when 24 too 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [it] 's all right , ' he said ; and added , ' [i] ['m] planting a lot of [acorns] this autumn too . ' 1 ' 7 ' 3 's 5 right 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 said 7 ' 14 ' 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 ; 10 ; 11 and 12 added 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 26 ' 17 planting 19 lot 17 planting 23 autumn 18 a 19 lot 19 lot 20 of 20 of 22 this 23 autumn 24 too 23 autumn 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [then] aren't you most awfully old ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 10 said 3 aren't 4 you 3 aren't 6 awfully 3 aren't 8 ? 5 most 6 awfully 6 awfully 7 old 8 ? 9 ' 8 ? 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [not] [old] [fairly] [long-lived] , as [folk] [say] [hereabouts] . 1 ' 6 , 6 , 7 as 7 as 11 . let me see my friends used to set my dish of cream for me o ' nights [when] [stonehenge] [was] [new] . 1 let 2 me 1 let 3 see 1 let 10 dish 4 my 5 friends 5 friends 10 dish 6 used 7 to 6 used 10 dish 8 set 10 dish 9 my 10 dish 10 dish 12 cream 10 dish 13 for 11 of 12 cream 13 for 14 me 14 me 22 . 15 o 16 ' 15 o 17 nights 17 nights 22 . yes , before [the] [flint] [men] [made] [the] [dewpond] [under] [chanctonbury] [ring] . ' 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 14 ' 3 before 13 . 13 . 14 ' una clasped her hands , [cried] ' [oh] ! ' and nodded her head . 1 una 2 clasped 1 una 12 nodded 2 clasped 3 her 3 her 4 hands 5 , 7 ' 5 , 11 and 7 ' 9 ! 9 ! 10 ' 11 and 12 nodded 12 nodded 14 head 12 nodded 15 . 13 her 14 head ' [she] 's [thought] a plan , ' [dan] [explained] . 1 ' 8 ' 3 's 5 a 5 a 6 plan 6 plan 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 11 . ' [she] always does [like] [that] when she thinks a plan . ' 1 ' 13 ' 3 always 4 does 3 always 7 when 7 when 8 she 8 she 9 thinks 9 thinks 11 plan 10 a 11 plan 11 plan 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [i] [was] [thinking] [suppose] we saved [some] of [our] porridge and put it in the attic for you ? 1 ' 6 we 6 we 7 saved 7 saved 9 of 9 of 11 porridge 11 porridge 17 attic 12 and 13 put 13 put 17 attic 14 it 17 attic 15 in 17 attic 16 the 17 attic 17 attic 18 for 17 attic 20 ? 19 you 20 ? they 'd notice if we left it in the nursery [.] ['] 1 they 2 'd 2 'd 3 notice 2 'd 4 if 4 if 5 we 5 we 10 nursery 6 left 10 nursery 7 it 10 nursery 8 in 10 nursery 9 the 10 nursery ' [bless] your heart [o] ' gold ! ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 your 3 your 4 heart 4 heart 12 . 6 ' 7 gold 6 ' 9 ' 7 gold 8 ! 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [you] ['ll] [make] a [fine] considering wench [some] market-day . 1 ' 5 a 5 a 11 . 7 considering 8 wench 7 considering 11 . 8 wench 10 market-day they felt they could not be afraid of him any more than of their [particular] [friend] [old] [hobden] the hedger . 1 they 2 felt 1 they 14 their 3 they 4 could 3 they 14 their 4 could 5 not 5 not 7 afraid 6 be 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 of 7 afraid 9 him 7 afraid 10 any 7 afraid 13 of 10 any 11 more 11 more 12 than 14 their 21 . 19 the 20 hedger 20 hedger 21 . ' [have] you a knife on you ? ' he said at last . 1 ' 11 said 3 you 4 a 4 a 5 knife 5 knife 6 on 5 knife 7 you 7 you 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 8 ? 10 he 8 ? 11 said 11 said 13 last 11 said 14 . 12 at 13 last dan handed over his [big] [one-bladed] [outdoor] knife [,] and [puck] began to carve [out] a piece of [turf] from the centre of the [ring] . 1 dan 26 . 2 handed 4 his 3 over 4 his 4 his 8 knife 8 knife 10 and 8 knife 14 carve 10 and 12 began 12 began 13 to 14 carve 16 a 16 a 17 piece 16 a 26 . 17 piece 18 of 17 piece 22 centre 20 from 21 the 21 the 22 centre 22 centre 23 of 23 of 24 the ' [what] ['s] that [for] [magic] ? ' said [una] , as he pressed up the square of chocolate loam that cut like so much cheese . 1 ' 4 that 1 ' 9 said 7 ? 8 ' 7 ? 9 said 9 said 27 . 11 , 13 he 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 pressed 14 pressed 20 loam 15 up 20 loam 16 the 20 loam 17 square 20 loam 18 of 20 loam 19 chocolate 20 loam 20 loam 21 that 20 loam 22 cut 20 loam 23 like 20 loam 24 so 20 loam 25 much 20 loam 26 cheese 26 cheese 27 . ' [one] [of] my little [magics] , ' [he] answered , and [cut] another . 1 ' 4 my 1 ' 8 ' 5 little 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 answered 10 answered 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 another 14 another 15 . you certainly deserve it . ' 1 you 3 deserve 2 certainly 3 deserve 3 deserve 4 it 3 deserve 6 ' 4 it 5 . ' [what] ['s] [taking] seisin ? ' said [dan] , cautiously . 1 ' 5 seisin 5 seisin 6 ? 5 seisin 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 cautiously 11 cautiously 12 . ' [it] ['s] [an] [old] custom [the] [people] [had] when they bought and sold land . 1 ' 6 custom 6 custom 16 . 10 when 11 they 11 they 12 bought 12 bought 14 sold 13 and 14 sold 14 sold 15 land 15 land 16 . he held out the turves . 1 he 5 turves 2 held 5 turves 3 out 5 turves 4 the 5 turves 5 turves 6 . ' [but] it 's [our] own meadow , ' said [dan] , drawing [back] . 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 9 ' 3 it 4 's 4 's 6 own 7 meadow 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 drawing 13 drawing 15 . ' [are] you going to magic [it] [away] ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 9 ? 4 going 5 to 4 going 9 ? 5 to 6 magic 9 ? 10 ' puck laughed . 1 puck 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 . ' [i] [know] [it] ['s] [your] meadow , but there 's a [great] deal more in it than you or your father ever guessed . 1 ' 7 meadow 7 meadow 8 , 7 meadow 14 deal 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 there 10 there 11 's 11 's 12 a 14 deal 18 than 15 more 16 in 15 more 18 than 17 it 18 than 18 than 19 you 18 than 20 or 18 than 21 your 18 than 23 ever 18 than 25 . 21 your 22 father 23 ever 24 guessed [try] [!] ['] he turned his eyes on [una] . 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 on 4 eyes 7 . ' [i] 'll do it , ' she said . 1 ' 9 said 3 'll 4 do 4 do 5 it 4 do 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 said 8 she 9 said 9 said 10 . dan followed her example at once . 1 dan 4 example 2 followed 3 her 2 followed 4 example 4 example 6 once 5 at 6 once 6 once 7 . ' [now] are you [two] [lawfully] [seised] [and] [possessed] of all [old] [england] , ' [began] [puck] [,] in a [sing-song] [voice] . 1 ' 3 are 1 ' 15 ' 3 are 4 you 4 you 14 , 10 of 11 all 11 all 14 , 15 ' 23 . 19 in 20 a 20 a 23 . fast ! 1 fast 2 ! hold fast all [i] give you . ' 1 hold 2 fast 2 fast 7 . 3 all 7 . 5 give 6 you 5 give 7 . 7 . 8 ' the children shut their eyes , but nothing happened . 1 the 2 children 2 children 3 shut 3 shut 5 eyes 3 shut 9 happened 4 their 5 eyes 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 happened 9 happened 10 . ' [well] ? ' said [una] , disappointedly opening them . 1 ' 8 disappointedly 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 8 disappointedly 5 said 7 , 5 said 8 disappointedly 8 disappointedly 11 . 9 opening 10 them 10 them 11 . ' [i] [thought] there would be dragons . ' 1 ' 9 ' 4 there 6 be 4 there 7 dragons 5 would 6 be 7 dragons 8 . 8 . 9 ' " ' [though] [it] shall [have] happened [three] [thousand] [year] , ["] ' said [puck] , and counted on his fingers . 1 " 14 said 2 ' 5 shall 2 ' 13 ' 7 happened 11 , 11 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 22 . 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 counted 18 counted 21 fingers 19 on 20 his 20 his 21 fingers 21 fingers 22 . ' [no] ; [i] ['m] [afraid] there were no dragons [three] thousand years ago . ' 1 ' 3 ; 1 ' 16 ' 7 there 8 were 7 there 12 thousand 8 were 9 no 8 were 10 dragons 12 thousand 14 ago 13 years 14 ago 14 ago 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [but] there [hasn't] happened [anything] at all , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 there 1 ' 11 said 5 happened 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [wait] awhile , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 5 ' 3 awhile 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [you] don't grow an oak in a [year] [and] [old] [england] ['s] older [than] [twenty] oaks . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 grow 4 grow 6 oak 5 an 6 oak 6 oak 14 older 7 in 8 a 8 a 14 older 14 older 17 oaks 17 oaks 18 . let's sit down again and think . 1 let's 2 sit 1 let's 6 think 2 sit 3 down 2 sit 5 and 3 down 4 again 6 think 7 . i can do that for a century at a time . ' 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 do 2 can 7 century 4 that 7 century 5 for 7 century 6 a 7 century 7 century 8 at 7 century 10 time 7 century 11 . 9 a 10 time 11 . 12 ' ' [ah] , but you 're a fairy , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 you 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 you 5 you 6 're 6 're 7 a 7 a 8 fairy 8 fairy 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [have] you [ever] [heard] [me] say that [word] yet ? ' said [puck] quickly . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 13 said 3 you 7 say 7 say 8 that 10 yet 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 11 ? 13 said 13 said 16 . 15 quickly 16 . ' [no] . 1 ' 3 . you [talk] [about] ["] [the] [people] [of] [the] [hills] ["] , but you never say " fairies " , ' said [una] . 1 you 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 never 12 but 17 fairies 13 you 14 never 14 never 15 say 15 say 16 " 17 fairies 23 . 18 " 21 said 19 , 20 ' 20 ' 21 said 21 said 23 . ' [i] was wondering [at] [that] . 1 ' 7 . 3 was 4 wondering 4 wondering 7 . don't you like it ? ' 1 don't 2 you 2 you 3 like 2 you 5 ? 3 like 4 it 5 ? 6 ' ' [i] shouldn't [like] [it] at all , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 shouldn't 3 shouldn't 8 , 3 shouldn't 9 ' 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 , 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [that] ['s] how [the] [djinns] [and] [afrits] [talk] in the [arabian] [nights] . ' 1 ' 4 how 1 ' 15 ' 10 in 11 the 10 in 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [and] that 's [how] [i] [feel] [about] [saying] [that] [word] [that] [i] [don't] [say] . 1 ' 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 16 . i know ['] [em] [!] ['] 1 i 2 know ' [we] don't [mean] that sort , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 9 said 5 that 6 sort 6 sort 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [we] hate ' em too . ' 1 ' 3 hate 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 em 4 ' 8 ' 5 em 6 too 7 . 8 ' ' [exactly] , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . butterfly wings , indeed ! 1 butterfly 2 wings 1 butterfly 4 indeed 3 , 4 indeed 4 indeed 5 ! butterfly-wings ! 1 butterfly-wings 2 ! and the [horses] of the [hills] picked [their] [way] from one [wave] to another [by] the lightning flashes ! 1 and 2 the 1 and 18 flashes 4 of 5 the 5 the 18 flashes 7 picked 17 lightning 10 from 14 another 10 from 16 the 11 one 14 another 13 to 14 another 16 the 17 lightning 17 lightning 18 flashes 18 flashes 19 ! that was [how] [it] was in the old days [!] ['] 1 that 2 was 1 that 5 was 5 was 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 old 8 old 9 days ' [splendid] , ' said [dan] , but [una] shuddered . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 5 said 11 . 7 , 8 but 10 shuddered 11 . ' [i] ['m] [glad] [they] ['re] [gone] [,] [then] ; but what made [the] [people] of [the] [hills] [go] away ? ' 1 ' 10 ; 1 ' 22 ' 10 ; 11 but 11 but 12 what 12 what 13 made 13 made 16 of 20 away 21 ? 21 ? 22 ' una asked . 1 una 2 asked 2 asked 3 . ' [different] [things] . 1 ' 4 . i 'll tell you one of them some day [the] thing [that] [made] [the] [biggest] [flit] [of] [any] , ' said [puck] . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 4 you 20 ' 5 one 6 of 5 one 7 them 5 one 9 day 5 one 11 thing 8 some 9 day 11 thing 19 , 19 , 20 ' 20 ' 21 said 21 said 23 . ' [but] they [didn't] all [flit] at once . 1 ' 3 they 3 they 5 all 5 all 8 once 7 at 8 once 8 once 9 . they dropped off , one by one , through the centuries . 1 they 2 dropped 2 dropped 3 off 2 dropped 5 one 3 off 4 , 5 one 11 centuries 6 by 11 centuries 7 one 8 , 7 one 11 centuries 9 through 10 the 9 through 11 centuries 11 centuries 12 . most of them were foreigners who couldn't stand our climate . 1 most 5 foreigners 2 of 5 foreigners 3 them 5 foreigners 4 were 5 foreigners 5 foreigners 10 climate 5 foreigners 11 . 6 who 10 climate 7 couldn't 10 climate 8 stand 10 climate 9 our 10 climate they flitted early . ' 1 they 2 flitted 2 flitted 3 early 2 flitted 5 ' 3 early 4 . 4 . 5 ' ' [how] early ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 early 3 early 8 . 4 ? 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 5 ' 8 . ' [a] couple [of] [thousand] [years] [or] [more] . 1 ' 3 couple 3 couple 9 . the fact [is] [they] began as [gods] . 1 the 2 fact 1 the 8 . 2 fact 5 began 5 began 6 as they were always landing in those days , or being driven back to their ships , and they always brought their [gods] with them . 1 they 2 were 2 were 11 driven 3 always 4 landing 4 landing 7 days 4 landing 8 , 4 landing 9 or 4 landing 10 being 5 in 7 days 6 those 7 days 10 being 11 driven 11 driven 12 back 11 driven 15 ships 12 back 13 to 14 their 15 ships 15 ships 17 and 15 ships 18 they 15 ships 19 always 15 ships 20 brought 15 ships 21 their 15 ships 24 them 16 , 17 and 23 with 24 them 24 them 25 . england [is] a [bad] country for [gods] . 1 england 5 country 3 a 5 country 5 country 8 . 6 for 8 . now [,] [i] began [as] [i] mean to go on . 1 now 4 began 4 began 8 to 7 mean 8 to 8 to 9 go 9 go 10 on 10 on 11 . i belong [here] [,] you see , and [i] have been mixed up with people all my days . 1 i 2 belong 2 belong 5 you 5 you 6 see 5 you 10 have 6 see 7 , 7 , 8 and 10 have 11 been 11 been 18 days 12 mixed 13 up 12 mixed 14 with 12 mixed 15 people 12 mixed 16 all 12 mixed 17 my 12 mixed 18 days 18 days 19 . ' [people] burned [in] [wicker] baskets ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 burned 3 burned 6 baskets 6 baskets 11 . 7 ? 8 ' 7 ? 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [like] [miss] [blake] tells [us] about ? ' 1 ' 5 tells 1 ' 9 ' 7 about 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' ' [all] sorts of [sacrifices] , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 sorts 1 ' 8 said 4 of 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . i never liked it . 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 liked 3 liked 4 it 3 liked 5 . they were a stiff-necked , extravagant set [of] idols [,] [the] [old] [things] [.] 1 they 4 stiff-necked 2 were 4 stiff-necked 3 a 4 stiff-necked 4 stiff-necked 5 , 4 stiff-necked 6 extravagant 4 stiff-necked 7 set 4 stiff-necked 9 idols but what was the result ? 1 but 2 what 1 but 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 result 5 result 6 ? men don't like being sacrificed at the best of times ; they don't even like sacrificing their farm-horses . 1 men 2 don't 2 don't 18 farm-horses 3 like 5 sacrificed 3 like 18 farm-horses 4 being 5 sacrificed 5 sacrificed 6 at 5 sacrificed 8 best 5 sacrificed 9 of 5 sacrificed 10 times 5 sacrificed 11 ; 6 at 7 the 12 they 18 farm-horses 13 don't 18 farm-horses 14 even 18 farm-horses 15 like 18 farm-horses 16 sacrificing 18 farm-horses 17 their 18 farm-horses 18 farm-horses 19 . some of them took to hanging about trees , and hiding in graves and groaning o ' nights . 1 some 2 of 2 of 13 graves 3 them 13 graves 4 took 5 to 4 took 6 hanging 6 hanging 7 about 6 hanging 8 trees 8 trees 10 and 8 trees 13 graves 9 , 10 and 11 hiding 12 in 11 hiding 13 graves 13 graves 15 groaning 13 graves 16 o 13 graves 18 nights 13 graves 19 . 14 and 15 groaning 16 o 17 ' i remember [one] [goddess] [called] [belisama] . 1 i 2 remember 2 remember 7 . she became [a] common wet [water-spirit] somewhere in [lancashire] . 1 she 2 became 2 became 4 common 4 common 5 wet 5 wet 7 somewhere 7 somewhere 10 . 8 in 10 . and there were hundreds of other friends of mine . 1 and 2 there 2 there 4 hundreds 3 were 4 hundreds 4 hundreds 5 of 4 hundreds 6 other 4 hundreds 7 friends 4 hundreds 8 of 4 hundreds 9 mine 9 mine 10 . first [they] [were] [gods] . 1 first 5 . there was only one [old] [thing] [,] [i] [remember] [,] who honestly worked [for] [his] living after he came down in the world . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 only 3 only 4 one 4 one 11 who 11 who 12 honestly 12 honestly 13 worked 13 worked 16 living 16 living 24 . 17 after 19 came 18 he 19 came 19 came 20 down 20 down 22 the 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 world 23 world 24 . he was [called] [weland] , and he was a [smith] to [some] [gods] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 8 was 5 , 6 and 5 , 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 11 to 9 a 14 . i 've forgotten their names , but he used to make them swords and spears . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 forgotten 3 forgotten 16 . 4 their 13 swords 5 names 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 8 he 9 used 9 used 10 to 9 used 13 swords 11 make 13 swords 12 them 13 swords 13 swords 14 and 13 swords 15 spears 15 spears 16 . i think [he] [claimed] [kin] [with] [thor] of the [scandinavians] . ['] 1 i 2 think 2 think 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 11 . ' [heroes] [of] [asgard] [thor] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 7 ' 10 . she had been reading the book . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 reading 4 reading 6 book 5 the 6 book 6 book 7 . ' [perhaps] , ' answered [puck] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 answered 5 answered 7 . ' [none] the less , [when] [bad] [times] [came] , he didn't beg or steal . 1 ' 3 the 3 the 4 less 4 less 5 , 4 less 16 . 10 , 11 he 10 , 16 . 11 he 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 beg 13 beg 15 steal 14 or 15 steal he worked ; and [i] was lucky enough to be able to do him a good turn . ' 1 he 2 worked 2 worked 7 lucky 3 ; 4 and 3 ; 7 lucky 6 was 7 lucky 7 lucky 8 enough 7 lucky 11 able 7 lucky 19 ' 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 able 11 able 12 to 11 able 13 do 13 do 17 turn 14 him 17 turn 15 a 16 good 16 good 17 turn 18 . 19 ' ' [tell] [us] about it , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 8 said 4 about 5 it 4 about 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [i] [think] [i] [like] hearing of [old] [things] . ' 1 ' 11 ' 6 hearing 7 of 7 of 10 . 10 . 11 ' they rearranged themselves comfortably , each chewing a grass stem . 1 they 2 rearranged 2 rearranged 3 themselves 2 rearranged 4 comfortably 2 rearranged 5 , 2 rearranged 6 each 2 rearranged 7 chewing 7 chewing 8 a 8 a 9 grass 9 grass 10 stem 10 stem 11 . puck propped himself on one strong arm and went on : 1 puck 2 propped 2 propped 3 himself 2 propped 4 on 2 propped 5 one 2 propped 6 strong 2 propped 7 arm 2 propped 10 on 7 arm 8 and 8 and 9 went 9 went 10 on 10 on 11 : ' [let] 's [think] ! 1 ' 5 ! 3 's 5 ! i [met] [weland] [first] [on] a [november] [afternoon] [in] a [sleet] storm , on [pevensey] [level] . ' 1 i 6 a 6 a 10 a 10 a 12 storm 12 storm 13 , 13 , 18 ' 14 on 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [pevensey] ? 1 ' 3 ? over the hill , you mean ? ' 1 over 3 hill 2 the 3 hill 3 hill 6 mean 4 , 5 you 5 you 6 mean 6 mean 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' dan pointed south . 1 dan 2 pointed 1 dan 3 south 3 south 4 . ' [yes] ; but it was all marsh [in] [those] [days] , [right] up [to] [horsebridge] and [hydeneye] . 1 ' 3 ; 3 ; 4 but 4 but 5 it 5 it 6 was 5 it 19 . 6 was 7 all 8 marsh 12 , 8 marsh 19 . 12 , 17 and 14 up 17 and bitter cold it was ! 1 bitter 2 cold 2 cold 5 ! 3 it 4 was 3 it 5 ! there were icicles hanging from her deck and the oars were glazed over with ice , and there was ice on [weland] 's lips . 1 there 2 were 1 there 23 's 2 were 12 glazed 3 icicles 4 hanging 3 icicles 5 from 3 icicles 6 her 3 icicles 7 deck 7 deck 12 glazed 8 and 12 glazed 9 the 12 glazed 10 oars 12 glazed 11 were 12 glazed 12 glazed 13 over 12 glazed 14 with 12 glazed 15 ice 12 glazed 16 , 12 glazed 17 and 12 glazed 18 there 12 glazed 20 ice 18 there 19 was 20 ice 21 on 23 's 24 lips 24 lips 25 . i didn't care ! 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 care 3 care 4 ! i 'd [seen] [too] many [gods] charging [into] [old] [england] to be upset about it . 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 12 be 5 many 7 charging 7 charging 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 upset 13 upset 14 about 14 about 15 it 15 it 16 . ' [what] did [weland] say ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 8 said 3 did 5 say 3 did 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 6 ? 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [was] he angry ? ' 1 ' 3 he 1 ' 6 ' 4 angry 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [he] [called] me names and [rolled] his eyes , and [i] went away to wake [up] [the] [people] [inland] . 1 ' 4 me 4 me 21 . 5 names 6 and 5 names 16 wake 5 names 21 . 6 and 8 his 8 his 9 eyes 9 eyes 11 and 10 , 11 and 13 went 14 away 13 went 15 to 15 to 16 wake but the pirates conquered the country , and [for] centuries [weland] was a most important [god] . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 pirates 3 pirates 4 conquered 4 conquered 8 and 4 conquered 10 centuries 5 the 6 country 6 country 7 , 7 , 8 and 10 centuries 12 was 12 was 13 a 13 a 17 . 14 most 15 important 15 important 17 . he [had] temples everywhere [from] [lincolnshire] to the [isle] of [wight] , [as] he said and his [sacrifices] [were] [simply] scandalous . 1 he 22 . 3 temples 4 everywhere 4 everywhere 7 to 4 everywhere 21 scandalous 7 to 8 the 8 the 10 of 12 , 14 he 14 he 15 said 14 he 17 his 16 and 17 his 17 his 21 scandalous 21 scandalous 22 . in the old days the congregation were unhappy until the priests had chosen their sacrifices ; and so would you have been . 1 in 2 the 1 in 5 the 2 the 3 old 3 old 4 days 5 the 6 congregation 6 congregation 11 priests 7 were 8 unhappy 8 unhappy 11 priests 9 until 11 priests 10 the 11 priests 11 priests 15 sacrifices 12 had 13 chosen 13 chosen 15 sacrifices 14 their 15 sacrifices 15 sacrifices 16 ; 15 sacrifices 17 and 15 sacrifices 18 so 15 sacrifices 19 would 15 sacrifices 23 . 19 would 21 have 20 you 21 have 21 have 22 been then [everybody] shouted : ["] [a] [sacrifice] [to] [weland] [!] 1 then 4 : 3 shouted 4 : a sacrifice [to] [weland] ! " ' 1 a 2 sacrifice 2 sacrifice 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 ' ' [and] the man wasn't really dead ? ' [said] [una] . 1 ' 4 man 1 ' 9 ' 3 the 4 man 5 wasn't 6 really 6 really 7 dead 6 really 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 12 . ' [not] a [bit] . 1 ' 3 a 3 a 5 . all as much pretence as a dolls ' tea-party . 1 all 10 . 2 as 9 tea-party 3 much 9 tea-party 4 pretence 9 tea-party 5 as 9 tea-party 6 a 9 tea-party 7 dolls 9 tea-party 8 ' 9 tea-party 9 tea-party 10 . that counted the same as if a man and a horse had been killed . 1 that 14 killed 2 counted 4 same 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 13 been 7 a 8 man 8 man 9 and 8 man 11 horse 8 man 12 had 10 a 11 horse 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 killed 14 killed 15 . i [saw] [poor] [weland] ['s] [face] [through] [the] [smoke] [,] [and] [i] couldn't help laughing . 1 i 13 couldn't 13 couldn't 14 help 14 help 15 laughing 15 laughing 16 . he looked so disgusted and so hungry , and all he had to satisfy himself was a horrid smell of burning hair . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 4 disgusted 3 so 4 disgusted 4 disgusted 5 and 4 disgusted 7 hungry 4 disgusted 9 and 6 so 7 hungry 7 hungry 8 , 9 and 10 all 9 and 14 satisfy 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 to 13 to 14 satisfy 14 satisfy 15 himself 14 satisfy 18 horrid 14 satisfy 19 smell 14 satisfy 23 . 16 was 17 a 17 a 18 horrid 19 smell 20 of 19 smell 21 burning 21 burning 22 hair just a dolls ' tea-party ! 1 just 5 tea-party 2 a 5 tea-party 3 dolls 5 tea-party 4 ' 5 tea-party 5 tea-party 6 ! none of the [people] of [the] [hills] could tell [me] [anything] [about] him , and [i] supposed [that] he had left [england] . ' 1 none 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 5 of 5 of 23 . 8 could 9 tell 9 tell 13 him 13 him 19 he 13 him 23 . 14 , 15 and 14 , 19 he 15 and 17 supposed 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 left 23 . 24 ' puck turned , lay on his other elbow , and thought for a long time . 1 puck 2 turned 1 puck 3 , 1 puck 4 lay 1 puck 16 . 4 lay 5 on 4 lay 8 elbow 6 his 8 elbow 7 other 8 elbow 8 elbow 10 and 8 elbow 11 thought 8 elbow 14 long 9 , 10 and 12 for 14 long 13 a 14 long 14 long 15 time ' [let] ['s] see , ' he said at last . 1 ' 4 see 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 said 7 he 8 said 8 said 10 last 8 said 11 . 9 at 10 last ' [if] you mean [old] [hobden] the hedger , [he] ['s] [only] [seventy-two] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 7 the 3 you 4 mean 7 the 14 . 8 hedger 9 , 8 hedger 14 . he told me [so] himself , ' said [dan] . 1 he 2 told 2 told 3 me 3 me 7 ' 5 himself 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [he] 's a intimate friend of ours . ' 1 ' 8 ours 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 intimate 5 intimate 6 friend 5 intimate 8 ours 6 friend 7 of 8 ours 10 ' 9 . 10 ' ' [you] ['re] quite right , ' [puck] [replied] . 1 ' 7 ' 4 quite 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 10 . ' [i] meant [old] [hobden] ['s] [ninth] great-grandfather . 1 ' 3 meant 3 meant 8 great-grandfather 8 great-grandfather 9 . he was a free man and burned charcoal hereabouts . 1 he 2 was 2 was 8 charcoal 3 a 8 charcoal 4 free 8 charcoal 5 man 8 charcoal 6 and 8 charcoal 7 burned 8 charcoal 8 charcoal 9 hereabouts 8 charcoal 10 . i 've known the family , father and son , so long that [i] get confused sometimes . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 known 2 've 11 so 3 known 5 family 4 the 5 family 5 family 6 , 5 family 9 son 7 father 8 and 7 father 9 son 9 son 10 , 11 so 16 confused 11 so 18 . 12 long 16 confused 13 that 16 confused 15 get 16 confused 16 confused 17 sometimes hob [of] [the] [dene] [was] [my] [hobden] ['s] [name] , and he [lived] at the [forge] cottage . 1 hob 18 . 10 , 11 and 10 , 18 . 11 and 17 cottage 12 he 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 17 cottage he jerked his head westward , where the valley narrows between wooded hills and steep hop-fields . 1 he 2 jerked 2 jerked 4 head 2 jerked 5 westward 3 his 4 head 5 westward 6 , 5 westward 10 narrows 7 where 10 narrows 8 the 10 narrows 9 valley 10 narrows 10 narrows 16 hop-fields 11 between 16 hop-fields 12 wooded 16 hop-fields 13 hills 16 hop-fields 14 and 16 hop-fields 15 steep 16 hop-fields 16 hop-fields 17 . ' [why] [,] that 's [willingford] [bridge] , ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 12 . 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [we] go there for walks often . 1 ' 6 walks 3 go 6 walks 4 there 6 walks 5 for 6 walks 6 walks 7 often 6 walks 8 . there 's a kingfisher there . ' 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 a 3 a 4 kingfisher 4 kingfisher 7 ' 5 there 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [it] [was] [weland] ['s] [ford] [then] [,] dearie . 1 ' 9 dearie 9 dearie 10 . there was no trace [of] [weland] , but presently [i] [saw] a fat old farmer riding [down] from the [beacon] [under] the greenwood [tree] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 2 was 13 fat 3 no 12 a 4 trace 7 , 4 trace 12 a 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 presently 13 fat 25 . 14 old 15 farmer 15 farmer 16 riding 16 riding 23 greenwood 18 from 19 the 18 from 23 greenwood 22 the 23 greenwood 23 greenwood 25 . then he sat down and went to sleep . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 4 down 8 sleep 5 and 6 went 6 went 8 sleep 7 to 8 sleep 8 sleep 9 . it was [weland] himself . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 . 4 himself 5 . i was so astonished that [i] jumped out and [said] : " what [on] [human] [earth] are you doing here , [weland] ? " ['] 1 i 2 was 2 was 4 astonished 3 so 4 astonished 4 astonished 5 that 4 astonished 7 jumped 4 astonished 11 : 7 jumped 8 out 7 jumped 9 and 11 : 24 " 12 " 13 what 13 what 19 doing 17 are 19 doing 18 you 19 doing 19 doing 20 here 19 doing 23 ? 20 here 21 , 23 ? 24 " ' [poor] [weland] ! ' [sighed] [una] . 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 8 . ' [he] [pushed] the [long] hair [back] from his forehead ( he didn't recognize me at first ) . 1 ' 4 the 4 the 19 . 6 hair 10 forehead 8 from 9 his 8 from 10 forehead 9 his 10 forehead 10 forehead 11 ( 10 forehead 19 . 11 ( 18 ) 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 recognize 14 recognize 15 me 14 recognize 17 first 14 recognize 18 ) 16 at 17 first then he said : " you ought to know . 1 then 2 he 1 then 4 : 3 said 4 : 4 : 5 " 5 " 6 you 6 you 7 ought 7 ought 8 to 8 to 9 know 9 know 10 . you foretold it , [old] [thing] . 1 you 7 . 2 foretold 3 it 3 it 4 , 4 , 7 . i 'm shoeing horses for hire . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 shoeing 3 shoeing 4 horses 3 shoeing 5 for 3 shoeing 6 hire 6 hire 7 . i 'm not even [weland] now , " he said . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 not 3 not 4 even 4 even 6 now 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 said 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 . " they [call] [me] [wayland-smith] . ["] ' 1 " 2 they 1 " 6 . 6 . 8 ' ' [poor] chap ! ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 chap 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 5 ' 8 . ' [what] did you say ? ' 1 ' 7 ' 3 did 4 you 4 you 6 ? 5 say 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' ' [what] [could] [i] [say] ? 1 ' 6 ? " ['] [isn't] [there] [any] [way] [for] you to get back to [valhalla] , [or] wherever you come from ? " 1 " 8 you 1 " 16 wherever 8 you 10 get 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 back 11 back 12 to 14 , 16 wherever 16 wherever 17 you 16 wherever 21 " 18 come 19 from 18 come 20 ? 20 ? 21 " i said . 1 i 2 said 2 said 3 . " ['] [i] 'm [afraid] not , " he said , rasping away at the hoof . 1 " 4 'm 1 " 12 rasping 6 not 12 rasping 7 , 8 " 7 , 12 rasping 8 " 12 rasping 9 he 12 rasping 10 said 11 , 10 said 12 rasping 11 , 12 rasping 12 rasping 13 away 12 rasping 14 at 12 rasping 16 hoof 14 at 15 the 16 hoof 17 . he had a wonderful touch with horses . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 a 3 a 4 wonderful 4 wonderful 5 touch 5 touch 6 with 5 touch 7 horses 5 touch 8 . the old beast was whinnying on his shoulder . 1 the 2 old 1 the 3 beast 3 beast 4 was 3 beast 8 shoulder 4 was 5 whinnying 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 shoulder 8 shoulder 9 . " you may remember that [i] was not a gentle [god] in my [day] [and] [my] [time] [and] [my] [power] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 may 2 you 4 remember 4 remember 5 that 4 remember 10 gentle 7 was 8 not 7 was 10 gentle 9 a 10 gentle 10 gentle 21 . 12 in 13 my 12 in 21 . i shall never be released till some human being truly wishes me [well] . " 1 i 2 shall 2 shall 3 never 2 shall 4 be 2 shall 5 released 5 released 6 till 5 released 7 some 5 released 8 human 5 released 10 truly 5 released 11 wishes 8 human 9 being 11 wishes 12 me 12 me 15 " 14 . 15 " " ' [surely] , " said [i] , " the farmer can't do [less] [than] that . 1 " 17 . 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 17 . 9 " 11 farmer 9 " 12 can't 10 the 11 farmer 12 can't 13 do 13 do 16 that you 're shoeing the horse all round for him . " 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 shoeing 3 shoeing 5 horse 3 shoeing 6 all 3 shoeing 7 round 3 shoeing 8 for 3 shoeing 9 him 4 the 5 horse 9 him 10 . 10 . 11 " " ' [yes] , " said he , " and my nails will hold a shoe from one full moon to the next . 1 " 24 . 2 ' 6 said 2 ' 16 shoe 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 10 and 11 my 11 my 16 shoe 12 nails 13 will 12 nails 14 hold 12 nails 16 shoe 15 a 16 shoe 16 shoe 17 from 16 shoe 18 one 16 shoe 20 moon 16 shoe 24 . 19 full 20 moon 20 moon 23 next 21 to 23 next 22 the 23 next but farmers and [weald] clay , " said he , " are [both] [uncommon] [cold] [and] sour . " 1 but 17 sour 2 farmers 3 and 2 farmers 5 clay 5 clay 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 are 12 are 17 sour 17 sour 18 . 18 . 19 " ' [would] you believe it , that when that farmer woke and found his horse shod he rode away without one word of thanks ? 1 ' 3 you 3 you 16 shod 4 believe 5 it 4 believe 7 that 4 believe 8 when 4 believe 9 that 4 believe 10 farmer 5 it 6 , 10 farmer 16 shod 11 woke 12 and 11 woke 16 shod 13 found 16 shod 14 his 15 horse 15 horse 16 shod 16 shod 18 rode 16 shod 19 away 16 shod 20 without 16 shod 21 one 16 shod 22 word 16 shod 25 ? 17 he 18 rode 22 word 23 of 22 word 24 thanks ' [were] you invisible ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 5 ? 4 invisible 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 6 ' 9 . puck nodded , gravely . 1 puck 2 nodded 2 nodded 4 gravely 3 , 4 gravely 4 gravely 5 . the farmer thought he was bewitched well , he was , of course and began to pray and shout . 1 the 2 farmer 1 the 12 of 3 thought 6 bewitched 3 thought 12 of 4 he 5 was 4 he 6 bewitched 6 bewitched 7 well 7 well 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 , 12 of 13 course 13 course 19 shout 13 course 20 . 14 and 19 shout 15 began 16 to 15 began 19 shout 17 pray 19 shout 18 and 19 shout i didn't care ! 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 care 3 care 4 ! ' [what] 's a novice ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 novice 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 novice 5 novice 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 6 ? 8 said 8 said 10 . hugh was his name , and he had got up to go fishing hereabouts . 1 hugh 2 was 1 hugh 15 . 3 his 4 name 4 name 5 , 5 , 6 and 5 , 7 he 7 he 8 had 7 he 9 got 9 got 10 up 9 got 14 hereabouts 11 to 12 go 12 go 13 fishing 13 fishing 14 hereabouts 14 hereabouts 15 . his people owned all this valley . 1 his 3 owned 2 people 3 owned 3 owned 4 all 3 owned 5 this 3 owned 6 valley 6 valley 7 . hugh heard the farmer shouting , and asked him what in the world he meant . 1 hugh 5 shouting 2 heard 3 the 2 heard 5 shouting 4 farmer 5 shouting 5 shouting 7 and 5 shouting 8 asked 6 , 7 and 8 asked 9 him 8 asked 10 what 10 what 13 world 10 what 15 meant 11 in 13 world 12 the 13 world 14 he 15 meant 15 meant 16 . ( the [people] of the [hills] [are] [like] [otters] [they] [don't] [show] [except] when they choose . ) 1 ( 5 the 1 ( 18 ) 2 the 4 of 4 of 5 the 14 when 15 they 15 they 16 choose 16 choose 18 ) 17 . 18 ) but the novice wasn't a fool . 1 but 3 novice 2 the 3 novice 3 novice 4 wasn't 3 novice 6 fool 3 novice 7 . 5 a 6 fool 6 fool 7 . he looked down at the [horse] ['s] [feet] , and [saw] the [new] shoes fastened [as] [only] [weland] [knew] how to fasten ' em . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 down 2 looked 4 at 4 at 5 the 5 the 15 fastened 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 the 12 the 14 shoes 14 shoes 15 fastened 15 fastened 22 fasten 20 how 21 to 21 to 22 fasten 22 fasten 25 . 23 ' 24 em 24 em 25 . ( [weland] [had] a [way] of [turning] [down] the nails that folks [called] [the] [smith] ['s] [clinch] . ) 1 ( 19 ) 4 a 6 of 4 a 18 . 6 of 9 the 9 the 10 nails 11 that 12 folks 12 folks 18 . 18 . 19 ) " ['] ['h'm] ! " said the novice . 1 " 6 said 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 9 . 7 the 8 novice " where did you get your horse shod ? " 1 " 10 " 2 where 8 shod 2 where 9 ? 3 did 4 you 3 did 8 shod 5 get 8 shod 6 your 8 shod 7 horse 8 shod 9 ? 10 " ' [the] [farmer] [wouldn't] tell him at first , because the priests [never] liked [their] [people] to [have] [any] dealings [with] [the] [old] [things] . 1 ' 5 tell 5 tell 6 him 6 him 25 . 7 at 8 first 7 at 20 dealings 8 first 12 priests 9 , 10 because 10 because 12 priests 11 the 12 priests 12 priests 14 liked 14 liked 17 to 20 dealings 25 . at last he [confessed] [that] [the] [smith] had done it . 1 at 2 last 1 at 11 . 2 last 3 he 3 he 8 had 8 had 9 done 10 it 11 . " what did you pay him ? " said the novice . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 2 what 7 ? 4 you 5 pay 4 you 7 ? 5 pay 6 him 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 11 novice 11 novice 12 . " [penny] , " said the farmer , very sulkily . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 10 sulkily 6 the 7 farmer 7 farmer 10 sulkily 8 , 10 sulkily 9 very 10 sulkily 10 sulkily 11 . " that 's less [than] a [christian] would have charged , " said the novice . 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 less 4 less 6 a 6 a 16 . 8 would 9 have 8 would 10 charged 10 charged 15 novice 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 the 14 the 15 novice 15 novice 16 . " [i] hope [you] threw a ' thank you ' into the bargain . " 1 " 8 thank 3 hope 8 thank 5 threw 6 a 5 threw 8 thank 7 ' 8 thank 8 thank 9 you 8 thank 13 bargain 8 thank 15 " 10 ' 13 bargain 11 into 12 the 11 into 13 bargain 14 . 15 " " no , " said the farmer [;] " [wayland-smith] 's a heathen . " 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 5 said 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 farmer 5 said 14 . 6 the 7 farmer 9 " 11 's 11 's 12 a 12 a 13 heathen 13 heathen 14 . 14 . 15 " " [then] [by] [your] [reasoning] [i] ought to say ' [thank] you ['] [to] [satan] if he helped me ? " 1 " 7 ought 1 " 12 you 7 ought 8 to 8 to 9 say 9 say 10 ' 12 you 19 me 12 you 20 ? 16 if 17 he 17 he 18 helped 18 helped 19 me 20 ? 21 " " don't roll about up there splitting reasons with me , " said the novice . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 7 splitting 3 roll 7 splitting 4 about 7 splitting 5 up 7 splitting 6 there 7 splitting 7 splitting 8 reasons 7 splitting 9 with 7 splitting 10 me 7 splitting 13 said 10 me 12 " 11 , 12 " 13 said 16 . 14 the 15 novice 15 novice 16 . " come back to the [ford] [and] thank [the] [smith] , [or] you 'll be sorry . " 1 " 2 come 1 " 8 thank 2 come 3 back 3 back 4 to 3 back 5 the 8 thank 11 , 11 , 18 " 13 you 14 'll 14 'll 15 be 15 be 16 sorry 16 sorry 17 . 17 . 18 " ' [back] the farmer had to go . 1 ' 3 the 3 the 4 farmer 4 farmer 5 had 5 had 6 to 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 . when [we] [reached] the [ford] [again] [it] [was] [five] o'clock and misty still under the oaks the farmer simply wouldn't say " thank you . " 1 when 4 the 4 the 10 o'clock 10 o'clock 16 oaks 11 and 16 oaks 12 misty 16 oaks 13 still 16 oaks 14 under 15 the 14 under 16 oaks 16 oaks 17 the 16 oaks 18 farmer 16 oaks 19 simply 16 oaks 20 wouldn't 16 oaks 21 say 16 oaks 25 . 21 say 23 thank 22 " 23 thank 23 thank 24 you 25 . 26 " he said he 'd [tell] the [abbot] [that] [the] novice wanted him to worship heathen [gods] . 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 he 2 said 6 the 3 he 4 'd 6 the 10 novice 10 novice 15 heathen 11 wanted 12 him 11 wanted 13 to 13 to 14 worship 14 worship 15 heathen 15 heathen 17 . then [hugh] the novice lost his temper [.] 1 then 3 the 3 the 4 novice 4 novice 7 temper 5 lost 7 temper 6 his 7 temper ' [did] [weland] [see] all this ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 9 said 5 all 6 this 6 this 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' 7 ? 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [oh] yes , and he shouted his old war-cry when the farmer thudded on to the ground . 1 ' 3 yes 3 yes 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 10 war-cry 6 he 10 war-cry 7 shouted 10 war-cry 8 his 10 war-cry 9 old 10 war-cry 10 war-cry 14 thudded 11 when 14 thudded 12 the 14 thudded 13 farmer 14 thudded 14 thudded 15 on 14 thudded 16 to 14 thudded 17 the 14 thudded 18 ground 14 thudded 19 . 17 the 18 ground he was delighted . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 delighted 3 delighted 4 . then the novice [turned] to the oak [tree] and [said] [,] ["] [ho] [,] [smith] of the [gods] ! 1 then 2 the 2 the 3 novice 3 novice 7 oak 3 novice 19 ! 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 oak 7 oak 9 and 7 oak 16 of 16 of 17 the then he picked up his fishing-rod it looked more like a tall spear than ever and tramped off down your valley . ' 1 then 6 fishing-rod 2 he 6 fishing-rod 3 picked 4 up 3 picked 6 fishing-rod 5 his 6 fishing-rod 6 fishing-rod 7 it 6 fishing-rod 8 looked 6 fishing-rod 9 more 6 fishing-rod 10 like 6 fishing-rod 11 a 6 fishing-rod 12 tall 6 fishing-rod 22 . 12 tall 17 tramped 13 spear 17 tramped 14 than 15 ever 15 ever 17 tramped 16 and 17 tramped 17 tramped 18 off 17 tramped 21 valley 19 down 20 your 19 down 21 valley 22 . 23 ' ' [and] what did [poor] [weland] do ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 10 said 3 what 4 did 3 what 7 do 3 what 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 8 ? 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [he] [laughed] and he cried [with] [joy] , because he had been released at last , and [could] go [away] . 1 ' 6 cried 4 and 5 he 5 he 6 cried 6 cried 9 , 9 , 14 released 10 because 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 released 14 released 15 at 15 at 16 last 16 last 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 go 20 go 22 . but he was an honest [old] [thing] . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 an 4 an 5 honest 5 honest 8 . he had worked for his living and he paid his debts before he left . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 worked 3 worked 4 for 3 worked 6 living 4 for 5 his 6 living 11 debts 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 paid 9 paid 11 debts 10 his 11 debts 11 debts 12 before 11 debts 14 left 12 before 13 he 14 left 15 . " [i] [shall] [give] that novice a gift , " said [weland] . 1 " 10 " 5 that 6 novice 6 novice 7 a 7 a 8 gift 8 gift 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " a gift that [shall] [do] [him] [good] [the] wide [world] [over] and [old] [england] after him . 1 " 2 a 2 a 13 and 2 a 18 . 3 gift 4 that 3 gift 10 wide 10 wide 13 and 16 after 17 him 17 him 18 . blow up my fire , [old] [thing] [,] [while] [i] [get] the iron for my last task . " 1 blow 2 up 1 blow 3 my 1 blow 13 iron 4 fire 5 , 4 fire 13 iron 12 the 13 iron 13 iron 16 last 13 iron 17 task 14 for 15 my 15 my 16 last 17 task 18 . 18 . 19 " then he made a sword [a] [dark-grey] , [wavy-lined] sword and [i] blew the fire while he hammered . 1 then 2 he 2 he 18 hammered 3 made 4 a 3 made 5 sword 4 a 5 sword 5 sword 8 , 5 sword 10 sword 10 sword 11 and 10 sword 15 fire 13 blew 14 the 14 the 15 fire 15 fire 18 hammered 16 while 18 hammered 17 he 18 hammered 18 hammered 19 . by [oak] , [ash] [and] [thorn] [,] [i] [tell] you [,] [weland] [was] [a] [smith] [of] [the] [gods] ! 1 by 3 , 3 , 10 you 10 you 19 ! " old [thing] , " he said to me , wiping [his] forehead , " this is the best blade that [weland] [ever] [made] . 1 " 11 wiping 2 old 11 wiping 4 , 5 " 4 , 11 wiping 6 he 7 said 7 said 11 wiping 8 to 9 me 9 me 11 wiping 10 , 11 wiping 11 wiping 13 forehead 13 forehead 14 , 13 forehead 20 blade 14 , 15 " 15 " 17 is 16 this 17 is 18 the 19 best 18 the 20 blade 20 blade 25 . 21 that 25 . even the user will never know how good it is . 1 even 3 user 2 the 3 user 3 user 4 will 3 user 5 never 3 user 6 know 3 user 7 how 3 user 8 good 3 user 9 it 9 it 10 is 9 it 11 . come to the monastery . " 1 come 2 to 2 to 3 the 3 the 4 monastery 4 monastery 5 . 5 . 6 " the novice came first of all , waving his new sword and shouting [saxon] battle-cries . 1 the 2 novice 2 novice 3 came 2 novice 4 first 2 novice 6 all 2 novice 8 waving 4 first 5 of 5 of 6 all 7 , 8 waving 8 waving 9 his 9 his 16 . 10 new 11 sword 11 sword 13 shouting 12 and 13 shouting 13 shouting 15 battle-cries 15 battle-cries 16 . take your sword , and keep your sword , and go with your sword , and be as gentle as you are strong and courteous . 1 take 2 your 2 your 3 sword 3 sword 8 sword 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 keep 6 keep 7 your 7 your 8 sword 8 sword 10 and 8 sword 14 sword 9 , 10 and 11 go 12 with 12 with 14 sword 13 your 14 sword 14 sword 16 and 14 sword 19 gentle 15 , 16 and 17 be 19 gentle 18 as 19 gentle 19 gentle 20 as 19 gentle 25 courteous 21 you 22 are 22 are 25 courteous 23 strong 24 and 23 strong 25 courteous 25 courteous 26 . then they went to bed again , all except the novice , and he sat up in the garth playing with his sword . 1 then 2 they 1 then 11 novice 3 went 5 bed 4 to 5 bed 5 bed 11 novice 6 again 7 , 6 again 11 novice 8 all 9 except 9 except 11 novice 10 the 11 novice 11 novice 15 sat 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 sat 14 he 15 sat 15 sat 19 garth 16 up 19 garth 17 in 19 garth 18 the 19 garth 19 garth 20 playing 19 garth 21 with 19 garth 22 his 19 garth 23 sword 19 garth 24 . then [weland] said [to] [me] [by] [the] [stables] : " [farewell] [,] [old] [thing] [;] you [had] [the] right of it . 1 then 9 : 3 said 9 : 9 : 10 " 10 " 16 you 16 you 19 right 19 right 22 . 20 of 21 it 21 it 22 . you saw me come to [england] , and you see me go . 1 you 2 saw 1 you 3 me 1 you 10 see 1 you 11 me 1 you 12 go 4 come 10 see 5 to 10 see 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 see 9 you 10 see 12 go 13 . farewell ! " 1 farewell 2 ! 2 ! 3 " that was how it happened . 1 that 2 was 1 that 5 happened 3 how 5 happened 4 it 5 happened 5 happened 6 . i saw it . ' 1 i 2 saw 1 i 3 it 3 it 4 . 4 . 5 ' both children drew a long breath . 1 both 2 children 1 both 6 breath 3 drew 6 breath 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 breath 6 breath 7 . ' [but] what happened to [hugh] the novice ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 happened 4 happened 5 to 5 to 7 the 7 the 8 novice 8 novice 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' 9 ? 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [and] the sword ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 the 3 the 4 sword 4 sword 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 6 ' 9 . puck looked down the [meadow] [that] [lay] [all] quiet [and] cool in the shadow of [pook] ['s] [hill] . 1 puck 2 looked 1 puck 14 shadow 3 down 4 the 4 the 9 quiet 9 quiet 11 cool 11 cool 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 shadow 14 shadow 15 of 14 shadow 19 . a corncrake jarred in a hay-field near by , and the small trouts of the brook began to jump . 1 a 2 corncrake 2 corncrake 3 jarred 2 corncrake 6 hay-field 4 in 5 a 4 in 6 hay-field 5 a 6 hay-field 6 hay-field 7 near 6 hay-field 8 by 6 hay-field 9 , 6 hay-field 10 and 6 hay-field 11 the 6 hay-field 12 small 12 small 13 trouts 13 trouts 16 brook 13 trouts 17 began 13 trouts 19 jump 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 brook 17 began 18 to 19 jump 20 . ' [do] you [really] want to know ? ' 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 9 ' 3 you 5 want 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' puck said . 1 puck 2 said 2 said 3 . ' [we] do , ' cried the children . 1 ' 3 do 1 ' 6 cried 4 , 6 cried 5 ' 6 cried 6 cried 7 the 6 cried 9 . 7 the 8 children ' [awfully] ! ' 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' ' [very] good . 1 ' 3 good 3 good 4 . i 'll walk [with] you as far as the gate . ' 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 walk 3 walk 5 you 5 you 12 ' 6 as 8 as 7 far 8 as 8 as 10 gate 9 the 10 gate 10 gate 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [will] you [be] [here] when we come again ? ' they asked . 1 ' 13 asked 3 you 8 come 3 you 10 ? 6 when 7 we 6 when 8 come 8 come 9 again 10 ? 11 ' 10 ? 13 asked 11 ' 12 they 13 asked 14 . ' [surely] , sure-ly , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 7 said 3 , 7 said 4 sure-ly 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [i] ['ve] [been] here some time already . 1 ' 5 here 5 here 9 . 6 some 7 time 7 time 8 already 8 already 9 . one minute first , please . ' 1 one 2 minute 2 minute 3 first 2 minute 5 please 4 , 5 please 5 please 7 ' 6 . 7 ' he gave [them] [each] [three] [leaves] [one] [of] [oak] [,] [one] [of] [ash] [and] [one] [of] [thorn] [.] 1 he 2 gave ' [bite] [these] , ' said he . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 . bite ! ' 1 bite 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' they bit hard , and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate . 1 they 7 themselves 2 bit 3 hard 2 bit 7 themselves 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 found 6 found 7 themselves 7 themselves 14 lower 8 walking 14 lower 9 side 11 side 10 by 11 side 11 side 14 lower 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 lower 14 lower 15 gate 14 lower 16 . their father was leaning over it . 1 their 2 father 1 their 7 . 2 father 4 leaning 3 was 4 leaning 4 leaning 5 over 5 over 6 it ' [and] how did your play go ? ' he asked . 1 ' 3 how 3 how 4 did 3 how 8 ? 5 your 8 ? 6 play 8 ? 7 go 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 8 ? 10 he 8 ? 11 asked 11 asked 12 . ' [oh] , splendidly , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 splendidly 4 splendidly 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [only] afterwards , [i] [think] , we went to sleep . 1 ' 3 afterwards 3 afterwards 4 , 3 afterwards 11 sleep 7 , 8 we 8 we 9 went 9 went 10 to 10 to 11 sleep 11 sleep 12 . it was very hot and quiet . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 hot 4 hot 7 . 5 and 6 quiet 6 quiet 7 . don't you remember , [una] ? ' 1 don't 2 you 2 you 3 remember 2 you 6 ? 3 remember 4 , 6 ? 7 ' una shook her head and said nothing . 1 una 2 shook 1 una 8 . 2 shook 3 her 2 shook 4 head 4 head 5 and 6 said 7 nothing 6 said 8 . ' [i] see , ' said her father . 1 ' 3 see 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 5 ' 8 father 7 her 8 father 8 father 9 . but why are you chewing [leaves] [at] [your] [time] [of] [life] [,] [daughter] ? 1 but 2 why 2 why 14 ? 3 are 4 you 3 are 5 chewing 3 are 14 ? for fun ? ' 1 for 2 fun 2 fun 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' ' [no] . 1 ' 3 . it was for something , but [i] [can't] exactly [remember] , ' said [una] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 , 2 was 3 for 2 was 4 something 5 , 6 but 6 but 9 exactly 9 exactly 15 . 11 , 12 ' 11 , 15 . 12 ' 13 said and neither of them could till 1 and 2 neither 2 neither 4 them 2 neither 5 could 2 neither 6 till 3 of 4 them [a] [tree] [song] sing [oak] and [ash] and [thorn] [,] [good] [sirs] ( [all] [of] a [midsummer] morn [)] ! 1 sing 3 and 1 sing 10 ( 5 and 10 ( 10 ( 13 a 13 a 15 morn 15 morn 17 ! surely we sing [no] [little] [thing] , [in] [oak] and [ash] [and] [thorn] [!] 1 surely 2 we 1 surely 3 sing 3 sing 7 , 7 , 10 and sing [oak] and [ash] and [thorn] [,] [good] [sirs] ( [all] [of] a [midsummer] morn [)] ! 1 sing 3 and 1 sing 10 ( 5 and 10 ( 10 ( 13 a 13 a 15 morn 15 morn 17 ! england [shall] bide [till] [judgement] [tide] , [by] [oak] and [ash] [and] [thorn] [!] 1 england 3 bide 3 bide 7 , 7 , 10 and [young] [men] [at] [the] [manor] the trees closing overhead made long tunnels through which the sunshine worked in blobs and patches . 1 the 14 blobs 2 trees 7 tunnels 3 closing 7 tunnels 4 overhead 7 tunnels 5 made 7 tunnels 6 long 7 tunnels 7 tunnels 8 through 7 tunnels 9 which 7 tunnels 11 sunshine 10 the 11 sunshine 11 sunshine 14 blobs 12 worked 14 blobs 13 in 14 blobs 14 blobs 15 and 14 blobs 16 patches 14 blobs 17 . ' [we] 've got [half] a dozen , ' said [dan] , after a warm , wet hour . 1 ' 9 ' 3 've 4 got 4 got 6 a 6 a 7 dozen 7 dozen 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 , 10 said 19 . 12 , 13 after 14 a 17 wet 15 warm 16 , 15 warm 17 wet 17 wet 18 hour 18 hour 19 . ' [i] [vote] we go up [to] [stone] [bay] and try [long] [pool] . ' 1 ' 4 we 1 ' 15 ' 4 we 5 go 5 go 10 and 6 up 10 and 11 try 14 . 14 . 15 ' when they were in the open they nearly fell down with astonishment . 1 when 2 they 2 they 3 were 3 were 4 in 4 in 12 astonishment 5 the 6 open 6 open 12 astonishment 7 they 8 nearly 8 nearly 9 fell 8 nearly 12 astonishment 9 fell 10 down 11 with 12 astonishment 12 astonishment 13 . on his back sat an old , white-haired man dressed in a loose glimmery gown of chain-mail . 1 on 2 his 2 his 17 chain-mail 3 back 8 white-haired 4 sat 8 white-haired 5 an 8 white-haired 6 old 8 white-haired 7 , 8 white-haired 8 white-haired 14 glimmery 9 man 14 glimmery 10 dressed 14 glimmery 11 in 12 a 11 in 14 glimmery 12 a 14 glimmery 13 loose 14 glimmery 14 glimmery 15 gown 14 glimmery 16 of 14 glimmery 17 chain-mail 17 chain-mail 18 . he was bare-headed , and a nut-shaped iron helmet hung at his saddle-bow . 1 he 7 nut-shaped 2 was 7 nut-shaped 3 bare-headed 7 nut-shaped 4 , 5 and 4 , 7 nut-shaped 5 and 7 nut-shaped 6 a 7 nut-shaped 7 nut-shaped 8 iron 7 nut-shaped 9 helmet 7 nut-shaped 10 hung 7 nut-shaped 11 at 7 nut-shaped 12 his 7 nut-shaped 13 saddle-bow 13 saddle-bow 14 . ' [look] [!] ' said [una] , as [though] [dan] were not staring his very eyes [out] . 1 ' 4 ' 1 ' 18 . 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 as 7 , 12 not 8 as 11 were 12 not 13 staring 14 his 15 very 14 his 16 eyes 16 eyes 18 . ' [it] ['s] [like] the picture [in] [your] [room] " [sir] [isumbras] at the [ford] ["] . ' 1 ' 5 the 1 ' 18 ' 5 the 6 picture 6 picture 10 " 13 at 14 the 13 at 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [they] [should] [be] here now , [sir] [richard] , ' said [puck] ['s] deep voice [among] the willow-herb . 1 ' 5 here 1 ' 11 ' 6 now 7 , 6 now 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 16 voice 12 said 20 . 15 deep 16 voice 18 the 19 willow-herb 19 willow-herb 20 . ' [they] are here , ' the knight said , and he smiled at [dan] with the string [of] [trouts] in his hand . 1 ' 12 he 3 are 4 here 4 here 5 , 5 , 11 and 5 , 12 he 6 ' 8 knight 6 ' 9 said 7 the 8 knight 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 he 13 smiled 13 smiled 18 string 14 at 18 string 16 with 17 the 17 the 18 string 18 string 24 . 21 in 23 hand 22 his 23 hand 23 hand 24 . ' [there] seems no [great] change in [boys] [since] [mine] [fished] [this] [water] . ' 1 ' 15 ' 3 seems 15 ' 4 no 6 change 6 change 7 in 7 in 14 . 14 . 15 ' the great horse turned and hoisted himself into the pasture with a kick and a scramble that tore the clods down rattling . 1 the 2 great 2 great 6 hoisted 3 horse 6 hoisted 4 turned 5 and 4 turned 6 hoisted 6 hoisted 7 himself 6 hoisted 8 into 6 hoisted 10 pasture 8 into 9 the 9 the 10 pasture 10 pasture 16 scramble 11 with 16 scramble 12 a 16 scramble 13 kick 16 scramble 14 and 16 scramble 15 a 16 scramble 16 scramble 20 clods 17 that 20 clods 18 tore 19 the 18 tore 20 clods 20 clods 21 down 20 clods 22 rattling 20 clods 23 . ' [your] pardon ! ' said [sir] [richard] to [dan] . 1 ' 3 pardon 3 pardon 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 4 ! 6 said 6 said 11 . 9 to 11 . ' [when] [these] lands [were] [mine] , [i] [never] [loved] that [mounted] [men] [should] [cross] the brook [except] [by] the paved [ford] . 1 ' 17 brook 4 lands 7 , 4 lands 16 the 4 lands 17 brook 11 that 16 the 17 brook 23 . 20 the 21 paved 21 paved 23 . but [my] [swallow] [here] [was] thirsty , and [i] wished to meet you . ' 1 but 6 thirsty 6 thirsty 10 wished 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 wished 10 wished 11 to 11 to 12 meet 12 meet 13 you 13 you 15 ' 14 . 15 ' ' [we] ['re] very glad you 've come , sir , ' said [dan.'it] [doesn't] [matter] in the [least] [about] the banks . ' 1 ' 13 said 1 ' 24 ' 4 very 5 glad 5 glad 6 you 6 you 7 've 6 you 8 come 8 come 9 , 9 , 13 said 10 sir 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 17 in 18 the 17 in 21 the 21 the 22 banks 22 banks 23 . 23 . 24 ' una walked [behind] with [puck] [.] 1 una 2 walked 2 walked 4 with she remembered everything [now] [.] 1 she 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 everything ' [i] s'pose [not] , ' [una] answered . 1 ' 3 s'pose 3 s'pose 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 answered 8 answered 9 . ' [but] you [said] [that] all the fair [people] of the [hills] had left [england] . ' 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 17 ' 3 you 6 all 6 all 11 the 7 the 8 fair 7 the 10 of 10 of 11 the 13 had 14 left 14 left 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [so] [they] [have] [;] but [i] [told] you [that] you should come and go and look and know [,] [didn't] [i] [?] 1 ' 9 you 1 ' 11 you 6 but 9 you 11 you 19 know 12 should 13 come 12 should 15 go 12 should 19 know 13 come 14 and 15 go 16 and 15 go 17 look 15 go 18 and the knight isn't a fairy . 1 the 2 knight 2 knight 3 isn't 2 knight 5 fairy 2 knight 6 . 3 isn't 4 a he 's [sir] [richard] [dalyngridge] [,] [a] [very] [old] [friend] [of] [mine] . 1 he 2 's 1 he 13 . he [came] [over] [with] [william] [the] [conqueror] , and he wants to [see] [you] [particularly] . ' 1 he 12 to 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 wants 11 wants 12 to 12 to 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [what] [for] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 5 ' 8 . ' [on] account of your [great] wisdom and learning , ' [puck] [replied] , [without] a twinkle . 1 ' 3 account 3 account 7 wisdom 3 account 18 . 4 of 5 your 5 your 7 wisdom 7 wisdom 8 and 7 wisdom 9 learning 9 learning 10 , 10 , 11 ' 14 , 16 a 14 , 17 twinkle 17 twinkle 18 . ' [us] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . ' [why] [,] [i] don't know [my] [nine] [times] [not] to say it dodging , and [dan] [makes] the [most] [awful] mess of [fractions] . 1 ' 5 don't 5 don't 6 know 6 know 25 . 11 to 12 say 11 to 14 dodging 12 say 13 it 14 dodging 22 mess 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 the 19 the 22 mess 22 mess 23 of 23 of 25 . [he] [can't] [mean] [us] [!] ['] ' [una] ! ' 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' dan called back . 1 dan 2 called 1 dan 4 . 2 called 3 back ' [sir] [richard] [says] he is going to [tell] what happened to [weland] 's sword . 1 ' 6 is 1 ' 10 what 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 going 7 going 8 to 10 what 11 happened 11 happened 12 to 12 to 16 . 14 's 15 sword 15 sword 16 . he 's got [it] [.] 1 he 3 got 2 's 3 got isn't it splendid ? ' 1 isn't 3 splendid 1 isn't 4 ? 2 it 3 splendid 4 ? 5 ' ' [nay] nay , ' said [sir] [richard] , [dismounting] as they reached [the] [ring] , in the bend of the [mill-stream] bank . 1 ' 3 nay 3 nay 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 9 , 6 said 24 . 11 as 12 they 12 they 13 reached 13 reached 23 bank 16 , 17 in 17 in 19 bend 18 the 19 bend 19 bend 23 bank 20 of 21 the 21 the 23 bank 23 bank 24 . he slipped the [bit] out of [swallow] ['s] mouth , dropped the [ruby-red] reins [over] his head , and the wise horse moved off to graze . 1 he 2 slipped 1 he 16 his 2 slipped 3 the 2 slipped 14 reins 5 out 6 of 5 out 12 the 6 of 9 mouth 9 mouth 11 dropped 10 , 11 dropped 12 the 14 reins 16 his 17 head 17 head 26 graze 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 the 20 the 26 graze 21 wise 26 graze 22 horse 26 graze 23 moved 24 off 23 moved 26 graze 24 off 26 graze 25 to 26 graze 26 graze 27 . sir [richard] [(] [they] [noticed] [he] [limped] a [little] [)] [unslung] [his] [great] [sword] [.] 1 sir 8 a ' [that] 's it , ' [dan] whispered to [una] . 1 ' 6 ' 1 ' 11 . 3 's 5 , 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 whispered 8 whispered 9 to ' [this] [is] the sword that [brother] [hugh] had [from] [wayland-smith] , ' [sir] [richard] said . 1 ' 4 the 1 ' 13 ' 4 the 5 sword 5 sword 6 that 6 that 9 had 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 16 said 16 said 17 . see ! ' 1 see 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' he half drew it from its sheath and turned it before them . 1 he 7 sheath 2 half 7 sheath 3 drew 7 sheath 4 it 7 sheath 5 from 7 sheath 6 its 7 sheath 7 sheath 8 and 7 sheath 9 turned 7 sheath 10 it 7 sheath 11 before 7 sheath 12 them 12 them 13 . ' [now] , what [thing] made [those] ? ' said he . 1 ' 10 said 3 , 10 said 4 what 6 made 4 what 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 8 ? 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . ' [i] [know] not , [but] you , perhaps , can [say] . ' 1 ' 4 not 1 ' 5 , 1 ' 7 you 1 ' 14 ' 7 you 11 can 8 , 9 perhaps 9 perhaps 11 can 10 , 11 can 13 . 14 ' ' [tell] them all the tale , [sir] [richard] , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 12 said 3 them 4 all 4 all 5 the 5 the 6 tale 6 tale 7 , 7 , 12 said 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [it] concerns their land somewhat . ' 1 ' 8 ' 3 concerns 4 their 3 concerns 5 land 5 land 6 somewhat 6 somewhat 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [from] the beginning , then , ' [sir] [richard] said , ' [since] it concerns your land [,] [i] will tell [the] tale . 1 ' 6 then 1 ' 8 ' 3 the 4 beginning 4 beginning 5 , 5 , 6 then 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 11 said 11 said 12 , 11 said 13 ' 11 said 25 . 15 it 16 concerns 15 it 21 will 16 concerns 18 land 17 your 18 land 21 will 22 tell 22 tell 24 tale 24 tale 25 . i did not [then] know that [england] would conquer me . 1 i 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 9 conquer 3 not 5 know 3 not 9 conquer 5 know 6 that 6 that 8 would 9 conquer 11 . 10 me 11 . we went [up] to [santlache] [with] [the] [rest] a [very] great host of us . ['] 1 we 2 went 2 went 4 to 4 to 9 a 9 a 11 great 11 great 12 host 12 host 13 of 12 host 14 us 14 us 15 . ' [does] that mean [the] [battle] [of] [hastings] [ten] [sixty-six] ? ' 1 ' 3 that 1 ' 12 ' 4 mean 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' una [whispered] , [and] [puck] nodded , so as not to interrupt . 1 una 3 , 1 una 13 . 3 , 6 nodded 6 nodded 12 interrupt 7 , 8 so 8 so 12 interrupt 9 as 12 interrupt 10 not 12 interrupt 11 to 12 interrupt ' [at] [santlache] [,] [over] the hill yonder ' he pointed south-eastward [towards] [fairlight] ' we [found] [harold] ['s] [men] . 1 ' 6 the 1 ' 9 ' 6 the 7 hill 7 hill 8 yonder 9 ' 10 he 9 ' 15 ' 10 he 11 pointed 11 pointed 12 south-eastward 15 ' 16 we 16 we 21 . we fought . 1 we 2 fought 2 fought 3 . at the day 's end they ran . 1 at 5 end 1 at 8 . 2 the 3 day 2 the 5 end 4 's 5 end 5 end 7 ran 6 they 7 ran there a single [saxon] [cried] [out] [to] [me] in [french] , and we fought [together] . 1 there 2 a 1 there 9 in 2 a 3 single 9 in 16 . 11 , 12 and 11 , 13 we 13 we 14 fought 14 fought 16 . i should have known his voice , but we fought together . 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 known 4 known 10 fought 5 his 6 voice 6 voice 10 fought 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 we 9 we 10 fought 10 fought 11 together 11 together 12 . for a long time neither had any advantage , till by pure ill-fortune his foot slipped and his sword flew from his hand . 1 for 4 time 1 for 5 neither 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 5 neither 7 any 6 had 7 any 7 any 13 ill-fortune 8 advantage 13 ill-fortune 9 , 13 ill-fortune 10 till 13 ill-fortune 11 by 13 ill-fortune 12 pure 13 ill-fortune 13 ill-fortune 14 his 13 ill-fortune 15 foot 13 ill-fortune 16 slipped 13 ill-fortune 17 and 13 ill-fortune 18 his 13 ill-fortune 19 sword 13 ill-fortune 22 his 14 his 15 foot 19 sword 20 flew 19 sword 21 from 22 his 23 hand 23 hand 24 . " [a] plague on my sword , " said he . 1 " 3 plague 3 plague 6 sword 4 on 5 my 5 my 6 sword 6 sword 11 . 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " [it] [has] [lost] me [my] first fight . 1 " 5 me 5 me 9 . 7 first 8 fight 8 fight 9 . you have spared my life . 1 you 2 have 2 have 3 spared 3 spared 5 life 4 my 5 life 5 life 6 . take my sword . " 1 take 3 sword 2 my 3 sword 3 sword 4 . 4 . 5 " ( the children looked at the sword as though it might speak again . ) 1 ( 7 sword 1 ( 15 ) 2 the 3 children 2 the 7 sword 4 looked 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 sword 7 sword 9 though 7 sword 12 speak 8 as 9 though 9 though 10 it 11 might 12 speak 12 speak 13 again 13 again 14 . thus , see you , he saved my life . 1 thus 2 , 1 thus 7 saved 3 see 4 you 4 you 5 , 4 you 7 saved 5 , 6 he 7 saved 9 life 8 my 9 life 9 life 10 . he put me on my horse and led me through the woods ten long miles to this valley . ' 1 he 8 led 2 put 3 me 2 put 4 on 2 put 5 my 2 put 6 horse 6 horse 7 and 6 horse 8 led 8 led 10 through 9 me 10 through 10 through 12 woods 11 the 12 woods 12 woods 18 valley 13 ten 15 miles 14 long 15 miles 15 miles 16 to 15 miles 17 this 15 miles 18 valley 18 valley 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [to] here , d'you mean ? ' [said] [una] [.] 1 ' 3 here 1 ' 8 ' 3 here 4 , 5 d'you 8 ' 6 mean 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [to] this [very] [valley] [.] 1 ' 3 this we came in [by] [the] [lower] [ford] under the [king] ['s] [hill] yonder ['] [he] [pointed] [eastward] [where] [the] valley [widens] . 1 we 20 valley 2 came 3 in 3 in 13 yonder 8 under 9 the 9 the 13 yonder 13 yonder 20 valley 20 valley 22 . ' [and] was that [saxon] [hugh] the novice ? ' 1 ' 4 that 1 ' 10 ' 3 was 4 that 7 the 8 novice 8 novice 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' dan asked . 1 dan 2 asked 2 asked 3 . ' [yes] , and more than that . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 more 5 more 6 than 6 than 7 that 6 than 8 . ' [why] [wouldn't] [he] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 6 ' 9 . it was that [very] [saxon] [hugh] tempted me [to] [do] [it] , and we had not [met] [since] that [day] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 21 . 2 was 3 that 7 tempted 8 me 7 tempted 21 . 8 me 19 that 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 we 14 we 15 had 15 had 16 not 16 not 19 that i [remember] [i] warned him to beware [of] sorcery and quick enchantments . ' 1 i 4 warned 4 warned 6 to 4 warned 7 beware 4 warned 13 . 5 him 6 to 7 beware 12 enchantments 9 sorcery 12 enchantments 10 and 11 quick 11 quick 12 enchantments 13 . 14 ' sir [richard] [smiled] [to] [himself] . 1 sir 6 . ' [i] [was] [very] [young] [very] [young] ! 1 ' 8 ! ' [when] [we] [came] [to] [his] [house] [here] we [had] [almost] forgotten that we [had] [been] [at] blows . 1 ' 14 we 1 ' 19 . 9 we 12 forgotten 9 we 14 we 12 forgotten 13 that 18 blows 19 . it was near midnight , and the [great] [hall] [was] [full] of [men] and women waiting [news] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 18 . 2 was 3 near 4 midnight 15 women 4 midnight 16 waiting 5 , 6 and 5 , 14 and 6 and 7 the 7 the 12 of 14 and 15 women 16 waiting 18 . there [i] [first] [saw] [his] [sister] [,] [the] [lady] [aelueva] [,] [of] [whom] [he] [had] spoken to [us] [in] [france] . 1 there 16 spoken 16 spoken 21 . 17 to 21 . " ' [this] is thy fault , " said the [lady] [aelueva] to me , and [she] kneeled above [him] and [called] for wine and cloths . 1 " 8 " 2 ' 4 is 2 ' 5 thy 5 thy 6 fault 6 fault 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 27 . 10 the 26 cloths 13 to 14 me 14 me 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 kneeled 18 kneeled 26 cloths 19 above 21 and 19 above 26 cloths 23 for 24 wine 24 wine 25 and 25 and 26 cloths 26 cloths 27 . " ['] [if] [i] [had] known , " [i] answered , " [he] [should] [have] ridden and [i] [walked] . 1 " 6 known 6 known 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 answered 10 answered 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 20 . 16 ridden 17 and 16 ridden 20 . but he set me on my horse ; he made no complaint ; he walked beside me and spoke merrily throughout . 1 but 12 complaint 2 he 12 complaint 3 set 4 me 4 me 12 complaint 5 on 6 my 6 my 12 complaint 7 horse 12 complaint 8 ; 12 complaint 9 he 12 complaint 10 made 12 complaint 11 no 12 complaint 12 complaint 13 ; 12 complaint 15 walked 12 complaint 16 beside 12 complaint 22 . 13 ; 14 he 16 beside 17 me 16 beside 18 and 16 beside 21 throughout 19 spoke 21 throughout 20 merrily 21 throughout i pray [i] have [done] him no harm . " 1 i 2 pray 1 i 4 have 4 have 6 him 6 him 9 . 7 no 8 harm 8 harm 9 . 9 . 10 " " ['] [thou] hast [need] [to] pray , " she said , catching up her [underlip] . 1 " 11 said 4 hast 7 pray 7 pray 8 , 8 , 11 said 9 " 11 said 10 she 11 said 11 said 12 , 11 said 17 . 13 catching 14 up 13 catching 17 . 14 up 15 her " if he dies , thou shalt hang . " 1 " 10 " 2 if 4 dies 3 he 4 dies 4 dies 5 , 4 dies 7 shalt 4 dies 8 hang 6 thou 7 shalt 8 hang 9 . 9 . 10 " they cracked nuts with their knife-hilts the while . ' 1 they 6 knife-hilts 2 cracked 6 knife-hilts 3 nuts 6 knife-hilts 4 with 6 knife-hilts 5 their 6 knife-hilts 6 knife-hilts 7 the 6 knife-hilts 8 while 6 knife-hilts 10 ' 9 . 10 ' ' [and] how did you feel ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 how 3 how 4 did 3 how 7 ? 5 you 6 feel 5 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 8 ' 11 . ' [very] weary ; but [i] did heartily pray for my [schoolmate] [hugh] [his] health . 1 ' 3 weary 3 weary 16 . 4 ; 5 but 5 but 7 did 7 did 8 heartily 8 heartily 9 pray 9 pray 15 health 10 for 11 my 11 my 15 health 15 health 16 . gilbert [de] [aquila] came [with] [them] , for it was his boast [that] , like his father , he forgot no man that served him . 1 gilbert 4 came 1 gilbert 12 boast 7 , 9 it 8 for 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 his 10 was 12 boast 12 boast 26 . 14 , 15 like 15 like 26 . 16 his 17 father 17 father 18 , 17 father 22 man 18 , 19 he 19 he 20 forgot 21 no 22 man 22 man 24 served 23 that 24 served 24 served 25 him 25 him 26 . he was little , like his father , but terrible , with a nose like an eagle 's nose and yellow eyes like an eagle . 1 he 2 was 1 he 14 nose 3 little 4 , 3 little 5 like 3 little 14 nose 6 his 7 father 6 his 14 nose 7 father 8 , 8 , 9 but 10 terrible 14 nose 11 , 12 with 12 with 13 a 12 with 14 nose 14 nose 25 eagle 14 nose 26 . 15 like 25 eagle 16 an 25 eagle 17 eagle 25 eagle 18 's 19 nose 19 nose 25 eagle 20 and 21 yellow 21 yellow 22 eyes 21 yellow 25 eagle 23 like 25 eagle 24 an 25 eagle he rode tall warhorses roans , which he bred himself and he could never abide to be helped into the saddle . 1 he 4 warhorses 2 rode 4 warhorses 3 tall 4 warhorses 4 warhorses 5 roans 5 roans 6 , 5 roans 7 which 5 roans 8 he 5 roans 9 bred 9 bred 10 himself 9 bred 15 abide 9 bred 22 . 11 and 12 he 11 and 15 abide 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 never 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 helped 18 helped 21 saddle 19 into 20 the 20 the 21 saddle 21 saddle 22 . he saw the rope hanging from the beam and laughed , and his men laughed , for [i] was too stiff to rise . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 8 beam 3 the 4 rope 4 rope 5 hanging 4 rope 8 beam 5 hanging 8 beam 6 from 8 beam 7 the 8 beam 8 beam 9 and 8 beam 10 laughed 8 beam 11 , 8 beam 12 and 8 beam 13 his 8 beam 14 men 8 beam 15 laughed 11 , 12 and 15 laughed 16 , 15 laughed 21 stiff 15 laughed 24 . 17 for 19 was 19 was 21 stiff 20 too 21 stiff 21 stiff 23 rise 22 to 23 rise show me , boy , to whom thou owest most , and we will pay them out of hand . " ' 1 show 2 me 1 show 16 them 3 , 9 owest 4 boy 9 owest 5 , 9 owest 6 to 9 owest 7 whom 9 owest 8 thou 9 owest 9 owest 10 most 9 owest 11 , 9 owest 12 and 9 owest 13 we 9 owest 14 will 9 owest 15 pay 15 pay 16 them 16 them 17 out 16 them 20 . 17 out 18 of 17 out 19 hand 20 . 21 " 20 . 22 ' ' [what] did [he] [mean] [?] 1 ' 3 did to kill ' em ? ' said [dan] . 1 to 2 kill 2 kill 4 em 3 ' 4 em 4 em 9 . 5 ? 6 ' 5 ? 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [assuredly] . 1 ' 3 . but [i] looked at the [lady] [aelueva] [where] [she] [stood] [among] [her] maids [,] [and] her brother [beside] her . 1 but 13 maids 3 looked 4 at 4 at 5 the 5 the 13 maids 13 maids 20 . 16 her 17 brother 16 her 19 her 19 her 20 . de [aquila] ['s] [men] had driven them all into the [great] [hall] . ['] 1 de 5 had 1 de 6 driven 6 driven 9 into 6 driven 10 the 7 them 8 all 7 them 9 into 10 the 13 . ' [was] [she] [pretty] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 6 ' 9 . ' [as] [i] [looked] at [her] [i] [thought] [i] [might] save her and her [house] [by] a [jest] . 1 ' 19 . 5 at 11 save 11 save 17 a 12 her 13 and 12 her 14 her 14 her 17 a 17 a 19 . but my voice shook . 1 but 2 my 1 but 4 shook 3 voice 4 shook 4 shook 5 . it is it was not good to jest with that little man . 1 it 2 is 1 it 8 jest 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 not 5 not 8 jest 6 good 7 to 6 good 8 jest 8 jest 9 with 8 jest 10 that 8 jest 12 man 11 little 12 man 12 man 13 . ' [all] [were] silent awhile , [till] [de] [aquila] [laughed] . 1 ' 4 silent 4 silent 11 . 5 awhile 6 , 5 awhile 11 . " look , men a miracle , " said he . 1 " 9 said 2 look 3 , 2 look 6 miracle 4 men 6 miracle 5 a 6 miracle 6 miracle 9 said 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 . by the [saints] [,] ["] [he] [said] [,] [rubbing] [his] nose , " [i] [never] thought [england] would be so easy won ! 1 by 2 the 2 the 11 nose 11 nose 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 16 thought 16 thought 18 would 18 would 19 be 19 be 20 so 20 so 21 easy 21 easy 23 ! 22 won 23 ! surely [i] can [do] no less than give the lad what he has taken . 1 surely 3 can 1 surely 6 less 5 no 6 less 6 less 7 than 6 less 10 lad 8 give 10 lad 9 the 10 lad 10 lad 14 taken 10 lad 15 . 11 what 13 has 12 he 13 has 13 has 14 taken this [manor] [shall] [be] thine [,] boy , " he said , " [till] [i] come [again] , or [till] thou art slain . 1 this 5 thine 5 thine 7 boy 7 boy 9 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 said 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 21 thou 13 " 16 come 16 come 18 , 18 , 19 or 21 thou 22 art 22 art 23 slain 23 slain 24 . now , mount , men , and ride . 1 now 2 , 1 now 3 mount 3 mount 4 , 3 mount 5 men 3 mount 7 and 3 mount 8 ride 3 mount 9 . 6 , 7 and we follow [our] [duke] [into] [kent] to make him [king] [of] [england] . ["] 1 we 2 follow 2 follow 13 . 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 him 9 him 13 . " ['] [hark] to me , " he said , fretting with his great [war-gloves] . 1 " 9 said 4 to 5 me 5 me 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 9 said 16 . 10 , 11 fretting 11 fretting 13 his 12 with 13 his 14 great 16 . " ' [alas] [,] [i] have no cunning , " said [i] . 1 " 7 no 2 ' 7 no 6 have 7 no 7 no 13 . 8 cunning 9 , 8 cunning 13 . 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said " ['] [not] yet , " said he , hopping abroad , foot in stirrup , and poking his horse in the belly with his toe . 1 " 10 hopping 4 yet 10 hopping 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 10 hopping 8 he 10 hopping 9 , 10 hopping 10 hopping 15 stirrup 11 abroad 15 stirrup 12 , 15 stirrup 13 foot 15 stirrup 14 in 15 stirrup 15 stirrup 17 and 15 stirrup 18 poking 15 stirrup 27 . 16 , 17 and 18 poking 23 belly 19 his 23 belly 20 horse 23 belly 21 in 22 the 21 in 23 belly 22 the 23 belly 23 belly 24 with 23 belly 25 his 23 belly 26 toe " not yet , but [i] think thou hast a good teacher . 1 " 13 . 2 not 3 yet 3 yet 9 hast 4 , 5 but 4 , 8 thou 5 but 7 think 8 thou 9 hast 9 hast 12 teacher 10 a 11 good 11 good 12 teacher 12 teacher 13 . farewell ! 1 farewell 2 ! hold the [manor] [and] [live] . 1 hold 2 the 1 hold 6 . lose the [manor] and hang , " he said , and spurred out , his shield-straps squeaking behind him . 1 lose 2 the 1 lose 20 . 4 and 16 shield-straps 5 hang 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 16 shield-straps 11 and 12 spurred 12 spurred 16 shield-straps 13 out 16 shield-straps 14 , 16 shield-straps 15 his 16 shield-straps 16 shield-straps 17 squeaking 16 shield-straps 18 behind 16 shield-straps 19 him 16 shield-straps 20 . ' [and] that was [here] at home ? ' [said] [una] . 1 ' 9 ' 3 that 4 was 3 that 8 ? 4 was 6 at 6 at 7 home 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 12 . ' [yes] [,] here . 1 ' 4 here 4 here 5 . see ! 1 see 2 ! a hornets ' nest indeed ! 1 a 2 hornets 2 hornets 3 ' 2 hornets 4 nest 2 hornets 5 indeed 2 hornets 6 ! " ['] [how] [could] [i] know [that] [de] [aquila] [would] give it me ? " 1 " 6 know 1 " 15 " 11 give 12 it 11 give 13 me 13 me 14 ? 14 ? 15 " i said . 1 i 2 said 2 said 3 . " if [i] had told him [i] had spent my night in your halter he would have burned the place twice over by now . " 1 " 2 if 1 " 26 " 4 had 14 halter 5 told 6 him 6 him 14 halter 8 had 14 halter 9 spent 14 halter 10 my 14 halter 11 night 14 halter 12 in 14 halter 13 your 14 halter 14 halter 15 he 14 halter 16 would 14 halter 18 burned 14 halter 20 place 14 halter 22 over 16 would 17 have 18 burned 19 the 21 twice 22 over 22 over 23 by 22 over 24 now 22 over 25 . 25 . 26 " " ['] [lady] , " said [i] , " there is no captive in this valley except one , and he is not a [saxon] . " 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 27 " 10 there 11 is 10 there 12 no 10 there 22 is 12 no 13 captive 13 captive 15 this 13 captive 16 valley 13 captive 17 except 13 captive 18 one 13 captive 19 , 13 captive 21 he 14 in 15 this 19 , 20 and 22 is 23 not 23 not 24 a 24 a 27 " 26 . 27 " into the fields ! 1 into 2 the 2 the 3 fields 3 fields 4 ! she had never seen the face of war [!] 1 she 2 had 2 had 4 seen 3 never 4 seen 4 seen 6 face 4 seen 8 war 5 the 6 face 7 of 8 war we [heard] [de] [aquila] ['s] trumpets blow thin through the woods [kentward] . 1 we 7 blow 6 trumpets 7 blow 7 blow 13 . 8 thin 11 woods 9 through 10 the 10 the 11 woods 11 woods 13 . " ' [shall] we hang these ? " said my men . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 4 we 2 ' 9 said 4 we 5 hang 5 hang 6 these 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 said 9 said 12 . 10 my 11 men 11 men 12 . " ' [none] , " said they all . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . 7 they 8 all 8 all 9 . " she bade [us] hang thee if our master died . 1 " 2 she 1 " 11 . 2 she 3 bade 3 bade 5 hang 5 hang 6 thee 5 hang 7 if 5 hang 8 our 5 hang 9 master 5 hang 10 died and we would have hanged thee . 1 and 2 we 2 we 4 have 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 hanged 5 hanged 6 thee 6 thee 7 . there is no more [to] [it] . " 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 more 4 more 7 . 7 . 8 " " ['] [norman] [or] [saxon] , " said [i] , " we must beat them [back] [,] or they will rob us every day . 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 we 12 we 13 must 12 we 14 beat 14 beat 15 them 15 them 25 . 18 or 20 will 19 they 20 will 20 will 22 us 21 rob 22 us 22 us 23 every 22 us 25 . 23 every 24 day out at them with any arms ye have ! " 1 out 2 at 1 out 6 arms 3 them 4 with 4 with 5 any 4 with 6 arms 6 arms 7 ye 7 ye 8 have 7 ye 9 ! 9 ! 10 " we beat them off , and saved our pork . 1 we 2 beat 2 beat 3 them 3 them 9 pork 4 off 9 pork 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 saved 7 saved 9 pork 8 our 9 pork 9 pork 10 . one hundred and seventy pigs we saved in that great battle . ' 1 one 4 seventy 2 hundred 3 and 2 hundred 4 seventy 4 seventy 5 pigs 4 seventy 6 we 4 seventy 7 saved 7 saved 11 battle 8 in 9 that 8 in 10 great 10 great 11 battle 11 battle 12 . 12 . 13 ' sir [richard] [laughed] . 1 sir 4 . said he to me , riding [home] [:] " thou hast [gone] [far] [to] conquer [england] [this] [evening] . " 1 said 2 he 2 he 3 to 3 to 4 me 3 to 15 conquer 4 me 5 , 5 , 6 riding 6 riding 11 hast 9 " 10 thou 10 thou 11 hast 15 conquer 19 . 19 . 20 " i [answered] [:] ["] [england] must be thine [and] [mine] , then . 1 i 6 must 1 i 8 thine 6 must 7 be 8 thine 13 . 11 , 12 then 11 , 13 . help me , [hugh] [,] [to] deal aright [with] [these] [people] . 1 help 2 me 2 me 3 , 3 , 7 deal 7 deal 8 aright 8 aright 12 . " that may well be true , " said he , and gave me his hand . 1 " 2 that 1 " 9 said 3 may 4 well 3 may 5 be 5 be 6 true 6 true 9 said 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 17 . 10 he 13 gave 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 gave 13 gave 14 me 13 gave 16 hand 15 his 16 hand 16 hand 17 . " better the devil we know [than] [the] devil we know [not] , [till] we can pack [you] [normans] [home] . " 1 " 22 " 2 better 9 devil 3 the 4 devil 3 the 9 devil 4 devil 5 we 5 we 6 know 9 devil 10 we 10 we 11 know 11 know 21 . 13 , 15 we 15 we 16 can 16 can 17 pack 17 pack 21 . 21 . 22 " and so , [too] , said [his] [saxons] ; and they [laughed] [as] [we] drove the pigs downhill . 1 and 2 so 1 and 19 . 3 , 10 and 3 , 19 . 5 , 6 said 5 , 10 and 6 said 9 ; 10 and 11 they 11 they 15 drove 15 drove 16 the 16 the 17 pigs 17 pigs 18 downhill but [i] think some of them , [even] then , [began] not to [hate] [me] . ' 1 but 3 think 3 think 5 of 4 some 5 of 5 of 6 them 6 them 16 . 7 , 9 then 9 then 10 , 10 , 12 not 12 not 13 to 13 to 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [i] [like] [brother] [hugh] , ' said [una] , softly . 1 ' 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 softly 11 softly 12 . side by side we fought against all who came thrice a week sometimes we fought against thieves and landless knights looking for good manors . 1 side 3 side 2 by 3 side 3 side 5 fought 4 we 5 fought 5 fought 19 landless 6 against 19 landless 7 all 10 thrice 8 who 10 thrice 9 came 10 thrice 10 thrice 12 week 10 thrice 13 sometimes 11 a 12 week 13 sometimes 19 landless 14 we 19 landless 15 fought 19 landless 16 against 19 landless 17 thieves 18 and 17 thieves 19 landless 18 and 19 landless 19 landless 20 knights 19 landless 21 looking 19 landless 22 for 19 landless 23 good 19 landless 24 manors 24 manors 25 . i kept the roof on the hall and the thatch on the barn , but . the [english] [are] [a] bold people . 1 i 2 kept 2 kept 4 roof 3 the 4 roof 4 roof 10 thatch 5 on 6 the 5 on 10 thatch 6 the 7 hall 7 hall 10 thatch 8 and 10 thatch 9 the 10 thatch 10 thatch 11 on 10 thatch 13 barn 10 thatch 15 but 10 thatch 16 . 10 thatch 23 . 12 the 13 barn 13 barn 14 , 17 the 22 people 17 the 23 . 21 bold 22 people wonderful ! ' 1 wonderful 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' ' [aye] , ' said [puck] , breaking in [for] the first time . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 5 said 14 . 8 breaking 9 in 9 in 11 the 11 the 12 first 12 first 13 time 13 time 14 . ' [not] [i] , ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 9 . ah , good days ! 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 5 ! 3 good 4 days 3 good 5 ! ah , wonderful people ! 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 3 wonderful 1 ah 5 ! 3 wonderful 4 people and [i] [loved] [them] all . ' 1 and 5 all 5 all 6 . 6 . 7 ' i saw him first at the [lower] [ford] , with a swineherd 's brat on his saddle-bow . 1 i 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 3 him 4 first 3 him 18 . 5 at 6 the 5 at 17 saddle-bow 9 , 10 with 10 with 11 a 11 a 12 swineherd 12 swineherd 17 saddle-bow 13 's 14 brat 14 brat 17 saddle-bow 15 on 17 saddle-bow 16 his 17 saddle-bow 17 saddle-bow 18 . " ['] [there] [is] no need for thee to give any account of thy stewardship , " said he . 1 " 5 no 5 no 6 need 6 need 8 thee 6 need 9 to 7 for 8 thee 9 to 15 stewardship 10 give 15 stewardship 11 any 15 stewardship 12 account 15 stewardship 13 of 15 stewardship 14 thy 15 stewardship 15 stewardship 16 , 15 stewardship 17 " 15 stewardship 18 said 15 stewardship 19 he 15 stewardship 20 . " [i] [have] it [all] from the child [here] . " 1 " 4 it 1 " 11 " 6 from 7 the 6 from 10 . 7 the 8 child 10 . 11 " ' [he] pinched the [child] 's cheek , and looked at our cattle in the flat by the river . 1 ' 3 pinched 3 pinched 20 . 4 the 19 river 6 's 7 cheek 7 cheek 8 , 7 cheek 13 cattle 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 looked 10 looked 11 at 12 our 13 cattle 13 cattle 16 flat 13 cattle 17 by 13 cattle 19 river 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 flat 17 by 18 the 18 the 19 river 19 river 20 . " ' [both] fat , " said he , rubbing his nose . 1 " 6 " 2 ' 4 fat 4 fat 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 rubbing 10 rubbing 12 nose 11 his 12 nose 12 nose 13 . " this is craft and cunning such as [i] love . 1 " 11 . 2 this 3 is 2 this 4 craft 4 craft 6 cunning 4 craft 7 such 4 craft 10 love 4 craft 11 . 5 and 6 cunning 7 such 8 as what did [i] tell thee when [i] rode away , boy ? " 1 what 2 did 1 what 12 ? 4 tell 5 thee 5 thee 8 rode 5 thee 10 , 5 thee 11 boy 5 thee 12 ? 6 when 8 rode 8 rode 9 away 12 ? 13 " " ' [hold] the [manor] [or] hang , " said [i] . i had never forgotten it . 1 " 13 i 2 ' 4 the 2 ' 7 hang 7 hang 12 . 8 , 9 " 8 , 12 . 9 " 10 said 12 . 13 i 13 i 15 never 14 had 15 never 15 never 16 forgotten 16 forgotten 17 it 16 forgotten 18 . 17 it 18 . " ['] [true] . 1 " 4 . and thou hast held . " 1 and 4 held 2 thou 3 hast 3 hast 4 held 4 held 5 . 5 . 6 " he clambered from his saddle and with his sword 's point cut out a turf from the bank and gave [it] [me] [where] [i] kneeled . ' 1 he 2 clambered 2 clambered 3 from 2 clambered 4 his 2 clambered 5 saddle 5 saddle 6 and 5 saddle 9 sword 7 with 9 sword 8 his 9 sword 9 sword 15 turf 10 's 11 point 11 point 15 turf 12 cut 15 turf 13 out 15 turf 14 a 15 turf 15 turf 16 from 15 turf 18 bank 15 turf 19 and 15 turf 20 gave 17 the 18 bank 20 gave 25 kneeled 25 kneeled 26 . 26 . 27 ' dan looked [at] [una] , and [una] looked at [dan] . 1 dan 2 looked 2 looked 9 at 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 looked 8 looked 9 at 9 at 11 . ' [that] ['s] seisin , ' said [puck] , in a whisper . 1 ' 4 seisin 4 seisin 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 7 said 13 . 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 whisper 12 whisper 13 . this [must] [serve] [till] [the] [king] ['s] clerks [write] [out] [thy] title on a parchment . 1 this 15 parchment 8 clerks 12 title 12 title 15 parchment 13 on 15 parchment 14 a 15 parchment 15 parchment 16 . england is all ours if we can hold it . " 1 england 4 ours 2 is 3 all 2 is 4 ours 4 ours 6 we 4 ours 8 hold 4 ours 10 . 5 if 6 we 7 can 8 hold 8 hold 9 it 10 . 11 " " ['] [what] service [shall] [i] pay ? " 1 " 4 service 4 service 7 pay 7 pay 8 ? 8 ? 9 " i asked , and [i] [remember] [i] was proud beyond [words] . 1 i 2 asked 2 asked 12 . 3 , 4 and 4 and 8 was 8 was 9 proud 9 proud 10 beyond 10 beyond 12 . " ['] [knight] 's fee , boy , knight ['s] [fee] ! " said he [,] hopping [round] his [horse] on one foot . 1 " 4 's 1 " 14 said 5 fee 6 , 5 fee 7 boy 7 boy 13 " 8 , 9 knight 8 , 13 " 9 knight 12 ! 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 14 said 24 . 15 he 17 hopping 17 hopping 19 his 17 hopping 23 foot 21 on 23 foot 22 one 23 foot ( [have] [i] said he was little , and could not endure to be helped to his saddle [?] ) 1 ( 20 ) 4 said 5 he 5 he 6 was 5 he 10 could 6 was 7 little 6 was 9 and 8 , 9 and 10 could 11 not 11 not 12 endure 12 endure 18 saddle 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 helped 15 helped 16 to 15 helped 18 saddle 17 his 18 saddle 18 saddle 20 ) " [i] have never seen such bright straw . 1 " 9 . 3 have 5 seen 4 never 5 seen 5 seen 6 such 5 seen 8 straw 7 bright 8 straw 8 straw 9 . " ' [alas] ! " said [i] , " [then] [my] [manor] is already forfeit . 1 " 13 is 2 ' 4 ! 4 ! 9 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 13 is 13 is 15 forfeit 14 already 15 forfeit 15 forfeit 16 . i am [under] [vow] not to enter the [great] [hall] . " 1 i 2 am 2 am 12 " 5 not 6 to 6 to 7 enter 7 enter 8 the 7 enter 11 . 11 . 12 " and [i] told him what [i] [had] [sworn] to the [lady] [aelueva] . ['] 1 and 3 told 1 and 10 the 3 told 4 him 5 what 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 13 . ' [and] [hadn't] you ever [been] [into] [the] [house] since ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 12 ' 4 you 11 ? 5 ever 10 since 5 ever 11 ? 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [never] , ' [sir] [richard] answered , smiling . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 7 answered 7 answered 10 . 8 , 9 smiling 9 smiling 10 . ' [i] had made me a little hut of wood up the hill [,] [and] [there] [i] [did] justice [and] [slept] [....y] 1 ' 5 me 3 had 4 made 4 made 5 me 5 me 19 justice 6 a 7 little 6 a 19 justice 7 little 8 hut 8 hut 10 wood 8 hut 13 hill 9 of 10 wood 11 up 12 the 12 the 13 hill de [aquila] wheeled aside , and his shield shook on his back . 1 de 3 wheeled 3 wheeled 4 aside 3 wheeled 6 and 3 wheeled 8 shield 3 wheeled 9 shook 3 wheeled 12 back 4 aside 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 his 8 shield 9 shook 11 his 10 on 11 his 12 back 13 . " no matter , boy , " said he . 1 " 2 no 1 " 8 said 2 no 3 matter 4 , 8 said 5 boy 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . " [i] [will] remit [the] [homage] [for] a year . " ' 1 " 4 remit 4 remit 8 a 8 a 11 " 8 a 12 ' 9 year 10 . 10 . 11 " ' [he] [meant] [sir] [richard] needn't give him [dinner] [there] [the] [first] [year] , ' [puck] explained . 1 ' 6 needn't 1 ' 7 give 7 give 8 him 8 him 18 . 14 , 15 ' 14 , 17 explained 17 explained 18 . but never [he] named [the] [lady] [aelueva] 's name [,] [nor] [went] [he] [near] [the] [great] [hall] . 1 but 2 never 2 never 4 named 4 named 9 name 4 named 18 . 8 's 9 name by night he drank with us in the hut . 1 by 2 night 2 night 4 drank 2 night 10 . 3 he 4 drank 4 drank 5 with 4 drank 9 hut 5 with 6 us 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 hut " ' [look] you , boys , " said he , " [i] am born out of my due time . 1 " 4 you 1 " 9 said 2 ' 4 you 5 , 9 said 6 boys 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 21 . 14 am 19 due 15 born 19 due 16 out 17 of 17 of 18 my 18 my 19 due 19 due 20 time 19 due 21 . five hundred years ago [i] [would] [have] [made] [all] [england] [such] [an] [england] [as] [neither] [dane] , [saxon] [,] [nor] [norman] [should] [have] conquered . 1 five 2 hundred 2 hundred 3 years 3 years 4 ago 4 ago 17 , 4 ago 24 conquered 24 conquered 25 . five hundred years hence [i] should have been [such] [a] [counsellor] [to] [kings] [as] [the] [world] hath never dreamed of . 1 five 2 hundred 2 hundred 3 years 2 hundred 4 hence 4 hence 6 should 6 should 7 have 7 have 8 been 8 been 17 hath 17 hath 19 dreamed 18 never 19 dreamed 19 dreamed 20 of 20 of 21 . ' [tis] [all] here , " said he [,] [tapping] [his] [big] [head] , " but it hath no play in this [black] age . 1 ' 4 here 4 here 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 but 16 but 17 it 17 it 25 . 18 hath 19 no 18 hath 24 age 20 play 21 in 20 play 24 age 22 this 24 age 24 age 25 . now [hugh] here is a [better] [man] [than] thou art , [richard] . " 1 now 14 " 3 here 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 13 . 9 thou 10 art 9 thou 13 . 10 art 11 , 13 . 14 " he had made his voice harsh and croaking , like a raven 's . 1 he 2 had 2 had 8 croaking 3 made 8 croaking 4 his 5 voice 5 voice 8 croaking 6 harsh 8 croaking 7 and 8 croaking 8 croaking 10 like 8 croaking 11 a 8 croaking 12 raven 8 croaking 13 's 9 , 10 like 13 's 14 . " ' [truth] , " said [i] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " but [for] [hugh] , [his] [help] and patience and long-suffering [,] [i] [could] [never] [have] [kept] the [manor] . " 1 " 2 but 1 " 5 , 5 , 8 and 8 and 9 patience 9 patience 11 long-suffering 10 and 11 long-suffering 11 long-suffering 21 " 18 the 20 . 20 . 21 " " ' [nor] [thy] [life] either , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 6 either 2 ' 9 said 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " [hugh] [has] [saved] [thee] not [once] , but a [hundred] [times] . 1 " 6 not 1 " 13 . 8 , 9 but 8 , 13 . 9 but 10 a be still , [hugh] ! " he said . 1 be 2 still 2 still 3 , 3 , 8 said 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 he 5 ! 8 said 8 said 9 . " [dost] thou [know] , [richard] , [why] [hugh] slept , and why he still sleeps [,] [among] [thy] [norman] men-at-arms [?] " 1 " 3 thou 1 " 7 , 3 thou 5 , 7 , 23 " 10 slept 11 , 10 slept 16 sleeps 11 , 12 and 13 why 16 sleeps 14 he 16 sleeps 15 still 16 sleeps 16 sleeps 21 men-at-arms 21 men-at-arms 23 " " ['to] [be] [near] me , " said [i] , for [i] [thought] this was truth . 1 " 8 said 5 me 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 8 said 17 . 10 , 11 for 14 this 15 was 15 was 16 truth 16 truth 17 . " ['] [fool] ! " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 6 said 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 9 . " it is [because] [his] [saxons] [have] begged him to rise [against] [thee] , and to sweep [every] [norman] out of the valley . 1 " 3 is 1 " 14 , 2 it 3 is 3 is 11 rise 8 begged 9 him 8 begged 10 to 8 begged 11 rise 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 to 16 to 17 sweep 17 sweep 21 of 20 out 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 valley 23 valley 24 . no matter how [i] know . 1 no 2 matter 1 no 6 . 2 matter 3 how 3 how 5 know it is truth . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 truth 3 truth 4 . and [this] his [saxons] [know] . 1 and 3 his 3 his 6 . is it true , [hugh] ? " 1 is 3 true 1 is 6 ? 2 it 3 true 3 true 4 , 6 ? 7 " " ' [in] [some] sort , " said [hugh] shamefacedly [;] ["] [at] [least] , it was [true] [half] a year ago . 1 " 8 said 2 ' 8 said 5 sort 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 shamefacedly 10 shamefacedly 15 , 15 , 16 it 16 it 17 was 17 was 20 a 20 a 21 year 21 year 22 ago 22 ago 23 . my [saxons] [would] [not] harm [richard] [now] . 1 my 5 harm 5 harm 8 . i [think] [they] know [him] but [i] [judged] it [best] to make sure . ["] 1 i 4 know 1 i 13 sure 4 know 9 it 6 but 9 it 11 to 12 make 12 make 13 sure 13 sure 14 . ' [look] , [children] [,] what that man had [done] [and] [i] [had] never guessed it [!] 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 6 what 6 what 16 it 7 that 8 man 7 that 9 had 9 had 14 never 14 never 15 guessed 15 guessed 16 it " ' [yes] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " and he is a swordless man . " 1 " 6 swordless 2 and 6 swordless 3 he 6 swordless 4 is 5 a 4 is 6 swordless 5 a 6 swordless 6 swordless 7 man 6 swordless 9 " 8 . 9 " he carried only the short knife and the long-bow . 1 he 2 carried 1 he 9 long-bow 3 only 9 long-bow 4 the 9 long-bow 5 short 9 long-bow 6 knife 7 and 6 knife 9 long-bow 8 the 9 long-bow 9 long-bow 10 . " [swordless] [and] [landless] art thou , [hugh] [;] and they [call] thee kin to [earl] [godwin] . " 1 " 5 art 1 " 6 thou 6 thou 7 , 6 thou 19 " 7 , 10 and 10 and 11 they 13 thee 14 kin 14 kin 18 . 15 to 18 . 18 . 19 " ( [hugh] was [indeed] of [godwin] ['s] blood . ) 1 ( 10 ) 3 was 5 of 5 of 8 blood 8 blood 9 . 9 . 10 ) " [the] [manor] that was [thine] [is] [given] to [this] boy and [to] [his] [children] [for] [ever] . 1 " 4 that 4 that 5 was 5 was 9 to 9 to 18 . 11 boy 12 and 11 boy 18 . sit up and beg , for he can turn thee [out] [like] a dog [,] [hugh] . " 1 sit 2 up 1 sit 4 beg 2 up 3 and 4 beg 5 , 4 beg 6 for 4 beg 9 turn 4 beg 10 thee 7 he 9 turn 8 can 9 turn 10 thee 13 a 13 a 18 " 14 dog 17 . 17 . 18 " then [de] [aquila] [laughed] [till] the tears ran down [his] [face] . 1 then 6 the 6 the 7 tears 7 tears 12 . 8 ran 9 down 9 down 12 . " ['] [i] warned [the] [king] , " said he , " what [would] [come] [of] giving [england] to us [norman] thieves . 1 " 9 said 4 warned 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 , 9 said 23 . 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 what 13 what 17 giving 17 giving 20 us 19 to 20 us 22 thieves 23 . here art thou [,] [richard] [,] less [than] [two] [days] confirmed [in] [thy] [manor] , and [already] thou [hast] risen [against] [thy] overlord . 1 here 3 thou 2 art 3 thou 3 thou 7 less 7 less 11 confirmed 11 confirmed 24 . 15 , 16 and 15 , 24 . 16 and 18 thou 18 thou 20 risen 20 risen 23 overlord what shall we do to him , [sir] [hugh] ? " 1 what 4 do 1 what 5 to 2 shall 3 we 2 shall 4 do 5 to 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 11 " 10 ? 11 " " ' [i] am a [swordless] man , " said [hugh] . 1 " 10 said 2 ' 4 am 2 ' 10 said 5 a 7 man 7 man 8 , 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " do not jest with me , " and he laid his head on his knees and groaned . 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 not 2 do 4 jest 4 jest 6 me 4 jest 11 laid 5 with 6 me 6 me 8 " 7 , 8 " 9 and 11 laid 10 he 11 laid 11 laid 16 knees 12 his 13 head 12 his 16 knees 14 on 16 knees 15 his 16 knees 16 knees 17 and 16 knees 18 groaned 18 groaned 19 . " ['to] me ? " said [hugh] . 1 " 3 me 3 me 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [i] [am] a [saxon] , and [,] [except] that [i] [love] [richard] [here] , [i] [have] [not] [sworn] fealty to [any] [norman] . " 1 " 10 that 1 " 15 , 4 a 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 that 15 , 25 " 20 fealty 21 to 21 to 24 . 24 . 25 " " if [i] [know] [men] , thou art more faithful unsworn [than] a score [of] [normans] [i] [could] name . 1 " 2 if 1 " 8 art 6 , 7 thou 7 thou 8 art 8 art 14 score 9 more 10 faithful 10 faithful 11 unsworn 11 unsworn 13 a 13 a 14 score 14 score 20 . 19 name 20 . take [dallington] , and join [sir] [richard] [to] [fight] me [tomorrow] , if it [please] [thee] [!] ["] 1 take 14 it 3 , 4 and 3 , 13 if 4 and 5 join 5 join 10 me 10 me 12 , 13 if 14 it " ' [nay] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [i] [am] no [child] . 1 " 4 no 4 no 6 . very [often] [i] [myself] [lay] up in the woods and watched [on] her [also] . 1 very 15 . 6 up 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 woods 9 woods 11 watched 10 and 11 watched 11 watched 13 her 13 her 15 . then she wept , but we were alone . ' 1 then 3 wept 2 she 3 wept 3 wept 5 but 3 wept 8 alone 4 , 5 but 6 we 7 were 7 were 8 alone 8 alone 9 . 9 . 10 ' the knight was silent for a long time , his face turned across the valley , smiling . 1 the 2 knight 2 knight 4 silent 3 was 4 silent 4 silent 5 for 4 silent 9 , 4 silent 11 face 4 silent 17 smiling 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 long 7 long 8 time 10 his 11 face 11 face 12 turned 13 across 14 the 13 across 15 valley 13 across 17 smiling 16 , 17 smiling 17 smiling 18 . ' [oh] [,] well done ! ' said [una] , and clapped her hands very softly . 1 ' 4 well 1 ' 7 ' 4 well 5 done 5 done 6 ! 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 clapped 12 clapped 14 hands 12 clapped 16 softly 13 her 14 hands 15 very 16 softly 16 softly 17 . ' [she] [was] sorry , and she said so . ' 1 ' 4 sorry 4 sorry 5 , 4 sorry 11 ' 5 , 8 said 6 and 7 she 7 she 8 said 8 said 10 . 9 so 10 . ' [aye] [,] she was sorry , and she said so , ' said [sir] [richard] , coming back with a little start . 1 ' 10 said 1 ' 11 so 1 ' 13 ' 4 she 5 was 4 she 10 said 5 was 6 sorry 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 said 9 she 10 said 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 24 . 17 , 20 with 18 coming 19 back 19 back 20 with 20 with 23 start 21 a 22 little 22 little 23 start 23 start 24 . dust lay on the hilt , for [i] saw him blow it off . 1 dust 5 hilt 2 lay 5 hilt 3 on 4 the 4 the 5 hilt 5 hilt 7 for 5 hilt 9 saw 5 hilt 11 blow 6 , 7 for 9 saw 10 him 11 blow 12 it 11 blow 13 off 13 off 14 . de [aquila] leaped up ; but there was only the moonlight [fretty] on the floor . 1 de 3 leaped 1 de 11 moonlight 3 leaped 4 up 3 leaped 5 ; 5 ; 6 but 6 but 7 there 7 there 8 was 8 was 9 only 10 the 11 moonlight 11 moonlight 15 floor 13 on 14 the 14 the 15 floor 15 floor 16 . " ['] [hearken] ! " said [hugh] . 1 " 6 said 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 8 . " it is my sword , " and as he belted it on the music ceased . 1 " 11 belted 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 my 4 my 5 sword 5 sword 11 belted 6 , 7 " 6 , 11 belted 7 " 11 belted 8 and 9 as 8 and 11 belted 9 as 11 belted 10 he 11 belted 11 belted 12 it 11 belted 13 on 11 belted 14 the 11 belted 15 music 11 belted 16 ceased 13 on 14 the 16 ceased 17 . " ' [over] [gods] , forbid that [i] [should] [ever] belt blade [like] [that] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 17 said 2 ' 17 said 5 , 17 said 6 forbid 7 that 6 forbid 11 belt 11 belt 12 blade 12 blade 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 20 . " what does it foretell ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 does 2 what 6 ? 3 does 4 it 5 foretell 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " ['] [the] [gods] [that] [made] it [may] know . 1 " 7 it 7 it 10 . 9 know 10 . last time it [spoke] was [at] [hastings] [,] [when] [i] [lost] [all] [my] [lands] [.] 1 last 2 time 2 time 5 was 3 it 5 was belike it sings now that [i] have new lands and am a man again , " said [hugh] . 1 belike 3 sings 1 belike 17 said 2 it 3 sings 3 sings 4 now 3 sings 5 that 3 sings 9 lands 7 have 9 lands 8 new 9 lands 9 lands 10 and 9 lands 11 am 9 lands 13 man 9 lands 14 again 12 a 13 man 14 again 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 19 . ' [now] that was [the] [second] [time] in all my life [i] [heard] [this] [sword] sing . ' . . 1 ' 20 . 3 that 4 was 3 that 16 sing 4 was 8 in 8 in 11 life 9 all 11 life 10 my 11 life 16 sing 17 . 17 . 18 ' 18 ' 19 . 19 . 20 . ' [look] ! ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . ' [there] ['s] [mother] [coming] down the [long] [slip] . 1 ' 10 . 6 down 7 the 6 down 10 . what will she say to [sir] [richard] ? 1 what 4 say 1 what 5 to 1 what 8 ? 2 will 4 say 3 she 4 say she [can't] [help] seeing him . ' 1 she 4 seeing 4 seeing 5 him 5 him 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [and] [puck] [can't] magic [us] [this] time , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 magic 5 magic 13 . 8 time 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [but] what befell the sword and [my] [brother] [hugh] [i] [will] tell on another time , ' said he , rising . 1 ' 3 what 1 ' 5 the 3 what 4 befell 5 the 6 sword 6 sword 13 tell 6 sword 23 . 7 and 13 tell 14 on 22 rising 15 another 16 time 16 time 22 rising 17 , 22 rising 18 ' 19 said 19 said 20 he 19 said 22 rising 21 , 22 rising 22 rising 23 . ' [ohe] , [swallow] ! ' 1 ' 6 ' 3 , 6 ' 5 ! 6 ' the great horse cantered up from the far end of the meadow , close [to] [mother] . 1 the 17 . 2 great 4 cantered 3 horse 4 cantered 4 cantered 5 up 4 cantered 6 from 4 cantered 7 the 4 cantered 8 far 4 cantered 9 end 9 end 10 of 10 of 14 close 11 the 12 meadow 11 the 14 close 12 meadow 13 , 14 close 17 . they heard [mother] [say] [:] ['] [children] [,] [gleason] ['s] [old] [horse] [has] broken [into] the meadow [again] . 1 they 2 heard 2 heard 14 broken 14 broken 19 . 16 the 17 meadow 17 meadow 19 . where did he get through ? ' 1 where 6 ? 2 did 4 get 2 did 6 ? 3 he 4 get 4 get 5 through 6 ? 7 ' ' [just] below [stone] [bay] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 7 ' 3 below 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [he] tore down [simple] flobs of the bank ! 1 ' 10 ! 3 tore 4 down 3 tore 9 bank 6 flobs 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 bank 9 bank 10 ! we noticed it [just] now . 1 we 2 noticed 2 noticed 6 . 3 it 5 now 3 it 6 . and we 've caught no end of fish . 1 and 2 we 2 we 3 've 3 've 4 caught 4 caught 8 fish 5 no 6 end 6 end 7 of 6 end 8 fish 8 fish 9 . we 've been at it all [the] afternoon . ' 1 we 2 've 2 've 3 been 2 've 6 all 4 at 6 all 5 it 6 all 6 all 8 afternoon 8 afternoon 9 . 9 . 10 ' and they honestly believed that they had . 1 and 2 they 2 they 7 had 3 honestly 4 believed 4 believed 5 that 4 believed 7 had 6 they 7 had 7 had 8 . they never noticed [the] [oak] , [ash] and [thorn] leaves [that] [puck] [had] slyly thrown into [their] [laps] . 1 they 3 noticed 2 never 3 noticed 3 noticed 19 . 6 , 8 and 6 , 14 slyly 8 and 10 leaves 14 slyly 15 thrown 15 thrown 16 into 16 into 19 . [sir] [richard] ['s] [song] [the] [knights] [of] [the] [joyous] [venture] harp [song] of the [dane] [women] 1 harp 3 of 3 of 4 the what is a woman that you forsake [her] [,] [and] the hearth-fire [and] [the] [home-acre] [,] [to] [go] [with] [the] [old] grey [widow-maker] ? 1 what 7 forsake 1 what 24 ? 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 woman 4 woman 7 forsake 5 that 7 forsake 6 you 7 forsake 7 forsake 12 hearth-fire 11 the 12 hearth-fire 22 grey 24 ? dan hiked and howked with a boat-hook ( the brook was too narrow [for] sculls ) , and [una] punted with a piece of hop-pole . 1 dan 4 howked 2 hiked 4 howked 3 and 4 howked 4 howked 5 with 4 howked 7 boat-hook 6 a 7 boat-hook 7 boat-hook 8 ( 7 boat-hook 10 brook 7 boat-hook 11 was 7 boat-hook 12 too 7 boat-hook 13 narrow 9 the 10 brook 13 narrow 20 punted 15 sculls 16 ) 16 ) 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 punted 20 punted 26 . 21 with 22 a 22 a 23 piece 23 piece 24 of 23 piece 25 hop-pole 25 hop-pole 26 . the kingfisher was asleep on his watching-branch , and the blackbirds scarcely took the trouble to dive into the next bush . 1 the 7 watching-branch 2 kingfisher 7 watching-branch 3 was 7 watching-branch 4 asleep 7 watching-branch 5 on 7 watching-branch 6 his 7 watching-branch 7 watching-branch 8 , 7 watching-branch 9 and 7 watching-branch 10 the 7 watching-branch 11 blackbirds 11 blackbirds 12 scarcely 11 blackbirds 13 took 11 blackbirds 14 the 11 blackbirds 15 trouble 11 blackbirds 16 to 11 blackbirds 17 dive 17 dive 18 into 17 dive 20 next 17 dive 21 bush 18 into 19 the 21 bush 22 . then the little voices of the slipping water began again . 1 then 7 slipping 2 the 3 little 3 little 7 slipping 4 voices 5 of 4 voices 7 slipping 5 of 6 the 7 slipping 8 water 7 slipping 9 began 7 slipping 10 again 10 again 11 . ' [it] ['s] [like] the shadows [talking] , isn't it ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 5 the 5 the 6 shadows 6 shadows 15 . 8 , 9 isn't 9 isn't 10 it 9 isn't 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 12 ' 15 . she had given up trying to read . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 given 3 given 4 up 3 given 5 trying 3 given 7 read 3 given 8 . 5 trying 6 to dan lay over the bows , trailing his hands in the current . 1 dan 7 trailing 2 lay 7 trailing 3 over 4 the 3 over 7 trailing 5 bows 7 trailing 6 , 7 trailing 7 trailing 9 hands 7 trailing 10 in 7 trailing 12 current 8 his 9 hands 11 the 12 current 12 current 13 . they heard feet on the gravel-bar that runs half across the pool [and] [saw] [sir] [richard] [dalyngridge] [standing] [over] [them] . 1 they 6 gravel-bar 2 heard 6 gravel-bar 3 feet 6 gravel-bar 4 on 6 gravel-bar 5 the 6 gravel-bar 6 gravel-bar 7 that 6 gravel-bar 8 runs 6 gravel-bar 9 half 6 gravel-bar 10 across 6 gravel-bar 12 pool 11 the 12 pool 12 pool 21 . ' [was] yours a dangerous voyage ? ' he asked , smiling . 1 ' 6 voyage 3 yours 6 voyage 4 a 6 voyage 5 dangerous 6 voyage 6 voyage 10 asked 6 voyage 11 , 6 voyage 12 smiling 6 voyage 13 . 7 ? 8 ' 7 ? 9 he 7 ? 10 asked ' [she] [bumped] a lot , sir , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 10 said 4 a 5 lot 5 lot 6 , 6 , 10 said 7 sir 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [there] ['s] hardly [any] water this summer . ' 1 ' 10 ' 4 hardly 10 ' 6 water 9 . 7 this 8 summer 8 summer 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [ah] [,] the brook was deeper and wider when [my] [children] played at [danish] pirates . 1 ' 4 the 4 the 5 brook 5 brook 6 was 5 brook 9 wider 7 deeper 8 and 7 deeper 9 wider 9 wider 10 when 9 wider 17 . 13 played 14 at 13 played 16 pirates 16 pirates 17 . are you pirate-folk ? ' 1 are 3 pirate-folk 2 you 3 pirate-folk 3 pirate-folk 4 ? 3 pirate-folk 5 ' 4 ? 5 ' ' [oh] no . 1 ' 3 no 3 no 4 . we [gave] [up] [being] [pirates] [years] [ago] , ' explained [una] . 1 we 12 . 8 , 9 ' 8 , 10 explained 10 explained 12 . ' [we] 're nearly [always] explorers [now] . 1 ' 8 . 3 're 6 explorers 4 nearly 6 explorers 6 explorers 8 . sailing round the world , you know . ' 1 sailing 2 round 1 sailing 4 world 1 sailing 7 know 1 sailing 9 ' 3 the 4 world 5 , 6 you 6 you 7 know 8 . 9 ' ' [round] ? ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 ' 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 8 . he sat him in the comfortable crotch of an old ash-root on the bank . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 14 bank 3 him 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 14 bank 6 comfortable 11 ash-root 7 crotch 11 ash-root 8 of 11 ash-root 9 an 11 ash-root 10 old 11 ash-root 11 ash-root 12 on 11 ash-root 13 the 11 ash-root 14 bank 14 bank 15 . ' [how] can it be [round] ? ' 1 ' 3 can 1 ' 8 ' 3 can 5 be 4 it 5 be 7 ? 8 ' ' [wasn't] it in your books ? ' 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 8 ' 4 in 5 your 5 your 6 books 5 your 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' dan suggested . 1 dan 2 suggested 2 suggested 3 . he had been doing geography at his last lesson . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 5 geography 4 doing 5 geography 5 geography 8 last 5 geography 9 lesson 5 geography 10 . 6 at 7 his 6 at 8 last ' [i] [can] [neither] [write] [nor] [read] , ' he replied . 1 ' 11 replied 8 , 11 replied 9 ' 10 he 9 ' 11 replied 11 replied 12 . ' [canst] thou [read] , child ? ' 1 ' 3 thou 3 thou 8 ' 5 , 6 child 6 child 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [yes] , ' said [dan] , ' barring [the] [very] long [words] . ' 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 barring 9 barring 15 ' 12 long 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [wonderful] ! 1 ' 3 ! read [to] [me] [,] that [i] [may] [hear] [for] [myself] . ' 1 read 5 that 1 read 11 . 11 . 12 ' dan flushed , but opened [the] book [and] [began] gabbling a [little] at ['] [the] [discoverer] of the [north] [cape] . ' 1 dan 2 flushed 2 flushed 4 but 2 flushed 5 opened 3 , 4 but 5 opened 7 book 7 book 10 gabbling 10 gabbling 11 a 11 a 22 ' 13 at 18 the 13 at 21 . 17 of 18 the 21 . 22 ' ' [but] but [this] [i] [know] [!] 1 ' 3 but this is an old song [!] 1 this 5 song 2 is 3 an 3 an 4 old 4 old 5 song this [i] have heard sung ! 1 this 5 sung 3 have 5 sung 4 heard 5 sung 5 sung 6 ! this is a miracle , ' [sir] [richard] interrupted . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 miracle 4 miracle 9 interrupted 5 , 6 ' 5 , 9 interrupted 9 interrupted 10 . ' [nay] [,] do not stop ! ' 1 ' 4 do 1 ' 8 ' 4 do 5 not 6 stop 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' he leaned forward , and the shadows of the leaves slipped and slid upon his chain-mail . 1 he 2 leaned 2 leaned 3 forward 3 forward 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 the 6 the 7 shadows 7 shadows 8 of 7 shadows 10 leaves 8 of 9 the 10 leaves 16 chain-mail 11 slipped 12 and 11 slipped 16 chain-mail 13 slid 16 chain-mail 14 upon 16 chain-mail 15 his 16 chain-mail 16 chain-mail 17 . his hand fell on the hilt of the great sword . 1 his 2 hand 2 hand 6 hilt 3 fell 4 on 3 fell 6 hilt 5 the 6 hilt 6 hilt 7 of 6 hilt 8 the 6 hilt 9 great 6 hilt 10 sword 7 of 8 the 10 sword 11 . ' [a] nameless [sea] ! ' he repeated . 1 ' 3 nameless 3 nameless 9 . 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 8 repeated 7 he 8 repeated 8 repeated 9 . ' [so] [did] [i] [so] did [hugh] [and] [i] . ' 1 ' 11 ' 6 did 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [where] [did] you go [?] 1 ' 4 you 4 you 5 go tell us , ' said [una] . 1 tell 2 us 2 us 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [wait] . 1 ' 3 . let me hear all first . ' 1 let 2 me 2 me 3 hear 2 me 7 ' 3 hear 4 all 5 first 6 . 6 . 7 ' so [dan] [read] to [the] [poem] ['s] [very] [end] [.] 1 so 4 to ' [good] , ' said the knight . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 7 knight 7 knight 8 . ' [that] is [othere] ['s] tale [even] [so] [i] [have] [heard] [the] [men] in the [dane] ships sing it . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 6 tale 6 tale 17 ships 14 in 15 the 15 the 17 ships 17 ships 20 . 18 sing 19 it 19 it 20 . not those same valiant words , but something like to them . ' 1 not 4 valiant 2 those 4 valiant 3 same 4 valiant 4 valiant 5 words 4 valiant 7 but 4 valiant 8 something 4 valiant 9 like 4 valiant 11 them 4 valiant 13 ' 5 words 6 , 10 to 11 them 11 them 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [have] you [ever] explored [north] ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 7 ? 5 explored 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' dan shut the book . 1 dan 4 book 1 dan 5 . 2 shut 4 book 3 the 4 book ' [nay] . 1 ' 3 . my [venture] [was] [south] . 1 my 5 . farther [south] than any man [has] [fared] , [hugh] and [i] went down [with] [witta] and his heathen . ' 1 farther 10 and 1 farther 18 heathen 3 than 4 any 4 any 5 man 5 man 8 , 8 , 10 and 10 and 12 went 12 went 13 down 16 and 17 his 17 his 18 heathen 18 heathen 19 . 19 . 20 ' he jerked the tall sword forward , and leaned on it with both hands ; but his eyes looked long past them . 1 he 2 jerked 2 jerked 5 sword 2 jerked 6 forward 3 the 4 tall 4 tall 5 sword 6 forward 8 and 6 forward 9 leaned 7 , 8 and 9 leaned 10 on 9 leaned 11 it 9 leaned 14 hands 9 leaned 19 looked 9 leaned 21 past 12 with 14 hands 13 both 14 hands 15 ; 16 but 15 ; 19 looked 17 his 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 looked 20 long 21 past 21 past 22 them 22 them 23 . ' [i] [thought] you [always] [lived] [here] , ' said [una] , timidly . 1 ' 4 you 4 you 9 ' 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 timidly 13 timidly 14 . ' [yes] [;] [while] my [lady] [aelueva] [lived] . 1 ' 9 . 5 my 9 . but she died . 1 but 2 she 2 she 3 died 3 died 4 . she died . 1 she 2 died 2 died 3 . then [hugh] came [with] [me] . ['] 1 then 3 came 3 came 6 . ' [when] did [this] happen ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 8 said 3 did 5 happen 3 did 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 6 ? 8 said 8 said 10 . on [that] [same] [day] [red] [william] [our] [king] [,] the [conqueror] ['s] [son] [,] [died] of a secret arrow while he hunted in a forest . 1 on 10 the 10 the 19 arrow 16 of 17 a 17 a 18 secret 18 secret 19 arrow 19 arrow 26 . 20 while 21 he 21 he 22 hunted 22 hunted 23 in 23 in 25 forest 24 a 25 forest 25 forest 26 . " this is a cross [matter] , " said [de] [aquila] , " to meet on the threshold of a journey . 1 " 5 cross 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 cross 5 cross 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 22 . 14 to 15 meet 15 meet 16 on 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 threshold 18 threshold 21 journey 19 of 20 a 20 a 21 journey 21 journey 22 . if [red] [william] [be] [dead] [i] [may] [have] [to] fight [for] my lands . 1 if 10 fight 10 fight 14 . 12 my 13 lands 13 lands 14 . wait a little . " 1 wait 3 little 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 . 4 . 5 " ' [my] [lady] [being] [dead] , [i] cared [nothing] [for] signs and [omens] [,] [nor] [hugh] [either] . 1 ' 6 , 6 , 8 cared 8 cared 11 signs 11 signs 12 and 12 and 18 . their [master] was a [knight] [of] [artois] . 1 their 8 . 3 was 4 a 4 a 8 . he served the [duke] of [burgundy] [against] the [moors] [in] [spain] [,] [and] was returning [to] [that] war with his dogs . 1 he 2 served 1 he 14 was 2 served 8 the 3 the 5 of 5 of 8 the 14 was 15 returning 15 returning 22 . 18 war 21 dogs 18 war 22 . 19 with 20 his 20 his 21 dogs he sang [us] [strange] [moorish] [songs] that [first] night , and half persuaded us to go with him . 1 he 2 sang 2 sang 19 . 7 that 9 night 9 night 11 and 9 night 13 persuaded 10 , 11 and 12 half 13 persuaded 13 persuaded 14 us 13 persuaded 15 to 13 persuaded 16 go 13 persuaded 17 with 13 persuaded 18 him 18 him 19 . i was on pilgrimage to forget which is what no pilgrimage brings . 1 i 2 was 2 was 4 pilgrimage 3 on 4 pilgrimage 4 pilgrimage 5 to 4 pilgrimage 6 forget 4 pilgrimage 7 which 4 pilgrimage 8 is 4 pilgrimage 12 brings 4 pilgrimage 13 . 9 what 12 brings 10 no 11 pilgrimage 11 pilgrimage 12 brings i think [i] would have gone [,] [but] [....v] 1 i 2 think 2 think 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 6 gone ' [look] [you] how the life and fortune of man changes ! 1 ' 4 how 4 how 11 changes 4 how 12 ! 5 the 11 changes 6 life 7 and 6 life 11 changes 8 fortune 11 changes 9 of 11 changes 10 man 11 changes i leaped [after] him , and we [two] tumbled aboard [the] [dane] , and were [caught] and bound ere [we] could rise . 1 i 2 leaped 2 leaped 4 him 4 him 23 . 5 , 6 and 5 , 18 bound 6 and 10 aboard 7 we 9 tumbled 9 tumbled 10 aboard 13 , 14 and 13 , 17 and 14 and 15 were 17 and 18 bound 18 bound 19 ere 19 ere 22 rise 21 could 22 rise 22 rise 23 . our own ship was swallowed up in the mist . 1 our 2 own 2 own 3 ship 3 ship 5 swallowed 4 was 5 swallowed 5 swallowed 9 mist 6 up 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 mist 9 mist 10 . he was stout , with bowed legs and long arms . 1 he 3 stout 2 was 3 stout 3 stout 4 , 3 stout 5 with 3 stout 6 bowed 3 stout 7 legs 7 legs 8 and 7 legs 9 long 7 legs 10 arms 10 arms 11 . he was yellow not from sickness , but by nature yellow as honey , and his eyes stood endwise in his head . ' 1 he 2 was 2 was 6 sickness 3 yellow 6 sickness 4 not 6 sickness 5 from 6 sickness 6 sickness 7 , 6 sickness 9 by 6 sickness 10 nature 6 sickness 11 yellow 7 , 8 but 11 yellow 13 honey 12 as 13 honey 13 honey 19 endwise 14 , 15 and 14 , 19 endwise 15 and 19 endwise 16 his 19 endwise 17 eyes 19 endwise 18 stood 19 endwise 19 endwise 20 in 19 endwise 21 his 19 endwise 22 head 19 endwise 24 ' 23 . 24 ' ' [how] do you [mean] ? ' said [una] , her chin [on] her hand . 1 ' 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 12 chin 4 you 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 6 ? 8 said 8 said 10 , 11 her 12 chin 12 chin 16 . 14 her 15 hand 15 hand 16 . ' [thus] , ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . he put a finger to the corner of each eye , and pushed it up till his eyes narrowed to slits . 1 he 13 pushed 2 put 4 finger 3 a 4 finger 4 finger 7 corner 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 corner 7 corner 8 of 7 corner 13 pushed 9 each 10 eye 10 eye 13 pushed 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 pushed 13 pushed 19 narrowed 14 it 19 narrowed 15 up 19 narrowed 16 till 19 narrowed 17 his 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 narrowed 19 narrowed 20 to 19 narrowed 21 slits 21 slits 22 . ' [why] , you look just like a [chinaman] [!] ' [cried] [dan] [.] 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 11 ' 4 you 5 look 6 just 7 like 7 like 8 a 8 a 11 ' ' [was] the man a [chinaman] ? ' 1 ' 4 man 1 ' 8 ' 3 the 4 man 5 a 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [i] know [not] [what] that may be . 1 ' 7 may 3 know 6 that 6 that 7 may 7 may 8 be 8 be 9 . witta had found him half dead among [ice] [on] the [shores] [of] [muscovy] [.] 1 witta 3 found 1 witta 4 him 1 witta 5 half 1 witta 6 dead 1 witta 7 among 2 had 3 found 7 among 10 the we thought he was a devil . 1 we 6 devil 2 thought 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 devil 6 devil 7 . he spoke [a] [little] [in] [french] , [a] [little] [in] [south] [saxon] [,] and [much] [in] the [northman] 's tongue . 1 he 2 spoke 2 spoke 7 , 7 , 14 and 14 and 17 the 17 the 21 . 19 's 20 tongue 20 tongue 21 . " ' [not] [by] my father [guthrum] 's [head] , " said he . 1 " 12 said 2 ' 5 my 2 ' 12 said 5 my 6 father 6 father 8 's 10 , 12 said 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . " [the] [gods] [sent] ye into my ship for a luck-offering . " 1 " 5 ye 5 ye 11 luck-offering 6 into 11 luck-offering 7 my 11 luck-offering 8 ship 11 luck-offering 9 for 11 luck-offering 10 a 11 luck-offering 11 luck-offering 13 " 12 . 13 " ' [at] [this] [i] [quaked] , for [i] [knew] it was [still] the [danes] ' custom to sacrifice captives [to] [their] [gods] for fair weather . 1 ' 13 the 1 ' 15 ' 6 , 10 it 7 for 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 13 the 15 ' 16 custom 16 custom 19 captives 17 to 18 sacrifice 18 sacrifice 19 captives 19 captives 26 . 23 for 24 fair 24 fair 25 weather 25 weather 26 . " ['] [a] plague on [thy] [four] [long] bones ! " said [hugh] . 1 " 4 plague 4 plague 9 bones 5 on 9 bones 9 bones 14 . 10 ! 11 " 10 ! 12 said 12 said 14 . " what profit canst thou make of poor old pilgrims that can neither work nor fight ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 10 pilgrims 2 what 17 ? 3 profit 4 canst 4 canst 5 thou 4 canst 10 pilgrims 6 make 10 pilgrims 7 of 10 pilgrims 8 poor 10 pilgrims 9 old 10 pilgrims 10 pilgrims 11 that 10 pilgrims 12 can 10 pilgrims 13 neither 10 pilgrims 16 fight 13 neither 14 work 13 neither 15 nor 17 ? 18 " " ' [gods] [forbid] [i] [should] fight [against] [thee] [,] [poor] [pilgrim] with the [singing] [sword] , " said he . 1 " 19 said 2 ' 7 fight 2 ' 19 said 7 fight 13 with 13 with 14 the 17 , 19 said 18 " 19 said 19 said 20 he 19 said 21 . " come with us and be poor no more . 1 " 2 come 1 " 8 no 2 come 4 us 3 with 4 us 4 us 5 and 4 us 7 poor 6 be 7 poor 8 no 9 more 9 more 10 . thy teeth are far apart , which is a sure sign thou wilt travel and grow rich . " 1 thy 5 apart 2 teeth 5 apart 3 are 5 apart 4 far 5 apart 5 apart 6 , 5 apart 7 which 5 apart 11 sign 8 is 9 a 8 is 11 sign 9 a 11 sign 10 sure 11 sign 11 sign 13 wilt 12 thou 13 wilt 13 wilt 14 travel 14 travel 15 and 14 travel 16 grow 14 travel 17 rich 14 travel 18 . 18 . 19 " " ['] [what] [if] we will not come ? " said [hugh] . 1 " 5 we 1 " 11 said 5 we 6 will 6 will 7 not 8 come 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " ' [swim] [to] [england] [or] [france] , " said [witta] . 1 " 10 said 2 ' 10 said 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " we are midway between the two . 1 " 2 we 2 we 4 midway 3 are 4 midway 4 midway 5 between 4 midway 6 the 4 midway 7 two 4 midway 8 . unless ye choose to drown yourselves no hair of your head will be harmed here aboard . 1 unless 5 drown 2 ye 3 choose 3 choose 5 drown 4 to 5 drown 5 drown 6 yourselves 5 drown 8 hair 6 yourselves 7 no 8 hair 14 harmed 9 of 14 harmed 10 your 14 harmed 11 head 14 harmed 12 will 13 be 12 will 14 harmed 13 be 14 harmed 14 harmed 15 here 14 harmed 16 aboard 14 harmed 17 . we [think] [ye] [bring] [us] luck , and [i] [myself] [know] the runes [on] [that] [sword] are [good] . " 1 we 6 luck 6 luck 20 " 7 , 8 and 7 , 20 " 8 and 12 the 12 the 19 . 13 runes 17 are 13 runes 19 . he turned and bade them hoist sail . 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 6 hoist 3 and 4 bade 4 bade 5 them 4 bade 6 hoist 6 hoist 7 sail 6 hoist 8 . ' [hereafter] [all] [made] [way] for us as we [walked] about the ship , and the ship was full of wonders . ' 1 ' 23 ' 6 for 7 us 6 for 13 ship 7 us 9 we 8 as 9 we 11 about 12 the 12 the 13 ship 13 ship 21 wonders 14 , 15 and 15 and 21 wonders 16 the 17 ship 17 ship 21 wonders 18 was 19 full 19 full 20 of 19 full 21 wonders 21 wonders 23 ' 22 . 23 ' ' [what] [was] she like ? ' [said] [dan] . 1 ' 7 ' 4 she 5 like 5 like 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 10 . here [hugh] [and] [i] [slept] , [with] [witta] and the [yellow] [man] [,] [upon] tapestries [as] soft as wool . 1 here 6 , 6 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 15 tapestries 15 tapestries 20 . 17 soft 18 as 17 soft 19 wool 19 wool 20 . i [remember] ['] [he] [laughed] to [himself] ['] [when] [first] [we] [entered] [there] a [loud] [voice] cried , " [out] [swords] [!] 1 i 6 to 6 to 14 a 14 a 19 " 17 cried 18 , 18 , 19 " out swords ! 1 out 2 swords 2 swords 3 ! kill , kill ! " 1 kill 2 , 1 kill 3 kill 3 kill 4 ! 4 ! 5 " seeing [us] start [witta] [laughed] , and showed [us] it was but a [great-beaked] grey bird with a [red] tail . 1 seeing 3 start 3 start 21 . 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 showed 8 showed 10 it 8 showed 20 tail 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 but 11 was 13 a 13 a 15 grey 15 grey 16 bird 17 with 18 a 18 a 20 tail 20 tail 21 . he sat her on his shoulder , and she called for bread and wine hoarsely , and prayed him to kiss her . 1 he 15 hoarsely 2 sat 3 her 2 sat 4 on 4 on 5 his 5 his 6 shoulder 6 shoulder 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 she 9 she 10 called 10 called 15 hoarsely 11 for 12 bread 12 bread 13 and 12 bread 14 wine 14 wine 15 hoarsely 15 hoarsely 18 prayed 15 hoarsely 20 to 15 hoarsely 21 kiss 15 hoarsely 23 . 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 prayed 18 prayed 19 him 20 to 21 kiss 21 kiss 22 her yet she was no more than a silly bird . 1 yet 2 she 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 no 4 no 5 more 5 more 6 than 6 than 8 silly 7 a 8 silly 8 silly 9 bird 9 bird 10 . but ye knew this ? ' 1 but 2 ye 2 ye 5 ? 3 knew 4 this 4 this 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' he looked at their smiling faces . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 6 faces 4 their 6 faces 5 smiling 6 faces 6 faces 7 . ' [we] weren't [laughing] [at] you , ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 weren't 1 ' 6 you 6 you 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [that] must have been a parrot . 1 ' 7 parrot 3 must 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 7 parrot 6 a 7 parrot 7 parrot 8 . it 's just what [pollies] do . ' 1 it 2 's 1 it 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 6 do 6 do 8 ' 7 . 8 ' ' [so] [we] learned [later] . 1 ' 4 learned 4 learned 6 . but here is another marvel . 1 but 5 marvel 2 here 5 marvel 3 is 5 marvel 4 another 5 marvel 5 marvel 6 . the [yellow] [man] [,] whose name [was] [kitai] , [had] with him a brown box . 1 the 5 whose 1 the 16 . 5 whose 6 name 5 whose 9 , 11 with 12 him 11 with 13 a 13 a 14 brown 14 brown 15 box 15 box 16 . ' [south] [?] ' said [dan] [suddenly] , and [put] his hand into his pocket . 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 his 11 his 12 hand 12 hand 16 . 13 into 15 pocket 14 his 15 pocket 15 pocket 16 . ' [with] my own eyes [i] saw [it] . 1 ' 9 . 3 my 4 own 3 my 9 . 4 own 5 eyes 5 eyes 7 saw witta [called] [it] [the] [wise] [iron] , [because] it showed him his way across the unknowable seas . ' 1 witta 7 , 1 witta 10 showed 7 , 9 it 10 showed 16 unknowable 11 him 16 unknowable 12 his 16 unknowable 13 way 16 unknowable 14 across 15 the 14 across 16 unknowable 16 unknowable 17 seas 16 unknowable 19 ' 17 seas 18 . again [sir] [richard] [looked] [keenly] [at] [the] [children] . 1 again 9 . ' [how] [think] [ye] ? 1 ' 5 ? was it sorcery ? ' 1 was 3 sorcery 2 it 3 sorcery 3 sorcery 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' ' [was] it anything like this ? ' 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 8 ' 4 anything 5 like 5 like 6 this 6 this 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' dan fished out his old brass pocket-compass , that generally lived with his knife and key-ring . 1 dan 7 pocket-compass 2 fished 7 pocket-compass 3 out 7 pocket-compass 4 his 7 pocket-compass 5 old 7 pocket-compass 6 brass 7 pocket-compass 7 pocket-compass 8 , 7 pocket-compass 9 that 7 pocket-compass 10 generally 10 generally 16 key-ring 11 lived 16 key-ring 12 with 16 key-ring 13 his 16 key-ring 14 knife 16 key-ring 15 and 16 key-ring 16 key-ring 17 . ' [the] glass [has] [got] cracked , but the needle waggles all right , [sir] . ' 1 ' 3 glass 1 ' 17 ' 3 glass 6 cracked 6 cracked 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 the 9 the 10 needle 10 needle 11 waggles 12 all 13 right 13 right 14 , 14 , 17 ' 16 . 17 ' the knight drew a long breath of wonder . 1 the 2 knight 2 knight 3 drew 2 knight 8 wonder 3 drew 6 breath 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 breath 6 breath 7 of 8 wonder 9 . ' [yes] , yes ! 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 yes 4 yes 5 ! the [wise] [iron] [shook] and swung in just this fashion . 1 the 11 . 5 and 6 swung 6 swung 10 fashion 7 in 10 fashion 8 just 10 fashion 9 this 10 fashion 10 fashion 11 . now it is still . 1 now 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 still 4 still 5 . now [it] [points] [to] the [south] . ' 1 now 5 the 1 now 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [north] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [nay] , [south] [!] 1 ' 3 , there [is] [the] [south] , ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 there 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 . ' [te] , ' said [sir] [richard] , clicking his tongue . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 5 said 12 . 9 clicking 10 his 9 clicking 11 tongue 11 tongue 12 . ' [there] can be [no] sorcery [if] a [child] [carries] it . 1 ' 3 can 3 can 4 be 4 be 6 sorcery 6 sorcery 8 a 8 a 12 . 11 it 12 . wherefore [does] it [point] [south] [or] [north] ? ' 1 wherefore 3 it 3 it 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' ' [father] [says] that [nobody] knows , ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 that 1 ' 9 said 6 knows 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . sir [richard] [looked] [relieved] . 1 sir 5 . ' [then] [it] [may] [still] [be] magic . 1 ' 7 magic 7 magic 8 . it was magic to us . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 magic 3 magic 5 us 4 to 5 us 5 us 6 . and so we voyaged . 1 and 4 voyaged 2 so 4 voyaged 3 we 4 voyaged 4 voyaged 5 . when it failed , they rowed with long oars [;] [the] [yellow] [man] [sat] [by] [the] [wise] [iron] , and [witta] steered . 1 when 2 it 2 it 3 failed 3 failed 22 steered 4 , 22 steered 5 they 6 rowed 6 rowed 7 with 6 rowed 8 long 6 rowed 9 oars 9 oars 22 steered 19 , 20 and 20 and 22 steered 22 steered 23 . at first [i] feared the [great] [white-flowering] waves , but as [i] [saw] [how] wisely [witta] led his ship among them [i] [grew] [bolder] . 1 at 2 first 1 at 5 the 2 first 4 feared 5 the 8 waves 8 waves 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 as 10 but 15 wisely 15 wisely 19 ship 17 led 18 his 18 his 19 ship 19 ship 25 . 20 among 21 them 21 them 25 . hugh liked it well from the first . 1 hugh 2 liked 1 hugh 8 . 2 liked 3 it 2 liked 4 well 5 from 6 the 5 from 8 . 6 the 7 first we sailed [south] [across] a stormy [sea] [,] [where] [by] moonlight , [between] clouds , we [saw] [a] [flanders] ship roll clean [over] and sink . 1 we 2 sailed 2 sailed 14 clouds 5 a 6 stormy 6 stormy 11 moonlight 11 moonlight 12 , 11 moonlight 14 clouds 14 clouds 26 . 15 , 16 we 16 we 20 ship 20 ship 21 roll 21 roll 26 . 22 clean 25 sink 22 clean 26 . 24 and 25 sink there is a sickness of the sea which for three days is pure death ! 1 there 2 is 1 there 4 sickness 3 a 4 sickness 4 sickness 7 sea 4 sickness 8 which 4 sickness 11 days 5 of 7 sea 6 the 7 sea 9 for 11 days 10 three 11 days 11 days 13 pure 12 is 13 pure 13 pure 14 death 14 death 15 ! when we next saw land [witta] said it was [spain] , and [we] [stood] [out] to sea . 1 when 2 we 2 we 4 saw 2 we 5 land 3 next 4 saw 5 land 18 . 7 said 11 , 7 said 18 . 8 it 9 was 8 it 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 16 to 16 to 17 sea so we [put] [into] a [small] harbour [which] [witta] [knew] . 1 so 2 we 2 we 11 . 5 a 7 harbour 5 a 11 . wine , too , he bought for lumps of sweet-smelling grey amber a little morsel no bigger than a thumb-nail purchased a cask of wine . 1 wine 3 too 1 wine 5 he 1 wine 6 bought 2 , 3 too 4 , 5 he 6 bought 7 for 6 bought 8 lumps 8 lumps 9 of 8 lumps 10 sweet-smelling 10 sweet-smelling 11 grey 10 sweet-smelling 12 amber 10 sweet-smelling 15 morsel 13 a 14 little 13 a 15 morsel 15 morsel 20 thumb-nail 16 no 20 thumb-nail 17 bigger 20 thumb-nail 18 than 20 thumb-nail 19 a 20 thumb-nail 20 thumb-nail 21 purchased 20 thumb-nail 22 a 20 thumb-nail 23 cask 20 thumb-nail 24 of 20 thumb-nail 25 wine 20 thumb-nail 26 . but [i] [speak] [like] [a] merchant . ' 1 but 6 merchant 6 merchant 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [no] [,] no ! 1 ' 4 no 4 no 5 ! tell [us] [what] you [had] [to] [eat] , ' cried [dan] . 1 tell 4 you 4 you 9 ' 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 cried 10 cried 12 . aha ! 1 aha 2 ! dates is the name . 1 dates 4 name 1 dates 5 . 2 is 4 name 3 the 4 name there had he bought much gold , and no few elephants ' teeth , and thither [by] [help] of the [wise] [iron] [would] [witta] [go] . 1 there 4 bought 2 had 4 bought 3 he 4 bought 4 bought 6 gold 5 much 6 gold 6 gold 8 and 6 gold 11 elephants 7 , 8 and 9 no 11 elephants 10 few 11 elephants 11 elephants 12 ' 11 elephants 13 teeth 11 elephants 14 , 11 elephants 16 thither 14 , 15 and 16 thither 26 . 19 of 20 the 20 the 26 . witta feared nothing except to be poor . 1 witta 2 feared 1 witta 4 except 1 witta 7 poor 3 nothing 4 except 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 poor 7 poor 8 . how think ye ? " 1 how 4 ? 2 think 3 ye 3 ye 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " ' [gold] [or] no gold , " said [hugh] , fingering his sword , " it is a joyous venture . 1 " 9 said 1 " 22 . 2 ' 5 no 5 no 7 , 6 gold 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 9 said 12 fingering 13 his 14 sword 14 sword 15 , 14 sword 20 joyous 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 it 18 is 19 a 19 a 20 joyous 20 joyous 21 venture 21 venture 22 . have [at] [these] [devils] [of] [thine] [,] [witta] ! ["] 1 have 9 ! " ' [venture] ! " said [witta] sourly . 1 " 8 sourly 2 ' 6 said 2 ' 8 sourly 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 8 sourly 9 . " [i] am only a poor sea-thief . 1 " 7 sea-thief 3 am 7 sea-thief 4 only 7 sea-thief 5 a 7 sea-thief 6 poor 7 sea-thief 7 sea-thief 8 . i do not set my life adrift on a plank for joy , or the venture . 1 i 2 do 2 do 7 adrift 3 not 7 adrift 4 set 7 adrift 5 my 6 life 6 life 7 adrift 7 adrift 8 on 7 adrift 10 plank 9 a 10 plank 10 plank 12 joy 10 plank 13 , 10 plank 14 or 10 plank 15 the 10 plank 16 venture 10 plank 17 . 11 for 12 joy once [i] beach ship [again] [at] [stavanger] , and [feel] the [wife] ['s] arms [round] [my] neck , [i] 'll seek no more ventures . 1 once 25 . 3 beach 4 ship 3 beach 25 . 4 ship 24 ventures 8 , 9 and 8 , 22 no 9 and 11 the 11 the 14 arms 14 arms 17 neck 17 neck 18 , 17 neck 21 seek 20 'll 21 seek 22 no 23 more 23 more 24 ventures a ship is heavier care than a wife or cattle . " 1 a 2 ship 2 ship 4 heavier 3 is 4 heavier 4 heavier 5 care 4 heavier 6 than 4 heavier 8 wife 4 heavier 9 or 4 heavier 10 cattle 4 heavier 12 " 7 a 8 wife 10 cattle 11 . 11 . 12 " ' [he] leaped down among the rowers , chiding them for their little strength and [their] [great] stomachs . 1 ' 18 stomachs 3 leaped 9 chiding 4 down 9 chiding 5 among 9 chiding 6 the 7 rowers 7 rowers 8 , 7 rowers 9 chiding 9 chiding 10 them 9 chiding 11 for 9 chiding 12 their 9 chiding 13 little 9 chiding 14 strength 14 strength 15 and 14 strength 18 stomachs 18 stomachs 19 . yet [witta] [was] [a] [wolf] [in] [fight] , and a [very] fox in cunning . 1 yet 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 a 10 a 15 . 12 fox 13 in 12 fox 14 cunning 14 cunning 15 . this craft [his] [father] [guthrum] [had] shown him . 1 this 9 . 2 craft 7 shown 2 craft 9 . 7 shown 8 him he knew all the care of a ship . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 8 ship 5 care 6 of 5 care 8 ship 7 a 8 ship 8 ship 9 . ' [after] the storm we saw a mountain whose top was covered with snow and pierced the clouds . 1 ' 3 the 3 the 4 storm 4 storm 8 mountain 5 we 6 saw 6 saw 8 mountain 7 a 8 mountain 8 mountain 9 whose 8 mountain 16 pierced 10 top 16 pierced 11 was 12 covered 12 covered 13 with 12 covered 16 pierced 14 snow 15 and 14 snow 16 pierced 16 pierced 18 clouds 17 the 18 clouds 18 clouds 19 . the grasses under this mountain , boiled and eaten , are a good cure for soreness of the gums and swelled ankles . 1 the 2 grasses 2 grasses 3 under 2 grasses 4 this 2 grasses 5 mountain 2 grasses 7 boiled 5 mountain 6 , 7 boiled 8 and 7 boiled 9 eaten 7 boiled 11 are 9 eaten 10 , 11 are 16 soreness 12 a 16 soreness 13 good 16 soreness 14 cure 16 soreness 15 for 16 soreness 16 soreness 17 of 16 soreness 19 gums 18 the 19 gums 19 gums 20 and 19 gums 21 swelled 19 gums 22 ankles 19 gums 23 . we [lay] [there] [eight] [days] [,] [till] [men] [in] [skins] threw stones [at] [us] . 1 we 11 threw 11 threw 12 stones 12 stones 15 . that shore is sandy , and we rowed along it within three bowshots . 1 that 4 sandy 2 shore 4 sandy 3 is 4 sandy 4 sandy 8 rowed 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 rowed 7 we 8 rowed 8 rowed 13 bowshots 9 along 13 bowshots 10 it 13 bowshots 11 within 13 bowshots 12 three 13 bowshots 13 bowshots 14 . here we saw whales , and fish in the shape of shields , but longer than our ship . 1 here 4 whales 2 we 4 whales 3 saw 4 whales 4 whales 5 , 4 whales 6 and 4 whales 7 fish 4 whales 10 shape 8 in 9 the 8 in 10 shape 10 shape 11 of 10 shape 12 shields 10 shape 19 . 12 shields 13 , 12 shields 14 but 12 shields 15 longer 12 shields 17 our 12 shields 18 ship 15 longer 16 than some slept , some opened their mouths at us , and some danced on the hot waters . 1 some 7 mouths 2 slept 3 , 2 slept 7 mouths 4 some 7 mouths 5 opened 7 mouths 6 their 7 mouths 7 mouths 8 at 7 mouths 9 us 7 mouths 11 and 7 mouths 12 some 7 mouths 13 danced 9 us 10 , 10 , 11 and 13 danced 14 on 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 hot 16 hot 17 waters 17 waters 18 . here , too , [were] fish [that] flew in the air like birds . 1 here 2 , 1 here 14 . 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 6 fish 8 flew 6 fish 14 . 8 flew 11 air 8 flew 13 birds 9 in 11 air 10 the 11 air 12 like 13 birds they would fall on the laps of the rowers , and when we went ashore we would roast and eat them . ' 1 they 6 laps 2 would 6 laps 3 fall 6 laps 4 on 5 the 4 on 6 laps 6 laps 9 rowers 6 laps 22 . 7 of 9 rowers 8 the 9 rowers 9 rowers 10 , 9 rowers 12 when 9 rowers 13 we 9 rowers 14 went 9 rowers 15 ashore 9 rowers 21 them 10 , 11 and 15 ashore 18 roast 16 we 18 roast 17 would 18 roast 18 roast 19 and 18 roast 20 eat 22 . 23 ' the knight paused to see if the children doubted him , but they only nodded and said , ' [go] on . ' 1 the 2 knight 2 knight 3 paused 2 knight 17 said 3 paused 9 doubted 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 if 6 if 9 doubted 7 the 8 children 8 children 9 doubted 9 doubted 10 him 9 doubted 14 only 9 doubted 15 nodded 10 him 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 they 15 nodded 16 and 17 said 18 , 17 said 19 ' 19 ' 23 ' 21 on 22 . 22 . 23 ' ' [the] yellow land lay on our left , the [grey] sea [on] [our] [right] . 1 ' 16 . 3 yellow 4 land 3 yellow 16 . 4 land 5 lay 4 land 12 sea 5 lay 6 on 6 on 7 our 8 left 9 , 8 left 10 the 10 the 12 sea knight [though] [i] was , [i] pulled my oar amongst the rowers . 1 knight 4 was 1 knight 7 pulled 5 , 7 pulled 7 pulled 9 oar 8 my 9 oar 9 oar 10 amongst 10 amongst 12 rowers 11 the 12 rowers 12 rowers 13 . i caught seaweed and dried it , and stuffed it between the pots of beads lest they should break . 1 i 2 caught 2 caught 3 seaweed 3 seaweed 5 dried 3 seaweed 6 it 3 seaweed 9 stuffed 4 and 5 dried 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 stuffed 13 pots 10 it 13 pots 11 between 12 the 11 between 13 pots 13 pots 14 of 13 pots 15 beads 13 pots 16 lest 13 pots 19 break 13 pots 20 . 14 of 15 beads 16 lest 17 they 16 lest 18 should knighthood is for the land . 1 knighthood 2 is 2 is 5 land 3 for 4 the 4 the 5 land 5 land 6 . at sea , look you , a man is but a spurless rider on a bridleless horse . 1 at 2 sea 2 sea 3 , 2 sea 4 look 2 sea 6 , 2 sea 18 . 4 look 5 you 7 a 16 bridleless 8 man 12 spurless 9 is 12 spurless 10 but 12 spurless 11 a 12 spurless 12 spurless 16 bridleless 13 rider 16 bridleless 14 on 16 bridleless 15 a 16 bridleless 16 bridleless 17 horse 16 bridleless 18 . but [hugh] had [tenfold] [more] sea-cunning [than] [i] [witta] [gave] [him] charge of the rowers of the left side . 1 but 3 had 3 had 20 . 6 sea-cunning 12 charge 12 charge 15 rowers 12 charge 20 . 13 of 14 the 13 of 15 rowers 14 the 15 rowers 15 rowers 16 of 15 rowers 18 left 15 rowers 19 side 16 of 17 the they saw that [no] [man] [was] [idle] . 1 they 2 saw 2 saw 3 that 3 that 8 . truly , as [hugh] said , and [witta] [would] [laugh] at him , a ship is [all] [more] [care] [than] a [manor] . 1 truly 2 , 1 truly 15 ship 2 , 3 as 3 as 14 a 5 said 6 , 5 said 13 , 5 said 14 a 6 , 7 and 11 at 12 him 12 him 13 , 15 ship 16 is 16 is 21 a 21 a 23 . ' [how] ? 1 ' 3 ? thus . 1 thus 2 . witta vowed he would wring her neck . ' 1 witta 2 vowed 1 witta 5 wring 2 vowed 5 wring 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 wring 5 wring 6 her 5 wring 7 neck 5 wring 9 ' 6 her 7 neck 7 neck 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [poor] [polly] ! 1 ' 4 ! did he ? ' said [una] . 1 did 2 he 1 did 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . ' [nay] . 1 ' 3 . she was the ship 's bird . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 ship 4 ship 5 's 4 ship 6 bird 4 ship 7 . she could [call] [all] [the] [rowers] [by] [name] [....y] 1 she 2 could those were [good] days [for] [a] [wifeless] [man] [with] [witta] [and] [his] [heathen] [beyond] [the] [world] ['s] [end] [....y] 1 those 2 were 1 those 4 days after [many] [weeks] [we] [came] [on] [the] [great] [shoal] [which] [stretched] , [as] [witta] ['s] [father] [had] said , [far] [out] to [sea] . 1 after 12 , 12 , 18 said 18 said 24 . 19 , 22 to 22 to 24 . witta scratched his head at them in sign he would buy gold . 1 witta 2 scratched 1 witta 12 gold 2 scratched 3 his 2 scratched 4 head 2 scratched 5 at 2 scratched 8 sign 6 them 7 in 6 them 8 sign 8 sign 11 buy 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 buy 12 gold 13 . ' [what] did it [mean] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 8 said 3 did 4 it 3 did 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 6 ? 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [patience] . 1 ' 3 . ye shall hear . 1 ye 2 shall 1 ye 3 hear 3 hear 4 . we followed the coast eastward sixteen days ( counting time by sword-cuts on the helm-rail ) till we [came] [to] the [forest] [in] the [sea] . 1 we 5 eastward 2 followed 5 eastward 3 the 4 coast 4 coast 5 eastward 5 eastward 6 sixteen 6 sixteen 12 sword-cuts 7 days 12 sword-cuts 8 ( 12 sword-cuts 9 counting 12 sword-cuts 10 time 12 sword-cuts 11 by 12 sword-cuts 12 sword-cuts 13 on 12 sword-cuts 14 the 12 sword-cuts 15 helm-rail 12 sword-cuts 16 ) 12 sword-cuts 17 till 12 sword-cuts 18 we 12 sword-cuts 21 the 12 sword-cuts 24 the 24 the 26 . here we lost the sun . 1 here 2 we 2 we 3 lost 3 lost 5 sun 3 lost 6 . 4 the 5 sun the water was foul , and great glittering flies tormented us . 1 the 2 water 2 water 4 foul 3 was 4 foul 4 foul 6 and 4 foul 10 tormented 5 , 6 and 7 great 10 tormented 8 glittering 10 tormented 9 flies 10 tormented 10 tormented 11 us 11 us 12 . morning and evening a blue mist covered the mud , which bred fevers . 1 morning 2 and 1 morning 6 mist 3 evening 6 mist 4 a 6 mist 5 blue 6 mist 6 mist 7 covered 7 covered 13 fevers 8 the 13 fevers 9 mud 13 fevers 10 , 13 fevers 11 which 13 fevers 12 bred 13 fevers 13 fevers 14 . the [yellow] [man] [lay] sick beside [the] [wise] [iron] [,] rolling his head and talking in his own tongue . 1 the 11 rolling 5 sick 6 beside 6 beside 11 rolling 11 rolling 12 his 12 his 13 head 12 his 19 tongue 13 head 14 and 15 talking 16 in 16 in 17 his 17 his 18 own 18 own 19 tongue 19 tongue 20 . only [the] [bird] [throve] . 1 only 5 . she sat on [witta] ['s] shoulder and screamed in that noisome , silent darkness . 1 she 2 sat 2 sat 3 on 3 on 6 shoulder 6 shoulder 11 noisome 7 and 11 noisome 8 screamed 11 noisome 9 in 11 noisome 10 that 11 noisome 11 noisome 12 , 11 noisome 13 silent 11 noisome 14 darkness 11 noisome 15 . yes ; [i] [think] it was the silence [we] [most] feared . ' 1 yes 2 ; 2 ; 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 silence 8 silence 11 feared 11 feared 12 . 12 . 13 ' he paused to listen to the comfortable home noises of the brook . 1 he 2 paused 2 paused 3 to 2 paused 4 listen 4 listen 9 noises 5 to 6 the 6 the 9 noises 7 comfortable 9 noises 8 home 9 noises 9 noises 10 of 9 noises 12 brook 9 noises 13 . 10 of 11 the we thanked [god] [to] [see] [the] [sun] [again] [.] 1 we 2 thanked soon they fetched store of gold in bars and in dust from their huts , and some great blackened elephants ' teeth . 1 soon 3 fetched 2 they 3 fetched 3 fetched 8 bars 4 store 8 bars 5 of 6 gold 6 gold 7 in 6 gold 8 bars 8 bars 14 huts 9 and 14 huts 10 in 11 dust 11 dust 14 huts 12 from 14 huts 13 their 14 huts 14 huts 19 blackened 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 blackened 17 some 19 blackened 18 great 19 blackened 19 blackened 20 elephants 19 blackened 21 ' 19 blackened 22 teeth 22 teeth 23 . their captain or chief sorcerer then beat on his chest with his fists , and gnashed his teeth . 1 their 5 sorcerer 2 captain 5 sorcerer 3 or 5 sorcerer 4 chief 5 sorcerer 5 sorcerer 6 then 5 sorcerer 7 beat 5 sorcerer 8 on 5 sorcerer 10 chest 8 on 9 his 9 his 10 chest 10 chest 16 gnashed 11 with 13 fists 12 his 13 fists 13 fists 16 gnashed 14 , 16 gnashed 15 and 16 gnashed 16 gnashed 17 his 16 gnashed 18 teeth 16 gnashed 19 . ' [said] [thorkild] [of] [borkum] [:] ["] [do] [they] [mean] we must fight for all this gear ? " and he half drew sword . 1 ' 11 we 11 we 17 gear 12 must 17 gear 13 fight 17 gear 14 for 17 gear 15 all 17 gear 16 this 17 gear 17 gear 18 ? 17 gear 20 and 17 gear 21 he 17 gear 22 half 17 gear 23 drew 18 ? 19 " 23 drew 24 sword 24 sword 25 . " ' [nay] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [i] [think] [they] ask [us] to [league] [against] [some] enemy . " 1 " 5 ask 5 ask 11 enemy 7 to 11 enemy 11 enemy 12 . 12 . 13 " " ['] [i] like [this] [not] , " said [witta] , of a sudden . 1 " 4 like 1 " 9 said 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 9 said 15 . 12 of 13 a 13 a 14 sudden 14 sudden 15 . " back into mid-stream . " 1 " 4 mid-stream 2 back 4 mid-stream 3 into 4 mid-stream 4 mid-stream 6 " 5 . 6 " ' [so] we [did] , and sat still all , watching the black folk and the gold they piled on the bank . 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 19 piled 7 sat 8 still 8 still 19 piled 9 all 19 piled 10 , 11 watching 11 watching 12 the 11 watching 13 black 13 black 19 piled 14 folk 19 piled 15 and 19 piled 16 the 19 piled 17 gold 19 piled 18 they 19 piled 19 piled 20 on 19 piled 22 bank 20 on 21 the 22 bank 23 . again we heard drums beat in the forest , and the people fled to their huts , leaving the gold unguarded . 1 again 4 drums 1 again 16 huts 2 we 4 drums 3 heard 4 drums 4 drums 5 beat 4 drums 8 forest 4 drums 9 , 4 drums 10 and 5 beat 6 in 6 in 7 the 11 the 16 huts 12 people 16 huts 13 fled 14 to 13 fled 16 huts 15 their 16 huts 16 huts 21 unguarded 17 , 21 unguarded 18 leaving 21 unguarded 19 the 21 unguarded 20 gold 21 unguarded 21 unguarded 22 . ' [then] [hugh] [,] [at] the bows , pointed [without] speech , and [we] [saw] a [great] [devil] [come] [out] of the forest . 1 ' 6 the 6 the 23 forest 7 bows 13 and 7 bows 16 a 8 , 9 pointed 9 pointed 11 speech 11 speech 12 , 12 , 13 and 16 a 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 forest 23 forest 24 . he shaded his brows with his hand , and moistened his pink tongue between his lips thus . ' 1 he 2 shaded 2 shaded 4 brows 3 his 4 brows 4 brows 10 moistened 5 with 10 moistened 6 his 10 moistened 7 hand 9 and 7 hand 10 moistened 8 , 9 and 10 moistened 11 his 10 moistened 12 pink 10 moistened 13 tongue 10 moistened 14 between 10 moistened 15 his 10 moistened 16 lips 16 lips 17 thus 16 lips 18 . 18 . 19 ' ' [a] [devil] ! ' said [dan] , delightfully horrified . 1 ' 6 said 4 ! 5 ' 4 ! 6 said 6 said 11 . 8 , 9 delightfully 9 delightfully 10 horrified 10 horrified 11 . ' [yea] . 1 ' 3 . taller than a man ; covered with reddish hair . 1 taller 2 than 1 taller 4 man 1 taller 5 ; 1 taller 6 covered 3 a 4 man 6 covered 7 with 6 covered 8 reddish 8 reddish 9 hair 8 reddish 10 . hugh loosed arrow , and pierced him through the throat . 1 hugh 2 loosed 2 loosed 3 arrow 2 loosed 5 and 2 loosed 6 pierced 4 , 5 and 6 pierced 7 him 7 him 11 . 8 through 9 the 9 the 10 throat 10 throat 11 . he [fell] roaring , and [three] [other] [devils] [ran] [out] [of] the forest and hauled him into a tall tree out of sight . 1 he 15 hauled 3 roaring 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 12 the 12 the 13 forest 13 forest 15 hauled 14 and 15 hauled 15 hauled 16 him 15 hauled 17 into 15 hauled 19 tall 15 hauled 21 out 17 into 18 a 18 a 19 tall 19 tall 20 tree 21 out 22 of 21 out 23 sight 23 sight 24 . anon they cast down the blood-stained arrow , and lamented together among the leaves . 1 anon 6 blood-stained 2 they 6 blood-stained 3 cast 6 blood-stained 4 down 6 blood-stained 5 the 6 blood-stained 6 blood-stained 7 arrow 6 blood-stained 10 lamented 6 blood-stained 11 together 6 blood-stained 12 among 6 blood-stained 15 . 7 arrow 8 , 9 and 10 lamented 12 among 13 the 12 among 14 leaves witta saw the gold on the bank ; he was loath to leave it . 1 witta 2 saw 1 witta 4 gold 1 witta 7 bank 3 the 4 gold 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 bank 7 bank 11 loath 8 ; 11 loath 9 he 10 was 9 he 11 loath 10 was 11 loath 11 loath 12 to 11 loath 13 leave 11 loath 14 it 11 loath 15 . 14 it 15 . let us row in [while] [these] [devils] [bewail] themselves , and at [least] bear [off] [what] [we] [may] . " 1 let 2 us 2 us 20 " 3 row 4 in 4 in 19 . 9 themselves 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 at 12 at 14 bear 14 bear 19 . 19 . 20 " ' [bold] as a wolf [,] cunning as a fox [was] [witta] ! 1 ' 5 wolf 1 ' 13 ! 3 as 4 a 4 a 5 wolf 7 cunning 8 as 8 as 9 a 9 a 10 fox 10 fox 13 ! he [set] [four] [archers] [on] [the] [fore-deck] to shoot the [devils] [if] [they] [should] leap from the tree [,] [which] was close to the bank . 1 he 8 to 8 to 9 shoot 9 shoot 10 the 9 shoot 15 leap 15 leap 16 from 16 from 17 the 17 the 25 bank 18 tree 21 was 18 tree 22 close 22 close 23 to 22 close 25 bank 24 the 25 bank 25 bank 26 . but none would set foot ashore , though the gold was within ten paces . 1 but 2 none 2 none 6 ashore 3 would 6 ashore 4 set 5 foot 5 foot 6 ashore 6 ashore 8 though 6 ashore 15 . 7 , 8 though 8 though 14 paces 9 the 10 gold 10 gold 14 paces 11 was 14 paces 12 within 14 paces 13 ten 14 paces no man is hasty to his hanging ! 1 no 4 hasty 1 no 8 ! 2 man 4 hasty 3 is 4 hasty 4 hasty 5 to 4 hasty 7 hanging 6 his 7 hanging they whimpered at their oars like beaten hounds , and [witta] [bit] his fingers for rage . 1 they 2 whimpered 2 whimpered 3 at 2 whimpered 4 their 2 whimpered 5 oars 2 whimpered 6 like 2 whimpered 7 beaten 2 whimpered 8 hounds 8 hounds 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 his 13 his 14 fingers 14 fingers 16 rage 15 for 16 rage 16 rage 17 . ' [said] [hugh] [of] a sudden , " [hark] [!] ["] 1 ' 5 a 5 a 8 " 6 sudden 7 , 7 , 8 " ' [what] ? ' said [dan] [and] [una] . 1 ' 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 9 . ' [it] was the [sword] . ' 1 ' 4 the 1 ' 7 ' 3 was 4 the 6 . 7 ' sir [richard] [patted] [the] [smooth] [hilt] . 1 sir 7 . ' [it] sang as a [dane] [sings] [before] battle . 1 ' 3 sang 3 sang 9 battle 4 as 5 a 5 a 9 battle 9 battle 10 . " [i] go , " said [hugh] , and he leaped from the [bows] and [fell] [among] the gold . 1 " 3 go 3 go 9 and 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 leaped 11 leaped 12 from 12 from 13 the 13 the 19 gold 15 and 18 the 18 the 19 gold 19 gold 20 . i was afraid to my four bones ' marrow , but for shame 's sake [i] [followed] , and [thorkild] of [borkum] leaped [after] me . 1 i 3 afraid 2 was 3 afraid 3 afraid 9 marrow 4 to 9 marrow 5 my 9 marrow 6 four 9 marrow 7 bones 8 ' 7 bones 9 marrow 9 marrow 11 but 9 marrow 12 for 9 marrow 13 shame 9 marrow 15 sake 10 , 11 but 13 shame 14 's 15 sake 18 , 15 sake 23 leaped 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 of 23 leaped 26 . 25 me 26 . none other came . 1 none 2 other 1 none 3 came 1 none 4 . " blame me [not] , " cried [witta] [behind] [us] , " [i] must abide [by] my ship . " 1 " 20 " 2 blame 3 me 2 blame 11 , 2 blame 18 ship 3 me 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 cried 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 must 15 abide 17 my 17 my 18 ship 18 ship 19 . 19 . 20 " we [three] had no time to blame or praise . 1 we 3 had 3 had 4 no 4 no 9 praise 5 time 9 praise 6 to 7 blame 7 blame 9 praise 8 or 9 praise 9 praise 10 . ' [i] [know] [not] [how] the [devils] leaped down , or how the fight began . 1 ' 6 the 6 the 16 . 8 leaped 9 down 8 leaped 14 fight 9 down 10 , 9 down 13 the 10 , 11 or 10 , 12 how 14 fight 15 began 14 fight 16 . i do not know . 1 i 4 know 2 do 3 not 2 do 4 know 4 know 5 . i went to it in my mail-shirt , which saved my skin . 1 i 7 mail-shirt 2 went 7 mail-shirt 3 to 7 mail-shirt 4 it 7 mail-shirt 5 in 7 mail-shirt 6 my 7 mail-shirt 7 mail-shirt 8 , 7 mail-shirt 9 which 7 mail-shirt 10 saved 7 mail-shirt 11 my 7 mail-shirt 12 skin 7 mail-shirt 13 . 12 skin 13 . i [passed] my sword twice [through] him , and [he] [crutched] [himself] away [between] his [long] arms , coughing and moaning . 1 i 3 my 3 my 4 sword 4 sword 5 twice 4 sword 22 . 5 twice 8 , 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 away 15 his 17 arms 17 arms 19 coughing 18 , 19 coughing 19 coughing 21 moaning 19 coughing 22 . 20 and 21 moaning that was twenty days after . ' 1 that 2 was 1 that 6 . 2 was 3 twenty 3 twenty 4 days 4 days 5 after 6 . 7 ' ' [what] [had] [happened] ? 1 ' 5 ? did [hugh] die ? ' the children asked . 1 did 3 die 1 did 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' 4 ? 8 asked 5 ' 6 the 7 children 8 asked 8 asked 9 . ' [never] [was] [such] a fight fought [by] christened man , ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 ' 5 a 5 a 9 christened 6 fight 7 fought 7 fought 9 christened 9 christened 16 . 10 man 11 , 11 , 13 said 12 ' 13 said 13 said 16 . judge what teeth they were ! ' 1 judge 2 what 1 judge 3 teeth 1 judge 6 ! 3 teeth 5 were 4 they 5 were 6 ! 7 ' sir [richard] [turned] [the] [sword] [again] [that] [the] [children] [might] [see] [the] [two] [great] [chiselled] gouges [on] [either] [side] [of] [the] [blade] [.] 1 sir 16 gouges ' [those] [same] teeth [met] in [hugh] ['s] [right] arm and [side] [,] ['] [sir] [richard] went on . 1 ' 19 . 4 teeth 6 in 4 teeth 10 arm 10 arm 11 and 10 arm 19 . 11 and 17 went 17 went 18 on ' [i] ? 1 ' 3 ? oh , [i] had no more than a broken foot and a fever . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 5 no 4 had 5 no 5 no 6 more 6 more 7 than 7 than 13 fever 8 a 13 fever 9 broken 10 foot 9 broken 13 fever 10 foot 13 fever 11 and 12 a 12 a 13 fever 13 fever 14 . thorkild 's ear was bitten , but [hugh] ['s] arm and [side] clean withered [away] . 1 thorkild 2 's 1 thorkild 3 ear 3 ear 16 . 4 was 14 withered 5 bitten 13 clean 6 , 7 but 6 , 11 and 7 but 10 arm 11 and 13 clean 13 clean 14 withered 14 withered 16 . i saw him where he lay along , sucking a fruit in his left hand . 1 i 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 3 him 9 sucking 3 him 16 . 4 where 5 he 4 where 9 sucking 6 lay 9 sucking 7 along 9 sucking 8 , 9 sucking 9 sucking 11 fruit 9 sucking 12 in 9 sucking 13 his 9 sucking 14 left 9 sucking 15 hand 10 a 11 fruit his flesh was wasted off his bones , his hair was patched with white , and his hand was blue-veined like a woman 's . 1 his 12 patched 2 flesh 4 wasted 2 flesh 7 bones 3 was 4 wasted 5 off 6 his 6 his 7 bones 7 bones 8 , 7 bones 12 patched 9 his 12 patched 10 hair 12 patched 11 was 12 patched 12 patched 13 with 12 patched 14 white 14 white 20 blue-veined 15 , 16 and 16 and 20 blue-veined 17 his 20 blue-veined 18 hand 20 blue-veined 19 was 20 blue-veined 20 blue-veined 21 like 20 blue-veined 22 a 20 blue-veined 23 woman 20 blue-veined 24 's 20 blue-veined 25 . he put his left arm round my neck and whispered , " take my sword . 1 he 10 whispered 2 put 5 arm 3 his 5 arm 4 left 5 arm 5 arm 8 neck 5 arm 9 and 5 arm 10 whispered 6 round 8 neck 7 my 8 neck 10 whispered 11 , 10 whispered 15 sword 10 whispered 16 . 11 , 12 " 13 take 15 sword 14 my 15 sword it has [been] thine [since] [hastings] , [o] my brother , but [i] [can] never [hold] hilt again . " 1 it 2 has 2 has 4 thine 4 thine 17 hilt 7 , 12 but 7 , 17 hilt 9 my 10 brother 10 brother 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 15 never 17 hilt 19 . 18 again 19 . 19 . 20 " i was weak , and he little more than a shadow . 1 i 12 . 2 was 3 weak 2 was 9 than 2 was 10 a 3 weak 4 , 3 weak 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 7 little 8 more 8 more 9 than 10 a 11 shadow 11 shadow 12 . " ' [nay] nay , " said [witta] [,] at the [helm-rail] . 1 " 4 nay 2 ' 4 nay 4 nay 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 13 . 10 at 11 the 11 the 13 . " gold is a good right arm to any man . 1 " 11 . 2 gold 7 arm 3 is 5 good 3 is 6 right 4 a 5 good 6 right 7 arm 7 arm 9 any 7 arm 11 . 8 to 9 any 9 any 10 man look look at the gold ! " 1 look 3 at 2 look 3 at 3 at 4 the 4 the 5 gold 5 gold 6 ! 6 ! 7 " he bade [thorkild] [show] [us] the gold and the elephants ' teeth , as though we had been children . 1 he 2 bade 2 bade 7 gold 6 the 7 gold 7 gold 10 elephants 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 elephants 10 elephants 11 ' 10 elephants 12 teeth 10 elephants 15 though 10 elephants 16 we 10 elephants 19 children 12 teeth 14 as 13 , 14 as 16 we 17 had 17 had 18 been 19 children 20 . they [worshipped] [us] as [gods] [,] [thorkild] told me : it was one of [their] [old] women healed [up] [hugh] 's [poor] arm . ' 1 they 8 told 4 as 8 told 8 told 9 me 9 me 25 ' 10 : 21 's 11 it 12 was 11 it 21 's 12 was 13 one 13 one 14 of 14 of 17 women 17 women 18 healed 21 's 23 arm 23 arm 24 . 24 . 25 ' ' [how] [much] gold did you get ? ' asked [dan] . 1 ' 4 gold 1 ' 9 ' 5 did 6 you 5 did 7 get 5 did 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 10 asked 10 asked 12 . ' [how] can [i] [say] ? 1 ' 3 can 3 can 6 ? where we came out with wedges of iron under the rowers ' feet we returned with wedges of gold hidden beneath planks . 1 where 6 wedges 2 we 6 wedges 3 came 6 wedges 4 out 6 wedges 5 with 6 wedges 6 wedges 7 of 6 wedges 8 iron 6 wedges 9 under 6 wedges 11 rowers 6 wedges 12 ' 6 wedges 22 planks 10 the 11 rowers 13 feet 17 wedges 14 we 17 wedges 15 returned 17 wedges 16 with 17 wedges 17 wedges 18 of 17 wedges 22 planks 19 gold 22 planks 20 hidden 22 planks 21 beneath 22 planks 22 planks 23 . " ['] [i] [had] sooner have my right arm , " said [hugh] , when he had [seen] all . 1 " 5 sooner 1 " 12 said 5 sooner 7 my 6 have 7 my 8 right 11 " 9 arm 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 , 12 said 20 . 15 when 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 19 all 19 all 20 . " ' [ahai] ! 1 " 4 ! 2 ' 4 ! that was my fault , " said [witta] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 9 . 3 my 4 fault 4 fault 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " [i] should have taken ransom and landed you [in] [france] [when] [first] [you] [came] aboard , ten months ago . " 1 " 22 " 3 should 6 ransom 4 have 6 ransom 5 taken 6 ransom 6 ransom 8 landed 6 ransom 9 you 6 ransom 16 aboard 7 and 8 landed 16 aboard 17 , 17 , 22 " 18 ten 19 months 19 months 20 ago 20 ago 21 . 21 . 22 " " ['] [it] is over-late now , " said [hugh] , laughing . 1 " 4 is 1 " 9 said 5 over-late 8 " 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 9 said 12 laughing 12 laughing 13 . ' [witta] plucked at his [long] shoulder-lock . 1 ' 8 . 3 plucked 4 at 3 plucked 7 shoulder-lock 5 his 7 shoulder-lock 7 shoulder-lock 8 . " but think ! " said he . 1 " 3 think 1 " 6 said 2 but 3 think 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 . think of this [and] do not blame me overmuch [,] [hugh] . 1 think 2 of 1 think 12 . 2 of 3 this 2 of 9 overmuch 5 do 6 not 6 not 7 blame 7 blame 8 me 8 me 9 overmuch see ! 1 see 2 ! i will only take [a] half of the gold . " 1 i 2 will 2 will 4 take 3 only 4 take 4 take 9 gold 6 half 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 gold 9 gold 10 . 10 . 11 " " ['] [i] blame [thee] not at all , [witta] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 4 blame 4 blame 15 . 6 not 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 , 9 , 13 said 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " it was a joyous venture , and we thirty-five here have done what never men have done . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 3 was 10 thirty-five 4 a 5 joyous 5 joyous 10 thirty-five 6 venture 7 , 6 venture 10 thirty-five 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 thirty-five 9 we 10 thirty-five 10 thirty-five 11 here 10 thirty-five 12 have 10 thirty-five 13 done 10 thirty-five 14 what 10 thirty-five 15 never 10 thirty-five 16 men 10 thirty-five 17 have 10 thirty-five 18 done 10 thirty-five 19 . if [i] [live] [till] [england] [,] [i] [will] [build] [me] [a] stout keep [over] [dallington] out of my share . " 1 if 12 stout 12 stout 19 share 13 keep 16 out 16 out 17 of 17 of 18 my 18 my 19 share 19 share 20 . 20 . 21 " many [will] [fight] [for] [me] [now] . 1 many 7 . but first we must [turn] [north] , and [with] this honest treasure aboard [i] pray we meet no pirate ships . " 1 but 2 first 2 first 13 aboard 3 we 4 must 3 we 13 aboard 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 this 10 this 11 honest 11 honest 13 aboard 12 treasure 13 aboard 13 aboard 15 pray 13 aboard 16 we 13 aboard 17 meet 13 aboard 18 no 13 aboard 19 pirate 13 aboard 22 " 19 pirate 20 ships 20 ships 21 . ' [we] did [not] [laugh] [.] 1 ' 3 did we were careful . 1 we 2 were 1 we 3 careful 3 careful 4 . we were afraid lest we should [lose] [one] grain of [our] gold , for [which] we had fought [devils] . 1 we 2 were 2 were 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 lest 4 lest 5 we 4 lest 6 should 4 lest 9 grain 9 grain 10 of 10 of 12 gold 12 gold 20 . 13 , 14 for 13 , 16 we 16 we 17 had 17 had 18 fought 18 fought 20 . " ' [he] [has] [gone] [to] his own country , " said he . 1 " 12 said 2 ' 12 said 7 his 8 own 8 own 9 country 9 country 10 , 10 , 12 said 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . he leaped out on the mud , and did not answer when we called ; so we called no more . 1 he 2 leaped 2 leaped 3 out 2 leaped 6 mud 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 mud 6 mud 8 and 6 mud 11 answer 6 mud 14 called 6 mud 18 called 6 mud 21 . 7 , 8 and 9 did 10 not 9 did 11 answer 12 when 13 we 12 when 14 called 15 ; 16 so 16 so 17 we 16 so 18 called 19 no 20 more 20 more 21 . he [left] [the] [wise] [iron] , which is all that [i] [care] [for] and see [,] the [spirit] [still] points [to] [the] [south] . " 1 he 6 , 6 , 7 which 7 which 8 is 8 is 9 all 9 all 10 that 10 that 20 points 14 and 15 see 14 and 17 the 17 the 20 points 20 points 24 . 24 . 25 " ' [why] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . ' [because] of the gold because of our gold . 1 ' 10 . 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 gold 5 gold 9 gold 6 because 7 of 7 of 8 our 7 of 9 gold 9 gold 10 . gold changes men altogether . 1 gold 2 changes 2 changes 3 men 2 changes 4 altogether 4 altogether 5 . thorkild of [borkum] did not change . 1 thorkild 2 of 2 of 7 . 4 did 5 not 5 not 6 change 6 change 7 . he [laughed] [at] [witta] [for] his fears , and [at] [us] [for] [our] [counselling] [witta] to [furl] sail when the ship pitched at all . 1 he 6 his 6 his 7 fears 7 fears 22 pitched 8 , 9 and 8 , 22 pitched 9 and 16 to 16 to 18 sail 18 sail 21 ship 19 when 20 the 20 the 21 ship 22 pitched 23 at 23 at 24 all 24 all 25 . " ' [better] be drowned [out] [of] [hand] , " said [thorkild] of [borkum] , " [than] go [tied] to a [deck-load] of yellow dust . " 1 " 11 said 2 ' 11 said 4 be 5 drowned 5 drowned 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 21 a 13 of 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 18 go 18 go 20 to 20 to 21 a 21 a 27 " 23 of 24 yellow 24 yellow 25 dust 25 dust 26 . 26 . 27 " ' [he] [was] a [landless] man , and had [been] slave to [some] [king] [in] the [east] . 1 ' 11 slave 1 ' 18 . 4 a 6 man 4 a 11 slave 6 man 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 had 12 to 16 the 12 to 18 . he would have beaten out the gold into deep bands to put round the oars , and round the prow . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 beaten 4 beaten 10 bands 5 out 10 bands 6 the 7 gold 7 gold 10 bands 8 into 10 bands 9 deep 10 bands 10 bands 11 to 10 bands 12 put 10 bands 13 round 10 bands 15 oars 14 the 15 oars 15 oars 20 prow 15 oars 21 . 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 prow 18 round 20 prow 19 the 20 prow but [for] [hugh] [,] he said and so did all his men they would never have won the gold . 1 but 5 he 5 he 6 said 6 said 20 . 7 and 9 did 7 and 10 all 8 so 9 did 10 all 11 his 10 all 19 gold 12 men 17 won 13 they 14 would 14 would 15 never 14 would 16 have 16 have 17 won 17 won 18 the 17 won 19 gold 19 gold 20 . i [remember] [witta] made a little , thin gold ring [for] [our] [bird] [to] swing [in] . 1 i 4 made 4 made 17 . 5 a 6 little 5 a 8 thin 6 little 7 , 8 thin 9 gold 9 gold 10 ring 10 ring 15 swing 15 swing 17 . ' [three] [months] we rowed and sailed [and] [went] ashore [for] [fruits] or [to] clean the ship . 1 ' 4 we 4 we 10 ashore 5 rowed 6 and 5 rowed 7 sailed 7 sailed 10 ashore 10 ashore 18 . 13 or 15 clean 15 clean 17 ship 16 the 17 ship 17 ship 18 . " ' [now] [find] [ye] [pevensey] yourselves , " said [witta] . 1 " 9 " 2 ' 7 yourselves 7 yourselves 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " [i] [love] [not] these narrow [ship-filled] seas . " 1 " 10 " 5 these 6 narrow 6 narrow 8 seas 8 seas 9 . 9 . 10 " yet , for our gold 's sake , we were more afraid than they . 1 yet 2 , 1 yet 7 sake 1 yet 14 they 3 for 4 our 3 for 7 sake 5 gold 7 sake 6 's 7 sake 7 sake 8 , 7 sake 13 than 9 we 10 were 10 were 13 than 11 more 12 afraid 11 more 13 than 14 they 15 . we crept [along] the coast by [night] [till] [we] [came] to the chalk cliffs , and [so] east [to] [pevensey] . 1 we 2 crept 2 crept 5 coast 4 the 5 coast 5 coast 6 by 5 coast 18 east 5 coast 21 . 11 to 12 the 11 to 18 east 12 the 13 chalk 13 chalk 14 cliffs 14 cliffs 16 and 15 , 16 and witta would not come ashore [with] [us] , [though] [hugh] [promised] [him] wine [at] [dallington] enough to swim in . 1 witta 5 ashore 1 witta 8 , 2 would 3 not 2 would 4 come 4 come 5 ashore 8 , 13 wine 13 wine 18 swim 16 enough 17 to 17 to 18 swim 18 swim 20 . 19 in 20 . i think [when] [thorkild] of [borkum] [bade] the [rowers] [give] [way] we were [near] weeping . 1 i 2 think 2 think 5 of 5 of 8 the 8 the 16 . 12 we 13 were 12 we 15 weeping 15 weeping 16 . ' [did] [he] [get] [home] [all] [right] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 9 ' 12 . ' [i] [never] [knew] . 1 ' 5 . we saw him hoist sail under the moon-track and stand away . 1 we 2 saw 2 saw 8 moon-track 3 him 8 moon-track 4 hoist 8 moon-track 5 sail 8 moon-track 6 under 8 moon-track 7 the 8 moon-track 8 moon-track 9 and 8 moon-track 10 stand 8 moon-track 11 away 8 moon-track 12 . i have prayed that he found his wife and the children . ' 1 i 2 have 1 i 3 prayed 3 prayed 4 that 3 prayed 6 found 3 prayed 8 wife 4 that 5 he 7 his 8 wife 8 wife 9 and 8 wife 11 children 8 wife 13 ' 10 the 11 children 12 . 13 ' ' [and] what did you do ? ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 did 3 what 5 you 3 what 6 do 3 what 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [we] [waited] [on] the [marsh] [till] [the] [day] . 1 ' 5 the 5 the 10 . sir [richard] [crossed] [hands] [on] [his] [sword-hilt] , and stared [down] stream [through] the soft warm shadows . 1 sir 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 stared 10 stared 12 stream 12 stream 18 . 14 the 17 shadows 15 soft 16 warm 15 soft 17 shadows 17 shadows 18 . ' [a] [whole] [shipload] [of] gold ! ' said [una] , looking at the [little] [golden] [hind] . 1 ' 6 gold 1 ' 8 ' 6 gold 7 ! 8 ' 9 said 9 said 18 . 11 , 12 looking 12 looking 13 at 13 at 14 the 14 the 18 . ' [but] [i] 'm glad [i] [didn't] [see] [the] [devils] . ' 1 ' 12 ' 4 'm 5 glad 5 glad 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [i] don't [believe] [they] [were] [devils] , ' [dan] [whispered] [back] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 9 ' 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 13 . ' [eh] ? ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 ' 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 8 . ' [witta] ['s] [father] warned him [they] [were] [unquestionable] [devils] . 1 ' 5 warned 5 warned 11 . 6 him 11 . one [must] [believe] [one] ['s] [father] , and [not] [one] ['s] [children] [.] 1 one 8 and 7 , 8 and what were [my] [devils] , then ? ' 1 what 2 were 1 what 7 ? 5 , 6 then 6 then 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' dan flushed all over . 1 dan 2 flushed 1 dan 4 over 1 dan 5 . 3 all 4 over ' [not] [always] , ' said [una] . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [only] twice . ' 1 ' 3 twice 3 twice 4 . 4 . 5 ' they had been reading [the] [gorilla] [hunters] in the orchard . 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 reading 4 reading 10 orchard 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 orchard 10 orchard 11 . ' [well] [,] anyhow , [they] [always] drummed [on] [their] chests , [like] [sir] [richard] ['s] [did] , [before] [they] [went] for [people] . 1 ' 4 anyhow 4 anyhow 5 , 4 anyhow 24 . 5 , 8 drummed 8 drummed 11 chests 11 chests 12 , 18 , 22 for 18 , 24 . and they built houses in trees , too . ' 1 and 2 they 2 they 3 built 3 built 4 houses 4 houses 6 trees 4 houses 7 , 4 houses 8 too 5 in 6 trees 8 too 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [ha] ! ' 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' sir [richard] [opened] [his] [eyes] . 1 sir 6 . ' [houses] [like] flat nests did [our] [devils] [make] [,] [where] [their] imps [lay] and looked at [us] . 1 ' 4 flat 4 flat 19 . 5 nests 6 did 5 nests 13 imps 13 imps 15 and 15 and 16 looked 16 looked 17 at 17 at 19 . wonderful ! 1 wonderful 2 ! were [our] [devils] only [nest-building] [apes] [?] 1 were 4 only is there no sorcery left in the world ? ' 1 is 4 sorcery 2 there 4 sorcery 3 no 4 sorcery 4 sorcery 5 left 4 sorcery 8 world 4 sorcery 10 ' 6 in 8 world 7 the 8 world 9 ? 10 ' ' [i] don't know , ' answered [dan] , uncomfortably . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 3 don't 11 . 4 know 10 uncomfortably 5 , 6 ' 5 , 10 uncomfortably 6 ' 7 answered 7 answered 9 , and we [did] . ['] 1 and 2 we 2 we 4 . ' [but] we didn't , ' said [una] , sighing . 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 10 sighing 4 didn't 10 sighing 5 , 10 sighing 6 ' 10 sighing 7 said 9 , 7 said 10 sighing 10 sighing 11 . ' [oh] [!] there 's [puck] ! ' 1 ' 4 there 1 ' 8 ' 4 there 5 's 7 ! 8 ' ' [no] sorcery [,] [sir] [richard] ? ' he [laughed] [,] [and] blew on a full dandelion head he had picked . 1 ' 3 sorcery 1 ' 8 ' 7 ? 8 ' 8 ' 9 he 9 he 13 blew 13 blew 17 dandelion 14 on 17 dandelion 15 a 17 dandelion 16 full 17 dandelion 17 dandelion 18 head 17 dandelion 20 had 17 dandelion 21 picked 17 dandelion 22 . 19 he 20 had ' [they] [tell] me that [witta] ['s] [wise] [iron] was a [toy] . 1 ' 13 . 4 me 5 that 5 that 10 was 10 was 11 a 11 a 13 . the boy carries such an iron with him . 1 the 2 boy 2 boy 3 carries 3 carries 6 iron 3 carries 7 with 3 carries 8 him 4 such 5 an 5 an 6 iron 8 him 9 . they tell me our [devils] [were] apes [,] [called] gorillas ! ' said [sir] [richard] , indignantly . 1 they 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 18 . 4 our 7 apes 7 apes 12 ' 10 gorillas 11 ! 11 ! 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 16 , 16 , 17 indignantly 17 indignantly 18 . ' [that] is the sorcery [of] books , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 4 the 4 the 7 books 5 sorcery 7 books 7 books 12 . 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [i] warned [thee] [they] [were] [wise] [children] . 1 ' 3 warned 3 warned 9 . all people can be wise by reading of books . ' 1 all 2 people 2 people 7 reading 3 can 4 be 4 be 5 wise 5 wise 7 reading 6 by 7 reading 7 reading 9 books 8 of 9 books 9 books 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [but] [are] the books true ? ' 1 ' 4 the 1 ' 8 ' 4 the 5 books 5 books 6 true 7 ? 8 ' sir [richard] [frowned] . 1 sir 4 . ' [i] [like] not all this reading and writing . ' 1 ' 4 not 4 not 5 all 5 all 6 this 6 this 7 reading 7 reading 9 writing 8 and 9 writing 9 writing 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [ye-es] , ' said [puck] , holding the naked dandelion [head] at arm 's length . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 holding 8 holding 10 naked 9 the 10 naked 10 naked 11 dandelion 10 naked 17 . 11 dandelion 13 at 14 arm 15 's 14 arm 16 length 16 length 17 . ' [but] [if] we [hang] all fellows who write falsely [,] [why] [did] [de] [aquila] [not] begin [with] [gilbert] [the] [clerk] [?] 1 ' 17 begin 4 we 6 all 4 we 17 begin 6 all 7 fellows 7 fellows 10 falsely 8 who 9 write 9 write 10 falsely he was false [enough] . ' 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 false 3 false 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [poor] false [gilbert] . 1 ' 3 false 3 false 5 . yet , in his fashion , he was bold , ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 yet 2 , 1 yet 5 fashion 3 in 4 his 3 in 5 fashion 5 fashion 6 , 5 fashion 9 bold 5 fashion 15 . 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 was 9 bold 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said ' [what] did he [do] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 8 said 3 did 4 he 3 did 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 6 ? 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [he] wrote , ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 ' 3 wrote 3 wrote 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 9 . ' [is] the tale meet for children , [think] you ? ' 1 ' 3 the 1 ' 12 ' 3 the 4 tale 4 tale 5 meet 5 meet 6 for 7 children 8 , 8 , 12 ' 10 you 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' he looked at [puck] [;] [but] ['] [tell] [us] [!] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 at tell us ! ' cried [dan] [and] [una] [together] . 1 tell 2 us 2 us 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 3 ! 5 cried 5 cried 10 . [thorkild] ['s] [song] there 's no wind [along] [these] seas , [out] [oars] for [stavanger] ! 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 no 3 no 13 ! 4 wind 7 seas 4 wind 13 ! 7 seas 8 , 8 , 11 for forward [all] for [stavanger] [!] 1 forward 3 for so we [must] [wake] [the] white-ash [breeze] [,] [let] [fall] [for] [stavanger] [!] 1 so 2 we 2 we 6 white-ash a long pull for [stavanger] [!] 1 a 2 long 1 a 3 pull 3 pull 4 for oh , hear the benches creak and strain ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 5 benches 1 oh 9 ! 3 hear 5 benches 4 the 5 benches 5 benches 6 creak 5 benches 7 and 5 benches 8 strain ( [a] [long] pull [for] [stavanger] ! ) 1 ( 4 pull 1 ( 8 ) 7 ! 8 ) she [thinks] [she] smells [the] [northland] rain ! 1 she 4 smells 4 smells 7 rain 7 rain 8 ! ( [a] [long] pull [for] [stavanger] ! ) 1 ( 4 pull 1 ( 8 ) 7 ! 8 ) she thinks [she] [smells] [the] [northland] [snow] , [and] [she] ['s] as [glad] as we to go . 1 she 2 thinks 2 thinks 8 , 8 , 12 as 12 as 14 as 14 as 15 we 15 we 17 go 16 to 17 go 17 go 18 . she thinks [she] smells the [northland] [rime] , [and] the [dear] [dark] nights of winter-time . 1 she 2 thinks 2 thinks 15 winter-time 4 smells 5 the 4 smells 13 nights 8 , 10 the 10 the 13 nights 13 nights 14 of 14 of 15 winter-time 15 winter-time 16 . her [very] [bolts] [are] [sick] [for] [shore] , [and] we [we] want [it] [ten] [times] [more] [!] 1 her 8 , 8 , 10 we 10 we 12 want so [all] [you] [gods] that [love] brave [men] [,] [send] [us] a three-reef gale [again] [!] 1 so 5 that 1 so 7 brave 7 brave 12 a 12 a 13 three-reef 13 three-reef 14 gale send [us] [a] gale [,] [and] watch us [come] [,] [with] close-cropped canvas slashing home ! 1 send 4 gale 4 gale 16 ! 7 watch 8 us 8 us 14 slashing 12 close-cropped 14 slashing 13 canvas 14 slashing 14 slashing 15 home 14 slashing 16 ! but there 's no wind in all these seas . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 's 2 there 4 no 4 no 5 wind 5 wind 6 in 5 wind 9 seas 7 all 8 these 8 these 9 seas 9 seas 10 . a long pull for [stavanger] [!] 1 a 2 long 1 a 3 pull 3 pull 4 for so we [must] [wake] [the] white-ash [breeze] [,] [a] [long] [pull] [for] [stavanger] [!] 1 so 2 we 2 we 6 white-ash [old] [men] [at] [pevensey] ' [it] has naught to [do] [with] apes [or] [devils] , ' [sir] [richard] [went] [on] [,] [in] [an] [undertone] . 1 ' 3 has 1 ' 12 ' 4 naught 5 to 4 naught 8 apes 8 apes 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 21 . ' [it] concerns [de] [aquila] , [than] whom there was never bolder nor craftier , nor more hardy knight born . 1 ' 3 concerns 3 concerns 21 . 6 , 8 whom 8 whom 14 craftier 9 there 14 craftier 10 was 14 craftier 11 never 14 craftier 12 bolder 14 craftier 13 nor 14 craftier 14 craftier 15 , 14 craftier 16 nor 14 craftier 17 more 14 craftier 18 hardy 14 craftier 19 knight 14 craftier 20 born 20 born 21 . and remember he was an old , old man at that time [.] ['] 1 and 2 remember 2 remember 8 old 2 remember 11 that 2 remember 12 time 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 an 5 an 6 old 5 an 8 old 6 old 7 , 8 old 9 man 9 man 10 at ' [when] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . ' [when] we came [back] [from] sailing with [witta] . ' 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 11 ' 3 we 4 came 7 sailing 8 with 8 with 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [what] [did] you do with [your] gold ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 you 4 you 9 ? 5 do 6 with 5 do 9 ? 6 with 8 gold 9 ? 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 10 ' 13 . ' [have] patience . 1 ' 3 patience 3 patience 4 . link by link is chain-mail made . 1 link 5 chain-mail 2 by 5 chain-mail 3 link 5 chain-mail 4 is 5 chain-mail 5 chain-mail 6 made 5 chain-mail 7 . i will tell all in its place . 1 i 3 tell 2 will 3 tell 3 tell 4 all 4 all 8 . 5 in 7 place 6 its 7 place 7 place 8 . he sat on his bed like a little white falcon , turning his head swiftly from one to the other as we told our tale . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 on 2 sat 5 bed 3 on 4 his 5 bed 10 falcon 6 like 7 a 6 like 10 falcon 8 little 10 falcon 9 white 10 falcon 10 falcon 12 turning 10 falcon 14 head 10 falcon 15 swiftly 10 falcon 16 from 11 , 12 turning 13 his 14 head 16 from 20 other 16 from 24 our 17 one 20 other 18 to 20 other 19 the 20 other 21 as 22 we 22 we 24 our 23 told 24 our 24 our 25 tale 25 tale 26 . it was jehan whom [de] [aquila] [had] [sent] to [us] [with] the horses , and only [jehan] [had] loaded the gold . 1 it 2 was 1 it 22 . 2 was 15 and 3 jehan 13 horses 4 whom 9 to 9 to 12 the 12 the 13 horses 13 horses 14 , 14 , 15 and 16 only 19 loaded 19 loaded 21 gold 20 the 21 gold 21 gold 22 . when [our] [story] [was] [told] [,] [de] [aquila] [gave] [us] the news [of] [england] , for we were as men waked from a year-long sleep . 1 when 11 the 1 when 12 news 12 news 26 . 15 , 16 for 15 , 17 we 17 we 18 were 18 were 24 year-long 19 as 24 year-long 20 men 24 year-long 21 waked 24 year-long 22 from 24 year-long 23 a 24 year-long 24 year-long 25 sleep 24 year-long 26 . this was [the] very thing [that] [the] [red] [king] [had] done [to] [robert] [when] [our] [great] [william] [died] . 1 this 2 was 1 this 11 done 2 was 4 very 4 very 5 thing 11 done 19 . a little earlier , and [witta] 's ship would have [rowed] [through] them . 1 a 2 little 1 a 3 earlier 3 earlier 5 and 3 earlier 8 ship 4 , 5 and 7 's 8 ship 8 ship 14 . 9 would 10 have 10 have 13 them 13 them 14 . ( better ride a horse on the bit he knows [,] [i] say ! ) 1 ( 3 ride 1 ( 15 ) 2 better 3 ride 3 ride 5 horse 3 ride 6 on 3 ride 8 bit 4 a 5 horse 6 on 7 the 8 bit 10 knows 9 he 10 knows 13 say 15 ) 14 ! 15 ) but that is only a cloak to their falsehood . " 1 but 4 only 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 only 4 only 9 falsehood 5 a 9 falsehood 6 cloak 7 to 6 cloak 9 falsehood 8 their 9 falsehood 9 falsehood 11 " 10 . 11 " he cracked his finger on the table , where the wine was spilt , and thus he spoke : 1 he 2 cracked 2 cracked 4 finger 2 cracked 7 table 3 his 4 finger 5 on 7 table 6 the 7 table 7 table 8 , 7 table 13 spilt 9 where 13 spilt 10 the 11 wine 11 wine 13 spilt 12 was 13 spilt 13 spilt 15 and 13 spilt 16 thus 13 spilt 17 he 13 spilt 18 spoke 13 spilt 19 : 14 , 15 and " ['] [william] crammed [us] [norman] barons [full] [of] [good] [english] acres [after] [santlache] . 1 " 15 . 4 crammed 7 barons 7 barons 12 acres 12 acres 15 . therefore [clare] [has] risen , [fitzosborne] [has] risen , [montgomery] [has] risen [whom] [our] [first] [william] [made] [an] [english] [earl] . 1 therefore 21 . 4 risen 5 , 4 risen 8 risen 8 risen 9 , 8 risen 12 risen 12 risen 21 . even [d'arcy] [is] [out] [with] [his] [men] [,] whose [father] [i] [remember] a [little] [hedge-sparrow] [knight] [near] by [caen] . 1 even 9 whose 9 whose 20 . 13 a 18 by 13 a 20 . if [henry] wins , the [barons] [can] [still] flee [to] [normandy] [,] [where] [robert] [will] welcome them . 1 if 16 welcome 3 wins 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 9 flee 9 flee 16 welcome 16 welcome 18 . 17 them 18 . if [henry] [loses] [,] [robert] [,] he says , will [give] [them] [more] [lands] [in] [england] . 1 if 7 he 1 if 10 will 7 he 8 says 8 says 9 , 10 will 17 . oh , a pest a pest [on] [normandy] , [for] [she] will be [our] [england] ['s] curse [this] [many] a [long] [year] [!] " 1 oh 2 , 2 , 24 " 3 a 4 pest 4 pest 5 a 5 a 6 pest 6 pest 9 , 9 , 24 " 12 will 13 be 13 be 17 curse 17 curse 20 a 20 a 24 " " ' [amen] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " but will the war come our ways , think you ? " 1 " 11 you 2 but 3 will 3 will 5 war 3 will 11 you 4 the 5 war 5 war 8 ways 6 come 7 our 7 our 8 ways 8 ways 9 , 10 think 11 you 11 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " ' [not] [from] the [north] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 5 the 2 ' 9 said 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " [but] [the] [sea] is always open . 1 " 5 is 1 " 8 . 5 is 6 always 6 always 7 open ye have brought your pigs to a pretty market ! 1 ye 3 brought 1 ye 10 ! 2 have 3 brought 3 brought 9 market 4 your 9 market 5 pigs 9 market 6 to 9 market 7 a 8 pretty 8 pretty 9 market " ' [what] is to do ? " said [hugh] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 4 is 4 is 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " [i] [have] no [keep] [at] [dallington] ; and [if] [we] buried [it] , [whom] could [we] trust ? " 1 " 4 no 4 no 8 ; 4 no 14 , 8 ; 9 and 9 and 12 buried 14 , 20 " 16 could 18 trust 16 could 19 ? 19 ? 20 " " ' [me] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " [pevensey] walls are strong . 1 " 3 walls 3 walls 6 . 4 are 5 strong 5 strong 6 . no man but jehan , who is my dog , knows what is between them . " 1 no 4 jehan 2 man 4 jehan 3 but 4 jehan 4 jehan 5 , 4 jehan 6 who 4 jehan 7 is 4 jehan 8 my 4 jehan 9 dog 9 dog 10 , 9 dog 11 knows 9 dog 14 between 11 knows 12 what 12 what 13 is 14 between 15 them 15 them 16 . 16 . 17 " he drew a curtain by the shot-window and showed us the shaft of a well in the thickness of the wall . 1 he 2 drew 1 he 7 shot-window 2 drew 7 shot-window 3 a 4 curtain 3 a 7 shot-window 4 curtain 7 shot-window 5 by 7 shot-window 6 the 7 shot-window 7 shot-window 8 and 7 shot-window 9 showed 7 shot-window 10 us 7 shot-window 12 shaft 11 the 12 shaft 12 shaft 18 thickness 13 of 18 thickness 14 a 18 thickness 15 well 18 thickness 16 in 18 thickness 17 the 18 thickness 18 thickness 19 of 18 thickness 21 wall 18 thickness 22 . 20 the 21 wall hark ! " 1 hark 2 ! 2 ! 3 " we heard the water whistle and blow at the bottom . 1 we 2 heard 2 heard 5 whistle 3 the 4 water 4 water 5 whistle 5 whistle 6 and 5 whistle 7 blow 5 whistle 10 bottom 8 at 9 the 9 the 10 bottom 10 bottom 11 . " will it serve ? " said he . 1 " 2 will 2 will 4 serve 3 it 4 serve 4 serve 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " ['] [needs] must , " said [hugh] . 1 " 4 must 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " our lives are in thy hands . " 1 " 9 " 2 our 3 lives 3 lives 4 are 3 lives 5 in 3 lives 6 thy 3 lives 8 . 6 thy 7 hands 8 . 9 " not for love nor for sorrow , but to be with the gold . 1 not 3 love 2 for 3 love 3 love 6 sorrow 3 love 11 with 4 nor 6 sorrow 5 for 6 sorrow 6 sorrow 8 but 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 be 9 to 10 be 11 with 12 the 12 the 14 . 13 gold 14 . have a care , " he said , laughing , " lest [i] use [it] [to] [make] [myself] [pope] [.] 1 have 2 a 1 have 3 care 3 care 12 lest 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 said 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 , 7 said 9 laughing 9 laughing 12 lest 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 lest 12 lest 14 use trust me not , but return ! " ' 1 trust 2 me 1 trust 6 return 3 not 5 but 3 not 6 return 4 , 5 but 6 return 9 ' 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 ' sir [richard] [paused] [and] [smiled] [sadly] . 1 sir 7 . ' [in] seven [days] , then , [we] returned from [our] [manors] [from] the [manors] [which] [had] [been] ours . ' 1 ' 3 seven 1 ' 21 ' 5 , 6 then 5 , 21 ' 6 then 7 , 9 returned 10 from 10 from 14 the 14 the 19 ours 19 ours 20 . 20 . 21 ' ' [and] [were] the [children] [quite] [well] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 the 1 ' 10 said 8 ? 9 ' 8 ? 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [my] sons [were] [young] . 1 ' 3 sons 3 sons 6 . land and governance belong by right to young men [.] ['] 1 land 3 governance 2 and 3 governance 3 governance 4 belong 3 governance 5 by 3 governance 6 right 3 governance 7 to 3 governance 8 young 3 governance 9 men sir [richard] [was] [talking] [to] [himself] . 1 sir 7 . ' [it] [would] have broken their hearts [if] [we] [had] [taken] [back] [our] [manors] . 1 ' 4 have 4 have 5 broken 5 broken 7 hearts 6 their 7 hearts 7 hearts 15 . they made us [great] welcome , but we [could] [see] [hugh] [and] [i] [could] [see] [that] our [day] [was] [done] [.] 1 they 2 made 1 they 3 us 3 us 17 our 5 welcome 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 we 8 we 17 our i was a cripple and [he] a [one-armed] [man] . 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 7 a 4 cripple 5 and 4 cripple 7 a 7 a 10 . no ! ' 1 no 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' he shook his head . 1 he 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . ' [and] therefore ' he raised his [voice] ' we rode back to [pevensey] . ' 1 ' 3 therefore 1 ' 9 ' 3 therefore 6 raised 4 ' 5 he 5 he 6 raised 6 raised 7 his 9 ' 10 we 9 ' 16 ' 10 we 11 rode 12 back 13 to 12 back 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [i] 'm sorry , ' said [una] , for the knight seemed very sorrowful . 1 ' 6 ' 3 'm 4 sorry 4 sorry 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 the 11 the 12 knight 12 knight 15 sorrowful 13 seemed 14 very 14 very 15 sorrowful 15 sorrowful 16 . ' [little] maid , [it] [all] [passed] [long] [ago] [.] 1 ' 3 maid 3 maid 4 , they were young ; we were [old] [.] 1 they 2 were 1 they 6 were 2 were 3 young 4 ; 5 we 5 we 6 were we [let] them rule the [manors] . 1 we 3 them 3 them 7 . 4 rule 5 the 4 rule 7 . " aha ! " cried [de] [aquila] [from] [his] [shot-window] , [when] [we] dismounted . 1 " 2 aha 2 aha 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 cried 5 cried 11 , 11 , 14 dismounted 14 dismounted 15 . welcome , poor ghosts ! " 1 welcome 2 , 1 welcome 4 ghosts 1 welcome 5 ! 3 poor 4 ghosts 5 ! 6 " thus it [fell] out that we were rich [beyond] belief , and lonely . 1 thus 2 it 2 it 14 . 4 out 12 and 4 out 13 lonely 5 that 6 we 6 we 7 were 7 were 8 rich 8 rich 10 belief 10 belief 11 , 11 , 12 and 13 lonely 14 . and lonely ! ' 1 and 2 lonely 2 lonely 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' ' [what] [did] you do ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 you 4 you 6 ? 5 do 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 7 ' 10 . ' [we] watched for [robert] [of] [normandy] , ' said the knight . 1 ' 12 knight 3 watched 12 knight 4 for 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 12 knight 10 said 11 the 10 said 12 knight 12 knight 13 . ' [de] [aquila] [was] [like] [witta] . 1 ' 7 . he suffered no idleness . 1 he 2 suffered 2 suffered 4 idleness 3 no 4 idleness 4 idleness 5 . in foul weather he would walk on the top of his tower , frowning against the rain peering here and pointing there . 1 in 3 weather 2 foul 3 weather 3 weather 6 walk 3 weather 9 top 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 walk 7 on 9 top 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 9 top 14 frowning 11 his 14 frowning 12 tower 14 frowning 13 , 14 frowning 14 frowning 15 against 14 frowning 17 rain 14 frowning 18 peering 14 frowning 23 . 15 against 16 the 18 peering 19 here 18 peering 21 pointing 19 here 20 and 21 pointing 22 there it always vexed [him] to think [how] [witta] ['s] ship had come and gone [without] [his] knowledge . 1 it 2 always 2 always 3 vexed 3 vexed 10 ship 5 to 6 think 5 to 10 ship 10 ship 18 . 11 had 12 come 11 had 14 gone 12 come 13 and 14 gone 17 knowledge 17 knowledge 18 . his [other] eye [he] [kept] landward [for] word of [henry] ['s] [war] [against] the [barons] . 1 his 3 eye 3 eye 6 landward 6 landward 16 . 8 word 9 of 9 of 14 the 14 the 16 . do not copy [our] blind [king] , but see with thine own eyes and feel with thine own hands . " 1 do 2 not 2 not 3 copy 3 copy 5 blind 5 blind 17 thine 7 , 8 but 8 but 17 thine 9 see 17 thine 10 with 17 thine 11 thine 12 own 11 thine 13 eyes 11 thine 15 feel 11 thine 17 thine 13 eyes 14 and 16 with 17 thine 17 thine 18 own 17 thine 19 hands 17 thine 21 " 20 . 21 " i do not think he knew any sort of fear . 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 not 3 not 7 any 4 think 5 he 4 think 7 any 5 he 6 knew 7 any 8 sort 7 any 11 . 8 sort 9 of 8 sort 10 fear and so [we] [lived] [at] [pevensey] , in the little chamber [above] the [hall] . 1 and 2 so 1 and 15 . 7 , 13 the 7 , 15 . 8 in 9 the 8 in 13 the 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 chamber ' [one] foul [night] [came] [word] [that] a messenger of the [king] waited below . 1 ' 3 foul 3 foul 15 . 8 a 9 messenger 9 messenger 14 below 9 messenger 15 . 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 below 13 waited 14 below we were chilled after a long riding in the fog towards [bexlei] , which is an easy place for ships [to] land . 1 we 3 chilled 2 were 3 chilled 3 chilled 4 after 3 chilled 6 long 3 chilled 7 riding 5 a 6 long 7 riding 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 fog 10 fog 11 towards 10 fog 23 . 13 , 14 which 14 which 15 is 15 is 17 easy 16 an 17 easy 17 easy 22 land 18 place 19 for 18 place 20 ships 20 ships 22 land 22 land 23 . de [aquila] [sent] [word] [the] [man] [might] [either] [eat] with us [or] [wait] [till] we [had] fed [.] 1 de 17 fed 10 with 11 us 11 us 15 we 15 we 17 fed anon jehan , at the stair-head , cried that he had called for horse , and was gone . 1 anon 6 stair-head 2 jehan 3 , 2 jehan 6 stair-head 4 at 5 the 4 at 6 stair-head 5 the 6 stair-head 6 stair-head 7 , 6 stair-head 8 cried 6 stair-head 9 that 6 stair-head 10 he 6 stair-head 11 had 6 stair-head 12 called 6 stair-head 15 , 10 he 11 had 12 called 13 for 14 horse 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 was 17 was 18 gone 18 gone 19 . " [pest] [on] [him] ! " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 7 said 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] have [more] to do [than] [to] shiver in the [great] [hall] [for] [every] gadling the [king] sends . 1 " 6 do 1 " 9 shiver 3 have 5 to 5 to 6 do 9 shiver 19 sends 10 in 11 the 10 in 17 the 11 the 16 gadling 17 the 19 sends 19 sends 20 . left he [no] [word] [?] ["] 1 left 2 he " ['] [oho] [!] ["] said [de] [aquila] , rubbing his nose , " to whom did he say that ? " 1 " 6 said 6 said 9 , 9 , 10 rubbing 10 rubbing 11 his 10 rubbing 12 nose 12 nose 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 22 " 15 to 16 whom 16 whom 21 ? 17 did 18 he 17 did 19 say 17 did 21 ? 19 say 20 that 21 ? 22 " " ['to] [his] beard , chiefly , but [some] [to] [his] [horse] ['s] [flank] [as] he was [girthing] up . 1 " 20 . 4 beard 5 , 4 beard 20 . 5 , 6 chiefly 6 chiefly 19 up 7 , 8 but 7 , 19 up 8 but 16 he 16 he 17 was i [followed] him out , " said jehan [the] [crab] . 1 i 8 jehan 3 him 4 out 3 him 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 jehan 8 jehan 11 . " ['] [what] [was] [his] shield-mark ? " 1 " 6 shield-mark 6 shield-mark 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " ' [gold] horseshoes on [black] , " said the [crab] . 1 " 4 horseshoes 2 ' 4 horseshoes 4 horseshoes 12 . 5 on 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . 10 the 12 . " ['] [that] is one of [fulke] ['s] men , " said [de] [aquila] . ' 1 " 4 is 1 " 10 , 4 is 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 9 men 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 . 15 . 16 ' puck broke in [very] gently , ' [gold] [horseshoes] [on] [black] is not the [fulkes] ['] shield . 1 puck 2 broke 1 puck 5 gently 2 broke 3 in 5 gently 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 12 is 12 is 18 . 13 not 14 the 13 not 17 shield 17 shield 18 . the [fulkes] ' [arms] [are] ['] 1 the 3 ' the knight waved one hand statelily . 1 the 6 statelily 2 knight 6 statelily 3 waved 6 statelily 4 one 6 statelily 5 hand 6 statelily 6 statelily 7 . i have changed all the names in my tale . 1 i 2 have 2 have 6 names 3 changed 4 all 4 all 5 the 5 the 6 names 6 names 9 tale 7 in 8 my 8 my 9 tale 9 tale 10 . his children 's children may be still alive . ' 1 his 2 children 2 children 3 's 2 children 4 children 4 children 8 alive 5 may 6 be 6 be 8 alive 7 still 8 alive 8 alive 10 ' 9 . 10 ' ' [true] true , ' said [puck] , smiling softly . 1 ' 3 true 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 smiling 9 smiling 10 softly 10 softly 11 . ' [it] is [knightly] to keep faith [even] after a thousand years . ' 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 14 ' 3 is 5 to 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 faith 9 after 11 thousand 10 a 11 thousand 11 thousand 12 years 12 years 13 . 13 . 14 ' sir [richard] [bowed] a [little] [and] [went] [on] [:] 1 sir 4 a " ' [gold] horseshoes [on] [black] ? " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 4 horseshoes 4 horseshoes 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " [i] [had] [heard] [fulke] [had] [joined] [the] [barons] , but if [this] is true [our] [king] must be of the upper hand . 1 " 10 , 1 " 14 is 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 if 14 is 15 true 15 true 24 . 18 must 19 be 18 must 22 upper 20 of 22 upper 21 the 22 upper 22 upper 23 hand 22 upper 24 . no [matter] , [all] [fulkes] [are] faithless . 1 no 3 , 1 no 7 faithless 7 faithless 8 . still , [i] [would] [not] [have] [sent] the [man] [away] [empty] . " 1 still 2 , 1 still 8 the 8 the 12 . 12 . 13 " " ' [he] fed , " said jehan . 1 " 7 said 2 ' 7 said 4 fed 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 jehan 8 jehan 9 . " [gilbert] [the] [clerk] fetched him [meat] and wine from the kitchens . 1 " 13 . 5 fetched 6 him 5 fetched 9 wine 6 him 8 and 9 wine 10 from 10 from 12 kitchens 11 the 12 kitchens 12 kitchens 13 . he ate at [gilbert] 's table . ["] 1 he 2 ate 2 ate 3 at 2 ate 7 . 5 's 6 table 6 table 7 . ' [this] [gilbert] [was] a [clerk] from [battle] [abbey] [,] [who] [kept] the accounts of the [manor] of [pevensey] . 1 ' 14 accounts 5 a 7 from 7 from 13 the 13 the 14 accounts 14 accounts 20 . 15 of 16 the 16 the 18 of 18 of 20 . he was tall and pale-coloured , and carried those new-fashioned beads for counting of prayers . 1 he 5 pale-coloured 2 was 5 pale-coloured 3 tall 5 pale-coloured 4 and 5 pale-coloured 5 pale-coloured 10 new-fashioned 6 , 10 new-fashioned 7 and 10 new-fashioned 8 carried 10 new-fashioned 9 those 10 new-fashioned 10 new-fashioned 11 beads 10 new-fashioned 12 for 10 new-fashioned 13 counting 10 new-fashioned 14 of 10 new-fashioned 15 prayers 15 prayers 16 . they were large brown nuts or seeds , and hanging from his girdle with his pen and ink-horn they clashed when he walked . 1 they 2 were 2 were 7 seeds 3 large 7 seeds 4 brown 7 seeds 5 nuts 7 seeds 6 or 7 seeds 7 seeds 9 and 7 seeds 13 girdle 8 , 9 and 10 hanging 13 girdle 11 from 13 girdle 12 his 13 girdle 13 girdle 18 ink-horn 14 with 18 ink-horn 15 his 18 ink-horn 16 pen 18 ink-horn 17 and 18 ink-horn 18 ink-horn 19 they 18 ink-horn 20 clashed 18 ink-horn 21 when 18 ink-horn 22 he 18 ink-horn 23 walked 18 ink-horn 24 . his place was in the great fireplace . 1 his 2 place 2 place 7 fireplace 2 place 8 . 3 was 7 fireplace 4 in 5 the 4 in 7 fireplace 5 the 7 fireplace 6 great 7 fireplace there was his table of accounts , and there he lay o ' nights . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 his 3 his 6 accounts 4 table 6 accounts 5 of 6 accounts 6 accounts 7 , 6 accounts 11 lay 6 accounts 12 o 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 he 8 and 9 there 12 o 13 ' 12 o 14 nights 14 nights 15 . when [de] [aquila] [sat] [in] [hall] to do justice , [take] [fines] [,] or grant lands , [gilbert] [would] so write [it] in the [manor-roll] . 1 when 24 the 7 to 8 do 7 to 21 write 8 do 20 so 9 justice 10 , 9 justice 15 grant 10 , 14 or 15 grant 16 lands 16 lands 17 , 17 , 20 so 21 write 23 in 23 in 24 the 24 the 26 . but it was none of his work to feed our guests , or to let them depart without his lord 's knowledge . 1 but 2 it 1 but 4 none 2 it 3 was 4 none 5 of 4 none 9 feed 5 of 6 his 7 work 9 feed 8 to 9 feed 9 feed 10 our 9 feed 11 guests 11 guests 12 , 11 guests 17 depart 13 or 17 depart 14 to 17 depart 15 let 17 depart 16 them 17 depart 17 depart 18 without 17 depart 19 his 17 depart 20 lord 17 depart 21 's 17 depart 22 knowledge 17 depart 23 . " ' [no] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " he is [no] [friend] to me , or [to] [odo] [my] [hound] either . " 1 " 3 is 1 " 16 " 2 he 3 is 6 to 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 9 or 9 or 14 either 14 either 15 . 15 . 16 " " ' [no] [matter] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 7 said 2 ' 7 said 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . there [be] [devils] [in] [africa] , [as] [i] [have] [heard] , but [by] the [saints] , there be greater devils [in] [pevensey] ! " 1 there 6 , 6 , 24 " 11 , 12 but 11 , 24 " 12 but 14 the 16 , 17 there 17 there 19 greater 18 be 19 greater 19 greater 20 devils 20 devils 23 ! 23 ! 24 " and that was all he would say . 1 and 6 would 2 that 3 was 2 that 6 would 3 was 4 all 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 say 7 say 8 . first the wench 's father spoke ; then her mother [;] [then] [all] [together] [,] [till] [the] [hall] [rang] [and] [the] [hounds] [bayed] . 1 first 3 wench 2 the 3 wench 3 wench 4 's 3 wench 5 father 5 father 10 mother 6 spoke 7 ; 6 spoke 9 her 7 ; 8 then 9 her 10 mother 10 mother 24 . de [aquila] held up his hands [.] 1 de 3 held 3 held 4 up 3 held 6 hands 5 his 6 hands " write her free , " he called [to] [gilbert] by the fireplace . 1 " 2 write 2 write 4 free 3 her 4 free 4 free 6 " 4 free 8 called 4 free 14 . 5 , 6 " 7 he 8 called 11 by 12 the 12 the 13 fireplace 13 fireplace 14 . " [a] ['] [god] 's [name] write her free , before she deafens me ! 1 " 5 's 1 " 15 ! 7 write 13 deafens 8 her 13 deafens 9 free 13 deafens 10 , 13 deafens 11 before 13 deafens 12 she 13 deafens 13 deafens 14 me 13 deafens 15 ! ( the [great] [hall] [is] [always] bitter [cold] . ) 1 ( 2 the 1 ( 10 ) 7 bitter 10 ) 9 . 10 ) i [stood] [at] [his] [side] [;] [hugh] was [behind] [gilbert] in the fireplace making to play with wise rough [odo] . 1 i 8 was 8 was 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 fireplace 13 fireplace 21 . 14 making 15 to 14 making 19 rough 15 to 16 play 16 play 18 wise 17 with 18 wise 19 rough 21 . he signed to [de] [aquila] , [who] bade [gilbert] [measure] the [new] field [for] the new couple . 1 he 2 signed 2 signed 13 field 3 to 13 field 6 , 8 bade 8 bade 11 the 11 the 13 field 13 field 18 . 15 the 16 new 16 new 17 couple 17 couple 18 . ' [said] [hugh] [,] leaning down to [the] hearthstones , " [i] [saw] [this] stone move [under] [gilbert] 's foot [when] [odo] [snuffed] [at] [it] . 1 ' 26 . 5 leaning 6 down 5 leaning 16 move 6 down 7 to 6 down 15 stone 7 to 9 hearthstones 9 hearthstones 11 " 10 , 11 " 16 move 20 foot 19 's 20 foot 20 foot 26 . look ! " 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 " ye see ? ' 1 ye 2 see 1 ye 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' dan and [una] nodded . 1 dan 2 and 1 dan 4 nodded 4 nodded 5 . ' [yes] , ' said [una] gravely . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 gravely 7 gravely 8 . ' [it] [isn't] what you say so much . 1 ' 4 what 4 what 5 you 4 what 6 say 6 say 7 so 7 so 8 much 8 much 9 . it 's [what] [you] [mean] [when] [you] [say] [it] . 1 it 2 's 2 's 10 . like calling [dan] a beast in fun . 1 like 7 fun 2 calling 5 beast 2 calling 6 in 2 calling 7 fun 4 a 5 beast 7 fun 8 . only grown-ups don't always understand . ' 1 only 2 grown-ups 2 grown-ups 5 understand 3 don't 5 understand 4 always 5 understand 5 understand 6 . 6 . 7 ' " ['] [he] hath [done] this day [by] [day] [before] [our] [very] [face] ? " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 4 hath 1 " 16 said 6 this 7 day 6 this 14 ? 14 ? 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 19 . " ['] [nay] , [hour] [by] hour , " said [hugh] . 1 " 10 said 4 , 10 said 7 hour 8 , 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " ['] [bones] [of] [the] [saints] ! " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 9 said 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 said 9 said 12 . " what avail is honour or a sword against a pen ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 avail 2 what 12 ? 3 avail 4 is 3 avail 5 honour 3 avail 6 or 3 avail 8 sword 3 avail 9 against 4 is 5 honour 7 a 8 sword 10 a 11 pen 11 pen 12 ? where did [gilbert] hide that writing ? 1 where 7 ? 2 did 4 hide 2 did 7 ? 4 hide 6 writing 5 that 6 writing he [shall] [eat] [it] . ["] 1 he 5 . " ' [in] [his] [breast] when he [ran] out , " said [hugh] . 1 " 12 said 2 ' 12 said 6 when 7 he 7 he 12 said 9 out 10 , 10 , 12 said 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " which made me look to see where he kept his finished stuff . 1 " 14 . 2 which 3 made 3 made 4 me 3 made 5 look 3 made 13 stuff 5 look 7 see 6 to 7 see 8 where 10 kept 9 he 10 kept 10 kept 11 his 10 kept 13 stuff 12 finished 13 stuff 13 stuff 14 . when [odo] scratched at this [stone] [here] , [i] [saw] [his] [face] [change] . 1 when 3 scratched 3 scratched 14 . 4 at 5 this 5 this 8 , 8 , 14 . so [i] [was] [sure] . " 1 so 5 . 5 . 6 " " ' [he] is bold , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 7 " 2 ' 4 is 4 is 5 bold 5 bold 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " do him justice . 1 " 2 do 2 do 4 justice 3 him 4 justice 4 justice 5 . in his own fashion , [my] [gilbert] [is] bold . " 1 in 2 his 1 in 4 fashion 2 his 3 own 4 fashion 5 , 4 fashion 9 bold 9 bold 10 . 10 . 11 " " ' [overbold] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " ['] [pest] on him ! 1 " 6 ! 4 on 5 him 5 him 6 ! he is [not] my [tire-woman] ! " said [de] [aquila] , and [hugh] and [i] laughed . 1 he 2 is 1 he 17 . 2 is 4 my 4 my 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 14 and 14 and 16 laughed " ['so] [did] [i] . it was a black fog . 1 " 5 . 5 . 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 11 . 8 a 10 fog 9 black 10 fog 10 fog 11 . robert could have landed ten thousand men , and we none the wiser . 1 robert 4 landed 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 landed 4 landed 6 thousand 5 ten 6 thousand 6 thousand 7 men 7 men 13 wiser 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 we 10 we 13 wiser 11 none 12 the 11 none 13 wiser 13 wiser 14 . " ' [no] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [but] here is the prayer [of] [gilbert] [himself] to his [master] [fulke] . " 1 " 4 is 1 " 15 " 3 here 4 is 4 is 6 prayer 5 the 6 prayer 10 to 11 his 11 his 14 . 14 . 15 " " ' [ah] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " [well] [i] [knew] it was [fulke] . 1 " 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 8 . what is the price of my blood ? " 1 what 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 price 4 price 7 blood 5 of 6 my 5 of 7 blood 7 blood 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " ' [fear] [and] [pains] is [a] true word , " said [de] [aquila] , and sucked in his cheeks . 1 " 12 said 2 ' 6 is 2 ' 12 said 6 is 8 true 8 true 9 word 10 , 12 said 11 " 12 said 12 said 21 . 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 sucked 17 sucked 20 cheeks 18 in 19 his 19 his 20 cheeks 20 cheeks 21 . " but how excellent a weapon is a pen ! 1 " 3 how 2 but 3 how 3 how 6 weapon 4 excellent 6 weapon 5 a 6 weapon 6 weapon 7 is 6 weapon 9 pen 6 weapon 10 ! 7 is 8 a i must learn it . " 1 i 2 must 1 i 4 it 2 must 3 learn 4 it 5 . 5 . 6 " " ' [he] prays [that] [fulke] [will] advance him from his present service to [that] honour in [the] [church] which [fulke] [promised] [him] . 1 " 24 . 2 ' 4 prays 4 prays 8 advance 8 advance 9 him 8 advance 10 from 8 advance 11 his 8 advance 12 present 8 advance 16 honour 12 present 13 service 13 service 14 to 16 honour 17 in 17 in 20 which 20 which 24 . and lest [fulke] [should] [forget] [,] [he] [has] written below , ' [to] [be] [sacristan] [of] [battle] ' . " 1 and 2 lest 2 lest 9 written 9 written 10 below 10 below 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 18 ' 18 ' 19 . 19 . 20 " ' [at] [this] [de] [aquila] whistled . 1 ' 6 whistled 6 whistled 7 . " [a] [man] who [can] plot against one lord [can] plot [against] [another] . 1 " 4 who 1 " 14 . 6 plot 7 against 6 plot 8 one 6 plot 9 lord 6 plot 11 plot 11 plot 14 . when [i] [am] stripped [of] my lands [fulke] [will] whip [off] [my] [gilbert] ['s] [foolish] [head] . 1 when 4 stripped 4 stripped 10 whip 6 my 7 lands 7 lands 10 whip 10 whip 17 . none the less [battle] needs a [new] [sacristan] . 1 none 9 . 2 the 3 less 3 less 5 needs 3 less 9 . 5 needs 6 a they tell me the [abbot] [henry] keeps no sort of rule [there] . " 1 they 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 14 " 4 the 7 keeps 7 keeps 11 rule 8 no 9 sort 9 sort 10 of 10 of 11 rule 11 rule 13 . 13 . 14 " " ' [let] the [abbot] [wait] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 4 the 2 ' 9 said 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " it is our heads and our lands that are in danger . 1 " 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 12 danger 4 our 5 heads 5 heads 6 and 5 heads 8 lands 7 our 8 lands 8 lands 10 are 8 lands 12 danger 9 that 10 are 11 in 12 danger 12 danger 13 . this parchment is the second part of the tale . 1 this 9 tale 2 parchment 3 is 2 parchment 5 second 2 parchment 6 part 4 the 5 second 6 part 7 of 6 part 9 tale 8 the 9 tale 9 tale 10 . the first [has] [gone] [to] [fulke] , and so to [the] [king] [,] [who] will hold us traitors . " 1 the 2 first 2 first 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 so 8 and 15 will 9 so 10 to 15 will 16 hold 16 hold 17 us 17 us 20 " 18 traitors 19 . 19 . 20 " " assuredly , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 4 " 2 assuredly 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . fulke has his ear , and pours poison into it . 1 fulke 7 pours 2 has 7 pours 3 his 4 ear 4 ear 6 and 4 ear 7 pours 5 , 6 and 7 pours 8 poison 7 pours 9 into 7 pours 10 it 7 pours 11 . presently the [king] [gives] [him] [my] land and yours . 1 presently 2 the 1 presently 7 land 7 land 9 yours 8 and 9 yours 9 yours 10 . this is old , " and he leaned back and yawned . 1 this 2 is 1 this 11 yawned 3 old 11 yawned 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 and 6 and 11 yawned 7 he 11 yawned 8 leaned 9 back 8 leaned 11 yawned 10 and 11 yawned 11 yawned 12 . " ' [and] thou wilt [surrender] [pevensey] without word [or] blow ? " said [hugh] . 1 " 14 said 2 ' 4 thou 4 thou 5 wilt 4 thou 12 ? 5 wilt 11 blow 8 without 9 word 8 without 11 blow 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 . " we [saxons] will fight [your] [king] [then] . 1 " 2 we 2 we 4 will 4 will 5 fight 5 fight 9 . i will go warn my nephew [at] [dallington] [.] 1 i 2 will 1 i 5 my 2 will 3 go 2 will 4 warn 5 my 6 nephew give me a [horse] ! " 1 give 2 me 2 me 3 a 2 me 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " ' [give] thee a toy and a rattle , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 12 said 2 ' 4 thee 4 thee 5 a 5 a 11 " 6 toy 7 and 6 toy 9 rattle 7 and 8 a 9 rattle 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 . " put back the parchment , and rake over the ashes . 1 " 12 . 2 put 5 parchment 3 back 5 parchment 4 the 5 parchment 5 parchment 6 , 5 parchment 7 and 5 parchment 8 rake 5 parchment 9 over 5 parchment 11 ashes 9 over 10 the 10 the 11 ashes 11 ashes 12 . if [fulke] [is] [given] [my] [pevensey] [,] [which] [is] [england] ['s] [gate] [,] [what] will he do with it ? 1 if 15 will 15 will 17 do 16 he 17 do 17 do 18 with 17 do 19 it 17 do 20 ? he is [norman] [at] [heart] , and his heart is [in] [normandy] [,] [where] he [can] [kill] [peasants] [at] his pleasure . 1 he 2 is 1 he 20 his 6 , 7 and 6 , 15 he 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 heart 9 heart 10 is 15 he 20 his 20 his 22 . 21 pleasure 22 . therefore [i] [cannot] give up [pevensey] . " 1 therefore 8 " 4 give 5 up 5 up 7 . 7 . 8 " " ' [good] , " said we two . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . 7 we 8 two 8 two 9 . " ' [ah] , but wait ! 1 " 7 ! 2 ' 7 ! 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 wait 6 wait 7 ! who will be the first to come through thereby ? 1 who 10 ? 2 will 3 be 3 be 9 thereby 4 the 5 first 5 first 9 thereby 6 to 7 come 6 to 9 thereby 7 come 9 thereby 8 through 9 thereby 9 thereby 10 ? even [robert] [of] [normandy] . 1 even 5 . therefore [i] cannot fight [my] [king] . " 1 therefore 3 cannot 1 therefore 4 fight 4 fight 7 . 7 . 8 " he nursed his sword thus . 1 he 2 nursed 1 he 3 his 3 his 4 sword 4 sword 5 thus 5 thus 6 . " ' [this] is [saying] [and] [unsaying] like a [norman] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 13 said 2 ' 4 is 2 ' 13 said 4 is 9 a 8 like 9 a 11 , 13 said 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " what [of] [our] [manors] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " ['] [i] do not [think] [for] myself , " said [de] [aquila] , " nor [for] [our] [king] , nor [for] your lands . 1 " 4 do 1 " 11 said 4 do 5 not 8 myself 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 , 11 said 25 . 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 nor 16 nor 21 nor 20 , 21 nor 23 your 24 lands 24 lands 25 . i think [for] [england] , [for] whom [neither] [king] [nor] [baron] thinks . 1 i 2 think 1 i 7 whom 2 think 5 , 7 whom 12 thinks 12 thinks 13 . i am not [norman] [,] [sir] [richard] , nor [saxon] [,] [sir] [hugh] . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 not 2 am 14 . 3 not 9 nor 8 , 9 nor english [am] [i] . " 1 english 4 . 4 . 5 " " ['] [saxon] , [norman] [or] [english] , " said [hugh] , " [our] [lives] are thine , [however] the game goes . 1 " 10 said 4 , 10 said 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 10 said 23 . 12 , 13 " 13 " 16 are 17 thine 18 , 18 , 20 the 20 the 21 game 21 game 22 goes 22 goes 23 . when do we hang [gilbert] ? " 1 when 3 we 2 do 3 we 3 we 4 hang 4 hang 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " ' [never] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " [who] [knows] [,] he may [yet] be [sacristan] [of] [battle] , for [,] to do him justice , he is a [good] writer . 1 " 5 he 1 " 6 may 6 may 8 be 8 be 25 . 12 , 13 for 13 for 24 writer 15 to 16 do 15 to 17 him 17 him 20 he 18 justice 19 , 19 , 20 he 20 he 21 is 21 is 22 a 22 a 24 writer 24 writer 25 . dead men make dumb witnesses . 1 dead 5 witnesses 2 men 5 witnesses 3 make 5 witnesses 4 dumb 5 witnesses 5 witnesses 6 . wait . " 1 wait 2 . 2 . 3 " " ['] [but] [the] [king] may [give] [pevensey] [to] [fulke] . 1 " 6 may 6 may 11 . and [our] [manors] [go] [with] it , " said [i] . 1 and 6 it 6 it 11 . 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " shall we tell our sons ? " 1 " 8 " 2 shall 3 we 2 shall 7 ? 3 we 5 our 4 tell 5 our 5 our 6 sons 7 ? 8 " " ['] [no] . 1 " 4 . the [king] will not wake up a hornets ['] nest in the [south] [till] [he] [has] smoked out the bees in the [north] . 1 the 20 bees 3 will 4 not 3 will 5 wake 5 wake 6 up 5 wake 8 hornets 6 up 7 a 8 hornets 10 nest 10 nest 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 17 smoked 17 smoked 20 bees 18 out 19 the 19 the 20 bees 20 bees 24 . 21 in 22 the 21 in 24 . if he were wise he would wait till that war were over before he made new enemies . 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 were 3 were 17 enemies 4 wise 7 wait 4 wise 10 war 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 wait 7 wait 8 till 9 that 10 war 10 war 12 over 11 were 12 over 12 over 17 enemies 13 before 14 he 13 before 17 enemies 15 made 17 enemies 16 new 17 enemies 17 enemies 18 . but mere [talk] , [such] as [gilbert] sends , is no proof [nowadays] . 1 but 2 mere 2 mere 14 . 4 , 6 as 4 , 8 sends 8 sends 12 proof 9 , 11 no 10 is 11 no 11 no 12 proof 12 proof 14 . we [barons] follow [the] [church] , and [,] like [anselm] [,] we [speak] [what] [we] [please] [.] 1 we 3 follow 1 we 12 we 6 , 7 and 6 , 12 we 7 and 9 like let us go [about] our [day] ['s] dealings , and [say] naught [to] [gilbert] . " 1 let 2 us 2 us 3 go 2 us 5 our 5 our 8 dealings 8 dealings 12 naught 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 naught 12 naught 15 . 15 . 16 " " ' [then] we do nothing ? " said [hugh] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 9 said 4 we 5 do 5 do 6 nothing 5 do 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 said 9 said 11 . " ' [we] wait , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 7 said 2 ' 4 wait 2 ' 7 said 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] [am] [old] , but still [i] find that the most grievous work [i] know . " 1 " 18 " 5 , 6 but 5 , 18 " 6 but 7 still 7 still 13 grievous 9 find 13 grievous 10 that 13 grievous 11 the 12 most 12 most 13 grievous 13 grievous 14 work 13 grievous 16 know 17 . 18 " ' [and] [so] [we] found it [,] [but] [in] the [end] [de] [aquila] [was] [right] . 1 ' 6 it 1 ' 10 the 5 found 6 it 10 the 16 . ' [a] [little] later [in] [the] [year] , armed [men] rode [over] the hill , [the] [golden] [horseshoes] flying [behind] the [king] ['s] [banner] . 1 ' 8 , 1 ' 9 armed 4 later 8 , 9 armed 25 . 11 rode 13 the 11 rode 19 flying 13 the 14 hill 14 hill 15 , 19 flying 21 the 21 the 25 . said [de] [aquila] , [at] [the] [window] [of] [our] [chamber] : " how did [i] tell you ? 1 said 4 , 1 said 11 : 11 : 13 how 12 " 13 how 13 how 14 did 13 how 18 ? 16 tell 17 you 17 you 18 ? here comes [fulke] [himself] [to] spy out [his] [new] lands [which] [our] [king] hath [promised] him if he [can] [bring] proof of [my] [treason] . " 1 here 2 comes 1 here 26 " 6 spy 7 out 6 spy 14 hath 7 out 10 lands 14 hath 16 him 16 him 18 he 16 him 25 . 17 if 18 he 21 proof 22 of 22 of 25 . 25 . 26 " " ' [how] dost thou [know] ? " said [hugh] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 4 dost 4 dost 5 thou 5 thou 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " ' [because] that is what [i] would do if [i] [were] [fulke] , but [i] [should] have [brought] [more] [men] . 1 " 6 what 1 " 22 . 2 ' 5 is 2 ' 6 what 4 that 5 is 6 what 8 would 8 would 9 do 8 would 10 if 14 , 15 but 14 , 22 . 15 but 18 have he sucked in his cheeks and drummed on the edge of the well-shaft , where the water sounded all hollow . 1 he 7 drummed 2 sucked 3 in 2 sucked 7 drummed 3 in 4 his 4 his 5 cheeks 5 cheeks 6 and 7 drummed 13 well-shaft 8 on 13 well-shaft 9 the 10 edge 9 the 13 well-shaft 10 edge 11 of 10 edge 13 well-shaft 12 the 13 well-shaft 13 well-shaft 14 , 13 well-shaft 15 where 13 well-shaft 16 the 13 well-shaft 17 water 13 well-shaft 18 sounded 13 well-shaft 19 all 13 well-shaft 21 . 20 hollow 21 . " ' [shall] we go ? " said [i] . 1 " 4 we 1 " 8 said 2 ' 4 we 5 go 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " ' [go] ! 1 " 4 ! 2 ' 4 ! at this time of year ? 1 at 2 this 2 this 3 time 2 this 5 year 2 this 6 ? 4 of 5 year stark madness , " said he . 1 stark 2 madness 2 madness 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . who would [stop] [them] [fulke] ? " 1 who 2 would 1 who 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " ['] [how] did [i] tell you ? " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 4 did 1 " 10 said 6 tell 7 you 7 you 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 13 . see that [fulke] ['s] [men] lie in the big south barn , " said he . 1 see 2 that 2 that 15 he 6 lie 7 in 6 lie 10 south 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 big 10 south 11 barn 11 barn 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " [give] [them] drink , and when [fulke] [has] eaten [we] [will] drink in my chamber . 1 " 17 . 4 drink 5 , 4 drink 10 eaten 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 when 10 eaten 13 drink 13 drink 16 chamber 14 in 15 my 14 in 16 chamber 16 chamber 17 . the [great] [hall] is too cold for [old] bones . " 1 the 10 . 4 is 5 too 5 too 6 cold 5 too 7 for 5 too 9 bones 9 bones 10 . 10 . 11 " ' [did] you know it was going to happen ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 going 7 going 8 to 7 going 10 ? 8 to 9 happen 10 ? 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 11 ' 14 . ' [assuredly] , ' said [sir] [richard] , with a sweet smile . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 5 said 13 . 9 with 10 a 9 with 13 . 10 a 11 sweet 11 sweet 12 smile he lay rolling his eyes and bubbling with his mouth , and jehan roped him like a calf . 1 he 2 lay 2 lay 7 bubbling 3 rolling 7 bubbling 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 7 bubbling 6 and 7 bubbling 7 bubbling 8 with 7 bubbling 13 jehan 9 his 10 mouth 10 mouth 13 jehan 11 , 12 and 11 , 13 jehan 13 jehan 14 roped 13 jehan 19 . 14 roped 15 him 14 roped 16 like 14 roped 17 a 14 roped 18 calf 18 calf 19 . he was cased all in that newfangled armour which we call lizard-mail . 1 he 7 newfangled 2 was 7 newfangled 3 cased 7 newfangled 4 all 7 newfangled 5 in 7 newfangled 6 that 7 newfangled 7 newfangled 12 lizard-mail 8 armour 12 lizard-mail 9 which 12 lizard-mail 10 we 12 lizard-mail 11 call 12 lizard-mail 12 lizard-mail 13 . not rings [like] my [hauberk] [here] ' [sir] [richard] [tapped] his chest [but] [little] pieces [of] [dagger-proof] steel [overlapping] [on] stout leather . 1 not 2 rings 2 rings 4 my 2 rings 15 pieces 4 my 7 ' 11 his 12 chest 11 his 15 pieces 15 pieces 22 leather 18 steel 21 stout 21 stout 22 leather 22 leather 23 . ' [at] this [gilbert] [would] [have] [run] [out] [.] 1 ' 3 this i laid my hand on his shoulder . 1 i 2 laid 2 laid 7 shoulder 3 my 4 hand 4 hand 7 shoulder 5 on 6 his 5 on 7 shoulder 6 his 7 shoulder 7 shoulder 8 . it sufficed . 1 it 2 sufficed 2 sufficed 3 . he fell to trembling and praying on his beads . 1 he 2 fell 2 fell 3 to 2 fell 4 trembling 4 trembling 5 and 4 trembling 9 beads 6 praying 7 on 6 praying 9 beads 8 his 9 beads 9 beads 10 . take pen [and] [ink-horn] [,] [gilbert] [.] 1 take 2 pen we cannot [all] be [sacristans] [of] [battle] . " 1 we 2 cannot 2 cannot 8 . 4 be 8 . 8 . 9 " ' [said] [fulke] [from] the floor , " [ye] have bound a [king] 's messenger . 1 ' 5 the 5 the 6 floor 6 floor 16 . 7 , 8 " 7 , 11 bound 8 " 10 have 11 bound 15 messenger 12 a 14 's 12 a 15 messenger 15 messenger 16 . pevensey shall burn for this . " 1 pevensey 2 shall 1 pevensey 3 burn 1 pevensey 7 " 3 burn 4 for 3 burn 5 this 5 this 6 . " ['] [maybe] . 1 " 4 . i have seen it [besieged] once , " said [de] [aquila] , " but heart [up] [,] [fulke] . 1 i 2 have 1 i 4 it 2 have 3 seen 4 it 19 . 6 once 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 but 14 but 15 heart 15 heart 19 . ' [then] [fulke] [sat] up [and] [looked] [long] [and] [cunningly] [at] [de] [aquila] . 1 ' 5 up 5 up 14 . " ' [am] [i] ? " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 7 said 2 ' 7 said 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 said 7 said 10 . ' [fulke] [laughed] [and] said , " no [man] [who] serves [king] [henry] dare do this much to his messenger . 1 ' 5 said 5 said 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 no 8 no 21 . 11 serves 14 dare 14 dare 15 do 14 dare 20 messenger 15 do 16 this 17 much 18 to 17 much 20 messenger 19 his 20 messenger 20 messenger 21 . when [didst] [thou] come over [to] [the] [duke] [?] 1 when 4 come 4 come 5 over let me up and we can smooth it out together . " 1 let 2 me 2 me 12 " 3 up 4 and 3 up 11 . 4 and 5 we 5 we 6 can 5 we 10 together 7 smooth 8 it 7 smooth 9 out 7 smooth 10 together 11 . 12 " and he smiled and becked and winked . 1 and 2 he 1 and 5 becked 2 he 5 becked 3 smiled 5 becked 4 and 5 becked 5 becked 6 and 5 becked 7 winked 5 becked 8 . 6 and 7 winked " ' [yes] , we will smooth [it] out , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 12 said 2 ' 12 said 4 , 5 we 4 , 12 said 5 we 6 will 6 will 7 smooth 9 out 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 . it was turn of ebb , and the water came to his knees . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 turn 3 turn 5 ebb 3 turn 13 knees 4 of 5 ebb 5 ebb 6 , 5 ebb 7 and 5 ebb 9 water 5 ebb 10 came 7 and 8 the 10 came 11 to 11 to 12 his 13 knees 14 . he said nothing , but shivered somewhat . 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 nothing 2 said 8 . 3 nothing 5 but 4 , 5 but 6 shivered 7 somewhat 7 somewhat 8 . ' [then] jehan [of] a sudden beat [down] [gilbert] 's wrist with his [sheathed] dagger . 1 ' 3 jehan 3 jehan 5 a 5 a 16 . 6 sudden 7 beat 7 beat 15 dagger 10 's 11 wrist 11 wrist 15 dagger 12 with 13 his 13 his 15 dagger 15 dagger 16 . " stop ! " he said . 1 " 2 stop 2 stop 7 . 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 he 3 ! 6 said 6 said 7 . " he swallows his beads . " 1 " 7 " 2 he 3 swallows 3 swallows 4 his 3 swallows 5 beads 5 beads 6 . 6 . 7 " " ' [poison] [,] belike , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 7 " 2 ' 5 belike 5 belike 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " it is good for men who know too much . 1 " 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 good 3 is 7 who 3 is 9 too 4 good 5 for 6 men 7 who 8 know 9 too 9 too 10 much 9 too 11 . i have carried it these thirty years . 1 i 2 have 2 have 6 thirty 3 carried 4 it 3 carried 6 thirty 5 these 6 thirty 6 thirty 7 years 7 years 8 . give me ! " 1 give 2 me 2 me 3 ! 3 ! 4 " ' [then] [gilbert] wept [and] howled . 1 ' 4 wept 4 wept 7 . 6 howled 7 . de [aquila] [ran] the beads through his fingers . 1 de 5 beads 4 the 5 beads 5 beads 8 fingers 5 beads 9 . 6 through 8 fingers 7 his 8 fingers on it was written : " [the] [old] [dog] goes to [salisbury] [to] be beaten . 1 on 16 . 2 it 14 be 2 it 16 . 3 was 4 written 3 was 10 goes 4 written 5 : 5 : 6 " 10 goes 11 to 11 to 14 be 14 be 15 beaten i have [his] [kennel] . 1 i 2 have 2 have 5 . come quickly . 1 come 2 quickly 2 quickly 3 . " ' [this] is worse than poison , " said [de] [aquila] very softly , and sucked in his cheeks . 1 " 21 . 2 ' 4 is 4 is 5 worse 5 worse 6 than 5 worse 7 poison 7 poison 17 sucked 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 14 softly 10 said 15 , 13 very 14 softly 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 sucked 17 sucked 20 cheeks 18 in 19 his 19 his 20 cheeks 20 cheeks 21 . then [gilbert] [grovelled] in the rushes , and told [us] [all] he knew . 1 then 4 in 4 in 5 the 4 in 6 rushes 5 the 6 rushes 6 rushes 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 12 he 8 and 9 told 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 14 . " ' [i] [will] have no clerk [of] [mine] mishandled [or] miscalled , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 6 no 1 " 15 said 2 ' 6 no 5 have 6 no 6 no 10 mishandled 7 clerk 10 mishandled 12 miscalled 14 " 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 18 . " that seaman shall be whipped at his own mast . 1 " 3 seaman 2 that 3 seaman 3 seaman 4 shall 3 seaman 6 whipped 4 shall 5 be 6 whipped 10 mast 7 at 8 his 7 at 10 mast 8 his 9 own 10 mast 11 . write me first a letter , and thou shalt bear it , with the order for the whipping , tomorrow to the boat . " 1 write 2 me 1 write 5 letter 2 me 4 a 3 first 4 a 5 letter 9 shalt 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 shalt 8 thou 9 shalt 9 shalt 10 bear 9 shalt 13 with 9 shalt 15 order 10 bear 11 it 12 , 13 with 14 the 15 order 15 order 18 whipping 16 for 17 the 16 for 18 whipping 18 whipping 19 , 18 whipping 20 tomorrow 18 whipping 21 to 18 whipping 23 boat 18 whipping 25 " 21 to 22 the 23 boat 24 . " ' [write] [to] [any] [man] that all is betrayed , " said [de] [aquila] , " and [even] the [pope] [himself] [would] sleep uneasily . 1 " 13 said 2 ' 9 is 2 ' 13 said 7 that 8 all 7 that 9 is 9 is 10 betrayed 11 , 13 said 12 " 13 said 13 said 26 . 16 , 17 " 16 , 18 and 16 , 25 uneasily 18 and 20 the 18 and 24 sleep 25 uneasily 26 . eh , [jehan] ? 1 eh 2 , 1 eh 4 ? if one told thee all was betrayed , what wouldst thou do ? " 1 if 11 thou 2 one 10 wouldst 3 told 4 thee 4 thee 10 wouldst 5 all 6 was 5 all 7 betrayed 7 betrayed 10 wouldst 8 , 10 wouldst 9 what 10 wouldst 10 wouldst 11 thou 11 thou 13 ? 12 do 13 ? 13 ? 14 " " ' [i] would run away , " said [jehan] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 9 said 4 would 5 run 5 run 6 away 6 away 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " it might be [true] . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 4 be 3 might 4 be 4 be 6 . 6 . 7 " " ' [well] said , " quoth [de] [aquila] . 1 " 4 said 2 ' 4 said 4 said 10 . 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 quoth 7 quoth 10 . we [will] [give] [robert] [full] measure to chew [upon] . 1 we 6 measure 1 we 10 . 6 measure 8 chew 7 to 8 chew write [also] that [fulke] [himself] is sick [to] [death] of a dropsy . " 1 write 3 that 3 that 6 is 6 is 7 sick 7 sick 10 of 10 of 11 a 11 a 14 " 12 dropsy 13 . 13 . 14 " " ['] [nay] ! " cried [fulke] [,] hanging in the [well-shaft] . 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 13 . 9 hanging 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 13 . " drown me out of hand , but do not make a jest of me . " 1 " 17 " 2 drown 3 me 2 drown 6 hand 2 drown 15 me 2 drown 17 " 4 out 5 of 4 out 6 hand 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 do 9 do 10 not 9 do 15 me 11 make 13 jest 11 make 15 me 12 a 13 jest 13 jest 14 of 16 . 17 " " ['] [jest] ? 1 " 4 ? i [?] ["] said [de] [aquila] . 1 i 4 said 4 said 7 . " [i] [am] but fighting for [life] [and] lands with a pen , as thou hast shown me , [fulke] . " 1 " 22 " 4 but 5 fighting 5 fighting 6 for 5 fighting 9 lands 9 lands 12 pen 9 lands 21 . 10 with 11 a 10 with 12 pen 12 pen 13 , 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 thou 15 thou 16 hast 16 hast 17 shown 17 shown 18 me 18 me 19 , 21 . 22 " ' [then] [fulke] groaned , for he was [cold] , and [,] " let me confess , " said he . 1 ' 4 groaned 4 groaned 5 , 5 , 7 he 6 for 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 21 . 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 " 13 " 19 said 14 let 15 me 15 me 18 " 16 confess 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 20 he 19 said 21 . " ' [now] , [this] is right neighbourly , " said [de] [aquila] , leaning over the shaft . 1 " 11 said 2 ' 11 said 4 , 11 said 6 is 7 right 7 right 10 " 8 neighbourly 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 19 . 14 , 15 leaning 15 leaning 16 over 15 leaning 18 shaft 16 over 17 the 18 shaft 19 . take pen [and] [inkhorn] [,] [gilbert] [.] 1 take 2 pen here is work that will not irk thee . " 1 here 7 irk 2 is 7 irk 3 work 7 irk 4 that 7 irk 5 will 7 irk 6 not 7 irk 7 irk 8 thee 7 irk 9 . 9 . 10 " " ' [let] my men [go] [without] hurt , and [i] will confess [my] treason [against] [the] [king] , " said [fulke] . 1 " 21 said 2 ' 4 my 2 ' 21 said 4 my 5 men 8 hurt 9 , 8 hurt 15 treason 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 will 12 will 13 confess 15 treason 19 , 19 , 21 said 20 " 21 said 21 said 23 . plunder he gave them , but pity , none . 1 plunder 2 he 1 plunder 3 gave 1 plunder 4 them 1 plunder 6 but 1 plunder 7 pity 1 plunder 10 . 5 , 6 but 7 pity 8 , 7 pity 9 none " ' [te] ! 1 " 4 ! 2 ' 4 ! te ! " said [de] [aquila] . 1 te 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 2 ! 4 said 4 said 7 . " thy treason was all confessed long ago by [gilbert] . 1 " 3 treason 1 " 11 . 2 thy 3 treason 3 treason 4 was 3 treason 5 all 3 treason 6 confessed 3 treason 8 ago 3 treason 9 by 7 long 8 ago it would be enough [to] hang [montgomery] himself . ["] 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 2 would 6 hang 3 be 4 enough 6 hang 9 . 8 himself 9 . " ' [all] [in] good time , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 9 said 5 good 6 time 5 good 9 said 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " the night is young ; the wine is old ; and we need only the merry tale . 1 " 19 . 2 the 18 tale 3 night 8 wine 4 is 5 young 5 young 8 wine 6 ; 8 wine 7 the 8 wine 8 wine 9 is 8 wine 10 old 8 wine 11 ; 8 wine 12 and 8 wine 14 need 11 ; 12 and 13 we 14 need 14 need 15 only 14 need 18 tale 16 the 17 merry 17 merry 18 tale 18 tale 19 . begin the story of [thy] [life] [since] [when] [thou] wast a [lad] [at] [tours] [.] 1 begin 11 a 2 the 3 story 2 the 4 of 4 of 10 wast 10 wast 11 a tell it nimbly ! " 1 tell 3 nimbly 2 it 3 nimbly 3 nimbly 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " ['] [ye] shame me [to] my [soul] , " said [fulke] . 1 " 4 shame 1 " 11 said 5 me 10 " 7 my 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " ' [then] [i] [have] [done] what [neither] [king] [nor] [duke] could do , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 16 said 2 ' 7 what 2 ' 16 said 7 what 13 do 12 could 13 do 14 , 16 said 15 " 16 said 16 said 19 . " but [begin] , and forget [nothing] . " 1 " 2 but 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 forget 6 forget 8 . 8 . 9 " " ' [send] [thy] [man] away , " said [fulke] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 9 said 6 away 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " ' [that] [much] [can] [i] do , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 10 said 2 ' 7 do 2 ' 10 said 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 13 . ' [but] [,] [remember] [,] [i] am [like] [the] [danes] ' [king] . 1 ' 7 am 1 ' 11 ' 11 ' 13 . i cannot [turn] the tide . ' 1 i 2 cannot 2 cannot 5 tide 4 the 5 tide 5 tide 7 ' 6 . 7 ' " ' [how] [long] will [it] rise ? " said [fulke] , and splashed anew . 1 " 10 said 2 ' 5 will 2 ' 10 said 7 rise 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 said 10 said 16 . 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 splashed 14 splashed 15 anew 15 anew 16 . " ['] [for] three hours , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 8 said 4 three 5 hours 5 hours 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " time to tell [all] [thy] [good] [deeds] . 1 " 4 tell 1 " 9 . 2 time 3 to 3 to 4 tell begin , and [,] [gilbert] , [i] have heard thou art somewhat careless do not twist his words from his true meaning . " 1 begin 2 , 2 , 3 and 2 , 24 " 6 , 24 " 8 have 22 meaning 9 heard 10 thou 10 thou 16 twist 11 art 12 somewhat 12 somewhat 16 twist 13 careless 16 twist 14 do 15 not 14 do 16 twist 16 twist 17 his 16 twist 18 words 16 twist 19 from 16 twist 20 his 16 twist 21 true 16 twist 22 meaning 22 meaning 23 . 23 . 24 " ' [was] it [bad] ? ' said [dan] [,] awestruck . 1 ' 7 said 1 ' 10 awestruck 3 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 5 ? 7 said 10 awestruck 11 . ' [beyond] belief , ' [sir] [richard] answered . 1 ' 3 belief 3 belief 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 8 answered 8 answered 9 . ' [none] the less , there was [that] [in] [it] [which] forced [even] [gilbert] to laugh . 1 ' 3 the 3 the 4 less 4 less 5 , 5 , 6 there 6 there 7 was 7 was 12 forced 12 forced 15 to 12 forced 17 . 15 to 16 laugh we three laughed till we ached . 1 we 6 ached 2 three 6 ached 3 laughed 6 ached 4 till 5 we 4 till 6 ached 6 ached 7 . at one place his teeth so chattered that we could not well hear , and we reached him down a cup of wine . 1 at 7 chattered 2 one 7 chattered 3 place 7 chattered 4 his 5 teeth 5 teeth 7 chattered 6 so 7 chattered 7 chattered 8 that 7 chattered 9 we 7 chattered 10 could 7 chattered 12 well 7 chattered 13 hear 7 chattered 15 and 7 chattered 16 we 7 chattered 17 reached 10 could 11 not 14 , 15 and 17 reached 23 wine 18 him 23 wine 19 down 23 wine 20 a 21 cup 21 cup 22 of 21 cup 23 wine 23 wine 24 . yes , he waved the filthy rags of his life before us , as though they had been some proud banner . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 filthy 2 , 3 he 3 he 6 filthy 4 waved 6 filthy 5 the 6 filthy 6 filthy 7 rags 6 filthy 8 of 6 filthy 9 his 6 filthy 10 life 6 filthy 11 before 6 filthy 12 us 6 filthy 15 though 8 of 9 his 13 , 15 though 14 as 15 though 15 though 21 banner 16 they 21 banner 17 had 18 been 18 been 21 banner 19 some 21 banner 20 proud 21 banner 21 banner 22 . he was shivering , but shameless . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 shivering 3 shivering 6 shameless 3 shivering 7 . 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 shameless " my father ! 1 " 4 ! 2 my 3 father 2 my 4 ! my father ! 1 my 2 father 1 my 3 ! i dreamed of treachery , " he cried , and babbled thickly . 1 i 2 dreamed 2 dreamed 3 of 2 dreamed 4 treachery 4 treachery 5 , 4 treachery 6 " 4 treachery 7 he 4 treachery 8 cried 8 cried 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 thickly 11 babbled 12 thickly 12 thickly 13 . " ' [there] is no treachery here , " said [fulke] . 1 " 5 no 2 ' 4 is 4 is 5 no 5 no 6 treachery 6 treachery 12 . 7 here 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " ['] [thy] only [son] ! " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 4 only 1 " 8 said 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 said 8 said 11 . " why didst thou bring the child here ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 didst 3 didst 4 thou 3 didst 5 bring 3 didst 7 child 3 didst 8 here 3 didst 9 ? 6 the 7 child 9 ? 10 " " ' [he] is my heir . 1 " 7 . 2 ' 4 is 4 is 6 heir 5 my 6 heir 6 heir 7 . i dared [not] trust him to my brother , " said [fulke] , and now he was ashamed . 1 i 2 dared 2 dared 4 trust 4 trust 18 ashamed 5 him 14 and 5 him 16 he 6 to 7 my 7 my 8 brother 8 brother 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 now 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 ashamed 18 ashamed 19 . de [aquila] said nothing , but sat weighing a wine-cup in his two hands thus . 1 de 8 weighing 3 said 8 weighing 4 nothing 6 but 4 nothing 8 weighing 5 , 6 but 7 sat 8 weighing 8 weighing 10 wine-cup 9 a 10 wine-cup 10 wine-cup 11 in 10 wine-cup 12 his 10 wine-cup 13 two 10 wine-cup 14 hands 10 wine-cup 15 thus 15 thus 16 . anon , [fulke] [touched] [him] [on] the knee . 1 anon 2 , 1 anon 7 the 1 anon 9 . 7 the 8 knee " ' [let] the boy escape [to] [normandy] , " said he , " [and] do with me [at] [thy] pleasure . 1 " 11 said 2 ' 4 the 4 the 5 boy 5 boy 10 " 6 escape 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 11 said 13 , 11 said 22 . 13 , 14 " 14 " 16 do 17 with 18 me 18 me 21 pleasure 21 pleasure 22 . yea , hang me [tomorrow] , [with] [my] letter [to] [robert] [round] [my] [neck] , but let the boy go . " 1 yea 2 , 1 yea 3 hang 1 yea 4 me 1 yea 9 letter 1 yea 15 , 4 me 6 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 let 17 let 19 boy 17 let 20 go 18 the 19 boy 20 go 22 " 21 . 22 " " ' [be] still , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 7 said 2 ' 7 said 4 still 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] think [for] [england] . " 1 " 3 think 1 " 6 . 6 . 7 " ' [so] [we] [waited] what [our] [lord] [of] [pevensey] [should] devise ; and the sweat [ran] [down] [fulke] 's forehead . 1 ' 5 what 1 ' 11 devise 11 devise 15 sweat 12 ; 13 and 13 and 14 the 14 the 15 sweat 15 sweat 20 forehead 19 's 20 forehead 20 forehead 21 . ' [at] [last] said [de] [aquila] : " [i] am too old to judge , or to trust any man . 1 ' 4 said 4 said 7 : 7 : 8 " 7 : 14 judge 10 am 14 judge 11 too 14 judge 12 old 14 judge 13 to 14 judge 14 judge 16 or 14 judge 18 trust 15 , 16 or 17 to 18 trust 18 trust 19 any 18 trust 20 man 20 man 21 . therefore , go back to thy [king] [,] [fulke] . " 1 therefore 2 , 1 therefore 3 go 1 therefore 6 thy 3 go 4 back 4 back 5 to 6 thy 10 . 10 . 11 " " ' [and] thou wilt say nothing of what has [passed] ? " said [fulke] . 1 " 14 said 2 ' 4 thou 2 ' 9 what 4 thou 5 wilt 5 wilt 6 say 6 say 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 of 9 what 10 has 9 what 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 . " ['] [why] [should] [i] ? 1 " 6 ? thy son will stay with me . 1 thy 2 son 2 son 4 stay 3 will 4 stay 4 stay 5 with 4 stay 6 me 6 me 7 . ' [but] it hadn't anything to do with his son [,] ' cried [una] [,] [startled] . 1 ' 13 cried 3 it 4 hadn't 4 hadn't 5 anything 4 hadn't 10 son 5 anything 7 do 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 with 8 with 9 his 10 son 12 ' 12 ' 13 cried 13 cried 17 . ' [how] [could] we [have] hanged [fulke] ? ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 ' 4 we 4 we 6 hanged 6 hanged 13 . 8 ? 9 ' 8 ? 10 said 10 said 13 . ' [we] needed [him] to [make] our peace [with] [the] [king] [.] 1 ' 3 needed 3 needed 8 peace 5 to 7 our 7 our 8 peace he would have betrayed [half] [england] for the boy 's sake . 1 he 2 would 1 he 4 betrayed 2 would 3 have 4 betrayed 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 boy 9 boy 10 's 10 's 11 sake 11 sake 12 . of that we were sure . ' 1 of 2 that 1 of 6 . 2 that 3 we 3 we 4 were 4 were 5 sure 6 . 7 ' ' [i] don't understand , ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 6 ' 3 don't 4 understand 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [but] [i] [think] it was simply [awful] . ' 1 ' 5 it 1 ' 10 ' 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 simply 9 . 10 ' ' [so] did [not] [fulke] [.] 1 ' 3 did he was [well] pleased . ' 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 pleased 4 pleased 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [what] ? 1 ' 3 ? because his son was going to be killed ? ' 1 because 3 son 2 his 3 son 3 son 10 ' 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 to 6 to 7 be 6 to 8 killed 8 killed 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [nay] . 1 ' 3 . because [de] [aquila] [had] [shown] [him] [how] he [might] [save] [the] [boy] 's [life] [and] [his] [own] [lands] [and] [honours] [.] 1 because 8 he 8 he 13 's " [i] will do it , " he said . 1 " 3 will 1 " 9 said 4 do 5 it 4 do 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 . " [i] [swear] [i] [will] do it . 1 " 6 do 6 do 7 it 7 it 8 . i will tell [the] [king] thou art no traitor , but the most excellent , valiant , and perfect of us all . 1 i 3 tell 1 i 6 thou 2 will 3 tell 6 thou 7 art 7 art 16 valiant 8 no 9 traitor 9 traitor 11 but 9 traitor 13 most 9 traitor 14 excellent 10 , 11 but 12 the 13 most 14 excellent 15 , 14 excellent 16 valiant 16 valiant 17 , 16 valiant 19 perfect 16 valiant 21 us 16 valiant 22 all 18 and 19 perfect 20 of 21 us 22 all 23 . yes , [i] [will] save thee . " 1 yes 2 , 2 , 8 " 5 save 6 thee 6 thee 7 . 7 . 8 " ' [de] [aquila] [looked] [still] [into] the bottom of the cup , rolling the wine-dregs to and fro . 1 ' 7 the 7 the 8 bottom 8 bottom 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 cup 11 cup 15 wine-dregs 12 , 15 wine-dregs 13 rolling 15 wine-dregs 14 the 15 wine-dregs 15 wine-dregs 16 to 15 wine-dregs 17 and 15 wine-dregs 18 fro 15 wine-dregs 19 . " ' [ay] , " he said . 1 " 7 said 2 ' 7 said 4 , 7 said 5 " 7 said 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 . " [if] [i] [had] a [son] , [i] would [,] [i] [think] [,] save him . 1 " 16 . 5 a 7 , 5 a 16 . 7 , 9 would 9 would 14 save 14 save 15 him but do not [by] any means tell me [how] thou wilt [go] about it . " 1 but 2 do 2 do 3 not 2 do 7 tell 3 not 5 any 5 any 6 means 7 tell 8 me 8 me 10 thou 10 thou 15 . 11 wilt 13 about 13 about 14 it 14 it 15 . 15 . 16 " " ' [nay] , nay , " said [fulke] , nodding his bald head wisely . 1 " 8 said 1 " 16 . 2 ' 8 said 4 , 8 said 5 nay 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 nodding 10 , 11 nodding 12 his 13 bald 13 bald 14 head 13 bald 15 wisely 15 wisely 16 . " that is my secret . 1 " 3 is 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 my 4 my 5 secret 5 secret 6 . " ['] [and] henceforward , " said [de] [aquila] , " [i] counsel [thee] to serve [one] [master] not [two] . " 1 " 6 " 4 henceforward 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 22 " 13 counsel 15 to 13 counsel 22 " 15 to 16 serve 19 not 21 . 21 . 22 " " ' [what] ? " said [fulke] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 said 6 said 8 . " [can] [i] [work] no more honest trading [between] the [two] sides [these] [troublous] [times] ? " 1 " 5 no 5 no 6 more 6 more 7 honest 7 honest 8 trading 8 trading 17 " 10 the 12 sides 12 sides 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " ' [serve] [robert] [or] the [king] [england] [or] [normandy] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 13 said 2 ' 6 the 2 ' 13 said 11 , 13 said 12 " 13 said 13 said 16 . " [i] [care] [not] [which] it is , [but] make thy choice here and now . " 1 " 7 is 1 " 8 , 6 it 7 is 8 , 17 " 10 make 12 choice 11 thy 12 choice 12 choice 13 here 12 choice 14 and 12 choice 15 now 12 choice 17 " 15 now 16 . " ['] [the] [king] , then , " said [fulke] , " for [i] [see] he is [better] served [than] [robert] . 1 " 5 , 5 , 8 " 5 , 19 served 6 then 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 8 " 17 is 11 , 12 " 11 , 16 he 13 for 16 he 16 he 17 is 19 served 22 . shall [i] swear it ? " 1 shall 5 ? 3 swear 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " ['] [no] [need] , " said [de] [aquila] , and he laid [his] [hand] on the parchments [which] [gilbert] had written . 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 7 said 23 . 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 13 laid 13 laid 16 on 16 on 17 the 16 on 18 parchments 21 had 22 written 22 written 23 . how many cattle , think you , [would] the [bishop] of [tours] give [for] [that] tale ? 1 how 2 many 1 how 17 ? 2 many 3 cattle 3 cattle 4 , 3 cattle 5 think 5 think 11 of 6 you 7 , 7 , 9 the 9 the 11 of 13 give 16 tale 16 tale 17 ? or thy brother ? 1 or 2 thy 2 thy 3 brother 2 thy 4 ? or the [monks] [of] [blois] [?] 1 or 2 the minstrels will turn it into songs [which] [thy] [own] [saxon] serfs shall [sing] [behind] [their] plough-stilts , and men-at-arms riding [through] [thy] [norman] towns . 1 minstrels 2 will 1 minstrels 3 turn 1 minstrels 4 it 1 minstrels 5 into 1 minstrels 6 songs 6 songs 19 men-at-arms 11 serfs 12 shall 11 serfs 19 men-at-arms 16 plough-stilts 17 , 16 plough-stilts 19 men-at-arms 17 , 18 and 19 men-at-arms 25 . 20 riding 24 towns 24 towns 25 . this shall be thy punishment [,] if ever [i] [find] [thee] [double-dealing] [with] [thy] [king] any more . 1 this 5 punishment 2 shall 3 be 2 shall 5 punishment 4 thy 5 punishment 5 punishment 18 . 7 if 8 ever 7 if 16 any 16 any 17 more 17 more 18 . meantime , the parchments stay here with thy son . 1 meantime 2 , 1 meantime 4 parchments 3 the 4 parchments 4 parchments 5 stay 4 parchments 6 here 4 parchments 7 with 4 parchments 8 thy 4 parchments 9 son 4 parchments 10 . him [i] will return [to] [thee] [when] thou [hast] [made] my peace [with] [the] [king] . 1 him 16 . 3 will 4 return 4 return 8 thou 8 thou 11 my 11 my 12 peace 12 peace 16 . the parchments never . " 1 the 2 parchments 2 parchments 3 never 2 parchments 4 . 4 . 5 " ' [fulke] [hid] [his] [face] and [groaned] [.] 1 ' 6 and " ['] [bones] [of] [the] [saints] [!] " said [de] [aquila] , laughing . 1 " 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 , 9 said 13 laughing 13 laughing 14 . " the pen cuts deep . 1 " 5 deep 2 the 3 pen 3 pen 4 cuts 4 cuts 5 deep 5 deep 6 . i could never have fetched that grunt out of thee with any sword . " 1 i 2 could 2 could 7 grunt 3 never 7 grunt 4 have 5 fetched 5 fetched 7 grunt 6 that 7 grunt 7 grunt 8 out 7 grunt 10 thee 7 grunt 11 with 7 grunt 12 any 7 grunt 13 sword 8 out 9 of 13 sword 14 . 14 . 15 " " ' [but] [so] [long] [as] [i] do not anger [thee] , my tale will be secret ? " said [fulke] . 1 " 20 said 2 ' 8 do 2 ' 12 , 2 ' 13 my 8 do 9 not 9 not 10 anger 13 my 14 tale 14 tale 19 " 15 will 16 be 15 will 18 ? 16 be 17 secret 18 ? 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 22 . " ['] [just] so [long] . 1 " 4 so 1 " 6 . does [that] [comfort] thee [,] [fulke] ? " said [de] [aquila] . 1 does 7 ? 4 thee 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . ' [poor] [fulke] , ' said [una] . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [i] pitied him [also] , ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 ' 7 ' 3 pitied 4 him 4 him 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 . " ['] [if] [i] [had] known [this] , " said [fulke] , catching his breath , " [i] [would] never [have] lifted [hand] [against] [pevensey] . 1 " 6 known 6 known 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 10 said 26 . 12 , 13 catching 13 catching 14 his 15 breath 16 , 15 breath 22 lifted 16 , 17 " 17 " 20 never 22 lifted 26 . only lack of this yellow stuff has made me so unlucky in my dealings . " 1 only 2 lack 2 lack 3 of 2 lack 4 this 2 lack 5 yellow 2 lack 6 stuff 6 stuff 8 made 6 stuff 11 unlucky 7 has 8 made 9 me 11 unlucky 10 so 11 unlucky 11 unlucky 14 dealings 12 in 13 my 13 my 14 dealings 14 dealings 15 . 15 . 16 " ' [it] was dawn [then] , and they stirred in the [great] [hall] below . 1 ' 9 stirred 3 was 4 dawn 4 dawn 9 stirred 6 , 7 and 6 , 9 stirred 7 and 8 they 9 stirred 15 . 10 in 11 the 11 the 14 below 14 below 15 . he smoothed his long beard , and called his son to his stirrup and kissed him . 1 he 8 called 2 smoothed 5 beard 2 smoothed 7 and 2 smoothed 8 called 3 his 4 long 3 his 5 beard 6 , 7 and 8 called 13 stirrup 9 his 13 stirrup 10 son 13 stirrup 11 to 13 stirrup 12 his 13 stirrup 13 stirrup 15 kissed 13 stirrup 16 him 13 stirrup 17 . 14 and 15 kissed de [aquila] rode with him as far as [the] [new] [mill] [landward] . 1 de 3 rode 1 de 13 . 3 rode 4 with 4 with 5 him 5 him 6 as 6 as 8 as 7 far 8 as we [thought] [the] [night] had been all a dream . ' 1 we 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 all 7 all 8 a 8 a 11 ' 9 dream 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [but] [did] he [make] it [right] [with] [the] [king] ? ' 1 ' 4 he 1 ' 12 ' 6 it 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' dan asked . 1 dan 2 asked 2 asked 3 . ' [about] [your] not being traitors [,] [i] [mean] . ' 1 ' 4 not 1 ' 11 ' 5 being 6 traitors 6 traitors 10 . 10 . 11 ' sir [richard] [smiled] . 1 sir 4 . ' [the] [king] [sent] no [second] [summons] [to] [pevensey] , [nor] [did] he [ask] [why] [de] [aquila] had not obeyed the [first] . 1 ' 5 no 5 no 10 , 10 , 13 he 13 he 18 had 13 he 20 obeyed 18 had 19 not 20 obeyed 23 . 21 the 23 . yes , that [was] [fulke] 's [work] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 that 3 that 6 's 6 's 8 . i know not how he did it , but it was well and swiftly done . ' 1 i 2 know 2 know 4 how 2 know 7 it 2 know 10 it 2 know 12 well 3 not 4 how 4 how 6 did 5 he 6 did 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 11 was 12 well 14 swiftly 13 and 14 swiftly 14 swiftly 15 done 14 swiftly 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [then] you didn't do anything to [his] [son] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 10 ? 4 didn't 5 do 5 do 6 anything 5 do 10 ? 6 anything 7 to 10 ? 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 11 ' 14 . ' [the] boy ? 1 ' 4 ? 3 boy 4 ? oh , he was an imp ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 imp 5 an 6 imp 6 imp 7 ! he turned the keep doors out of dortoirs while we had him . 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 8 dortoirs 3 the 8 dortoirs 4 keep 8 dortoirs 5 doors 8 dortoirs 6 out 8 dortoirs 7 of 8 dortoirs 8 dortoirs 9 while 8 dortoirs 10 we 8 dortoirs 11 had 8 dortoirs 12 him 8 dortoirs 13 . 12 him 13 . i gave him a bittern's claw to bring him good luck at shooting . 1 i 5 bittern's 2 gave 5 bittern's 3 him 5 bittern's 4 a 5 bittern's 5 bittern's 6 claw 5 bittern's 7 to 5 bittern's 8 bring 5 bittern's 9 him 5 bittern's 10 good 5 bittern's 11 luck 11 luck 12 at 11 luck 13 shooting 13 shooting 14 . an imp , if ever there was ! ' 1 an 2 imp 2 imp 4 if 2 imp 5 ever 2 imp 7 was 2 imp 8 ! 3 , 4 if 6 there 7 was 8 ! 9 ' ' [and] what happened to [gilbert] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 happened 3 what 7 ? 4 happened 5 to 7 ? 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 8 ' 11 . ' [not] even a whipping . 1 ' 6 . 3 even 4 a 4 a 5 whipping 5 whipping 6 . moreover , after that [night] [i] [think] [gilbert] loved as much as he feared [de] [aquila] . 1 moreover 2 , 1 moreover 17 . 3 after 4 that 3 after 14 feared 4 that 13 he 9 loved 11 much 10 as 11 much 11 much 12 as 12 as 13 he 14 feared 17 . at least he would not [leave] [us] [not] even [when] [vivian] [,] the [king] ['s] [clerk] , would have [made] him [sacristan] of [battle] [abbey] . 1 at 2 least 1 at 21 him 2 least 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 not 4 would 19 have 5 not 9 even 9 even 13 the 17 , 18 would 18 would 19 have 21 him 26 . 23 of 26 . a false fellow , but , in his fashion , bold . ' 1 a 3 fellow 2 false 3 fellow 3 fellow 11 bold 4 , 5 but 5 but 11 bold 6 , 11 bold 7 in 8 his 7 in 9 fashion 9 fashion 10 , 9 fashion 11 bold 11 bold 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [did] [robert] [ever] land [in] [pevensey] [after] [all] ? ' 1 ' 5 land 5 land 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' dan [went] [on] . 1 dan 4 . many [of] [henry] ['s] men [sailed] [from] [pevensey] [to] [that] war . 1 many 5 men 5 men 11 war 11 war 12 . fulke came , [i] remember , and we all four lay in the little chamber once again , and drank together . 1 fulke 2 came 1 fulke 3 , 1 fulke 5 remember 1 fulke 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 21 together 8 we 21 together 9 all 10 four 10 four 15 chamber 11 lay 15 chamber 12 in 15 chamber 13 the 14 little 13 the 15 chamber 14 little 15 chamber 15 chamber 16 once 15 chamber 20 drank 17 again 18 , 17 again 20 drank 19 and 20 drank 20 drank 21 together 21 together 22 . de [aquila] was [right] . 1 de 3 was 3 was 5 . one should not judge men . 1 one 4 judge 2 should 3 not 2 should 4 judge 4 judge 5 men 5 men 6 . fulke was merry . 1 fulke 3 merry 2 was 3 merry 3 merry 4 . yes , always merry with a catch in his breath . ' 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 12 ' 3 always 4 merry 4 merry 10 breath 5 with 6 a 6 a 10 breath 7 catch 10 breath 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 breath 10 breath 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [and] what did you do afterwards ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 did 3 what 5 you 3 what 6 do 3 what 8 ? 6 do 7 afterwards 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 9 ' 12 . ' [we] [talked] [together] [of] [times] past [.] 1 ' 7 past that is all men can do when they grow old , little maid . ' 1 that 2 is 1 that 9 grow 2 is 3 all 4 men 9 grow 5 can 6 do 6 do 9 grow 7 when 8 they 7 when 9 grow 8 they 9 grow 9 grow 13 maid 9 grow 14 . 10 old 11 , 10 old 13 maid 12 little 13 maid 14 . 15 ' the bell for tea rang faintly across the meadows . 1 the 9 meadows 2 bell 5 rang 3 for 4 tea 4 tea 5 rang 5 rang 6 faintly 6 faintly 9 meadows 7 across 9 meadows 8 the 9 meadows 9 meadows 10 . ' [again] , in the mist and shadow of sleep , [he] saw his native land . ' 1 ' 18 ' 3 , 4 in 4 in 5 the 4 in 16 land 5 the 9 of 6 mist 7 and 6 mist 8 shadow 8 shadow 9 of 10 sleep 11 , 10 sleep 15 native 13 saw 15 native 14 his 15 native 15 native 16 land 16 land 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [i] don't know when you began that , ' said [dan] , sleepily . 1 ' 6 you 1 ' 10 ' 3 don't 4 know 3 don't 6 you 4 know 5 when 6 you 8 that 7 began 8 that 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 sleepily 14 sleepily 15 . [the] [runes] [on] [weland] ['s] [sword] a [smith] makes me [to] betray [my] [man] [in] [my] [first] [fight] . 1 a 13 . 3 makes 4 me 3 makes 6 betray 6 betray 13 . to [gather] [gold] [at] the world 's end [i] [am] [sent] . 1 to 5 the 5 the 6 world 6 world 8 end 6 world 12 . 7 's 8 end the [gold] [i] [gather] [comes] [into] [england] [out] of deep [water] . 1 the 12 . 9 of 10 deep 10 deep 12 . like a shining [fish] [then] [it] [descends] [into] deep [water] . 1 like 2 a 2 a 3 shining 3 shining 9 deep 9 deep 11 . it is not [given] [for] goods or gear , [but] for [the] [thing] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 8 gear 2 is 3 not 6 goods 7 or 6 goods 8 gear 8 gear 14 . 9 , 11 for 11 for 14 . the [gold] [i] [gather] [a] [king] [covets] [for] an ill [use] . 1 the 12 . 9 an 10 ill 10 ill 12 . the [gold] [i] gather [is] drawn [up] [out] of deep [water] . 1 the 12 . 4 gather 6 drawn 6 drawn 10 deep 9 of 10 deep 10 deep 12 . like a shining [fish] [then] [it] [descends] [into] deep [water] . 1 like 2 a 2 a 3 shining 3 shining 9 deep 9 deep 11 . it is not [given] [for] goods or gear , [but] for [the] [thing] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 8 gear 2 is 3 not 6 goods 7 or 6 goods 8 gear 8 gear 14 . 9 , 11 for 11 for 14 . [a] [centurion] [of] [the] [thirtieth] cities [and] [thrones] [and] [powers] [stand] [in] [time] ['s] eye , [almost] [as] [long] [as] flowers , [which] daily die . 1 cities 16 flowers 10 eye 11 , 10 eye 16 flowers 16 flowers 19 daily 17 , 19 daily 19 daily 21 . 20 die 21 . but , as new buds put forth [to] [glad] [new] [men] [,] [out] of the spent [and] [unconsidered] [earth] [the] [cities] rise again . 1 but 5 buds 2 , 5 buds 3 as 5 buds 4 new 5 buds 5 buds 6 put 5 buds 7 forth 7 forth 24 . 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 spent 16 spent 22 rise 22 rise 23 again 23 again 24 . dan had come to grief [over] [his] [latin] , and [was] [kept] in [;] [so] [una] went [alone] to [far] [wood] . 1 dan 2 had 2 had 3 come 3 come 4 to 4 to 22 . 5 grief 9 , 5 grief 22 . 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 in 10 and 17 went 17 went 19 to they had named [the] [place] out of the verse [in] [lays] of [ancient] [rome] [:] 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 named 3 named 9 verse 6 out 7 of 6 out 8 the 8 the 9 verse 9 verse 12 of from [lordly] [volaterrae] [,] [where] [scowls] the far-famed hold [piled] by the [hands] [of] giants [for] [godlike] [kings] of old . 1 from 7 the 7 the 8 far-famed 8 far-famed 15 giants 9 hold 11 by 11 by 12 the 12 the 15 giants 15 giants 21 . 19 of 20 old 19 of 21 . the sou'-west wind ( there is always a wind [by] [volaterrae] ) blew from the bare ridge [where] [cherry] [clack] [windmill] [stands] . 1 the 2 sou'-west 2 sou'-west 3 wind 2 sou'-west 4 ( 2 sou'-west 5 there 2 sou'-west 6 is 2 sou'-west 7 always 2 sou'-west 8 a 2 sou'-west 9 wind 9 wind 23 . 12 ) 13 blew 12 ) 17 ridge 14 from 15 the 14 from 17 ridge 15 the 16 bare 17 ridge 23 . una [took] [dan] 's [catapult] [from] [its] secret [place] , and made ready to meet [lars] [porsena] ['s] army stealing through the [wind-whitened] aspens by the brook . 1 una 4 's 4 's 8 secret 8 secret 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 made 12 made 13 ready 13 ready 14 to 13 ready 28 . 14 to 15 meet 15 meet 19 army 19 army 20 stealing 20 stealing 21 through 20 stealing 24 aspens 21 through 22 the 24 aspens 27 brook 25 by 26 the 26 the 27 brook a [gust] [boomed] up the valley , and [una] chanted sorrowfully : 1 a 6 valley 4 up 5 the 5 the 6 valley 6 valley 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 : 10 chanted 11 sorrowfully 11 sorrowfully 12 : ' [verbenna] [down] [to] [ostia] [hath] wasted all the plain [:] astur hath stormed [janiculum] , [and] the stout guards are [slain] . ' 1 ' 10 plain 1 ' 24 ' 7 wasted 8 all 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 plain 10 plain 14 stormed 12 astur 13 hath 12 astur 14 stormed 16 , 24 ' 18 the 23 . 19 stout 20 guards 19 stout 23 . 20 guards 21 are 23 . 24 ' but the wind , not charging fair to the wood , started aside and [shook] [a] [single] oak in [gleason] ['s] pasture . 1 but 6 charging 2 the 3 wind 3 wind 4 , 3 wind 6 charging 5 not 6 charging 6 charging 7 fair 6 charging 8 to 6 charging 10 wood 6 charging 11 , 6 charging 12 started 9 the 10 wood 12 started 22 pasture 13 aside 14 and 13 aside 18 oak 18 oak 19 in 18 oak 22 pasture 22 pasture 23 . ' [now] welcome welcome , [sextus] , ' [sang] [una] [,] [loading] [the] [catapult] ' [now] welcome to thy [home] ! 1 ' 8 ' 1 ' 21 ! 3 welcome 4 welcome 3 welcome 7 , 4 welcome 5 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 15 ' 15 ' 17 welcome 17 welcome 19 thy 18 to 19 thy why dost thou stay , and turn away ? 1 why 2 dost 2 dost 3 thou 2 dost 4 stay 2 dost 7 turn 2 dost 9 ? 4 stay 6 and 5 , 6 and 7 turn 8 away here [lies] the road [to] [rome] . ' 1 here 8 ' 3 the 4 road 4 road 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [oh] [,] my [winkie] ! ' she said [aloud] , and that was something she had picked up [from] [dan] . 1 ' 4 my 1 ' 9 said 6 ! 7 ' 6 ! 9 said 8 she 9 said 9 said 11 , 9 said 22 . 11 , 12 and 11 , 16 she 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 was 13 that 15 something 16 she 17 had 17 had 18 picked 18 picked 19 up ' [i] b'lieve [i] ['ve] tickled up a [gleason] cow . ' 1 ' 3 b'lieve 3 b'lieve 6 tickled 6 tickled 7 up 7 up 8 a 8 a 12 ' 10 cow 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [you] little painted beast ! ' a voice cried . 1 ' 10 cried 3 little 9 voice 4 painted 5 beast 4 painted 6 ! 4 painted 9 voice 6 ! 7 ' 8 a 9 voice 9 voice 10 cried 10 cried 11 . ' [i] 'll teach you to sling your masters ! ' 1 ' 7 sling 3 'll 7 sling 4 teach 5 you 4 teach 7 sling 6 to 7 sling 7 sling 8 your 7 sling 9 masters 7 sling 11 ' 9 masters 10 ! she looked down most cautiously , and saw a young man covered with hoopy bronze armour all glowing among the late broom . 1 she 2 looked 2 looked 3 down 2 looked 5 cautiously 4 most 5 cautiously 5 cautiously 7 and 5 cautiously 8 saw 6 , 7 and 8 saw 14 hoopy 9 a 14 hoopy 10 young 14 hoopy 11 man 14 hoopy 12 covered 14 hoopy 13 with 14 hoopy 14 hoopy 15 bronze 14 hoopy 16 armour 14 hoopy 17 all 14 hoopy 18 glowing 18 glowing 22 broom 18 glowing 23 . 19 among 20 the 19 among 22 broom 21 late 22 broom but what [una] [admired] [beyond] [all] was his [great] bronze helmet with a [red] [horse-tail] that [flicked] in the wind . 1 but 2 what 1 but 7 was 7 was 11 helmet 8 his 10 bronze 10 bronze 11 helmet 11 helmet 21 . 12 with 13 a 12 with 20 wind 16 that 19 the 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 wind 20 wind 21 . she could hear the long hairs rasp on his shimmery shoulder-plates . 1 she 2 could 2 could 3 hear 3 hear 4 the 3 hear 12 . 5 long 11 shoulder-plates 6 hairs 11 shoulder-plates 7 rasp 11 shoulder-plates 8 on 11 shoulder-plates 9 his 11 shoulder-plates 10 shimmery 11 shoulder-plates 11 shoulder-plates 12 . he caught sight of [una] ['s] yellow [head] . 1 he 2 caught 2 caught 3 sight 2 caught 7 yellow 3 sight 4 of 7 yellow 9 . ' [have] you [seen] a painted lead-slinger ? ' he [called] [.] 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 9 ' 3 you 6 painted 5 a 6 painted 7 lead-slinger 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 10 he ' [no-o] , ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [but] if you 've seen a [bullet] ' 1 ' 9 ' 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 've 5 've 6 seen 6 seen 7 a 7 a 9 ' ' [seen] ? ' cried the man . 1 ' 5 cried 3 ? 4 ' 3 ? 5 cried 5 cried 6 the 5 cried 8 . 6 the 7 man ' [it] [passed] within a [hair] 's breadth of my ear . ' 1 ' 13 ' 4 within 5 a 5 a 13 ' 7 's 8 breadth 8 breadth 9 of 8 breadth 11 ear 10 my 11 ear 11 ear 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [well] [,] [that] [was] me . 1 ' 6 me 6 me 7 . i 'm most awfully sorry . ' 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 5 sorry 3 most 4 awfully 4 awfully 5 sorry 5 sorry 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [didn't] [the] [faun] tell you [i] was coming ? ' 1 ' 6 you 1 ' 11 ' 5 tell 6 you 6 you 10 ? 8 was 9 coming 9 coming 10 ? he smiled . 1 he 2 smiled 2 smiled 3 . ' [not] [if] you mean [puck] . 1 ' 4 you 4 you 5 mean 5 mean 7 . i thought you were a [gleason] cow . 1 i 2 thought 1 i 5 a 2 thought 4 were 3 you 4 were 5 a 8 . 7 cow 8 . i [i] didn't know you [were] [a] [a] [what] are you ? ' 1 i 4 know 1 i 5 you 3 didn't 4 know 5 you 10 are 10 are 12 ? 11 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' he laughed outright , showing a set of splendid teeth . 1 he 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 outright 3 outright 4 , 3 outright 5 showing 5 showing 6 a 5 showing 7 set 5 showing 8 of 5 showing 9 splendid 5 showing 10 teeth 10 teeth 11 . his face and eyes were dark , and his eyebrows met above his big nose in one bushy black bar . 1 his 10 eyebrows 2 face 10 eyebrows 3 and 10 eyebrows 4 eyes 5 were 4 eyes 10 eyebrows 6 dark 7 , 6 dark 10 eyebrows 8 and 10 eyebrows 9 his 10 eyebrows 10 eyebrows 11 met 10 eyebrows 12 above 12 above 18 bushy 13 his 18 bushy 14 big 18 bushy 15 nose 16 in 15 nose 18 bushy 17 one 18 bushy 18 bushy 19 black 18 bushy 20 bar 20 bar 21 . ' [they] [call] me [parnesius] . 1 ' 4 me 4 me 6 . i have been a [centurion] of the [seventh] [cohort] of the [thirtieth] [legion] [the] [ulpia] [victrix] . 1 i 2 have 1 i 4 a 2 have 3 been 4 a 17 . 6 of 7 the 7 the 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 17 . did you sling that bullet ? ' 1 did 3 sling 2 you 3 sling 3 sling 4 that 3 sling 5 bullet 3 sling 7 ' 6 ? 7 ' ' [i] did [.] 1 ' 3 did i was using [dan] ['s] catapult , ' said [una] . 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 using 3 using 6 catapult 6 catapult 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [catapults] ! ' said he . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . 5 said 6 he ' [i] ought to [know] [something] [about] [them] . 1 ' 9 . 3 ought 4 to 4 to 9 . show me ! ' 1 show 2 me 2 me 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' ' [a] sling on a [forked] [stick] . 1 ' 8 . 3 sling 5 a 4 on 5 a 5 a 8 . i understand ! ' he cried , and pulled at the elastic . 1 i 2 understand 2 understand 13 . 3 ! 4 ' 3 ! 5 he 3 ! 6 cried 6 cried 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 pulled 9 pulled 11 the 9 pulled 12 elastic 10 at 11 the 12 elastic 13 . ' [but] what [wonderful] beast yields [this] stretching leather ? ' 1 ' 3 what 1 ' 6 yields 3 what 5 beast 6 yields 11 ' 8 stretching 9 leather 9 leather 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [it] ['s] laccy elastic . 1 ' 4 laccy 4 laccy 5 elastic 5 elastic 6 . you put the bullet into that loop , and then you pull hard . ['] 1 you 7 loop 1 you 14 . 2 put 7 loop 3 the 7 loop 4 bullet 7 loop 5 into 7 loop 6 that 7 loop 7 loop 8 , 7 loop 10 then 7 loop 11 you 7 loop 12 pull 7 loop 13 hard 8 , 9 and the man pulled , and hit himself square on his thumbnail . 1 the 2 man 2 man 6 hit 3 pulled 4 , 3 pulled 6 hit 4 , 5 and 6 hit 11 thumbnail 7 himself 11 thumbnail 8 square 11 thumbnail 9 on 11 thumbnail 10 his 11 thumbnail 11 thumbnail 12 . ' [each] [to] [his] [own] weapon , ' he said gravely , handing it back . 1 ' 6 weapon 1 ' 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 said 8 ' 13 handing 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 gravely 10 said 12 , 13 handing 14 it 14 it 16 . 15 back 16 . ' [i] am better with the bigger machine , little maiden . 1 ' 12 . 3 am 8 machine 4 better 8 machine 5 with 6 the 5 with 8 machine 6 the 8 machine 7 bigger 8 machine 8 machine 9 , 8 machine 10 little 8 machine 11 maiden 8 machine 12 . but it 's a pretty toy . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 's 2 it 7 . 3 's 6 toy 4 a 6 toy 5 pretty 6 toy a wolf would laugh at it . 1 a 2 wolf 2 wolf 4 laugh 3 would 4 laugh 4 laugh 5 at 4 laugh 6 it 4 laugh 7 . aren't you afraid of wolves ? ' 1 aren't 2 you 1 aren't 5 wolves 1 aren't 6 ? 3 afraid 4 of 3 afraid 5 wolves 6 ? 7 ' ' [there] aren't [any] , ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 aren't 3 aren't 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [never] believe it ! 1 ' 5 ! 3 believe 4 it 3 believe 5 ! a wolf 's [like] a [winged] [hat] . 1 a 2 wolf 2 wolf 3 's 3 's 5 a 5 a 8 . he comes when he isn't expected . 1 he 2 comes 2 comes 6 expected 3 when 4 he 4 he 5 isn't 4 he 6 expected 6 expected 7 . don't they hunt wolves here ? ' 1 don't 3 hunt 2 they 3 hunt 3 hunt 4 wolves 3 hunt 5 here 5 here 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' ' [we] don't hunt , ' said [una] , remembering what she had heard [from] grown-ups . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 6 ' 4 hunt 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 7 said 17 . 9 , 10 remembering 10 remembering 11 what 10 remembering 13 had 12 she 13 had 13 had 14 heard 16 grown-ups 17 . ' [we] preserve pheasants . 1 ' 4 pheasants 3 preserve 4 pheasants 4 pheasants 5 . do you know them ? ' 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 2 you 5 ? 4 them 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [what] a big painted [clucking] fool is a [pheasant] ! ' he said . 1 ' 7 fool 1 ' 8 is 3 a 4 big 3 a 7 fool 4 big 5 painted 8 is 9 a 9 a 15 . 11 ! 12 ' 11 ! 13 he 11 ! 14 said 14 said 15 . ' [just] [like] some [romans] . ' 1 ' 7 ' 4 some 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [but] you 're a [roman] [yourself] , aren't you ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 're 3 you 11 ? 4 're 5 a 8 , 9 aren't 9 aren't 10 you 10 you 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 12 ' 15 . ' [ye-es] and [no.] 1 ' 3 and i 'm [one] [of] a [good] [few] [thousands] [who] have [never] seen [rome] [except] in a picture . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 10 have 2 'm 5 a 10 have 12 seen 10 have 17 picture 15 in 16 a 16 a 17 picture 17 picture 18 . my [people] [have] [lived] [at] [vectis] for generations . 1 my 9 . 7 for 8 generations 8 generations 9 . vectis [that] island [west] yonder [that] you can see from so far in clear weather . ' 1 vectis 3 island 3 island 5 yonder 5 yonder 17 ' 7 you 9 see 8 can 9 see 9 see 14 clear 10 from 12 far 11 so 12 far 12 far 13 in 12 far 14 clear 14 clear 15 weather 15 weather 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [do] you mean the [isle] [of] [wight] [?] 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 5 the 3 you 4 mean it lifts up just before rain , and you see it [from] [the] [downs] . ' 1 it 2 lifts 2 lifts 3 up 2 lifts 4 just 2 lifts 5 before 2 lifts 6 rain 6 rain 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 you 9 you 10 see 10 see 11 it 11 it 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [very] likely . 1 ' 3 likely 3 likely 4 . our villa 's on the south edge [of] [the] [island] , [by] [the] [broken] [cliffs] . 1 our 2 villa 2 villa 3 's 2 villa 4 on 2 villa 6 south 2 villa 7 edge 2 villa 16 . 5 the 6 south 7 edge 11 , most of it is three hundred years old , but the cow-stables , where our first ancestor lived , must be a hundred years older . 1 most 2 of 2 of 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 6 hundred 5 three 6 hundred 6 hundred 12 cow-stables 7 years 12 cow-stables 8 old 12 cow-stables 9 , 10 but 9 , 12 cow-stables 10 but 12 cow-stables 11 the 12 cow-stables 12 cow-stables 13 , 12 cow-stables 14 where 12 cow-stables 15 our 12 cow-stables 16 first 12 cow-stables 17 ancestor 12 cow-stables 18 lived 18 lived 24 years 19 , 20 must 20 must 21 be 20 must 23 hundred 22 a 23 hundred 23 hundred 24 years 24 years 25 older 24 years 26 . oh , quite that , because the founder of our family had his land [given] [him] [by] [agricola] at the [settlement] . 1 oh 2 , 2 , 8 founder 3 quite 8 founder 4 that 8 founder 5 , 8 founder 6 because 8 founder 7 the 8 founder 8 founder 9 of 8 founder 10 our 8 founder 11 family 8 founder 12 had 8 founder 13 his 8 founder 14 land 14 land 22 . 19 at 20 the 19 at 22 . it 's not a bad little place for its size . 1 it 5 bad 2 's 5 bad 3 not 5 bad 4 a 5 bad 5 bad 7 place 5 bad 10 size 6 little 7 place 7 place 8 for 9 its 10 size 10 size 11 . in springtime violets grow down to the very beach . 1 in 2 springtime 2 springtime 3 violets 3 violets 4 grow 4 grow 10 . 5 down 6 to 5 down 9 beach 7 the 8 very 7 the 9 beach 9 beach 10 . i 've gathered sea-weeds for myself and violets for my [mother] [many] a [time] [with] our [old] nurse . ['] 1 i 2 've 2 've 4 sea-weeds 3 gathered 4 sea-weeds 4 sea-weeds 5 for 4 sea-weeds 6 myself 4 sea-weeds 7 and 4 sea-weeds 8 violets 8 violets 13 a 8 violets 19 . 9 for 10 my 9 for 13 a 16 our 18 nurse 18 nurse 19 . ' [was] [your] nurse a a [romaness] too ? ' 1 ' 4 nurse 1 ' 10 ' 4 nurse 5 a 5 a 6 a 6 a 9 ? 8 too 9 ? ' [no] [,] a [numidian] . 1 ' 4 a 4 a 6 . gods be good to her ! 1 gods 3 good 1 gods 6 ! 2 be 3 good 3 good 4 to 4 to 5 her a dear , fat , brown thing with a tongue like a cowbell . 1 a 3 , 1 a 4 fat 1 a 13 cowbell 2 dear 3 , 4 fat 5 , 4 fat 6 brown 7 thing 13 cowbell 8 with 13 cowbell 9 a 13 cowbell 10 tongue 13 cowbell 11 like 13 cowbell 12 a 13 cowbell 13 cowbell 14 . she was a free woman . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 free 3 a 4 free 4 free 5 woman 5 woman 6 . by the way , are you free , maiden ? ' 1 by 2 the 2 the 9 maiden 3 way 4 , 3 way 9 maiden 5 are 6 you 5 are 7 free 7 free 8 , 7 free 9 maiden 9 maiden 11 ' 10 ? 11 ' ' [oh] , [quite] , ' said [una] . 1 ' 7 said 3 , 7 said 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [at] [least] [,] [till] tea-time ; and in [summer] our governess doesn't say much if we 're late . ' 1 ' 12 governess 6 tea-time 8 and 6 tea-time 12 governess 7 ; 8 and 9 in 11 our 11 our 12 governess 12 governess 13 doesn't 12 governess 14 say 12 governess 15 much 12 governess 16 if 12 governess 18 're 17 we 18 're 18 're 19 late 19 late 20 . 20 . 21 ' the young man laughed again a proper understanding laugh . 1 the 2 young 2 young 3 man 2 young 4 laughed 4 laughed 5 again 4 laughed 9 laugh 6 a 9 laugh 7 proper 8 understanding 8 understanding 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 . ' [i] see , ' said he . 1 ' 3 see 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 . ' [that] accounts [for] [your] [being] in the wood . 1 ' 8 the 3 accounts 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 wood 9 wood 10 . we hid among the cliffs . ' 1 we 5 cliffs 2 hid 5 cliffs 3 among 5 cliffs 4 the 5 cliffs 5 cliffs 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [did] you have a governess , then ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 have 4 have 5 a 5 a 6 governess 6 governess 10 ' 7 , 8 then 7 , 10 ' 8 then 9 ? ' [did] we [not] [?] 1 ' 3 we a [greek] , [too] . 1 a 3 , 1 a 5 . she had a way of clutching her dress when she hunted us among the gorse-bushes that made us laugh . 1 she 2 had 1 she 15 gorse-bushes 2 had 3 a 4 way 5 of 4 way 6 clutching 6 clutching 8 dress 6 clutching 9 when 6 clutching 10 she 6 clutching 11 hunted 7 her 8 dress 11 hunted 15 gorse-bushes 12 us 15 gorse-bushes 13 among 15 gorse-bushes 14 the 15 gorse-bushes 15 gorse-bushes 16 that 15 gorse-bushes 17 made 15 gorse-bushes 18 us 15 gorse-bushes 19 laugh 15 gorse-bushes 20 . then she 'd say she 'd get us whipped . 1 then 9 whipped 2 she 9 whipped 3 'd 9 whipped 4 say 9 whipped 5 she 9 whipped 6 'd 9 whipped 7 get 9 whipped 8 us 9 whipped 9 whipped 10 . she never did [,] [though] [,] [bless] her ! 1 she 3 did 1 she 8 her 2 never 3 did 8 her 9 ! aglaia was a thorough sportswoman , for all her learning . ' 1 aglaia 5 sportswoman 2 was 5 sportswoman 3 a 5 sportswoman 4 thorough 5 sportswoman 5 sportswoman 6 , 5 sportswoman 7 for 5 sportswoman 8 all 5 sportswoman 9 her 5 sportswoman 10 learning 5 sportswoman 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [but] what lessons did you do when when you were little ? ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 5 did 3 what 6 you 3 what 7 do 3 what 13 ? 4 lessons 5 did 7 do 10 you 8 when 10 you 9 when 10 you 10 you 11 were 11 were 12 little 13 ? 14 ' ' [ancient] history , the [classics] , [arithmetic] and so on [,] ' [he] answered . 1 ' 3 history 1 ' 13 ' 3 history 4 , 4 , 5 the 7 , 9 and 7 , 13 ' 9 and 10 so 10 so 11 on 13 ' 15 answered 15 answered 16 . and funny ! 1 and 2 funny 2 funny 3 ! roma [dea] ! 1 roma 3 ! how [mother] could make us laugh [!] ['] 1 how 3 could 3 could 4 make 4 make 5 us 4 make 6 laugh ' [what] [at] ? ' 1 ' 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' ' [little] jokes and sayings [that] [every] [family] [has] . 1 ' 3 jokes 3 jokes 5 sayings 4 and 5 sayings 5 sayings 10 . don't you know ? ' 1 don't 2 you 2 you 3 know 2 you 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' ' [i] [know] we have , but [i] didn't know [other] [people] [had] [them] too , ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 we 1 ' 18 said 4 we 5 have 6 , 7 but 6 , 18 said 7 but 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 know 15 too 16 , 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 18 said 18 said 20 . ' [tell] me [about] [all] [your] [family] , please . ' 1 ' 11 ' 3 me 11 ' 8 , 9 please 9 please 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [good] [families] are [very] [much] alike . 1 ' 4 are 4 are 7 alike 7 alike 8 . mother [would] [sit] [spinning] [of] [evenings] [while] [aglaia] [read] [in] her corner , and [father] [did] accounts , and we four romped about the passages . 1 mother 11 her 11 her 26 . 12 corner 13 , 12 corner 26 . 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 accounts 17 accounts 22 romped 18 , 19 and 19 and 22 romped 20 we 22 romped 21 four 22 romped 22 romped 23 about 22 romped 25 passages 23 about 24 the when [our] [noise] [grew] [too] [loud] the [pater] [would] [say] , " less tumult [!] 1 when 7 the 7 the 14 tumult 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 less 13 less 14 tumult less tumult ! 1 less 2 tumult 2 tumult 3 ! have you never heard of a [father] ['s] [right] [over] [his] [children] ? 1 have 2 you 1 have 4 heard 1 have 13 ? 2 you 3 never 4 heard 5 of 5 of 6 a he can slay them , my loves slay them [dead] , and the [gods] highly approve of the action ! " 1 he 3 slay 2 can 3 slay 3 slay 4 them 3 slay 6 my 3 slay 7 loves 3 slay 8 slay 5 , 6 my 8 slay 9 them 9 them 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 13 the 15 highly 15 highly 19 action 16 approve 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 action 19 action 21 " 20 ! 21 " then [mother] [would] [prim] [up] [her] [dear] [mouth] [over] the wheel and answer : " [h] 'm [!] 1 then 10 the 10 the 11 wheel 11 wheel 13 answer 11 wheel 14 : 12 and 13 answer 14 : 15 " 15 " 17 'm i 'm afraid there [can't] [be] [much] [of] [the] [roman] [father] [about] you ! " 1 i 2 'm 1 i 13 you 2 'm 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 there 13 you 15 " 14 ! 15 " ' [fathers] can [if] [they] [like] , ' said [una] , her eyes dancing . 1 ' 3 can 1 ' 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 , 9 said 15 . 12 her 13 eyes 12 her 15 . 13 eyes 14 dancing ' [didn't] [i] [say] [all] [good] families are [very] [much] [the] [same] ? ' 1 ' 7 families 1 ' 14 ' 8 are 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' ' [what] [did] you do [in] [summer] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 you 4 you 8 ? 5 do 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 9 ' 12 . ' [play] [about] , like [us] ? ' 1 ' 8 ' 4 , 8 ' 5 like 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [yes] , and [we] visited [our] [friends] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 6 visited 6 visited 9 . there are no wolves [in] [vectis] . 1 there 2 are 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 wolves 4 wolves 7 . we had many friends , and as many ponies as we wished . ' 1 we 9 ponies 2 had 3 many 3 many 9 ponies 4 friends 9 ponies 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 ponies 7 as 9 ponies 8 many 9 ponies 9 ponies 11 we 9 ponies 12 wished 9 ponies 13 . 10 as 11 we 13 . 14 ' ' [it] must [have] [been] [lovely] , ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 must 1 ' 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [i] [hope] it lasted for [ever] . ' 1 ' 4 it 1 ' 9 ' 5 lasted 6 for 5 lasted 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [not] [quite] [,] little maid . 1 ' 5 little 5 little 6 maid 6 maid 7 . when [i] was about sixteen [or] seventeen , [the] [father] [felt] [gouty] [,] and we all went to [the] [waters] . ' 1 when 17 went 3 was 4 about 4 about 5 sixteen 5 sixteen 7 seventeen 7 seventeen 8 , 8 , 14 and 14 and 16 all 14 and 17 went 15 we 16 all 17 went 18 to 18 to 21 . 21 . 22 ' ' [what] waters ? ' 1 ' 3 waters 3 waters 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' ' [at] [aquae] [sulis] . 1 ' 5 . every one goes there . 1 every 2 one 2 one 3 goes 3 goes 4 there 4 there 5 . you ought to get [your] [father] [to] [take] you some [day] . ' 1 you 13 ' 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 12 . 3 to 4 get 4 get 10 some 9 you 10 some 12 . 13 ' ' [but] where ? 1 ' 3 where 3 where 4 ? i don't know , ['] [said] [una] . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 , 3 know 8 . the young man looked astonished for a moment . 1 the 2 young 2 young 3 man 2 young 5 astonished 4 looked 5 astonished 5 astonished 8 moment 5 astonished 9 . 6 for 8 moment 7 a 8 moment ' [aquae] [sulis] , ' he repeated . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 7 repeated 6 he 7 repeated 7 repeated 8 . ' [the] [best] [baths] [in] [britain] . 1 ' 7 . just as good [,] [i] ['m] [told] , as [rome] . 1 just 2 as 1 just 9 as 1 just 11 . 2 as 3 good 8 , 9 as all the old gluttons sit in hot water , and talk scandal and politics . 1 all 4 gluttons 2 the 4 gluttons 3 old 4 gluttons 4 gluttons 5 sit 4 gluttons 6 in 4 gluttons 7 hot 7 hot 12 scandal 8 water 12 scandal 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 scandal 11 talk 12 scandal 12 scandal 13 and 12 scandal 14 politics 12 scandal 15 . we young people [,] [of] [course] [,] [took] [no] [interest] [in] [politics] [.] 1 we 3 people 2 young 3 people we had not the gout . 1 we 5 gout 2 had 5 gout 3 not 5 gout 4 the 5 gout 5 gout 6 . there were many of our age like us . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 many 3 many 6 age 4 of 6 age 5 our 6 age 6 age 7 like 6 age 8 us 6 age 9 . we did not find life sad . 1 we 4 find 2 did 3 not 2 did 4 find 4 find 5 life 5 life 6 sad 5 life 7 . i do not [think] it is a [profession] [for] a well-born [man] , but [then] [i] ['m] not my brother . 1 i 2 do 1 i 19 my 2 do 3 not 2 do 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 10 a 10 a 11 well-born 11 well-born 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 18 not 19 my 20 brother 20 brother 21 . you see , ' the young man 's eyes twinkled ' his philosopher was a long-haired one ! ' 1 you 2 see 1 you 19 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 16 long-haired 5 the 6 young 6 young 7 man 7 man 8 's 8 's 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 twinkled 10 twinkled 16 long-haired 11 ' 16 long-haired 12 his 16 long-haired 13 philosopher 16 long-haired 14 was 16 long-haired 15 a 16 long-haired 16 long-haired 17 one 16 long-haired 18 ! 18 ! 19 ' ' [i] [thought] philosophers [were] bald , ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 philosophers 4 philosophers 6 bald 4 philosophers 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [not] [all] . 1 ' 4 . she was very pretty . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 pretty 3 very 5 . i don't blame him . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 blame 3 blame 4 him 3 blame 5 . 4 him 5 . nothing could have suited me better than my eldest brother 's doing this , for [i] was only [too] [keen] [to] [join] [the] [army] [.] 1 nothing 2 could 1 nothing 4 suited 2 could 3 have 4 suited 5 me 4 suited 6 better 4 suited 9 eldest 6 better 7 than 8 my 9 eldest 9 eldest 10 brother 9 eldest 12 doing 9 eldest 18 only 10 brother 11 's 12 doing 13 this 12 doing 15 for 14 , 15 for 17 was 18 only i had always feared [i] should have to stay at home and look after the estate while my brother took this . ' 1 i 2 had 1 i 9 stay 2 had 4 feared 3 always 4 feared 4 feared 6 should 4 feared 9 stay 7 have 8 to 8 to 9 stay 9 stay 11 home 10 at 11 home 11 home 12 and 11 home 16 estate 11 home 22 . 13 look 16 estate 14 after 16 estate 15 the 16 estate 16 estate 17 while 16 estate 19 brother 16 estate 20 took 16 estate 21 this 18 my 19 brother 22 . 23 ' he rapped on his great glistening shield that never seemed to be in his way . 1 he 2 rapped 1 he 14 his 2 rapped 3 on 2 rapped 5 great 2 rapped 6 glistening 2 rapped 7 shield 3 on 4 his 7 shield 9 never 7 shield 10 seemed 8 that 9 never 10 seemed 11 to 10 seemed 12 be 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 way 15 way 16 . ' [so] we [were] [well] [contented] [we] [young] [people] and [we] rode back to [clausentum] [along] the [wood] [road] very quietly . 1 ' 3 we 3 we 22 . 10 and 12 rode 12 rode 13 back 12 rode 17 the 12 rode 21 quietly 13 back 14 to 20 very 21 quietly 21 quietly 22 . but when [we] reached home [,] [aglaia] [,] [our] [governess] [,] [saw] [what] had come [to] us . 1 but 2 when 2 when 4 reached 2 when 14 had 4 reached 5 home 14 had 15 come 15 come 17 us 17 us 18 . i remember her at the door , the torch over her head , watching us climb the cliff-path from the boat . 1 i 2 remember 2 remember 3 her 3 her 12 head 4 at 6 door 5 the 6 door 6 door 9 torch 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 torch 9 torch 10 over 9 torch 12 head 11 her 12 head 12 head 18 cliff-path 13 , 18 cliff-path 14 watching 18 cliff-path 15 us 18 cliff-path 16 climb 18 cliff-path 17 the 18 cliff-path 18 cliff-path 19 from 18 cliff-path 20 the 18 cliff-path 21 boat 18 cliff-path 22 . 20 the 21 boat " [aie] ! 1 " 3 ! aie ! " she said . 1 aie 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 2 ! 5 said 4 she 5 said 5 said 6 . " [children] you [went] [away] . 1 " 3 you 3 you 6 . men and a woman [you] [return] [!] ["] 1 men 2 and 2 and 3 a 3 a 4 woman then she kissed [mother] , and [mother] wept . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 kissed 3 kissed 8 wept 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 wept 8 wept 9 . thus [our] [visit] to the [waters] settled [our] fates [for] [each] of us , maiden . ' 1 thus 4 to 1 thus 17 ' 4 to 5 the 7 settled 14 , 7 settled 15 maiden 9 fates 12 of 12 of 13 us 13 us 14 , 15 maiden 16 . 16 . 17 ' he rose to his feet and listened , leaning on the shield-rim . 1 he 2 rose 2 rose 5 feet 3 to 5 feet 4 his 5 feet 5 feet 6 and 6 and 12 shield-rim 7 listened 12 shield-rim 8 , 12 shield-rim 9 leaning 12 shield-rim 10 on 12 shield-rim 11 the 12 shield-rim 12 shield-rim 13 . ' [i] [think] that 's [dan] my brother , ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 13 . 7 my 8 brother 8 brother 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [yes] ; and the [faun] is with him , ' [he] [replied] [,] [as] [dan] [with] [puck] stumbled [through] [the] [copse] . 1 ' 3 ; 1 ' 7 is 1 ' 11 ' 3 ; 4 and 4 and 5 the 8 with 9 him 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 23 . 19 stumbled 23 . parnesius looked bewildered , even [when] [una] [explained] [.] 1 parnesius 3 bewildered 2 looked 3 bewildered 3 bewildered 4 , 3 bewildered 5 even dan [had] climbed [into] [volaterrae] , hot and panting . 1 dan 10 . 3 climbed 6 , 3 climbed 7 hot 7 hot 8 and 7 hot 9 panting 9 panting 10 . ' [i] ['ve] [run] nearly all the way , ' he gasped , ' and then [puck] [met] [me] . 1 ' 10 ' 1 ' 20 . 5 nearly 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 way 8 way 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 12 gasped 10 ' 14 ' 11 he 12 gasped 12 gasped 13 , 14 ' 16 then 15 and 16 then how do you do , sir ? ' 1 how 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 7 ? 4 do 7 ? 5 , 6 sir 6 sir 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [i] am [in] [good] health , ' [parnesius] answered . 1 ' 3 am 1 ' 8 ' 6 health 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 answered 10 answered 11 . ' [see] ! 1 ' 3 ! i have [tried] to [bend] the bow of [ulysses] , [but] ' [he] held up his thumb . 1 i 2 have 2 have 4 to 4 to 6 the 4 to 18 . 6 the 7 bow 7 bow 8 of 7 bow 12 ' 10 , 12 ' 14 held 15 up 14 held 17 thumb 16 his 17 thumb 17 thumb 18 . ' [i] 'm sorry . 1 ' 5 . 3 'm 4 sorry 4 sorry 5 . you must have pulled off too soon , ' said [dan] . 1 you 2 must 2 must 3 have 3 have 6 too 4 pulled 5 off 5 off 6 too 6 too 7 soon 6 too 12 . 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [but] [puck] said you were telling [una] a story . ' 1 ' 4 said 1 ' 12 ' 5 you 6 were 6 were 7 telling 7 telling 9 a 9 a 12 ' 10 story 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [continue] [,] [o] [parnesius] , ' said [puck] , who had perched [himself] on a [dead] branch above [them] . 1 ' 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 8 said 21 . 10 , 11 who 11 who 12 had 12 had 13 perched 13 perched 15 on 15 on 16 a 18 branch 19 above 19 above 21 . ' [i] will be chorus . 1 ' 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 5 chorus 5 chorus 6 . has [he] puzzled [you] [much] [,] [una] [?] ['] 1 has 3 puzzled ' [not] [a] [bit] , [except] [i] [didn't] [know] [where] [ak] [ak] [something] [was] , ' she answered . 1 ' 18 answered 5 , 18 answered 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 18 answered 17 she 18 answered 18 answered 19 . ' [oh] , [aquae] [sulis] [.] 1 ' 3 , that 's [bath] , [where] [the] [buns] [come] [from] . 1 that 2 's 1 that 10 . 2 's 4 , let the hero tell his own tale . ' 1 let 3 hero 2 the 3 hero 3 hero 7 tale 4 tell 7 tale 5 his 6 own 6 own 7 tale 7 tale 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [thanks] [,] jester , ' said [parnesius] , shaking his curly [dark] head . 1 ' 4 jester 4 jester 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 7 said 15 . 9 , 10 shaking 11 his 14 head 12 curly 14 head 14 head 15 . ' [that] is [cooler] . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 5 . now hang it up for me . 1 now 2 hang 2 hang 3 it 2 hang 4 up 2 hang 6 me 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 . ' [i] was telling [your] sister [how] [i] [joined] [the] [army] , ' he said to [dan] . 1 ' 6 sister 1 ' 13 ' 3 was 4 telling 4 telling 6 sister 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 said 14 he 15 said 15 said 18 . 16 to 18 . ' [did] you have to pass [an] [exam] ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 pass 6 pass 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' dan asked eagerly . 1 dan 3 eagerly 2 asked 3 eagerly 3 eagerly 4 . ' [no] . 1 ' 3 . now , [like] many [of] [our] youngsters [,] [i] [was] [not] [too] [fond] [of] [anything] [roman] . 1 now 2 , 1 now 7 youngsters 4 many 7 youngsters 7 youngsters 17 . the [roman-born] officers and magistrates [looked] [down] [on] us [british-born] [as] [though] we were barbarians . 1 the 3 officers 3 officers 5 magistrates 4 and 5 magistrates 5 magistrates 16 . 9 us 13 we 13 we 14 were 14 were 15 barbarians 15 barbarians 16 . i told my [father] [so] . 1 i 2 told 1 i 3 my 3 my 6 . " ['to] [which] [empire] ? " 1 " 6 " 5 ? 6 " i asked . 1 i 2 asked 2 asked 3 . " we split [the] [eagle] [before] [i] was born . " 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 split 3 split 8 was 8 was 9 born 9 born 10 . 10 . 11 " " ' [what] [thieves] ' [talk] is that ? " said my [father] . 1 " 11 said 1 " 14 . 2 ' 5 ' 5 ' 7 is 7 is 8 that 7 is 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 said 12 my 14 . he hated slang . 1 he 2 hated 2 hated 3 slang 3 slang 4 . which [am] [i] [to] [follow] ? ["] 1 which 6 ? " ' [gratian] , " said he . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 . " at least he 's a sportsman . " 1 " 7 sportsman 2 at 3 least 3 least 7 sportsman 4 he 7 sportsman 5 's 7 sportsman 6 a 7 sportsman 7 sportsman 9 " 8 . 9 " " ['] [he] 's all [that] , " [i] said . 1 " 4 's 1 " 10 said 5 all 7 , 7 , 10 said 8 " 10 said 10 said 11 . " hasn't he [turned] himself [into] a [raw-beef-eating] [scythian] ? " 1 " 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 7 a 2 hasn't 10 ? 3 he 5 himself 5 himself 7 a 10 ? 11 " " ['] [where] did you hear of it ? " said the [pater] . 1 " 5 you 1 " 11 said 4 did 5 you 5 you 6 hear 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 the 11 said 14 . " ' [at] [aquae] [sulis] , " [i] said . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 9 said 6 , 9 said 7 " 9 said 9 said 10 . it was perfectly true . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 true 3 perfectly 4 true 4 true 5 . this precious [emperor] [gratian] [of] ours [had] a [bodyguard] [of] [fur-cloaked] [scythians] , and he was so crazy about [them] that he dressed like them . 1 this 2 precious 2 precious 6 ours 6 ours 23 dressed 8 a 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 14 and 23 dressed 15 he 16 was 16 was 18 crazy 17 so 18 crazy 18 crazy 21 that 18 crazy 22 he 19 about 21 that 23 dressed 26 . 24 like 25 them 25 them 26 . in [rome] [of] all places in the world ! 1 in 8 world 4 all 7 the 5 places 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 world 8 world 9 ! it was as bad as if [my] [own] [father] had painted [himself] blue ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 bad 2 was 11 painted 3 as 4 bad 4 bad 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 10 had 11 painted 13 blue 13 blue 14 ! " ['] [no] [matter] for the clothes , " said the [pater] . 1 " 10 said 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 clothes 7 clothes 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 13 . " they are only the fringe of the trouble . 1 " 3 are 2 they 3 are 3 are 6 fringe 4 only 6 fringe 5 the 6 fringe 6 fringe 7 of 6 fringe 9 trouble 6 fringe 10 . 7 of 8 the it began before your time or mine . 1 it 3 before 1 it 7 mine 2 began 3 before 4 your 7 mine 5 time 6 or 6 or 7 mine 7 mine 8 . rome has forsaken her [gods] , and must be punished . 1 rome 3 forsaken 1 rome 11 . 2 has 3 forsaken 3 forsaken 4 her 3 forsaken 10 punished 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 punished 8 must 9 be 9 be 10 punished the [great] war with the [painted] [people] broke out in the [very] [year] the temples of [our] [gods] [were] destroyed . 1 the 3 war 3 war 4 with 4 with 5 the 5 the 21 . 8 broke 9 out 8 broke 15 temples 9 out 11 the 10 in 11 the 14 the 15 temples 15 temples 20 destroyed 16 of 20 destroyed 20 destroyed 21 . we beat the [painted] [people] in the very year our temples were rebuilt . 1 we 2 beat 2 beat 3 the 2 beat 14 . 3 the 13 rebuilt 6 in 7 the 7 the 13 rebuilt 8 very 13 rebuilt 9 year 13 rebuilt 10 our 13 rebuilt 11 temples 13 rebuilt 12 were 13 rebuilt go back further still . " 1 go 2 back 1 go 3 further 3 further 4 still 3 further 5 . 5 . 6 " ' [i] [knew] nothing [about] [it] . 1 ' 4 nothing 4 nothing 7 . aglaia never taught us the history of our own country . 1 aglaia 2 never 1 aglaia 3 taught 1 aglaia 4 us 1 aglaia 6 history 5 the 6 history 6 history 7 of 6 history 10 country 6 history 11 . 8 our 9 own 9 own 10 country she was [so] full of her ancient [greeks] . 1 she 2 was 2 was 4 full 4 full 5 of 5 of 7 ancient 6 her 7 ancient 7 ancient 9 . " ' [there] is no [hope] for [rome] , " said [the] [pater] , at last . 1 " 5 no 1 " 11 said 2 ' 4 is 4 is 5 no 7 for 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 , 11 said 16 last 11 said 17 . 15 at 16 last " she [has] forsaken her [gods] , but [if] the [gods] [forgive] [us] [here] [,] we may save [britain] . 1 " 2 she 2 she 4 forsaken 4 forsaken 5 her 5 her 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 the 10 the 20 . 16 we 17 may 17 may 18 save 18 save 20 . to do that [,] [we] [must] [keep] the [painted] [people] [back] . 1 to 2 do 1 to 8 the 2 do 3 that 8 the 12 . ' [what] [wall] ? ' asked [dan] [and] [una] [at] [once] . 1 ' 5 ' 4 ? 5 ' 5 ' 6 asked 6 asked 12 . ' [father] [meant] the one [we] [call] [hadrian] ['s] [wall] . 1 ' 4 the 4 the 11 . 5 one 11 . i 'll tell you about it later . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 3 tell 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 8 . 7 later 8 . it was built [long] [ago] , [across] [north] [britain] [,] [to] [keep] [out] the [painted] [people] [picts] , you [call] [them] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 18 , 2 was 14 the 3 built 6 , 6 , 14 the 18 , 19 you 19 you 22 . father had [fought] [in] [the] [great] [pict] [war] [that] lasted [more] [than] twenty years , and he knew what fighting meant . 1 father 2 had 2 had 10 lasted 10 lasted 22 . 13 twenty 14 years 14 years 20 fighting 15 , 16 and 15 , 17 he 17 he 18 knew 18 knew 19 what 18 knew 20 fighting 20 fighting 21 meant 20 fighting 22 . theodosius , one of [our] [great] [generals] [,] [had] [chased] the little beasts [back] [far] [into] the [north] [before] [i] [was] born . 1 theodosius 2 , 1 theodosius 23 . 3 one 4 of 4 of 11 the 4 of 13 beasts 11 the 12 little 13 beasts 22 born 17 the 22 born 22 born 23 . down at [vectis] [,] [of] [course] [,] [we] [never] troubled [our] [heads] [about] [them] [.] 1 down 2 at 1 down 10 troubled but when my [father] spoke as he did , [i] kissed his hand , and waited for orders . 1 but 2 when 2 when 18 orders 3 my 18 orders 5 spoke 11 kissed 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 did 7 he 11 kissed 9 , 11 kissed 11 kissed 13 hand 11 kissed 16 waited 12 his 13 hand 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 waited 16 waited 17 for 16 waited 18 orders 18 orders 19 . we [british-born] [romans] know what is due to [our] parents . ' 1 we 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 6 is 6 is 7 due 7 due 10 parents 8 to 10 parents 10 parents 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [if] [i] [kissed] my [father] ['s] [hand] , he 'd laugh , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 my 1 ' 15 said 9 , 10 he 9 , 15 said 10 he 11 'd 12 laugh 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 17 . ' [customs] [change] ; but if you do not obey [your] [father] [,] [the] [gods] remember it . 1 ' 4 ; 4 ; 5 but 5 but 9 not 6 if 7 you 7 you 8 do 8 do 9 not 9 not 10 obey 10 obey 18 . 16 remember 17 it 17 it 18 . you may be quite sure of that . 1 you 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 5 sure 4 quite 5 sure 5 sure 6 of 5 sure 7 that 7 that 8 . it was your stick in their stomachs and your shield in their faces to push them into any sort of formation . 1 it 2 was 1 it 22 . 3 your 10 shield 4 stick 7 stomachs 5 in 6 their 6 their 7 stomachs 7 stomachs 8 and 7 stomachs 10 shield 9 your 10 shield 10 shield 13 faces 10 shield 15 push 11 in 12 their 12 their 13 faces 14 to 15 push 15 push 21 formation 16 them 21 formation 17 into 21 formation 18 any 21 formation 19 sort 20 of 19 sort 21 formation 21 formation 22 . i noticed a quiet-looking man on the lawn , leaning on a stick . 1 i 4 quiet-looking 2 noticed 4 quiet-looking 3 a 4 quiet-looking 4 quiet-looking 5 man 4 quiet-looking 6 on 4 quiet-looking 7 the 4 quiet-looking 8 lawn 4 quiet-looking 9 , 4 quiet-looking 10 leaning 4 quiet-looking 11 on 11 on 12 a 12 a 14 . 13 stick 14 . he watched us passing buckets from the pond , and at last he said to me : " who are you ? " 1 he 2 watched 2 watched 5 buckets 3 us 5 buckets 4 passing 5 buckets 5 buckets 6 from 5 buckets 8 pond 5 buckets 10 and 5 buckets 11 at 6 from 7 the 9 , 10 and 11 at 12 last 12 last 13 he 12 last 17 : 14 said 17 : 15 to 16 me 15 to 17 : 17 : 20 are 18 " 20 are 19 who 20 are 20 are 22 ? 21 you 22 ? 22 ? 23 " " ['] [a] [probationer] , waiting for a command , " [i] answered . 1 " 13 answered 5 , 13 answered 6 waiting 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 command 9 command 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 answered 13 answered 14 . i [didn't] know who he was [from] [deucalion] [!] 1 i 3 know 3 know 4 who 4 who 6 was 5 he 6 was " ' [born] [in] [britain] ? " he said . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 9 said 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 he 6 ? 9 said 9 said 10 . " ' [yes] , if you were born [in] [spain] , " [i] said , for [he] [neighed] his [words] [like] [an] [iberian] mule . 1 " 24 mule 2 ' 24 mule 4 , 5 if 4 , 14 said 5 if 6 you 6 you 12 " 7 were 8 born 8 born 11 , 11 , 12 " 14 said 15 , 14 said 24 mule 15 , 16 for 16 for 19 his 24 mule 25 . " ' [and] what might you call yourself when you are at home ? " he said , laughing . 1 " 17 said 2 ' 17 said 4 what 7 call 4 what 14 ? 5 might 7 call 6 you 7 call 7 call 8 yourself 9 when 11 are 10 you 11 are 11 are 14 ? 12 at 13 home 13 home 14 ? 14 ? 15 " 14 ? 16 he 14 ? 17 said 17 said 18 , 17 said 19 laughing 19 laughing 20 . " ' [that] depends , " [i] answered ; " sometimes one thing and sometimes [another] . 1 " 4 depends 2 ' 4 depends 4 depends 17 . 5 , 6 " 5 , 17 . 6 " 8 answered 8 answered 9 ; 9 ; 15 sometimes 10 " 15 sometimes 11 sometimes 13 thing 11 sometimes 15 sometimes 12 one 13 thing 14 and 15 sometimes but now [i] ['m] busy . " 1 but 2 now 1 but 5 busy 5 busy 6 . 6 . 7 " in future [call] [yourself] [centurion] of the [seventh] [cohort] of the [thirtieth] [,] the [ulpia] [victrix] . 1 in 2 future 1 in 14 the 1 in 17 . 2 future 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 10 of 10 of 11 the that will help me to remember you . 1 that 2 will 2 will 7 you 3 help 4 me 3 help 7 you 5 to 6 remember 6 remember 7 you 7 you 8 . your [father] and a few [other] [people] [call] [me] [maximus] . " 1 your 12 " 3 and 4 a 4 a 5 few 5 few 11 . 11 . 12 " ' [he] [tossed] [me] the [polished] stick he was leaning on , and went away . 1 ' 5 the 1 ' 7 stick 7 stick 16 . 8 he 9 was 8 he 14 went 9 was 10 leaning 10 leaning 11 on 11 on 13 and 12 , 13 and 14 went 15 away 15 away 16 . you might have knocked me down with [it] [!] ['] 1 you 2 might 2 might 3 have 2 might 4 knocked 4 knocked 5 me 4 knocked 6 down 4 knocked 7 with ' [who] [was] [he] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 6 ' 9 . ' [maximus] [himself] , [our] [great] [general] [!] 1 ' 4 , the [general] of [britain] [who] [had] [been] [theodosius] ['s] [right] [hand] [in] the [pict] [war] [!] 1 the 3 of 3 of 13 the not [only] [had] [he] [given] me my [centurion] ['s] stick direct , but [three] [steps] [in] [a] [good] [legion] [as] [well] [!] 1 not 13 but 6 me 7 my 7 my 10 stick 10 stick 11 direct 11 direct 12 , 12 , 13 but a [new] man generally begins in the [tenth] [cohort] of his [legion] , and works up . ' 1 a 3 man 1 a 15 works 3 man 4 generally 4 generally 5 begins 5 begins 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 10 of 10 of 11 his 11 his 14 and 13 , 14 and 15 works 16 up 16 up 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [and] [were] you pleased ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 8 said 4 you 5 pleased 4 you 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 6 ? 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [very] . 1 ' 3 . ' [a] [child] you were [!] ' said [puck] , from above . 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 7 ' 4 you 5 were 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 8 said 13 . 11 from 12 above 12 above 13 . ' [i] was , ' said [parnesius] . 1 ' 6 said 3 was 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [don't] [begrudge] [it] me [,] [faun] . 1 ' 5 me 5 me 8 . afterwards the [gods] [know] [i] [put] aside the games ! ' 1 afterwards 2 the 1 afterwards 7 aside 7 aside 9 games 8 the 9 games 9 games 11 ' 10 ! 11 ' and [puck] nodded [,] [brown] chin on brown [hand] , his [big] eyes [still] . 1 and 3 nodded 3 nodded 15 . 6 chin 7 on 6 chin 8 brown 8 brown 10 , 8 brown 13 eyes 11 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 15 . ' [regnum] ? 1 ' 3 ? anderida ? ' 1 anderida 2 ? 2 ? 3 ' the [children] [turned] [their] faces to [puck] . 1 the 5 faces 5 faces 8 . 6 to 8 . ' [pevensey] [again] ! ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 5 ' 8 . ' [where] [weland] [landed] ? ' 1 ' 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [weland] and a few others , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 8 ' 3 and 4 a 4 a 5 few 5 few 6 others 6 others 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [pevensey] [isn't] [young] [even] compared to me ! ' 1 ' 6 compared 6 compared 7 to 7 to 8 me 8 me 9 ! 9 ! 10 ' i was [only] [there] [ten] [days] [when] [i] [was] ordered [to] [go] [up] [with] thirty men to my [cohort] . ' 1 i 2 was 2 was 10 ordered 10 ordered 15 thirty 15 thirty 20 . 16 men 20 . 17 to 18 my 18 my 20 . 20 . 21 ' he laughed merrily . 1 he 3 merrily 2 laughed 3 merrily 3 merrily 4 . ' [a] man never forgets his first march . 1 ' 5 forgets 3 man 5 forgets 4 never 5 forgets 5 forgets 6 his 5 forgets 7 first 5 forgets 8 march 5 forgets 9 . ' [how] ? 1 ' 3 ? how ? ' said [dan] [and] [una] . 1 how 2 ? 2 ? 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 3 ' 8 . parnesius smiled , and stood up , flashing in his armour . 1 parnesius 2 smiled 2 smiled 8 flashing 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 stood 5 stood 8 flashing 6 up 7 , 7 , 8 flashing 8 flashing 11 armour 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 armour 11 armour 12 . ' [hai] ! ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . ' [that] sets [one] [thinking] ! ' 1 ' 3 sets 3 sets 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' " no ! ["] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 ! " ' [but] it 's hot , " said one of them , " and we [haven't] a doctor . 1 " 8 " 2 ' 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 6 hot 6 hot 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 13 , 9 said 20 . 10 one 11 of 10 one 12 them 12 them 13 , 14 " 16 we 14 " 19 doctor 15 and 16 we 18 a 19 doctor 19 doctor 20 . suppose we get sunstroke , or a fever ? " 1 suppose 4 sunstroke 2 we 4 sunstroke 3 get 4 sunstroke 4 sunstroke 5 , 4 sunstroke 6 or 4 sunstroke 7 a 4 sunstroke 8 fever 4 sunstroke 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " ['] [then] [die] , " [i] said , " and a good riddance [to] [rome] ! 1 " 5 , 1 " 17 ! 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 said 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 and 12 a 14 riddance 13 good 14 riddance 14 riddance 17 ! up shield up spears , and tighten your foot-wear ! " 1 up 9 foot-wear 2 shield 4 spears 3 up 4 spears 4 spears 9 foot-wear 5 , 9 foot-wear 6 and 9 foot-wear 7 tighten 9 foot-wear 8 your 9 foot-wear 9 foot-wear 10 ! 9 foot-wear 11 " 10 ! 11 " " ['] [don't] think [yourself] [emperor] of [britain] [already] , " a [fellow] shouted . 1 " 4 think 4 think 7 of 7 of 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 14 shouted 12 a 14 shouted 14 shouted 15 . and [,] [by] [the] [light] [of] [the] [sun] [,] [i] meant it too ! 1 and 12 it 11 meant 12 it 12 it 13 too 13 too 14 ! my raw [gauls] [at] [clausentum] had [never] treated me so . 1 my 2 raw 2 raw 8 treated 6 had 8 treated 8 treated 11 . 9 me 10 so 9 me 11 . he wore the [purple] , [as] [though] he [were] [already] [emperor] [;] his leggings [were] [of] [white] buckskin laced with gold . 1 he 2 wore 2 wore 3 the 2 wore 21 gold 5 , 8 he 5 , 18 buckskin 8 he 13 his 13 his 14 leggings 18 buckskin 19 laced 19 laced 20 with 20 with 21 gold 21 gold 22 . ' [my] [men] [dropped] [like] [like] [partridges] . 1 ' 8 . ' [he] said nothing for some time [,] [only] [looked] , with his eyes puckered . 1 ' 3 said 1 ' 16 . 3 said 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 for 5 for 7 time 6 some 7 time 11 , 12 with 12 with 14 eyes 13 his 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 puckered 14 eyes 16 . then he crooked his forefinger , and my men walked crawled [,] [i] mean [to] one side . 1 then 11 crawled 2 he 11 crawled 3 crooked 5 forefinger 4 his 5 forefinger 5 forefinger 7 and 5 forefinger 8 my 5 forefinger 9 men 5 forefinger 10 walked 5 forefinger 11 crawled 6 , 7 and 11 crawled 14 mean 11 crawled 17 side 16 one 17 side 17 side 18 . " ['] [stand] in the sun , children , " he said , and they formed up on the hard road . 1 " 12 said 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 sun 6 sun 7 , 7 , 12 said 8 children 9 , 9 , 12 said 10 " 12 said 11 he 12 said 12 said 22 . 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 they 15 they 16 formed 16 formed 17 up 16 formed 18 on 16 formed 20 hard 16 formed 21 road 18 on 19 the 21 road 22 . " ' [what] [would] you have done , " he said [to] [me] , " if [i] had not been here ? " 1 " 5 you 1 " 8 , 2 ' 5 you 5 you 6 have 6 have 7 done 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 said 10 he 11 said 11 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 23 " 16 if 20 been 18 had 19 not 18 had 20 been 20 been 21 here 21 here 22 ? 22 ? 23 " " ' [i] should have killed that man , " [i] answered . 1 " 12 answered 2 ' 12 answered 4 should 5 have 5 have 6 killed 6 killed 8 man 6 killed 12 answered 7 that 8 man 9 , 12 answered 10 " 12 answered 12 answered 13 . " ' [kill] [him] now , " he said . 1 " 7 " 2 ' 5 now 5 now 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 . " he will not [move] a limb . " 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 will 3 will 7 limb 4 not 6 a 6 a 7 limb 7 limb 8 . 8 . 9 " " ' [no] , " [i] said . 1 " 7 said 2 ' 7 said 4 , 7 said 5 " 7 said 7 said 8 . " you 've taken my men out of my command . 1 " 3 've 2 you 3 've 3 've 4 taken 4 taken 10 command 5 my 10 command 6 men 10 command 7 out 8 of 8 of 10 command 9 my 10 command 10 command 11 . i should only be your butcher if [i] killed him now . ["] 1 i 2 should 2 should 4 be 2 should 6 butcher 3 only 4 be 5 your 6 butcher 6 butcher 9 killed 6 butcher 10 him 6 butcher 11 now 7 if 9 killed 11 now 12 . do you see what [i] meant ? ' 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 what 4 what 6 meant 4 what 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' parnesius [turned] to [dan] . 1 parnesius 3 to 3 to 5 . ' [yes] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [it] wouldn't have been fair , somehow . ' 1 ' 10 ' 3 wouldn't 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 6 fair 6 fair 7 , 7 , 10 ' 8 somehow 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [that] [was] what [i] thought , ' said [parnesius] . 1 ' 4 what 1 ' 8 ' 6 thought 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [but] [maximus] frowned . 1 ' 5 . 4 frowned 5 . " you 'll never be [an] [emperor] , " he said . 1 " 2 you 1 " 8 , 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 never 3 'll 5 be 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 said 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 . " not [even] a [general] will you be . " 1 " 10 " 2 not 4 a 4 a 10 " 6 will 7 you 6 will 8 be 8 be 9 . 9 . 10 " ' [i] [was] silent , but [my] [father] seemed pleased . 1 ' 4 silent 4 silent 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 pleased 10 pleased 11 . " ['] [i] came here to see the last [of] [you] , " he said . 1 " 5 here 4 came 5 here 5 here 13 " 6 to 7 see 6 to 8 the 8 the 9 last 9 last 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 15 said 14 he 15 said 15 said 16 . " ' [you] [have] seen it , " said [maximus] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 9 said 5 seen 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " [i] [shall] [never] [need] your [son] [any] [more] . 1 " 6 your 6 your 10 . he [will] [live] [and] [he] [will] [die] [an] [officer] [of] [a] [legion] [and] [he] might have [been] [prefect] [of] one of my [provinces] [.] 1 he 15 might 15 might 16 have 16 have 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 my now [eat] [and] [drink] [with] [us] , " he said . 1 now 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 said 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 . " your men will wait till you have finished . " 1 " 5 wait 2 your 3 men 2 your 4 will 4 will 5 wait 5 wait 6 till 5 wait 7 you 5 wait 9 finished 7 you 8 have 9 finished 10 . 10 . 11 " ' [my] miserable thirty [stood] [like] wine-skins glistening in the hot sun , and [maximus] led [us] to [where] his people [had] [set] a meal . 1 ' 3 miserable 3 miserable 26 . 4 thirty 11 hot 7 wine-skins 8 glistening 8 glistening 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 hot 11 hot 12 sun 12 sun 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 25 meal 16 led 18 to 16 led 20 his 16 led 25 meal 20 his 24 a 21 people 24 a 25 meal 26 . himself he mixed the wine . 1 himself 2 he 1 himself 3 mixed 3 mixed 5 wine 4 the 5 wine 5 wine 6 . " ' [yes] , " said [the] [pater] , " you can drive [two] [mules] [gaul] and [britain] . " 1 " 20 " 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 17 and 10 " 11 you 11 you 12 can 12 can 13 drive 17 and 19 . 19 . 20 " " ['] [no] [;] you [can't] drive three mules . 1 " 5 you 1 " 10 . 5 you 7 drive 8 three 9 mules 9 mules 10 . they will tear [you] [in] pieces , " said my [father] . 1 they 2 will 2 will 3 tear 3 tear 6 pieces 6 pieces 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 8 " 12 . 10 my 12 . ' [i] [sat] [quite] [still] . 1 ' 6 . one does [not] [answer] [a] [general] [who] [wears] [the] [purple] [.] 1 one 2 does " ' [i] am [not] angry with you , " [he] [went] [on] [;] " [i] [owe] [too] [much] [to] [your] [father] ["] 1 " 8 you 1 " 9 , 2 ' 4 am 2 ' 8 you 4 am 6 angry 6 angry 7 with 9 , 10 " 10 " 15 " " ' [you] owe me [nothing] [but] advice that you never took , " said [the] [pater] . 1 " 15 said 2 ' 4 owe 2 ' 15 said 4 owe 5 me 4 owe 8 advice 8 advice 10 you 8 advice 11 never 8 advice 12 took 9 that 10 you 13 , 15 said 14 " 15 said 15 said 18 . " ' to be unjust to any of your family . 1 " 11 . 2 ' 5 unjust 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 unjust 5 unjust 6 to 5 unjust 7 any 5 unjust 9 your 5 unjust 10 family 5 unjust 11 . 8 of 9 your " ' [very] [like] , " said my [father] . 1 " 7 said 1 " 10 . 2 ' 7 said 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 8 my 10 . " but we shall have [the] [picts] [and] [their] [friends] [breaking] [through] [before] [long] . 1 " 3 we 2 but 3 we 3 we 4 shall 4 shall 5 have 5 have 15 . you [cannot] move [all] [troops] [out] [of] [britain] to make you [emperor] , and [expect] the [north] to sit quiet . " 1 you 22 " 3 move 9 to 3 move 20 quiet 9 to 10 make 10 make 11 you 13 , 14 and 13 , 20 quiet 14 and 16 the 14 and 19 sit 18 to 19 sit 20 quiet 21 . 21 . 22 " " ' [i] follow [my] destiny , " said [maximus] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 4 follow 2 ' 9 said 6 destiny 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " ['] [follow] it , then , " said my [father] , [pulling] up a fern root ; " and die [as] [theodosius] died . " 1 " 4 it 1 " 26 " 5 , 6 then 5 , 26 " 6 then 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 8 " 16 fern 9 said 15 a 10 my 12 , 12 , 14 up 14 up 15 a 16 fern 17 root 17 root 20 and 18 ; 19 " 18 ; 20 and 21 die 24 died 24 died 25 . 25 . 26 " " ['] [ah] ! " said [maximus] . 1 " 6 said 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 8 . " [my] [old] [general] [was] killed [because] [he] served [the] [empire] too [well] . 1 " 6 killed 6 killed 14 . 9 served 12 too 12 too 14 . " ' [then] [i] [had] [better] [follow] my [destiny] , " [i] said , " [and] take my men [to] [the] [wall] . " 1 " 11 " 2 ' 8 my 8 my 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 said 13 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 24 " 17 take 18 my 18 my 19 men 19 men 23 . 23 . 24 " ' [he] looked at me a [long] [time] , and bowed his head [slanting] [like] a [spaniard] . 1 ' 18 . 3 looked 4 at 3 looked 16 a 4 at 5 me 6 a 9 , 6 a 16 a 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 bowed 11 bowed 13 head 12 his 13 head 16 a 18 . " follow it , boy , " he said . 1 " 2 follow 1 " 9 said 3 it 4 , 4 , 9 said 5 boy 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 . that was all . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 . i was only too glad to get away , though [i] had many messages for home . 1 i 5 glad 2 was 3 only 2 was 4 too 2 was 5 glad 5 glad 7 get 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 away 8 away 14 messages 9 , 10 though 10 though 14 messages 12 had 13 many 13 many 14 messages 14 messages 15 for 14 messages 16 home 16 home 17 . i never halted them till sunset , and ' he [turned] [about] and looked at [pook] ['s] [hill] below [him] ' then [i] halted yonder . ' 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 halted 3 halted 5 till 3 halted 6 sunset 4 them 5 till 6 sunset 7 , 7 , 27 ' 8 and 22 then 8 and 24 halted 9 ' 10 he 9 ' 21 ' 10 he 14 looked 13 and 14 looked 14 looked 15 at 15 at 19 below 21 ' 22 then 24 halted 25 yonder 25 yonder 26 . 26 . 27 ' he pointed to the broken , bracken-covered shoulder of the [forge] [hill] [behind] old [hobden] ['s] cottage . 1 he 2 pointed 2 pointed 4 the 2 pointed 5 broken 3 to 4 the 5 broken 6 , 6 , 18 . 7 bracken-covered 9 of 7 bracken-covered 17 cottage 8 shoulder 9 of 10 the 14 old 10 the 17 cottage 17 cottage 18 . ' [there] ? 1 ' 3 ? why , [that] ['s] only [the] [old] [forge] [where] [they] [made] [iron] once , ' said [dan] . 1 why 18 . 2 , 16 said 2 , 18 . 5 only 13 once 13 once 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 said ' [very] [good] [stuff] it was too , ' said [parnesius] calmly . 1 ' 5 it 1 ' 9 ' 5 it 6 was 7 too 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 calmly 12 calmly 13 . ' [we] mended [three] shoulder-straps [here] and had a [spear-head] riveted . 1 ' 3 mended 3 mended 12 . 5 shoulder-straps 11 riveted 7 and 8 had 8 had 9 a 9 a 11 riveted 11 riveted 12 . the [forge] was [rented] [from] [the] [government] [by] a [one-eyed] smith from [carthage] . 1 the 3 was 3 was 9 a 9 a 11 smith 11 smith 14 . 12 from 14 . i remember [we] [called] him [cyclops] . 1 i 2 remember 2 remember 5 him 5 him 7 . he sold me a beaver-skin rug for my sister 's room [.] ['] 1 he 5 beaver-skin 2 sold 5 beaver-skin 3 me 5 beaver-skin 4 a 5 beaver-skin 5 beaver-skin 6 rug 5 beaver-skin 7 for 5 beaver-skin 8 my 5 beaver-skin 9 sister 5 beaver-skin 10 's 5 beaver-skin 11 room ' [but] it [couldn't] [have] [been] [here] , ' [dan] [insisted] . 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 9 ' 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 12 . ' [but] it was [!] 1 ' 3 it 3 it 4 was from the [altar] [of] [victory] [at] [anderida] to the [first] [forge] [in] [the] [forest] [here] [is] twelve miles seven hundred paces . 1 from 2 the 2 the 22 . 8 to 9 the 9 the 17 twelve 17 twelve 18 miles 18 miles 19 seven 19 seven 20 hundred 20 hundred 21 paces 21 paces 22 . it is all in the [road] [book] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 8 . 2 is 3 all 4 in 5 the 4 in 8 . a man doesn't forget his first march . 1 a 2 man 2 man 7 march 3 doesn't 7 march 4 forget 6 first 4 forget 7 march 5 his 6 first 7 march 8 . i think [i] could tell you [every] [station] [between] [this] [and] ! 1 i 2 think 1 i 5 tell 4 could 5 tell 5 tell 6 you 6 you 12 ! he leaned forward , but his eye was caught by the setting sun . 1 he 2 leaned 2 leaned 3 forward 3 forward 4 , 3 forward 9 caught 3 forward 12 setting 3 forward 14 . 4 , 5 but 6 his 7 eye 7 eye 9 caught 8 was 9 caught 9 caught 10 by 10 by 11 the 12 setting 13 sun ' [wait] ! ' he said , lifting a hand , and the sunlight jinked on his glass bracelet . 1 ' 6 said 3 ! 4 ' 3 ! 5 he 3 ! 6 said 6 said 20 . 7 , 8 lifting 7 , 15 jinked 9 a 15 jinked 10 hand 15 jinked 11 , 12 and 11 , 15 jinked 12 and 15 jinked 13 the 15 jinked 14 sunlight 15 jinked 15 jinked 16 on 15 jinked 17 his 15 jinked 18 glass 15 jinked 19 bracelet 15 jinked 20 . ' [wait] ! 1 ' 3 ! i pray to [mithras] [!] ['] 1 i 2 pray 2 pray 3 to he rose and stretched his arms westward , with deep , splendid-sounding words . 1 he 4 stretched 2 rose 4 stretched 3 and 4 stretched 4 stretched 6 arms 5 his 6 arms 6 arms 12 splendid-sounding 7 westward 12 splendid-sounding 8 , 12 splendid-sounding 9 with 12 splendid-sounding 10 deep 11 , 10 deep 12 splendid-sounding 11 , 12 splendid-sounding 12 splendid-sounding 13 words 12 splendid-sounding 14 . ' [cur] mundus militat sub vana gloria [cujus] prosperitas est transitoria ? 1 ' 3 mundus 3 mundus 4 militat 4 militat 5 sub 5 sub 6 vana 6 vana 9 prosperitas 7 gloria 9 prosperitas 9 prosperitas 11 transitoria 10 est 11 transitoria 11 transitoria 12 ? tam cito labitur ejus potentia [quam] vasa figuli quae sunt fragilia . ' 1 tam 2 cito 2 cito 5 potentia 3 labitur 4 ejus 4 ejus 5 potentia 5 potentia 9 quae 7 vasa 8 figuli 8 figuli 9 quae 9 quae 10 sunt 10 sunt 11 fragilia 11 fragilia 12 . 12 . 13 ' they found themselves at the little locked gates of the wood . 1 they 3 themselves 2 found 3 themselves 3 themselves 8 gates 4 at 8 gates 5 the 8 gates 6 little 8 gates 7 locked 8 gates 8 gates 9 of 8 gates 11 wood 10 the 11 wood 11 wood 12 . ' [quo] [caesar] abiit celsus imperio ? 1 ' 6 imperio 4 abiit 5 celsus 5 celsus 6 imperio 6 imperio 7 ? vel [dives] [splendidus] totus in prandio ? 1 vel 4 totus 4 totus 5 in 4 totus 6 prandio 6 prandio 7 ? dic ubi [tullius] ' 1 dic 2 ubi 2 ubi 4 ' still singing , [he] [took] [dan] ['s] [hand] and [wheeled] him [round] to [face] [una] as she came out of the gate . 1 still 2 singing 2 singing 23 . 3 , 9 and 3 , 16 as 9 and 11 him 11 him 13 to 16 as 22 gate 17 she 18 came 18 came 22 gate 19 out 20 of 19 out 21 the 21 the 22 gate 22 gate 23 . it shut [behind] [her] [,] at the [same] [time] [as] [puck] threw [the] memory-magicking [oak] , [ash] and [thorn] leaves over their heads . 1 it 14 memory-magicking 1 it 24 . 2 shut 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 12 threw 12 threw 14 memory-magicking 16 , 18 and 18 and 20 leaves 20 leaves 23 heads 21 over 23 heads 22 their 23 heads 23 heads 24 . ' [well] , you are jolly late , ' said [una] . 1 ' 5 are 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 jolly 6 jolly 12 . 7 late 8 , 8 , 10 said 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [couldn't] you get away before ? ' 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 8 ' 3 you 4 get 4 get 5 away 4 get 6 before 7 ? 8 ' ' [i] [did] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [i] [got] [away] [in] lots [of] time , but [but] [i] didn't know it was so late . 1 ' 6 lots 6 lots 19 . 8 time 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 know 14 know 15 it 14 know 19 . 15 it 16 was 16 was 17 so 17 so 18 late where've you been ? ' 1 where've 2 you 1 where've 3 been 1 where've 4 ? 1 where've 5 ' 4 ? 5 ' ' [in] [volaterrae] waiting for you . ' 1 ' 6 you 1 ' 7 . 4 waiting 5 for 5 for 6 you 7 . 8 ' ' [sorry] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [it] was [all] that beastly [latin] . ' 1 ' 5 that 1 ' 9 ' 3 was 5 that 6 beastly 8 . 8 . 9 ' [a] [british-roman] [song] ( [a.d] . @number@ ) 1 ( 3 . 3 . 4 @number@ 3 . 5 ) my father 's father [saw] [it] [not] , [and] [i] [,] [belike] [,] [shall] [never] [come] [to] [look] [on] that [so-holy] [spot] [the] [very] [rome] 1 my 2 father 1 my 4 father 2 father 3 's 4 father 8 , 8 , 20 that soon [to] [send] forth [again] a brood [,] [unshakeable] [,] [we] pray , [that] [clings] [to] [rome] ['s] [thrice-hammered] [hardihood] [in] arduous [things] . 1 soon 4 forth 4 forth 7 brood 6 a 7 brood 7 brood 24 . 12 pray 13 , 13 , 22 arduous 22 arduous 24 . [on] [the] [great] [wall] and [i] ['ve] [lost] [britain] , [and] [i] ['ve] [lost] [gaul] [,] ' 1 and 6 , 6 , 13 ' ( the voice seemed very cheerful about it ) , 1 ( 2 the 1 ( 9 ) 3 voice 4 seemed 4 seemed 6 cheerful 5 very 6 cheerful 6 cheerful 7 about 6 cheerful 9 ) 7 about 8 it 9 ) 10 , ' [and] [i] ['ve] [lost] [rome] , and , worst of all [,] [i] ['ve] [lost] [lalage] ! ' 1 ' 19 ' 7 , 8 and 7 , 19 ' 8 and 10 worst 9 , 10 worst 10 worst 11 of 10 worst 12 all 18 ! 19 ' they were standing by the gate [to] [far] [wood] when they heard [this] song . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 standing 3 standing 6 gate 4 by 5 the 5 the 6 gate 6 gate 15 . 10 when 11 they 10 when 12 heard 12 heard 14 song 14 song 15 . without a word they hurried to their private gap and wriggled through the hedge almost atop of a jay that was feeding [from] [puck] 's [hand] . 1 without 3 word 2 a 3 word 3 word 4 they 4 they 11 wriggled 5 hurried 11 wriggled 6 to 7 their 7 their 11 wriggled 8 private 11 wriggled 9 gap 10 and 9 gap 11 wriggled 11 wriggled 16 atop 12 through 16 atop 13 the 14 hedge 14 hedge 16 atop 15 almost 16 atop 16 atop 17 of 16 atop 18 a 16 atop 19 jay 16 atop 20 that 16 atop 21 was 16 atop 22 feeding 22 feeding 25 's 25 's 27 . ' [gently] ! ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . ' [what] are you looking for ? ' 1 ' 3 are 1 ' 8 ' 3 are 4 you 5 looking 6 for 6 for 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [parnesius] , of course , ' [dan] answered . 1 ' 7 ' 3 , 5 course 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 answered 9 answered 10 . ' [we] 've only just remembered yesterday . 1 ' 8 . 3 've 7 yesterday 4 only 7 yesterday 5 just 6 remembered 6 remembered 7 yesterday 7 yesterday 8 . it isn't fair . ' 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 fair 3 fair 4 . 4 . 5 ' puck chuckled as he rose . 1 puck 2 chuckled 1 puck 5 rose 1 puck 6 . 2 chuckled 4 he 3 as 4 he ohe [,] [parnesius] ! ' [he] [called] . 1 ohe 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 8 . ' [here] [,] [faun] ! ' [came] the answer [from] [volaterrae] . 1 ' 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 8 the 8 the 9 answer 9 answer 12 . they could see the shimmer of bronze armour in the beech-crotch , and the friendly flash of the great shield uplifted . 1 they 5 shimmer 2 could 3 see 2 could 5 shimmer 3 see 5 shimmer 4 the 5 shimmer 5 shimmer 11 beech-crotch 6 of 11 beech-crotch 7 bronze 11 beech-crotch 8 armour 11 beech-crotch 9 in 11 beech-crotch 10 the 11 beech-crotch 11 beech-crotch 12 , 11 beech-crotch 13 and 11 beech-crotch 14 the 11 beech-crotch 15 friendly 11 beech-crotch 16 flash 12 , 13 and 16 flash 17 of 16 flash 21 uplifted 17 of 18 the 19 great 21 uplifted 20 shield 21 uplifted 21 uplifted 22 . ' [i] have driven out [the] [britons] . ' 1 ' 3 have 1 ' 9 ' 4 driven 5 out 5 out 8 . 8 . 9 ' parnesius laughed like a boy . 1 parnesius 2 laughed 1 parnesius 3 like 1 parnesius 5 boy 1 parnesius 6 . 3 like 4 a ' [i] [occupy] their high forts . 1 ' 7 . 4 their 5 high 5 high 6 forts 6 forts 7 . but [rome] is [merciful] [!] 1 but 3 is you may come [up.'and] [up] [they] [three] [all] [scrambled] . 1 you 2 may 2 may 3 come 3 come 10 . ' [what] was the song you were singing just now ? ' said [una] , as soon as she had settled [herself] . 1 ' 13 said 3 was 4 the 3 was 8 singing 4 the 5 song 5 song 7 were 6 you 7 were 8 singing 9 just 9 just 10 now 10 now 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 11 ? 13 said 13 said 23 . 15 , 16 as 16 as 17 soon 17 soon 18 as 18 as 19 she 19 she 20 had 20 had 21 settled 21 settled 23 . ' [that] ? 1 ' 3 ? oh , [rimini] . 1 oh 2 , 2 , 4 . it 's one of the tunes that are always being born somewhere in the [empire] . 1 it 2 's 1 it 6 tunes 2 's 6 tunes 3 one 4 of 3 one 6 tunes 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 tunes 6 tunes 7 that 6 tunes 8 are 6 tunes 9 always 6 tunes 10 being 6 tunes 11 born 6 tunes 12 somewhere 12 somewhere 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 16 . ' [tell] [them] [about] [the] marching , [parnesius] . 1 ' 6 marching 6 marching 7 , 7 , 9 . few people nowadays walk from end to end of [this] country , ' said [puck] . 1 few 3 nowadays 2 people 3 nowadays 3 nowadays 4 walk 3 nowadays 6 end 3 nowadays 8 end 5 from 6 end 7 to 8 end 8 end 9 of 9 of 16 . 11 country 12 , 11 country 16 . 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said ' [the] greater their loss . 1 ' 3 greater 3 greater 6 . 4 their 5 loss 5 loss 6 . i know nothing better than the [long] [march] [when] [your] [feet] [are] hardened . 1 i 2 know 1 i 13 hardened 2 know 4 better 3 nothing 4 better 4 better 5 than 5 than 6 the 13 hardened 14 . you begin after the mists have risen , and you end , perhaps , an hour after sundown . ' 1 you 2 begin 2 begin 5 mists 3 after 5 mists 4 the 5 mists 5 mists 6 have 5 mists 7 risen 5 mists 9 and 5 mists 10 you 5 mists 11 end 8 , 9 and 11 end 16 hour 12 , 13 perhaps 13 perhaps 16 hour 14 , 15 an 15 an 16 hour 16 hour 18 sundown 17 after 18 sundown 18 sundown 20 ' 19 . 20 ' ' [and] what do you have to eat ? ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 do 4 do 5 you 5 you 6 have 6 have 7 to 7 to 8 eat 8 eat 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' dan asked promptly . 1 dan 3 promptly 2 asked 3 promptly 3 promptly 4 . ' [fat] bacon , beans , and bread , and whatever wine happens to be in the rest-houses . 1 ' 3 bacon 3 bacon 4 , 3 bacon 5 beans 5 beans 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 happens 8 bread 9 , 8 bread 12 wine 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 whatever 12 wine 13 happens 13 happens 19 . 14 to 15 be 14 to 17 the 15 be 16 in 17 the 18 rest-houses 18 rest-houses 19 . but soldiers are born grumblers . 1 but 4 born 2 soldiers 3 are 2 soldiers 4 born 4 born 6 . 5 grumblers 6 . their very first day out [,] my [men] complained [of] [our] water-ground [british] [corn] . 1 their 3 first 1 their 15 . 2 very 3 first 3 first 4 day 4 day 5 out 7 my 9 complained 9 complained 12 water-ground 12 water-ground 15 . they said it wasn't so filling as the rough stuff that is [ground] [in] the [roman] ox-mills . 1 they 2 said 2 said 6 filling 2 said 7 as 2 said 18 . 3 it 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 so 4 wasn't 6 filling 8 the 9 rough 9 rough 10 stuff 10 stuff 11 that 11 that 12 is 12 is 15 the 12 is 17 ox-mills 17 ox-mills 18 . however , they had to fetch and eat it . ' 1 however 2 , 1 however 6 fetch 3 they 4 had 4 had 5 to 5 to 6 fetch 6 fetch 7 and 6 fetch 8 eat 6 fetch 9 it 6 fetch 11 ' 9 it 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [fetch] it [?] 1 ' 3 it where from ? ' said [una] . 1 where 2 from 1 where 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . ' [from] that newly invented water-mill below [the] [forge] . ' 1 ' 3 that 1 ' 11 ' 4 newly 5 invented 5 invented 6 water-mill 6 water-mill 7 below 7 below 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [that] ['s] [forge] [mill] [our] [mill] ! ' 1 ' 8 ! 8 ! 9 ' una looked at [puck] . 1 una 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 5 . ' [yes] ; yours , ' [puck] [put] [in] . 1 ' 3 ; 1 ' 6 ' 4 yours 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 10 . ' [how] [old] did you think it was ? ' 1 ' 10 ' 4 did 5 you 5 you 6 think 5 you 9 ? 6 think 7 it 7 it 8 was 9 ? 10 ' ' [i] don't know . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 . didn't [sir] [richard] [dalyngridge] [talk] [about] it ? ' 1 didn't 7 it 7 it 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' ' [he] did , and it was [old] in his [day] , ' [puck] answered . 1 ' 6 it 1 ' 13 ' 3 did 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 9 in 9 in 10 his 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 answered 15 answered 16 . ' [hundreds] of [years] old . ' 1 ' 7 ' 3 of 5 old 3 of 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [it] [was] [new] in [mine] , ' said [parnesius] . 1 ' 9 said 5 in 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [my] men looked at the flour in their helmets as though it had been a nest [of] [adders] [.] 1 ' 17 nest 3 men 10 helmets 4 looked 10 helmets 5 at 6 the 6 the 10 helmets 7 flour 10 helmets 8 in 10 helmets 9 their 10 helmets 10 helmets 11 as 10 helmets 12 though 10 helmets 13 it 10 helmets 15 been 14 had 15 been 15 been 16 a 16 a 17 nest they did it to try my patience . 1 they 2 did 2 did 3 it 2 did 5 try 4 to 5 try 5 try 7 patience 6 my 7 patience 7 patience 8 . but [i] [addressed] [them] [,] [and] we became [friends] [.] 1 but 7 we 7 we 8 became to tell the truth , [they] taught me the [roman] [step] . 1 to 2 tell 1 to 9 the 2 tell 4 truth 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 5 , 4 truth 7 taught 7 taught 8 me 9 the 12 . you see , [i] 'd only served [with] [quick-marching] [auxiliaries] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 'd 2 see 3 , 5 'd 6 only 6 only 7 served 7 served 11 . a [legion] ['s] pace is altogether different . 1 a 4 pace 4 pace 5 is 4 pace 8 . 6 altogether 7 different 7 different 8 . it is a long , slow stride , that never varies from sunrise to sunset . 1 it 2 is 2 is 6 slow 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 , 4 long 6 slow 6 slow 11 varies 7 stride 11 varies 8 , 11 varies 9 that 11 varies 10 never 11 varies 11 varies 12 from 11 varies 13 sunrise 11 varies 14 to 11 varies 15 sunset 15 sunset 16 . " [rome] 's [race] [rome] ['s] [pace] , " as the proverb [says] . 1 " 3 's 3 's 12 proverb 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 as 10 as 11 the 11 the 12 proverb 12 proverb 14 . twenty-four miles in eight hours , neither more nor less . 1 twenty-four 2 miles 1 twenty-four 3 in 1 twenty-four 4 eight 1 twenty-four 5 hours 1 twenty-four 7 neither 6 , 7 neither 7 neither 9 nor 8 more 9 nor 9 nor 10 less 10 less 11 . head and spear up , shield on your back , cuirass-collar open one handsbreadth and that 's how you take [the] [eagles] [through] [britain] [.] ['] 1 head 6 shield 2 and 3 spear 3 spear 6 shield 4 up 5 , 4 up 6 shield 6 shield 11 cuirass-collar 7 on 11 cuirass-collar 8 your 11 cuirass-collar 9 back 11 cuirass-collar 10 , 11 cuirass-collar 11 cuirass-collar 12 open 11 cuirass-collar 13 one 11 cuirass-collar 14 handsbreadth 14 handsbreadth 15 and 14 handsbreadth 16 that 14 handsbreadth 17 's 14 handsbreadth 18 how 14 handsbreadth 19 you 14 handsbreadth 20 take ' [and] did you meet any adventures ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 you 3 did 4 you 4 you 5 meet 5 meet 12 . 6 any 7 adventures 7 adventures 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 8 ? 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [there] are no adventures [south] [the] [wall] , ' said [parnesius] . 1 ' 3 are 1 ' 4 no 4 no 5 adventures 5 adventures 13 . 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [what] [did] you do ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 you 4 you 6 ? 5 do 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 7 ' 10 . ' [went] [on] . 1 ' 4 . why should [i] [care] [for] [such] [things] , [my] business being to reach my station ? 1 why 2 should 1 why 16 ? 2 should 15 station 8 , 10 business 10 business 15 station 11 being 15 station 12 to 15 station 13 reach 15 station 14 my 15 station it [took] me [twenty] [days] . 1 it 3 me 3 me 6 . ' [of] [course] , the farther [north] you [go] [the] [emptier] are the roads . 1 ' 12 are 1 ' 13 the 4 , 5 the 4 , 8 you 5 the 6 farther 8 you 12 are 13 the 14 roads 14 roads 15 . at last you fetch clear of the forests and climb bare hills , where wolves howl in the ruins of our cities that have been . 1 at 2 last 2 last 8 forests 3 you 4 fetch 4 fetch 8 forests 5 clear 8 forests 6 of 7 the 6 of 8 forests 7 the 8 forests 8 forests 9 and 8 forests 10 climb 8 forests 11 bare 11 bare 16 howl 12 hills 14 where 12 hills 16 howl 13 , 14 where 15 wolves 16 howl 16 howl 22 cities 16 howl 26 . 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 ruins 19 ruins 22 cities 20 of 22 cities 21 our 22 cities 22 cities 23 that 22 cities 25 been 24 have 25 been there 's [where] [you] [meet] hunters , and [trappers] for the [circuses] [,] [prodding] [along] chained bears and muzzled wolves . 1 there 2 's 1 there 20 wolves 6 hunters 7 , 6 hunters 10 for 6 hunters 20 wolves 7 , 8 and 10 for 11 the 11 the 16 chained 16 chained 17 bears 17 bears 19 muzzled 18 and 19 muzzled 20 wolves 21 . your pony shies at them , and your men laugh . 1 your 3 shies 2 pony 3 shies 3 shies 4 at 3 shies 5 them 3 shies 6 , 3 shies 7 and 3 shies 8 your 3 shies 9 men 6 , 7 and 9 men 10 laugh 10 laugh 11 . red-hot in summer , freezing in winter , is that big , purple heather country of broken stone . 1 red-hot 5 freezing 2 in 5 freezing 3 summer 5 freezing 4 , 5 freezing 5 freezing 6 in 5 freezing 7 winter 5 freezing 9 is 5 freezing 10 that 5 freezing 11 big 7 winter 8 , 11 big 12 , 11 big 18 stone 13 purple 14 heather 14 heather 15 country 14 heather 16 of 14 heather 17 broken 14 heather 18 stone 16 of 17 broken 18 stone 19 . and that is the [wall] [!] ['] 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 the ' [ah] ! ' said the children , taking breath . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 11 . 5 said 9 taking 6 the 7 children 7 children 9 taking 8 , 9 taking 9 taking 10 breath 10 breath 11 . ' [you] may well , ' said [parnesius] . 1 ' 6 ' 3 may 4 well 4 well 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [is] [it] [just] a [wall] ? 1 ' 5 a 1 ' 7 ? like [the] [one] [round] [the] [kitchen-garden] ? ' said [dan] . 1 like 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 8 ' 11 . ' [no] [,] no ! 1 ' 4 no 4 no 5 ! it is the [wall] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 5 . along the top are towers with guard-houses , small towers , between . 1 along 2 the 1 along 7 guard-houses 3 top 7 guard-houses 4 are 7 guard-houses 5 towers 7 guard-houses 6 with 7 guard-houses 7 guard-houses 8 , 7 guard-houses 9 small 7 guard-houses 10 towers 7 guard-houses 11 , 7 guard-houses 12 between 7 guard-houses 13 . even on the narrowest part of it three men with shields can walk abreast , from guard-house to guard-house . 1 even 4 narrowest 2 on 4 narrowest 3 the 4 narrowest 4 narrowest 5 part 5 part 6 of 5 part 7 it 5 part 11 shields 8 three 11 shields 9 men 11 shields 10 with 11 shields 11 shields 19 guard-house 12 can 19 guard-house 13 walk 19 guard-house 14 abreast 19 guard-house 15 , 19 guard-house 16 from 19 guard-house 17 guard-house 18 to 17 guard-house 19 guard-house 19 guard-house 20 . the [little] [people] [come] there to steal iron for their arrow-heads . 1 the 12 . 5 there 11 arrow-heads 6 to 11 arrow-heads 7 steal 11 arrow-heads 8 iron 11 arrow-heads 9 for 11 arrow-heads 10 their 11 arrow-heads 11 arrow-heads 12 . ' [but] the [wall] itself [is] [not] [more] [wonderful] [than] the town behind [it] . 1 ' 3 the 3 the 15 . 5 itself 11 the 5 itself 15 . 11 the 12 town 12 town 13 behind long [ago] [there] [were] [great] [ramparts] and [ditches] [on] the [south] [side] , and [no] [one] was allowed to build there . 1 long 7 and 7 and 10 the 10 the 22 . 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 was 17 was 18 allowed 18 allowed 19 to 18 allowed 20 build 20 build 21 there 20 build 22 . think of it [!] 1 think 2 of 1 think 3 it one roaring [,] rioting [,] [cock-fighting] [,] [wolf-baiting] [,] [horse-racing] [town] [,] [from] [ituna] [on] the [west] [to] [segedunum] on the [cold] eastern beach ! 1 one 2 roaring 2 roaring 4 rioting 4 rioting 16 the 16 the 24 beach 20 on 21 the 21 the 23 eastern 23 eastern 24 beach 24 beach 25 ! yes , a snake basking beside a warm wall ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 basking 3 a 4 snake 4 snake 5 basking 5 basking 6 beside 5 basking 7 a 5 basking 8 warm 5 basking 9 wall 5 basking 10 ! ' [the] [province] [of] [valentia] ! 1 ' 6 ! we [followed] [the] [road] [,] therefore [,] [into] [hunno] [town] , and [stood] astonished . 1 we 6 therefore 6 therefore 14 astonished 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 astonished 14 astonished 15 . the place was a fair a fair of [peoples] [from] [every] corner of the [empire] . 1 the 2 place 1 the 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 fair 5 fair 6 a 6 a 16 . 7 fair 8 of 7 fair 12 corner 12 corner 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 16 . " ['] [my] station , " [i] said , and showed him [my] shield . ' 1 " 6 " 4 station 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 said 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 showed 11 showed 12 him 11 showed 14 shield 14 shield 15 . 15 . 16 ' parnesius held up his broad shield with its three [x] ['s] like letters [on] a [beer-cask] . 1 parnesius 2 held 1 parnesius 6 shield 2 held 3 up 4 his 6 shield 5 broad 6 shield 6 shield 8 its 6 shield 9 three 6 shield 15 a 7 with 8 its 12 like 13 letters 13 letters 15 a 15 a 17 . " ' [lucky] omen ! " said he . 1 " 7 said 2 ' 7 said 4 omen 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 . " [your] [cohort] 's [the] [next] tower to us , but they ['re] all [at] the [cock-fight] . 1 " 4 's 4 's 7 tower 7 tower 8 to 7 tower 18 . 8 to 16 the 9 us 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 they 12 they 14 all 14 all 16 the this is a happy place . 1 this 2 is 1 this 5 place 3 a 4 happy 3 a 5 place 5 place 6 . come and [wet] the [eagles] . " 1 come 7 " 2 and 4 the 4 the 6 . 6 . 7 " he meant to offer me a drink . 1 he 2 meant 2 meant 3 to 2 meant 8 . 3 to 4 offer 4 offer 7 drink 5 me 7 drink 6 a 7 drink " ' [when] [i] ['ve] handed [over] [my] men , " [i] said . 1 " 13 said 2 ' 13 said 6 handed 9 men 9 men 10 , 10 , 13 said 11 " 13 said 13 said 14 . i felt angry and ashamed . 1 i 2 felt 2 felt 3 angry 3 angry 4 and 3 angry 5 ashamed 5 ashamed 6 . " ['] [oh] [,] you 'll soon outgrow that sort of nonsense [,] ["] [he] [answered] . 1 " 5 you 1 " 8 outgrow 5 you 6 'll 6 'll 7 soon 8 outgrow 17 . 9 that 10 sort 10 sort 11 of 10 sort 12 nonsense 12 nonsense 17 . " but don't let me interfere with your hopes . 1 " 3 don't 2 but 3 don't 3 don't 6 interfere 4 let 5 me 4 let 6 interfere 6 interfere 7 with 6 interfere 9 hopes 6 interfere 10 . 8 your 9 hopes go [on] to the [statue] of [roma] [dea] . 1 go 3 to 3 to 4 the 4 the 6 of 6 of 9 . you can't miss it . 1 you 2 can't 2 can't 3 miss 2 can't 4 it 4 it 5 . the main [road] [into] [valentia] [!] ["] and he [laughed] [and] rode off . 1 the 2 main 2 main 12 rode 8 and 9 he 9 he 12 rode 12 rode 13 off 13 off 14 . i could see the statue not a quarter of a mile [away] , and there [i] went . 1 i 2 could 2 could 3 see 2 could 5 statue 4 the 5 statue 5 statue 8 quarter 5 statue 18 . 6 not 8 quarter 7 a 8 quarter 8 quarter 9 of 8 quarter 11 mile 8 quarter 17 went 9 of 10 a 11 mile 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 there it was like marching into a cave . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 marching 3 like 4 marching 4 marching 7 cave 5 into 6 a 5 into 7 cave 7 cave 8 . we grounded spears together , my little thirty , and it echoed in the barrel of the arch , but none came . 1 we 2 grounded 2 grounded 3 spears 2 grounded 4 together 2 grounded 5 , 2 grounded 6 my 2 grounded 7 little 2 grounded 8 thirty 8 thirty 12 echoed 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 echoed 11 it 12 echoed 12 echoed 18 arch 13 in 14 the 13 in 18 arch 14 the 15 barrel 15 barrel 16 of 15 barrel 18 arch 17 the 18 arch 18 arch 21 none 18 arch 22 came 18 arch 23 . 19 , 20 but 20 but 21 none there was a door at one side painted with our number . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 11 number 4 door 8 painted 5 at 7 side 6 one 7 side 7 side 8 painted 8 painted 9 with 8 painted 10 our 8 painted 11 number 11 number 12 . we [prowled] [in] [,] [and] [i] [found] [a] cook asleep , and [ordered] him to give us food . 1 we 9 cook 9 cook 18 food 10 asleep 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 him 14 him 15 to 15 to 16 give 16 give 17 us 17 us 18 food 18 food 19 . then [i] climbed to the top of the [wall] , and [looked] [out] [over] the [pict] country , and [i] thought , ' said [parnesius] . 1 then 3 climbed 3 climbed 6 top 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 17 country 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 the 15 the 17 country 17 country 26 . 18 , 19 and 18 , 24 said 21 thought 22 , 22 , 23 ' 23 ' 24 said 24 said 26 . ' [what] [a] shame ! ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 shame 4 shame 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 6 ' 9 . ' [but] [did] you [feel] [happy] [after] [you] 'd [had] a [good] ' [dan] [stopped] [her] with a [nudge] . 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 13 ' 4 you 9 'd 9 'd 11 a 13 ' 20 . 17 with 18 a 18 a 20 . ' [happy] ? ' said [parnesius] . 1 ' 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . no , [i] [was] [not] [happy] ; but [i] [made] my [new] [cohort] unhappy [too] [....v] 1 no 2 , 1 no 7 ; 7 ; 8 but 8 but 11 my 8 but 14 unhappy and the men were as the officers . 1 and 7 officers 2 the 7 officers 3 men 4 were 3 men 7 officers 4 were 5 as 6 the 7 officers 7 officers 8 . remember [,] [also] [,] that [the] [wall] [was] [manned] [by] [every] breed and race in the [empire] . 1 remember 5 that 5 that 12 breed 12 breed 14 race 13 and 14 race 14 race 18 . 15 in 16 the 15 in 18 . no two towers spoke the same tongue , or worshipped [the] [same] [gods] . 1 no 3 towers 2 two 3 towers 3 towers 4 spoke 3 towers 6 same 3 towers 7 tongue 5 the 6 same 7 tongue 8 , 7 tongue 10 worshipped 8 , 9 or 10 worshipped 14 . in one thing only we were all equal . 1 in 8 equal 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 8 equal 4 only 8 equal 5 we 6 were 6 were 8 equal 7 all 8 equal 8 equal 9 . no matter what [arms] we [had] [used] [before] [we] [came] [to] [the] [wall] , [on] the [wall] [we] [were] [all] archers [,] [like] [the] [scythians] . 1 no 2 matter 2 matter 3 what 2 matter 26 . 3 what 5 we 14 , 16 the 14 , 26 . 16 the 21 archers the [pict] [cannot] run away from the arrow , [or] crawl [under] [it] . 1 the 14 . 4 run 5 away 5 away 6 from 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 arrow 8 arrow 9 , 8 arrow 11 crawl 11 crawl 14 . he is a bowman himself . 1 he 2 is 2 is 4 bowman 3 a 4 bowman 4 bowman 5 himself 5 himself 6 . he knows [!] ['] 1 he 2 knows ' [i] [suppose] you were fighting [picts] all the time , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 6 fighting 4 you 5 were 6 fighting 15 . 8 all 9 the 8 all 10 time 8 all 11 , 11 , 13 said 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [picts] seldom fight . 1 ' 3 seldom 3 seldom 5 . 4 fight 5 . i never [saw] a fighting [pict] [for] [half] a [year] . 1 i 4 a 2 never 4 a 4 a 9 a 5 fighting 9 a 9 a 11 . the tame [picts] [told] [us] [they] [had] [all] [gone] [north] . ' 1 the 2 tame 2 tame 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [what] is a tame [pict] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 5 tame 3 is 4 a 5 tame 11 . 7 ? 8 ' 7 ? 9 said 9 said 11 . without a horse and a dog , and a friend , man would perish . 1 without 2 a 2 a 3 horse 2 a 10 friend 3 horse 4 and 5 a 6 dog 5 a 10 friend 6 dog 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 a 10 friend 10 friend 11 , 10 friend 14 perish 12 man 14 perish 13 would 14 perish 14 perish 15 . the [gods] gave me [all] [three] , and there is no gift like friendship . 1 the 15 . 3 gave 4 me 3 gave 12 gift 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 there 9 there 10 is 10 is 11 no 10 is 12 gift 12 gift 14 friendship 13 like 14 friendship 14 friendship 15 . remember this ['] [parnesius] [turned] [to] [dan] ['] [when] [you] [become] [a] [young] [man] [.] 1 remember 2 this for your fate will turn on the first true friend you make . ' 1 for 2 your 2 your 10 friend 3 fate 5 turn 3 fate 9 true 4 will 5 turn 5 turn 8 first 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 first 9 true 10 friend 10 friend 11 you 10 friend 14 ' 11 you 12 make 13 . 14 ' if you 're a beast , you 'll have beastly friends . 1 if 2 you 1 if 10 beastly 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 a 5 beast 6 , 5 beast 10 beastly 7 you 8 'll 8 'll 9 have 8 'll 10 beastly 10 beastly 11 friends 10 beastly 12 . listen to the [pious] [parnesius] [on] [friendship] ! ' 1 listen 2 to 1 listen 8 ! 2 to 3 the 8 ! 9 ' ' [oh] , [youth] [eternal] and [all-believing] , ' [cried] [puck] [,] as he rocked on the branch above . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 6 and 6 and 15 rocked 8 , 9 ' 8 , 14 he 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 rocked 15 rocked 18 branch 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 branch 18 branch 20 . 19 above 20 . ' [tell] [them] about [your] [pertinax] . ' 1 ' 8 ' 4 about 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [he] was [that] [friend] the [gods] [sent] [me] [the] boy [who] [spoke] to me [when] [i] [first] [came] . 1 ' 20 . 3 was 6 the 3 was 11 boy 11 boy 14 to 11 boy 20 . 14 to 15 me little older [than] [myself] , [commanding] [the] [augusta] [victoria] [cohort] on the tower [next] [to] [us] [and] [the] [numidians] . 1 little 2 older 2 older 20 . 5 , 11 on 11 on 12 the 11 on 13 tower 13 tower 20 . in virtue he was far my superior . ' 1 in 2 virtue 2 virtue 4 was 2 virtue 7 superior 3 he 4 was 5 far 7 superior 6 my 7 superior 7 superior 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [then] [why] was [he] [on] the [wall] ? ' 1 ' 7 the 1 ' 10 ' 4 was 7 the 9 ? 10 ' una asked , quickly . 1 una 4 quickly 1 una 5 . 2 asked 3 , 2 asked 4 quickly ' [they] ['d] [all] [done] [something] [bad] . 1 ' 8 . you said so yourself . ' 1 you 2 said 1 you 3 so 1 you 4 yourself 4 yourself 6 ' 5 . 6 ' when [pertinax] [grew] up , he discovered [this] , and so [his] [uncle] shipped [him] [off] , [by] trickery and force , [to] the [wall] . 1 when 6 he 4 up 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 discovered 7 discovered 20 and 7 discovered 26 . 9 , 10 and 9 , 20 and 10 and 11 so 11 so 14 shipped 14 shipped 19 trickery 17 , 19 trickery 21 force 22 , 21 force 26 . 22 , 24 the we came to know each other [at] a ceremony in [our] [temple] [in] the dark . 1 we 3 to 1 we 4 know 1 we 5 each 2 came 3 to 5 each 6 other 6 other 16 . 8 a 9 ceremony 8 a 16 . 9 ceremony 10 in 10 in 14 the 14 the 15 dark it was the [bull-killing] , ' [parnesius] explained to [puck] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 . 2 was 3 the 5 , 6 ' 5 , 11 . 6 ' 8 explained 8 explained 9 to ' [i] [see] [,] said [puck] , and turned to the children . 1 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 5 said 13 . 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 turned 10 to 11 the 10 to 13 . 11 the 12 children ' [that] ['s] [something] you wouldn't [quite] understand . 1 ' 5 you 5 you 8 understand 6 wouldn't 8 understand 8 understand 9 . parnesius means [he] [met] [pertinax] in church . ' 1 parnesius 2 means 2 means 9 ' 6 in 7 church 7 church 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [yes] in the [cave] [we] first [met] , and [we] were [both] [raised] [to] the [degree] of [gryphons] [together] . ' 1 ' 22 ' 3 in 4 the 3 in 16 the 4 the 7 first 7 first 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 were 16 the 18 of 18 of 21 . 21 . 22 ' parnesius lifted his hand towards his neck for an instant . 1 parnesius 2 lifted 1 parnesius 4 hand 1 parnesius 5 towards 1 parnesius 7 neck 1 parnesius 11 . 3 his 4 hand 5 towards 6 his 7 neck 10 instant 8 for 10 instant 9 an 10 instant ' [he] [had] [been] [on] [the] [wall] [two] [years] , and knew [the] [picts] well [.] 1 ' 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 knew 12 knew 15 well he taught me [first] [how] to take [heather] . ' 1 he 2 taught 2 taught 3 me 3 me 10 ' 6 to 7 take 6 to 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [what] ['s] that ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 that 1 ' 7 said 5 ? 6 ' 5 ? 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [going] [out] hunting in the [pict] country with a tame [pict] . 1 ' 4 hunting 4 hunting 13 . 5 in 6 the 5 in 13 . 6 the 8 country 8 country 11 tame 9 with 10 a 10 a 11 tame you are quite safe so long as you are his guest , and wear a sprig of heather where it can be seen . 1 you 2 are 2 are 4 safe 2 are 5 so 2 are 8 you 3 quite 4 safe 5 so 6 long 6 long 7 as 8 you 9 are 8 you 23 seen 10 his 16 sprig 11 guest 16 sprig 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 sprig 14 wear 16 sprig 15 a 16 sprig 16 sprig 17 of 16 sprig 18 heather 16 sprig 19 where 16 sprig 20 it 16 sprig 21 can 16 sprig 22 be 22 be 23 seen 23 seen 24 . if you went alone you would surely be killed , if you were not smothered first in the bogs . 1 if 2 you 1 if 5 you 1 if 15 smothered 2 you 4 alone 3 went 4 alone 6 would 7 surely 7 surely 9 killed 8 be 9 killed 9 killed 10 , 9 killed 15 smothered 11 if 12 you 11 if 13 were 13 were 15 smothered 14 not 15 smothered 15 smothered 19 bogs 16 first 19 bogs 17 in 19 bogs 18 the 19 bogs 19 bogs 20 . only [the] [picts] [know] [their] way [about] [those] [black] [and] [hidden] [bogs] [.] 1 only 6 way old [allo] [,] [the] [one-eyed] [,] withered [little] [pict] [from] [whom] we [bought] our ponies , [was] [our] special [friend] . 1 old 7 withered 7 withered 19 special 12 we 14 our 14 our 15 ponies 15 ponies 16 , 15 ponies 19 special 19 special 21 . at first we went only to escape from the terrible town , and to talk together about our homes . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 we 3 we 15 talk 4 went 11 town 5 only 7 escape 6 to 7 escape 7 escape 8 from 7 escape 10 terrible 7 escape 11 town 8 from 9 the 11 town 13 and 11 town 15 talk 12 , 13 and 14 to 15 talk 15 talk 19 homes 16 together 19 homes 17 about 19 homes 18 our 19 homes 19 homes 20 . then he showed us [how] [to] hunt wolves and [those] [great] [red] [deer] with horns [like] [jewish] [candlesticks] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 showed 3 showed 4 us 4 us 19 . 7 hunt 8 wolves 7 hunt 19 . 8 wolves 9 and 8 wolves 15 horns 14 with 15 horns the [roman-born] officers [rather] [looked] [down] [on] us for doing this , but we preferred the heather to their amusements . 1 the 3 officers 3 officers 21 . 8 us 17 heather 9 for 15 preferred 10 doing 15 preferred 11 this 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 we 13 but 15 preferred 15 preferred 17 heather 16 the 17 heather 17 heather 20 amusements 18 to 19 their 19 their 20 amusements 20 amusements 21 . ' [which] ? 1 ' 3 ? the stone [one] with the line from [xenophon] [?] ' said [puck] , [in] quite a [new] [voice] . 1 the 2 stone 2 stone 6 line 4 with 5 the 4 with 6 line 6 line 19 . 7 from 16 a 10 ' 11 said 10 ' 16 a 11 said 13 , 13 , 15 quite 16 a 19 . ' [no] ! 1 ' 3 ! what do [i] know [of] [xenophon] ? 1 what 2 do 1 what 7 ? 2 do 4 know that was [pertinax] [after] he had shot his [first] [mountain-hare] [with] [an] arrow [by] [chance] [!] 1 that 2 was 1 that 6 had 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 shot 7 shot 13 arrow 8 his 13 arrow mine [i] made of round pebbles , in memory of my first bear . 1 mine 6 pebbles 3 made 6 pebbles 4 of 6 pebbles 5 round 6 pebbles 6 pebbles 7 , 6 pebbles 9 memory 6 pebbles 11 my 6 pebbles 12 first 6 pebbles 14 . 8 in 9 memory 9 memory 10 of 13 bear 14 . it [took] [me] one [happy] day to build . ' 1 it 6 day 1 it 7 to 4 one 6 day 7 to 8 build 8 build 9 . 9 . 10 ' parnesius faced the children quickly . 1 parnesius 2 faced 1 parnesius 4 children 1 parnesius 5 quickly 1 parnesius 6 . 3 the 4 children he [called] [us] his [children] [sometimes] [,] [and] [we] [were] fond of him [and] [his] [barbarians] , [though] we never [let] [them] [paint] [us] [pict-fashion] . 1 he 4 his 4 his 26 . 11 fond 12 of 11 fond 26 . 12 of 13 him 13 him 17 , 17 , 19 we 19 we 20 never the marks endure till you die . ' 1 the 2 marks 2 marks 3 endure 2 marks 4 till 2 marks 6 die 4 till 5 you 6 die 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [how] ['s] it done ? ' [said] [dan] . 1 ' 7 ' 4 it 5 done 5 done 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 10 . ' [anything] [like] tattooing ? ' 1 ' 4 tattooing 4 tattooing 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [they] [prick] the skin till the blood runs , and rub in [coloured] [juices] . 1 ' 4 the 4 the 5 skin 5 skin 6 till 5 skin 8 blood 7 the 8 blood 8 blood 16 . 9 runs 11 and 9 runs 12 rub 10 , 11 and 12 rub 13 in 13 in 16 . allo was painted blue , green , and red from his forehead to his ankles . 1 allo 2 was 1 allo 3 painted 3 painted 4 blue 3 painted 6 green 3 painted 9 red 4 blue 5 , 6 green 8 and 7 , 8 and 9 red 15 ankles 10 from 15 ankles 11 his 12 forehead 12 forehead 15 ankles 13 to 15 ankles 14 his 15 ankles 15 ankles 16 . he said it was part of his religion . 1 he 2 said 1 he 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 9 . 5 part 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 religion 8 religion 9 . many things took place behind us in those days . 1 many 2 things 1 many 9 days 3 took 4 place 3 took 9 days 5 behind 6 us 6 us 9 days 7 in 9 days 8 those 9 days 9 days 10 . we [did] [not] get [the] [news] on the [wall] [till] [fifteen] [days] later . 1 we 4 get 4 get 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 13 later 13 later 14 . wonderful ! 1 wonderful 2 ! and [i] [tell] [another] strange [thing] ! ' 1 and 5 strange 5 strange 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' he joined his hands across his knees , and leaned his head on the curve of the shield behind him . 1 he 2 joined 2 joined 4 hands 3 his 4 hands 4 hands 7 knees 5 across 7 knees 6 his 7 knees 7 knees 9 and 7 knees 10 leaned 8 , 9 and 10 leaned 15 curve 11 his 12 head 12 head 15 curve 13 on 14 the 14 the 15 curve 15 curve 16 of 15 curve 17 the 15 curve 18 shield 18 shield 19 behind 19 behind 20 him 20 him 21 . " ' [no] , don't wait , " said [allo] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 9 said 4 , 5 don't 4 , 9 said 5 don't 6 wait 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " take my advice and go home both of you . " 1 " 10 you 1 " 11 . 2 take 4 advice 3 my 4 advice 4 advice 5 and 4 advice 7 home 4 advice 8 both 4 advice 10 you 6 go 7 home 8 both 9 of 11 . 12 " " ' [we] have no homes , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 5 no 2 ' 5 no 4 have 5 no 5 no 11 . 6 homes 7 , 6 homes 11 . 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said " you know that as well as we do . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 that 3 know 9 do 3 know 10 . 5 as 6 well 5 as 7 as 7 as 8 we 8 we 9 do we 're finished men thumbs down against both of us . 1 we 5 thumbs 2 're 5 thumbs 3 finished 5 thumbs 4 men 5 thumbs 5 thumbs 6 down 5 thumbs 7 against 5 thumbs 8 both 5 thumbs 9 of 5 thumbs 10 us 10 us 11 . only men without hope would risk their necks on your ponies . " 1 only 2 men 2 men 8 necks 3 without 8 necks 4 hope 8 necks 5 would 8 necks 6 risk 8 necks 7 their 8 necks 8 necks 9 on 8 necks 11 ponies 10 your 11 ponies 11 ponies 12 . 12 . 13 " the old man [laughed] [one] of [those] short [pict] laughs [like] a fox barking [on] a frosty night . 1 the 2 old 1 the 8 short 2 old 3 man 3 man 6 of 8 short 10 laughs 10 laughs 19 . 12 a 13 fox 12 a 14 barking 14 barking 17 frosty 16 a 17 frosty 17 frosty 18 night 17 frosty 19 . " [i] 'm fond of you two , " he said . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 11 said 4 fond 5 of 4 fond 6 you 6 you 9 " 7 two 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 said 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 . " besides , [i] ['ve] taught you what little you know about hunting . 1 " 2 besides 1 " 7 you 2 besides 3 , 2 besides 6 taught 7 you 11 know 8 what 9 little 8 what 10 you 10 you 11 know 11 know 12 about 12 about 13 hunting 13 hunting 14 . take my advice and go home . " 1 take 3 advice 2 my 3 advice 3 advice 4 and 3 advice 6 home 5 go 6 home 6 home 7 . 7 . 8 " " ['] [we] can't , " [i] said . 1 " 4 can't 1 " 8 said 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 said 8 said 9 . " [i] ['m] [out] [of] [favour] [with] my [general] , [for] one thing [;] and [for] another [,] [pertinax] [has] [an] [uncle] . " 1 " 24 " 8 my 10 , 10 , 24 " 12 one 13 thing 12 one 17 another 15 and 17 another 17 another 23 . 23 . 24 " " ['] [roma] [dea] ! " said [pertinax] , [sitting] up . 1 " 7 said 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 said 7 said 12 . 9 , 11 up 11 up 12 . " what [can] you guess [what] [maximus] thinks , you [old] horse-coper ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 you 4 you 5 guess 5 guess 8 thinks 8 thinks 9 , 9 , 10 you 10 you 13 ? 12 horse-coper 13 ? 13 ? 14 " he ran us far out of any country we 'd ever heard of , straight as an arrow till sunset , towards the sunset . 1 he 2 ran 2 ran 5 out 2 ran 14 , 2 ran 15 straight 3 us 4 far 4 far 5 out 5 out 6 of 5 out 13 of 6 of 8 country 7 any 8 country 9 we 10 'd 9 we 12 heard 11 ever 12 heard 12 heard 13 of 15 straight 18 arrow 16 as 18 arrow 17 an 18 arrow 18 arrow 20 sunset 18 arrow 24 sunset 19 till 20 sunset 20 sunset 21 , 22 towards 23 the 22 towards 24 sunset 24 sunset 25 . we came at last to long capes stretching into winding waters , and on a grey beach below us we saw ships drawn up . 1 we 7 capes 2 came 7 capes 3 at 4 last 4 last 7 capes 5 to 7 capes 6 long 7 capes 7 capes 8 stretching 7 capes 9 into 7 capes 10 winding 7 capes 11 waters 11 waters 14 on 11 waters 16 grey 11 waters 17 beach 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 on 15 a 16 grey 17 beach 18 below 17 beach 25 . 18 below 19 us 18 below 21 saw 19 us 20 we 22 ships 23 drawn 22 ships 25 . 23 drawn 24 up forty-seven we counted [not] [roman] [galleys] but the raven-winged ships from the [north] [where] [rome] [does] [not] rule . 1 forty-seven 19 . 2 we 3 counted 3 counted 9 raven-winged 7 but 8 the 8 the 9 raven-winged 9 raven-winged 18 rule 10 ships 18 rule 11 from 12 the 12 the 18 rule 18 rule 19 . " ['] [come] away ! come away ! " said [allo] . 1 " 10 said 4 away 5 ! 5 ! 9 " 5 ! 10 said 6 come 7 away 6 come 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 10 said 12 . " [my] [heather] won't [protect] you [here] . 1 " 4 won't 4 won't 6 you 6 you 8 . we shall all be killed ! " 1 we 2 shall 2 shall 3 all 2 shall 4 be 4 be 5 killed 5 killed 6 ! 6 ! 7 " his legs trembled like his voice . 1 his 2 legs 2 legs 3 trembled 3 trembled 4 like 3 trembled 6 voice 5 his 6 voice 6 voice 7 . back we went back across the heather under the moon , till it was nearly morning , and our poor beasts stumbled on some ruins . 1 back 7 heather 2 we 7 heather 3 went 4 back 4 back 7 heather 5 across 6 the 5 across 7 heather 7 heather 8 under 7 heather 10 moon 7 heather 11 , 7 heather 12 till 7 heather 18 and 7 heather 19 our 8 under 9 the 12 till 15 nearly 12 till 16 morning 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 nearly 16 morning 17 , 19 our 25 ruins 20 poor 25 ruins 21 beasts 25 ruins 22 stumbled 23 on 22 stumbled 24 some 22 stumbled 25 ruins 25 ruins 26 . ' [when] we [woke] , very stiff and [cold] , [allo] [was] [mixing] the meal [and] water . 1 ' 3 we 3 we 15 meal 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 stiff 7 stiff 8 and 8 and 14 the 10 , 14 the 14 the 15 meal 15 meal 18 . 17 water 18 . one [does] [not] [light] fires in the [pict] country [except] [near] a village . 1 one 9 country 5 fires 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 9 country 9 country 14 . 12 a 13 village 12 a 14 . the little men are always signalling to each other with smokes , and a strange smoke brings them out buzzing like bees . 1 the 2 little 2 little 6 signalling 3 men 6 signalling 4 are 6 signalling 5 always 6 signalling 6 signalling 7 to 6 signalling 8 each 6 signalling 10 with 6 signalling 11 smokes 8 each 9 other 11 smokes 12 , 11 smokes 13 and 11 smokes 15 strange 11 smokes 16 smoke 11 smokes 17 brings 11 smokes 23 . 12 , 13 and 14 a 15 strange 17 brings 20 buzzing 18 them 20 buzzing 19 out 20 buzzing 20 buzzing 21 like 20 buzzing 22 bees they can sting , too ! 1 they 3 sting 2 can 3 sting 3 sting 5 too 3 sting 6 ! 4 , 5 too " ' [what] we [saw] last night [was] a [trading-station] , " said [allo] . 1 " 4 we 1 " 13 said 2 ' 4 we 6 last 7 night 7 night 9 a 9 a 12 " 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " nothing but a trading-station . " 1 " 5 trading-station 2 nothing 5 trading-station 3 but 4 a 4 a 5 trading-station 5 trading-station 7 " 6 . 7 " " ' [i] do not [like] lies on an empty stomach , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 14 said 2 ' 4 do 2 ' 14 said 4 do 5 not 7 lies 8 on 7 lies 10 empty 9 an 10 empty 10 empty 11 stomach 11 stomach 12 , 12 , 14 said 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 . " [i] suppose " ( he had eyes like an eagle 's ) ["] [i] [suppose] [that] [is] a [trading-station] [also] ? " 1 " 3 suppose 1 " 5 ( 4 " 5 ( 5 ( 13 ) 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 eyes 8 eyes 11 eagle 9 like 11 eagle 10 an 11 eagle 11 eagle 12 's 11 eagle 13 ) 13 ) 19 a 19 a 23 " 22 ? 23 " they make it by raising and dropping a wet hide on a fire . 1 they 5 raising 2 make 3 it 2 make 5 raising 4 by 5 raising 5 raising 7 dropping 5 raising 9 wet 5 raising 10 hide 6 and 7 dropping 7 dropping 8 a 10 hide 13 fire 11 on 12 a 12 a 13 fire 13 fire 14 . " ' [no] , " said [allo] , pushing the platter back into the bag . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 16 . 8 , 9 pushing 9 pushing 11 platter 10 the 11 platter 11 platter 15 bag 12 back 13 into 13 into 14 the 14 the 15 bag 15 bag 16 . " that is for you and me . 1 " 3 is 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 for 4 for 5 you 5 you 7 me 6 and 7 me 7 me 8 . your fate is fixed . 1 your 2 fate 2 fate 3 is 2 fate 4 fixed 2 fate 5 . 4 fixed 5 . come . " 1 come 3 " 2 . 3 " ' [we] [came] . 1 ' 4 . " ' [whatever] happens , " said [allo] , [while] [our] ponies [grunted] [along] , " [i] want you to [remember] me . " 1 " 6 " 2 ' 4 happens 4 happens 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 24 " 12 ponies 15 , 15 , 16 " 15 , 24 " 16 " 19 you 18 want 19 you 20 to 22 me 22 me 24 " 23 . 24 " " ' [i] shall not forget , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 4 shall 2 ' 9 said 4 shall 6 forget 5 not 6 forget 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " you have cheated me out of my breakfast . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 have 2 you 5 me 4 cheated 5 me 5 me 11 " 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 my 8 my 9 breakfast 9 breakfast 10 . 10 . 11 " " what is a handful of crushed oats to a [roman] ? " he said . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 handful 5 handful 6 of 5 handful 7 crushed 7 crushed 8 oats 8 oats 10 a 9 to 10 a 10 a 16 . 12 ? 13 " 13 " 15 said 14 he 15 said 15 said 16 . then he laughed his laugh that was not a laugh . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 laughed 3 laughed 4 his 3 laughed 10 laugh 5 laugh 10 laugh 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 not 7 was 9 a 9 a 10 laugh 10 laugh 11 . " what would you do if you were a handful of oats being crushed between the upper and lower stones of a mill ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 12 oats 3 would 5 do 3 would 6 if 4 you 5 do 6 if 7 you 6 if 8 were 8 were 12 oats 9 a 10 handful 10 handful 11 of 10 handful 12 oats 12 oats 13 being 12 oats 14 crushed 12 oats 15 between 12 oats 17 upper 12 oats 24 ? 15 between 16 the 17 upper 18 and 17 upper 19 lower 19 lower 20 stones 19 lower 22 a 20 stones 21 of 22 a 23 mill 24 ? 25 " " ['] [i] 'm [pertinax] , not a [riddle-guesser] , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 4 'm 1 " 12 said 6 , 7 not 7 not 8 a 8 a 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " ' ['you're] a fool , " said [allo] . 1 " 8 said 2 ' 4 a 4 a 7 " 5 fool 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " [your] [gods] [and] [my] [gods] [are] [threatened] [by] [strange] [gods] , and all you [can] do is to laugh . " 1 " 12 , 1 " 15 you 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 all 15 you 17 do 17 do 22 " 18 is 19 to 19 to 20 laugh 20 laugh 21 . 21 . 22 " " ' [threatened] [men] [live] long , " [i] said . 1 " 10 said 2 ' 10 said 6 long 7 , 7 , 10 said 8 " 10 said 10 said 11 . " ' [i] pray [the] [gods] that may be true , " he said . 1 " 14 said 2 ' 4 pray 2 ' 14 said 7 that 8 may 8 may 9 be 9 be 10 true 10 true 14 said 11 , 14 said 12 " 14 said 13 he 14 said 14 said 15 . " but [i] [ask] you again not to forget me . " 1 " 5 you 2 but 5 you 5 you 10 me 6 again 9 forget 7 not 8 to 7 not 9 forget 9 forget 10 me 10 me 12 " 11 . 12 " ' [we] climbed the last hot hill and looked out on the eastern sea , three or four miles off . 1 ' 21 . 3 climbed 6 hot 4 the 5 last 4 the 6 hot 6 hot 7 hill 6 hot 21 . 7 hill 13 eastern 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 13 eastern 10 out 13 eastern 11 on 12 the 11 on 13 eastern 12 the 13 eastern 13 eastern 14 sea 13 eastern 18 four 13 eastern 19 miles 14 sea 15 , 16 three 18 four 17 or 18 four 19 miles 20 off " ' ['you're] madder [than] [allo] ! " he said . 1 " 10 said 2 ' 4 madder 4 madder 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 he 7 ! 10 said 10 said 11 . " it must be [the] sun ! " 1 " 3 must 2 it 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 6 sun 6 sun 7 ! 7 ! 8 " ' [maximus] [never] stirred [till] [we] stood before him . 1 ' 4 stirred 4 stirred 10 . 7 stood 8 before 8 before 9 him 9 him 10 . then he looked me up and down , and said : " [hungry] again [?] 1 then 2 he 1 then 11 : 1 then 14 again 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 5 up 3 looked 7 down 4 me 5 up 5 up 6 and 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 said 10 said 11 : 11 : 12 " it seems to be my destiny to feed you whenever we meet . 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 to 2 seems 6 destiny 3 to 4 be 5 my 6 destiny 6 destiny 8 feed 6 destiny 9 you 6 destiny 10 whenever 6 destiny 12 meet 6 destiny 13 . 7 to 8 feed 11 we 12 meet i have food here . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 food 3 food 4 here 3 food 5 . allo shall cook it . " 1 allo 2 shall 1 allo 3 cook 1 allo 4 it 1 allo 5 . 5 . 6 " " ' [no] , " said [allo] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " a [prince] in his own land [does] [not] [wait] [on] wandering [emperors] . 1 " 14 . 2 a 7 land 4 in 7 land 5 his 6 own 5 his 7 land 7 land 12 wandering 12 wandering 14 . i feed [my] [two] children without asking your leave . " 1 i 2 feed 2 feed 7 asking 2 feed 11 " 5 children 7 asking 6 without 7 asking 7 asking 8 your 7 asking 9 leave 10 . 11 " he began to blow up the ashes . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 blow 4 blow 7 ashes 5 up 6 the 6 the 7 ashes 7 ashes 8 . " ' [i] [was] wrong , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 7 " 2 ' 5 wrong 5 wrong 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " we are all mad . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 are 3 are 4 all 3 are 5 mad 5 mad 6 . speak up [,] [o] [madman] [called] [emperor] ! " 1 speak 8 ! 2 up 8 ! 8 ! 9 " ' [maximus] [smiled] [his] [terrible] tight-lipped smile , but [two] [years] [on] the [wall] [do] not make a man afraid of mere [looks] . 1 ' 6 tight-lipped 6 tight-lipped 24 . 7 smile 8 , 7 smile 22 mere 8 , 9 but 9 but 13 the 13 the 19 man 16 not 17 make 17 make 18 a 18 a 19 man 20 afraid 21 of 21 of 22 mere 22 mere 24 . so [i] [was] [not] [afraid] . 1 so 6 . " ['] [i] meant you , [parnesius] , [to] [live] and die a [centurion] of [the] [wall] , " said [maximus] . 1 " 4 meant 4 meant 22 . 5 you 6 , 5 you 12 die 6 , 11 and 8 , 11 and 12 die 13 a 13 a 19 " 15 of 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 22 . " but it seems from these , " he fumbled in his breast " you can think as well as draw . " 1 " 4 seems 2 but 4 seems 3 it 4 seems 4 seems 10 fumbled 5 from 10 fumbled 6 these 10 fumbled 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 fumbled 10 fumbled 11 in 10 fumbled 13 breast 10 fumbled 16 can 12 his 13 breast 14 " 15 you 15 you 16 can 16 can 21 draw 16 can 23 " 17 think 21 draw 18 as 19 well 19 well 20 as 19 well 21 draw 22 . 23 " mother and my sister always liked my pictures . 1 mother 4 sister 2 and 4 sister 3 my 4 sister 4 sister 8 pictures 4 sister 9 . 5 always 6 liked 6 liked 8 pictures 7 my 8 pictures ' [he] [handed] [me] [one] that [i] [had] [called] ["] [maximus] 's [soldiers] ["] . 1 ' 6 that 6 that 12 's 12 's 15 . it showed a row of [fat] [wine-skins] [,] [and] our old [doctor] of the [hunno] hospital snuffing [at] [them] . 1 it 3 a 1 it 20 . 2 showed 3 a 4 row 5 of 4 row 17 snuffing 5 of 10 our 10 our 11 old 13 of 14 the 13 of 17 snuffing 14 the 16 hospital 17 snuffing 20 . on [the] [wall] , [we] always [called] a wine-skin a " [maximus] ["] [.] 1 on 4 , 4 , 11 " 6 always 8 a 8 a 11 " 9 wine-skin 10 a 10 a 11 " oh , yes ; and [i] [had] drawn [them] in [imperial] helmets . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 yes 3 yes 4 ; 4 ; 5 and 5 and 8 drawn 8 drawn 12 helmets 10 in 12 helmets 12 helmets 13 . " ['] [not] long since , " he went on , " [men] 's names [were] sent up [to] [caesar] for [smaller] [jokes] [than] [this] . " 1 " 27 " 4 long 5 since 5 since 9 went 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 he 8 he 9 went 9 went 10 on 10 on 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 's 12 " 15 names 15 names 17 sent 17 sent 18 up 17 sent 21 for 21 for 26 . 26 . 27 " ' [he] [did] not [actually] [point] [his] [hunting-spear] at [maximus] [,] [but] [balanced] [it] [on] [his] palm [so] ! 1 ' 4 not 1 ' 19 ! 4 not 9 at 17 palm 19 ! " ' [i] was speaking [of] [time] past , " said [maximus] , [never] fluttering [an] eyelid . 1 " 18 . 2 ' 15 fluttering 4 was 5 speaking 5 speaking 15 fluttering 8 past 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 15 fluttering 15 fluttering 17 eyelid 17 eyelid 18 . " nowadays one is only too pleased to find boys who can think for themselves , and their friends . " 1 " 21 " 2 nowadays 3 one 2 nowadays 4 is 2 nowadays 5 only 2 nowadays 6 too 2 nowadays 7 pleased 7 pleased 9 find 7 pleased 15 themselves 8 to 9 find 10 boys 15 themselves 11 who 12 can 11 who 15 themselves 13 think 15 themselves 14 for 15 themselves 15 themselves 18 their 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 their 18 their 19 friends 19 friends 20 . 20 . 21 " he nodded [at] [pertinax] . 1 he 2 nodded 2 nodded 5 . " [your] [father] lent [me] the letters , [parnesius] , so you run [no] [risk] [from] [me] . " 1 " 19 " 4 lent 7 letters 6 the 7 letters 7 letters 8 , 8 , 19 " 10 , 11 so 10 , 12 you 12 you 13 run 13 run 18 . 18 . 19 " " ' [none] whatever , " said [pertinax] , and rubbed the spear-point on his sleeve . 1 " 4 whatever 2 ' 4 whatever 4 whatever 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 rubbed 11 rubbed 13 spear-point 12 the 13 spear-point 13 spear-point 16 sleeve 14 on 15 his 15 his 16 sleeve 16 sleeve 17 . " ['] [i] have been forced [to] [reduce] [the] [garrisons] [in] [britain] [,] [because] [i] [need] [troops] [in] [gaul] . 1 " 20 . 4 have 5 been 5 been 6 forced 6 forced 20 . now [i] come to take [troops] [from] [the] [wall] itself , " said he . 1 now 3 come 3 come 4 to 4 to 5 take 5 take 10 itself 10 itself 15 . 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 15 . " ' [i] [wish] you [joy] of us , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 5 you 1 " 11 said 2 ' 5 you 7 of 8 us 8 us 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " we ['re] [the] [last] sweepings of the [empire] [the] [men] [without] [hope] . 1 " 2 we 2 we 14 . 6 sweepings 7 of 6 sweepings 14 . 7 of 8 the myself [,] [i] 'd sooner trust [condemned] [criminals] . " 1 myself 10 " 4 'd 5 sooner 5 sooner 6 trust 6 trust 9 . 9 . 10 " " ['] [you] think so ? " he said , quite seriously . 1 " 4 think 4 think 5 so 4 think 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 12 seriously 10 , 12 seriously 11 quite 12 seriously 12 seriously 13 . " but it will [only] be [till] [i] win [gaul] . 1 " 4 will 2 but 3 it 3 it 4 will 4 will 6 be 6 be 9 win 9 win 11 . one [must] [always] [risk] [one] ['s] [life] , [or] one ['s] [soul] , [or] [one] ['s] peace or some little [thing] . " 1 one 8 , 8 , 23 " 10 one 13 , 13 , 23 " 17 peace 23 " 18 or 19 some 19 some 20 little 20 little 22 . 22 . 23 " ' [allo] [passed] [round] the fire with the [sizzling] deer 's meat . 1 ' 5 the 5 the 6 fire 6 fire 13 . 7 with 8 the 8 the 10 deer 10 deer 12 meat 11 's 12 meat 12 meat 13 . he served us two first . 1 he 2 served 2 served 3 us 2 served 4 two 2 served 5 first 2 served 6 . " ['] [ah] [!] " said [maximus] , waiting his [turn] . 1 " 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 6 said 12 . 9 waiting 10 his 10 his 12 . " [i] [perceive] you [are] [in] your own country . 1 " 4 you 4 you 7 your 7 your 8 own 8 own 9 country 8 own 10 . well , you deserve it . 1 well 2 , 1 well 4 deserve 3 you 4 deserve 4 deserve 5 it 4 deserve 6 . they tell [me] you have [quite] a following [among] [the] [picts] , [parnesius] . " 1 they 2 tell 2 tell 4 you 4 you 5 have 5 have 7 a 7 a 8 following 8 following 15 " 12 , 15 " 14 . 15 " " ' [i] [have] hunted with them , " [i] said . 1 " 11 said 2 ' 11 said 5 hunted 6 with 6 with 7 them 7 them 8 , 8 , 11 said 9 " 11 said 11 said 12 . " maybe [i] have a few friends [among] the heather . " 1 " 12 " 2 maybe 4 have 2 maybe 10 heather 4 have 5 a 5 a 6 few 6 few 7 friends 9 the 10 heather 10 heather 11 . 11 . 12 " ' [had] you ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 5 ' 8 . ' [yes] ; but that was neither here nor there . 1 ' 3 ; 3 ; 4 but 4 but 7 neither 4 but 10 there 5 that 6 was 5 that 7 neither 7 neither 8 here 7 neither 9 nor 10 there 11 . the little green man orated like a like [cicero] . 1 the 5 orated 2 little 5 orated 3 green 5 orated 4 man 5 orated 5 orated 6 like 5 orated 7 a 5 orated 8 like 5 orated 10 . he made us out to be magnificent fellows . 1 he 2 made 2 made 7 magnificent 3 us 7 magnificent 4 out 7 magnificent 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 magnificent 7 magnificent 8 fellows 7 magnificent 9 . maximus never took his eyes off our faces . 1 maximus 2 never 1 maximus 3 took 1 maximus 7 our 1 maximus 9 . 3 took 4 his 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 off 7 our 8 faces " ' [enough] , " he said . 1 " 7 said 2 ' 7 said 4 , 7 said 5 " 7 said 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 . " [i] have [heard] [allo] [on] you . 1 " 7 you 3 have 7 you 7 you 8 . i [wish] to [hear] you on the [picts] . " 1 i 3 to 1 i 5 you 5 you 10 " 6 on 7 the 6 on 9 . 9 . 10 " ' [i] [told] [him] [as] [much] [as] [i] [knew] , and [pertinax] helped me [out] . 1 ' 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 helped 13 helped 16 . 14 me 16 . there is [never] harm in a [pict] if you [but] [take] [the] [trouble] to find out [what] [he] [wants] . 1 there 2 is 1 there 5 in 2 is 4 harm 5 in 6 a 6 a 20 . 8 if 9 you 9 you 15 find 14 to 15 find 15 find 16 out 16 out 20 . their real grievance against us came from our burning their heather . 1 their 3 grievance 2 real 3 grievance 3 grievance 4 against 3 grievance 5 us 3 grievance 6 came 3 grievance 7 from 3 grievance 8 our 3 grievance 9 burning 3 grievance 12 . 10 their 11 heather 11 heather 12 . the whole [garrison] of the [wall] moved [out] twice [a] [year] , and [solemnly] burned the heather for ten miles [north] . 1 the 2 whole 2 whole 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 17 heather 7 moved 9 twice 9 twice 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 burned 15 burned 17 heather 16 the 17 heather 17 heather 22 . 18 for 19 ten 19 ten 20 miles 20 miles 22 . rutilianus , [our] [general] [,] called it clearing the country . 1 rutilianus 2 , 1 rutilianus 6 called 1 rutilianus 11 . 7 it 8 clearing 8 clearing 10 country 9 the 10 country 10 country 11 . " ' [true] , [quite] [true] , " said [allo] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 9 said 4 , 9 said 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " how can we make our holy heather-wine , if you burn our bee-pasture ? " 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 can 2 how 4 we 4 we 6 our 5 make 6 our 6 our 14 bee-pasture 7 holy 8 heather-wine 8 heather-wine 9 , 8 heather-wine 10 if 8 heather-wine 11 you 8 heather-wine 14 bee-pasture 12 burn 14 bee-pasture 13 our 14 bee-pasture 14 bee-pasture 15 ? 14 bee-pasture 16 " ' [we] talked [long] , [maximus] asking keen [questions] that [showed] he [knew] [much] [and] had thought [more] about [the] [picts] . 1 ' 3 talked 3 talked 7 asking 5 , 7 asking 7 asking 22 . 8 keen 10 that 10 that 12 he 12 he 16 had 12 he 17 thought 17 thought 19 about 19 about 22 . stand away , [so] [that] you do not see [allo] ['s] [face] ; [and] [speak] your own thoughts . " 1 stand 2 away 2 away 3 , 3 , 20 " 6 you 7 do 6 you 16 your 7 do 8 not 8 not 9 see 8 not 13 ; 16 your 20 " 17 own 18 thoughts 17 own 19 . 19 . 20 " " ' [no] , " [i] said . 1 " 7 said 2 ' 7 said 4 , 7 said 5 " 7 said 7 said 8 . " you [cannot] remake [that] [province] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 remake 4 remake 7 . the [picts] [have] [been] free too [long] . " 1 the 5 free 5 free 8 . 6 too 8 . 8 . 9 " " ['] [leave] them [their] village [councils] , and let them furnish their own soldiers , " he said . 1 " 19 said 4 them 9 and 6 village 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 let 10 let 11 them 11 them 12 furnish 12 furnish 17 " 13 their 14 own 13 their 15 soldiers 15 soldiers 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 19 said 18 he 19 said 19 said 20 . " you , [i] [am] sure , would hold the reins [very] lightly . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 , 3 , 15 " 6 sure 11 reins 7 , 8 would 8 would 9 hold 9 hold 11 reins 10 the 11 reins 11 reins 13 lightly 13 lightly 14 . 14 . 15 " " even then , no , " [i] said . 1 " 9 said 2 even 3 then 3 then 9 said 4 , 9 said 5 no 6 , 6 , 9 said 7 " 9 said 9 said 10 . " [at] [least] not [now] . 1 " 6 . 4 not 6 . they have been too oppressed by us [to] trust [anything] with a [roman] [name] for years [and] [years] . " 1 they 2 have 1 they 5 oppressed 2 have 3 been 3 been 5 oppressed 4 too 5 oppressed 5 oppressed 6 by 5 oppressed 7 us 5 oppressed 9 trust 9 trust 11 with 11 with 12 a 12 a 20 " 15 for 16 years 16 years 19 . 19 . 20 " ' [i] [heard] [old] [allo] [behind] [me] mutter [:] ["] [good] [child] ! " 1 ' 8 mutter 8 mutter 13 ! 13 ! 14 " " ' [then] what do you [recommend] , " said [maximus] , " to [keep] the [north] quiet [till] [i] win [gaul] ? " 1 " 6 you 1 " 8 , 2 ' 4 what 4 what 5 do 5 do 6 you 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 24 " 14 to 16 the 14 to 21 win 16 the 18 quiet 21 win 23 ? 23 ? 24 " " ' [leave] the [picts] alone , " [i] said . 1 " 10 said 2 ' 4 the 2 ' 10 said 6 alone 7 , 7 , 10 said 8 " 10 said 10 said 11 . " stop the heather-burning at once , and they are improvident little animals send them a shipload or two of corn now and then . " 1 " 4 heather-burning 2 stop 4 heather-burning 3 the 4 heather-burning 4 heather-burning 5 at 4 heather-burning 6 once 6 once 11 improvident 7 , 8 and 7 , 11 improvident 8 and 11 improvident 9 they 11 improvident 10 are 11 improvident 11 improvident 12 little 11 improvident 13 animals 11 improvident 14 send 11 improvident 15 them 11 improvident 17 shipload 16 a 17 shipload 17 shipload 18 or 17 shipload 19 two 17 shipload 20 of 17 shipload 21 corn 17 shipload 22 now 17 shipload 23 and 23 and 24 then 23 and 25 . 25 . 26 " " ['] [their] [own] [men] must distribute [it] [not] [some] cheating [greek] accountant , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 6 must 1 " 16 said 6 must 7 distribute 11 cheating 13 accountant 13 accountant 15 " 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 . " ' [yes] , and allow them to [come] [to] [our] [hospitals] when they are sick , " [i] said . 1 " 20 said 2 ' 20 said 4 , 5 and 4 , 20 said 6 allow 7 them 6 allow 18 " 7 them 8 to 13 when 14 they 14 they 15 are 15 are 16 sick 16 sick 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 20 said 20 said 21 . " ['] [surely] they [would] die first , " said [maximus] . 1 " 4 they 1 " 10 said 6 die 9 " 7 first 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " ' [not] if [parnesius] [brought] them [in] , " said [allo] . 1 " 4 if 1 " 10 " 2 ' 4 if 7 them 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " [i] [could] show you [twenty] wolf-bitten , bear-clawed [picts] [within] [twenty] [miles] of [here] . 1 " 5 you 1 " 7 wolf-bitten 4 show 5 you 7 wolf-bitten 8 , 7 wolf-bitten 9 bear-clawed 9 bear-clawed 14 of 14 of 16 . but [parnesius] must stay with them [in] hospital , [else] they would go [mad] with [fear] . ["] 1 but 3 must 3 must 4 stay 4 stay 5 with 4 stay 8 hospital 5 with 6 them 8 hospital 17 . 9 , 11 they 11 they 12 would 12 would 13 go 13 go 15 with 15 with 17 . " ['] [i] see , " said [maximus] . 1 " 4 see 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " like everything else in the world , it is one man 's work . 1 " 10 is 2 like 3 everything 3 everything 4 else 3 everything 10 is 4 else 7 world 5 in 7 world 6 the 7 world 7 world 8 , 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 one 10 is 14 work 12 man 13 's 13 's 14 work 14 work 15 . you , [i] think [,] [are] that one man . " 1 you 11 " 2 , 11 " 4 think 7 that 7 that 8 one 7 that 9 man 9 man 10 . 10 . 11 " " ['] [pertinax] and [i] are one , " [i] said . 1 " 6 are 1 " 11 said 4 and 6 are 7 one 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 said 11 said 12 . " ' [as] you [please] , so long as you work . 1 " 10 you 2 ' 4 you 2 ' 10 you 6 , 7 so 7 so 8 long 8 long 9 as 9 as 10 you 10 you 11 work 11 work 12 . now , [allo] [,] you know that [i] mean [your] people no harm [.] 1 now 2 , 1 now 5 you 5 you 6 know 5 you 9 mean 6 know 7 that 9 mean 13 harm 11 people 13 harm 12 no 13 harm leave us [to] [talk] [together] [,] ["] [said] [maximus] [.] 1 leave 2 us " ['] [no] [need] ! " said [allo] . 1 " 7 said 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 said 7 said 9 . " [i] [am] the corn [between] the upper and lower [millstones] . 1 " 12 . 4 the 5 corn 5 corn 8 upper 7 the 8 upper 8 upper 10 lower 9 and 10 lower 10 lower 12 . i must know what the lower millstone means to do . 1 i 7 millstone 2 must 7 millstone 3 know 7 millstone 4 what 7 millstone 5 the 6 lower 6 lower 7 millstone 7 millstone 8 means 7 millstone 9 to 7 millstone 10 do 7 millstone 11 . these boys have spoken the truth as far as they [know] [it] [.] 1 these 2 boys 1 these 4 spoken 3 have 4 spoken 4 spoken 6 truth 4 spoken 8 far 5 the 6 truth 7 as 8 far 8 far 9 as 9 as 10 they i , [a] [prince] , will tell you the rest . 1 i 7 tell 2 , 6 will 5 , 6 will 6 will 7 tell 7 tell 8 you 7 tell 10 rest 9 the 10 rest 10 rest 11 . i am troubled [about] the [men] of the [north] . " 1 i 2 am 1 i 3 troubled 3 troubled 11 " 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 10 . 10 . 11 " he squatted like a hare in the heather , and looked over his shoulder . 1 he 2 squatted 2 squatted 3 like 2 squatted 4 a 2 squatted 5 hare 2 squatted 8 heather 6 in 8 heather 7 the 8 heather 8 heather 11 looked 8 heather 14 shoulder 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 looked 12 over 14 shoulder 13 his 14 shoulder 14 shoulder 15 . " ['] [i] [also] , " said [maximus] , " [or] [i] should not be here . " 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 18 " 13 should 14 not 13 should 15 be 15 be 16 here 15 be 17 . 17 . 18 " " ' [listen] , " said [allo] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [long] and [long] [ago] the [winged] [hats] ["] he meant [the] [northmen] " [came] [to] [our] [beaches] [and] said , ['] [rome] falls ! 1 " 10 he 1 " 11 meant 3 and 6 the 3 and 10 he 11 meant 25 ! 14 " 20 said 14 " 24 falls 20 said 21 , 24 falls 25 ! push her down ! ' 1 push 2 her 1 push 3 down 1 push 5 ' 4 ! 5 ' we fought [you] . 1 we 2 fought 2 fought 4 . you [sent] [men] . 1 you 4 . we were beaten . 1 we 2 were 2 were 3 beaten 3 beaten 4 . after that [we] [said] [to] [the] [winged] [hats] , ' [you] [are] liars ! 1 after 2 that 1 after 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 14 ! 13 liars 14 ! make [our] [men] alive [that] [rome] killed , and [we] will [believe] you . ' 1 make 4 alive 4 alive 14 . 7 killed 8 , 7 killed 14 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 will 11 will 13 you 14 . 15 ' they went away ashamed . 1 they 2 went 2 went 3 away 3 away 5 . 4 ashamed 5 . now they come back bold , and they tell the old tale , which we begin to [believe] [that] [rome] falls ! " 1 now 16 begin 2 they 16 begin 3 come 4 back 3 come 9 tell 5 bold 7 and 5 bold 9 tell 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 they 9 tell 12 tale 10 the 11 old 10 the 12 tale 11 old 12 tale 12 tale 14 which 12 tale 16 begin 13 , 14 which 15 we 16 begin 16 begin 17 to 16 begin 21 falls 21 falls 22 ! 22 ! 23 " " ['] [ah] , [i] [wish] it too ! 1 " 4 , 1 " 9 ! 7 it 8 too 8 too 9 ! i wish to save what is left of the corn from the millstones . 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 4 save 2 wish 5 what 2 wish 7 left 3 to 4 save 5 what 6 is 7 left 13 millstones 8 of 13 millstones 9 the 13 millstones 10 corn 13 millstones 11 from 13 millstones 12 the 13 millstones 13 millstones 14 . then [you] hide [behind] the [wall] [,] [and] scorch [us] with [greek] fire . 1 then 3 hide 3 hide 9 scorch 5 the 9 scorch 9 scorch 14 . 11 with 13 fire 13 fire 14 . how can [i] [keep] [my] [young] [men] [from] listening to the [winged] [hats] [in] winter especially [,] [when] [we] [are] hungry ? 1 how 2 can 1 how 9 listening 1 how 22 ? 9 listening 21 hungry 10 to 11 the 10 to 16 especially 11 the 15 winter 16 especially 21 hungry my [young] [men] [will] [say] , ' [rome] [can] [neither] fight [nor] rule . 1 my 14 . 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 11 fight 11 fight 13 rule 13 rule 14 . she [is] taking [her] [men] out of [britain] . 1 she 3 taking 3 taking 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 9 . the [winged] [hats] [will] [help] [us] to push [down] the [wall] . 1 the 12 . 7 to 8 push 8 push 10 the 8 push 12 . let us show them the secret roads across the bogs . ' 1 let 2 us 1 let 4 them 2 us 3 show 4 them 10 bogs 5 the 10 bogs 6 secret 10 bogs 7 roads 10 bogs 8 across 9 the 8 across 10 bogs 10 bogs 12 ' 11 . 12 ' do [i] want that ? 1 do 3 want 1 do 4 that 1 do 5 ? no ! ["] 1 no 2 ! he spat like an adder . 1 he 5 adder 2 spat 5 adder 3 like 5 adder 4 an 5 adder 5 adder 6 . " [i] would keep the secrets of my [people] [though] [i] [were] burned alive . 1 " 15 . 3 would 4 keep 4 keep 14 alive 5 the 6 secrets 5 the 14 alive 6 secrets 13 burned 7 of 8 my 8 my 13 burned 14 alive 15 . my two children here have spoken truth . 1 my 3 children 2 two 3 children 3 children 7 truth 4 here 7 truth 5 have 6 spoken 6 spoken 7 truth 7 truth 8 . leave us [picts] alone . 1 leave 2 us 1 leave 4 alone 4 alone 5 . comfort us , and cherish us , and feed us from far off with the hand behind the back . 1 comfort 5 cherish 2 us 5 cherish 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 cherish 5 cherish 6 us 5 cherish 8 and 5 cherish 9 feed 5 cherish 10 us 5 cherish 11 from 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 feed 11 from 17 behind 12 far 13 off 12 far 17 behind 14 with 15 the 14 with 16 hand 16 hand 17 behind 17 behind 18 the 17 behind 19 back 17 behind 20 . parnesius understands us . 1 parnesius 2 understands 2 understands 3 us 3 us 4 . see [,] [i] [give] you [three] [years] . 1 see 5 you 5 you 8 . i shall not grieve over that , but well [i] know tribe never helps tribe except for one price . 1 i 2 shall 2 shall 4 grieve 3 not 4 grieve 4 grieve 5 over 4 grieve 6 that 4 grieve 8 but 4 grieve 9 well 7 , 8 but 9 well 14 helps 11 know 14 helps 12 tribe 14 helps 13 never 14 helps 14 helps 15 tribe 14 helps 18 one 14 helps 19 price 15 tribe 16 except 15 tribe 17 for 19 price 20 . we [picts] will go [too] . 1 we 4 go 3 will 4 go 4 go 6 . the [winged] [hats] [will] grind [us] [to] [this] ! " 1 the 5 grind 5 grind 9 ! 9 ! 10 " he tossed a handful of dust in the air . 1 he 2 tossed 2 tossed 9 air 3 a 4 handful 4 handful 5 of 4 handful 6 dust 6 dust 7 in 7 in 9 air 8 the 9 air 9 air 10 . " ['] [oh] , [roma] [dea] [!] " said [maximus] , half aloud . 1 " 4 , 4 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 9 said 14 . 12 half 13 aloud 13 aloud 14 . " it is always one man 's work always and everywhere ! " 1 " 3 is 1 " 12 ! 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 always 3 is 5 one 3 is 8 work 3 is 9 always 6 man 7 's 7 's 8 work 9 always 11 everywhere 10 and 11 everywhere 12 ! 13 " " [and] [one] man 's [life] , " said [allo] . 1 " 5 's 1 " 8 " 4 man 5 's 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " you are [emperor] , but not a [god] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 10 . 2 you 3 are 5 , 6 but 5 , 10 . 6 but 7 not 7 not 8 a you may die . " 1 you 2 may 2 may 3 die 3 die 4 . 4 . 5 " " ' [i] [have] [thought] [of] that too , " said he . 1 " 11 said 2 ' 11 said 7 that 8 too 8 too 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 11 said 13 . " very good . 1 " 3 good 2 very 3 good 3 good 4 . if [this] [wind] [holds] [,] [i] [shall] [be] [at] [the] [east] [end] [of] [the] [wall] [by] [morning] . 1 if 18 . " ' [one] instant , [caesar] , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 9 said 4 instant 5 , 5 , 9 said 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " all men have their price . 1 " 7 . 2 all 3 men 3 men 4 have 3 men 5 their 3 men 6 price 6 price 7 . i am not bought [yet] . " 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 not 3 not 4 bought 4 bought 6 . 6 . 7 " " ['do] you [also] begin [to] bargain [so] early ? " said [maximus] . 1 " 3 you 3 you 5 begin 5 begin 7 bargain 7 bargain 14 . 9 early 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " [well] ? " 1 " 4 " 3 ? 4 " " ['] [give] [me] justice [against] [my] [uncle] [icenus] , the [duumvir] of [divio] in [gaul] , " he said . 1 " 5 justice 1 " 20 said 5 justice 10 , 10 , 11 the 11 the 13 of 15 in 17 , 17 , 20 said 18 " 20 said 19 he 20 said 20 said 21 . " ['] [only] a [life] ? 1 " 4 a 4 a 6 ? i thought it would be money or an office . 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 it 2 thought 4 would 4 would 5 be 5 be 9 office 6 money 9 office 7 or 9 office 8 an 9 office 9 office 10 . certainly you shall have him . 1 certainly 4 have 2 you 4 have 3 shall 4 have 4 have 5 him 5 him 6 . write his name on these tablets on the red side ; the other [is] [for] [the] [living] [!] ["] and [maximus] held out [his] [tablets] . 1 write 6 tablets 2 his 6 tablets 3 name 6 tablets 4 on 6 tablets 5 these 6 tablets 6 tablets 7 on 6 tablets 8 the 6 tablets 9 red 6 tablets 10 side 6 tablets 11 ; 6 tablets 12 the 12 the 13 other 13 other 26 . 20 and 22 held 22 held 23 out 23 out 26 . " ' [he] is of no use to me dead , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 13 said 2 ' 13 said 4 is 7 use 4 is 10 dead 5 of 7 use 6 no 7 use 7 use 8 to 8 to 9 me 10 dead 11 , 11 , 13 said 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " my mother is a widow . 1 " 3 mother 2 my 3 mother 3 mother 6 widow 4 is 6 widow 5 a 6 widow 6 widow 7 . i am far off . 1 i 2 am 2 am 4 off 3 far 4 off 4 off 5 . i am not sure he pays her all her dowry . " 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 not 2 am 4 sure 4 sure 10 dowry 5 he 6 pays 6 pays 10 dowry 7 her 10 dowry 8 all 10 dowry 9 her 10 dowry 10 dowry 11 . 11 . 12 " " ['] [no] matter [.] 1 " 4 matter my arm is reasonably long . 1 my 4 reasonably 2 arm 4 reasonably 3 is 4 reasonably 4 reasonably 5 long 4 reasonably 6 . we will look through your uncle 's accounts in due time . 1 we 2 will 2 will 10 due 3 look 8 accounts 4 through 8 accounts 5 your 6 uncle 6 uncle 7 's 6 uncle 8 accounts 8 accounts 10 due 9 in 10 due 10 due 11 time 10 due 12 . now , farewell [till] [tomorrow] , [o] [captains] [of] the [wall] ! " 1 now 2 , 2 , 13 " 3 farewell 6 , 3 farewell 12 ! 6 , 10 the 12 ! 13 " ' [we] saw him grow small across the heather as he walked to the galley . 1 ' 16 . 3 saw 4 him 4 him 15 galley 5 grow 9 heather 6 small 9 heather 7 across 8 the 7 across 9 heather 9 heather 15 galley 10 as 15 galley 11 he 15 galley 12 walked 15 galley 13 to 14 the 13 to 15 galley 14 the 15 galley 15 galley 16 . there were [picts] [,] scores [,] [each] [side] [of] [him] [,] hidden behind stones . 1 there 2 were 2 were 5 scores 5 scores 15 . 12 hidden 13 behind 12 hidden 14 stones 14 stones 15 . he never looked left or right . 1 he 2 never 1 he 3 looked 1 he 4 left 4 left 5 or 4 left 6 right 6 right 7 . he sailed away southerly , full spread before the evening breeze , and when we had watched him out to sea , we were silent . 1 he 4 southerly 2 sailed 4 southerly 3 away 4 southerly 4 southerly 5 , 4 southerly 6 full 4 southerly 7 spread 4 southerly 8 before 4 southerly 9 the 4 southerly 10 evening 10 evening 11 breeze 11 breeze 17 watched 11 breeze 21 sea 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 watched 14 when 15 we 15 we 16 had 15 we 17 watched 17 watched 18 him 19 out 21 sea 20 to 21 sea 21 sea 25 silent 21 sea 26 . 22 , 23 we 23 we 24 were 24 were 25 silent we understood [that] [earth] [bred] [few] [men] [like] to this man . 1 we 2 understood 2 understood 9 to 9 to 12 . 10 this 11 man 11 man 12 . ' [presently] [allo] [brought] the ponies and [held] [them] [for] [us] [to] mount a [thing] he had never [done] [before] . 1 ' 21 . 5 the 6 ponies 5 the 14 a 6 ponies 7 and 6 ponies 13 mount 14 a 18 never 14 a 21 . 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 never " ['] [what] [do] you do , [o] my friend ? " 1 " 5 you 1 " 7 , 5 you 6 do 7 , 12 " 9 my 10 friend 10 friend 11 ? 11 ? 12 " i said . 1 i 2 said 2 said 3 . then we rode back [to] [that] [wall] [of] [which] we were to be [captains] . ['] 1 then 2 we 1 then 3 rode 3 rode 4 back 4 back 15 . 10 we 13 be 11 were 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 15 . parnesius stopped . 1 parnesius 2 stopped 1 parnesius 3 . the children sat still , not even asking if that were all the tale . 1 the 2 children 2 children 8 asking 3 sat 4 still 3 sat 8 asking 5 , 7 even 6 not 7 even 7 even 8 asking 8 asking 9 if 8 asking 14 tale 9 if 11 were 10 that 11 were 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 tale 14 tale 15 . puck beckoned , and pointed the way out of the wood . 1 puck 2 beckoned 2 beckoned 4 and 2 beckoned 5 pointed 3 , 4 and 5 pointed 6 the 5 pointed 8 out 5 pointed 11 wood 7 way 8 out 8 out 9 of 10 the 11 wood 11 wood 12 . ' [sorry] , ' he whispered , ' but you must go now . ' 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 whispered 4 ' 8 ' 5 he 6 whispered 6 whispered 7 , 8 ' 10 you 8 ' 15 ' 9 but 10 you 10 you 11 must 11 must 12 go 12 go 13 now 14 . 15 ' ' [we] [haven't] [made] [him] angry , [have] [we] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 6 angry 1 ' 10 ? 6 angry 7 , 10 ? 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 11 ' 14 . ' [he] looks so far off , and and thinky . ' 1 ' 3 looks 1 ' 12 ' 4 so 10 thinky 5 far 10 thinky 6 off 7 , 6 off 10 thinky 7 , 10 thinky 8 and 10 thinky 9 and 10 thinky 10 thinky 12 ' 11 . 12 ' ' [bless] your heart [,] [no] . 1 ' 3 your 3 your 4 heart 4 heart 7 . wait till tomorrow . 1 wait 2 till 2 till 3 tomorrow 3 tomorrow 4 . it won't be long . 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 be 2 won't 4 long 4 long 5 . remember , you ['ve] [been] [playing] [lays] [of] [ancient] [rome] [.] ['] 1 remember 2 , 1 remember 3 you and as soon as they had scrambled [through] [their] gap [where] [oak] , [ash] and [thorn] [grew] [,] that was all [they] [remembered] . 1 and 7 scrambled 2 as 3 soon 3 soon 4 as 3 soon 5 they 3 soon 7 scrambled 5 they 6 had 7 scrambled 10 gap 10 gap 13 , 13 , 15 and 15 and 19 that 19 that 20 was 20 was 21 all 21 all 24 . [a] [song] [to] [mithras] mithras [,] [god] of the [morning] [,] [our] trumpets [waken] [the] [wall] [!] 1 mithras 9 trumpets 4 of 5 the 5 the 9 trumpets ' [rome] is above [the] [nations] , but [thou] art [over] [all] ! ' 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 13 ! 3 is 4 above 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 art 10 art 13 ! 13 ! 14 ' mithras [,] [god] of the [noontide] , the heather swims in the heat [,] [our] helmets scorch our foreheads , our sandals burn our feet . 1 mithras 13 heat 4 of 5 the 4 of 9 heather 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 heather 9 heather 10 swims 10 swims 11 in 10 swims 12 the 12 the 13 heat 13 heat 16 helmets 16 helmets 19 foreheads 17 scorch 19 foreheads 18 our 19 foreheads 19 foreheads 20 , 19 foreheads 21 our 19 foreheads 22 sandals 19 foreheads 23 burn 19 foreheads 24 our 19 foreheads 25 feet 25 feet 26 . mithras [,] [god] [of] [the] [sunset] [,] low on the [western] main [,] [thou] [descending] immortal , immortal [to] rise again ! 1 mithras 12 main 8 low 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 12 main 12 main 16 immortal 16 immortal 17 , 16 immortal 18 immortal 18 immortal 20 rise 20 rise 21 again 21 again 22 ! mithras , [god] of the [midnight] [,] [here] [where] [the] [great] [bull] dies , [look] [on] [thy] [children] in [darkness] . 1 mithras 2 , 1 mithras 5 the 1 mithras 21 . 4 of 5 the 13 dies 14 , 13 dies 19 in 19 in 21 . oh , take our sacrifice ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 6 ! 3 take 5 sacrifice 4 our 5 sacrifice 5 sacrifice 6 ! many roads [thou] hast fashioned : all of them lead to the [light] ! 1 many 5 fashioned 2 roads 5 fashioned 4 hast 5 fashioned 5 fashioned 6 : 5 fashioned 7 all 5 fashioned 8 of 5 fashioned 9 them 5 fashioned 10 lead 5 fashioned 14 ! 10 lead 11 to 11 to 12 the mithras , also a soldier , teach us to die aright ! 1 mithras 2 , 1 mithras 3 also 1 mithras 5 soldier 4 a 5 soldier 5 soldier 6 , 5 soldier 11 aright 7 teach 11 aright 8 us 11 aright 9 to 11 aright 10 die 11 aright 11 aright 12 ! [the] [winged] [hats] the next day happened to be what they called a [wild] [afternoon] . 1 the 2 next 1 the 10 a 2 next 3 day 3 day 4 happened 3 day 9 called 4 happened 5 to 5 to 6 be 7 what 8 they 7 what 9 called 10 a 13 . ' [if] [i] [had] [eyes] [as] [i] [could] see , [no] mortal man [would] [trouble] [me] . ' 1 ' 9 see 1 ' 18 ' 10 , 18 ' 12 mortal 13 man 13 man 17 . 17 . 18 ' they knew about rabbits already . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 4 rabbits 3 about 4 rabbits 4 rabbits 5 already 4 rabbits 6 . then they climbed up [long] [ditch] into the lower end of [far] [wood] . 1 then 2 they 1 then 3 climbed 3 climbed 4 up 3 climbed 9 lower 7 into 8 the 8 the 9 lower 9 lower 14 . 10 end 11 of 11 of 14 . ' [how] quietly [you] [came] ! ' said [una] , moving [up] to make room . 1 ' 3 quietly 3 quietly 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' 6 ! 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 moving 11 moving 13 to 11 moving 16 . 13 to 14 make 14 make 15 room ' [where] ['s] [puck] ? ' 1 ' 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [i] don't understand all of it , ' said [una] , ' but [i] [like] hearing [about] the little [picts] . ' 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 9 ' 3 don't 4 understand 4 understand 7 it 5 all 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 , 9 ' 10 said 9 ' 13 ' 10 said 12 , 13 ' 14 but 13 ' 23 ' 17 hearing 19 the 19 the 20 little 20 little 22 . 22 . 23 ' ' [he] who makes himself [emperor] anywhere [must] [know] [everything] , everywhere , ' said [parnesius] . 1 ' 14 ' 3 who 4 makes 4 makes 7 anywhere 5 himself 7 anywhere 7 anywhere 12 everywhere 11 , 12 everywhere 12 everywhere 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 17 . ' [we] [had] this [much] [from] [maximus] 's mouth [after] [the] [games] . ' 1 ' 4 this 1 ' 14 ' 8 's 9 mouth 9 mouth 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [games] ? 1 ' 3 ? what [games] ? ' said [dan] . 1 what 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . parnesius stretched his arm out stiffly , thumb pointed to the ground . 1 parnesius 2 stretched 1 parnesius 13 . 2 stretched 3 his 3 his 4 arm 5 out 12 ground 6 stiffly 7 , 6 stiffly 8 thumb 8 thumb 9 pointed 9 pointed 10 to 9 pointed 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 . ' [gladiators] ! 1 ' 3 ! that sort of game , ' he said . 1 that 2 sort 2 sort 3 of 2 sort 4 game 4 game 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 said 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 . ' [there] [were] [two] [days] ['] [games] in [his] honour when he [landed] [all] unexpected at [segedunum] on the [east] end of the [wall] . 1 ' 8 in 8 in 10 honour 10 honour 15 unexpected 11 when 12 he 12 he 15 unexpected 15 unexpected 25 . 16 at 21 end 16 at 23 the 18 on 19 the 19 the 21 end 21 end 22 of 23 the 25 . in the old days the [legions] [kept] silence [before] [their] [emperor] . 1 in 2 the 1 in 5 the 2 the 3 old 3 old 4 days 5 the 8 silence 8 silence 12 . so did not [we] [!] 1 so 2 did 2 did 3 not you [could] [hear] the solid roar [run] [west] [along] the [wall] [as] [his] chair was [carried] [rocking] [through] the crowds . 1 you 4 the 4 the 14 chair 5 solid 6 roar 6 roar 14 chair 10 the 14 chair 14 chair 21 . 15 was 19 the 19 the 20 crowds 20 crowds 21 . that chair was like a little boat among waves , dipping and falling , but always rising again after one had shut the eyes . ' 1 that 7 boat 2 chair 3 was 2 chair 7 boat 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 boat 7 boat 11 dipping 8 among 11 dipping 9 waves 11 dipping 10 , 11 dipping 11 dipping 12 and 11 dipping 13 falling 11 dipping 15 but 11 dipping 16 always 11 dipping 17 rising 14 , 15 but 17 rising 18 again 17 rising 19 after 17 rising 20 one 17 rising 22 shut 21 had 22 shut 22 shut 23 the 22 shut 24 eyes 24 eyes 25 . 25 . 26 ' parnesius shivered . 1 parnesius 2 shivered 2 shivered 3 . ' [were] they angry [with] him ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 they 1 ' 9 said 4 angry 6 him 4 angry 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' 7 ? 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [no] [more] angry than wolves in a cage when their trainer walks among them . 1 ' 4 angry 4 angry 6 wolves 5 than 6 wolves 6 wolves 12 trainer 7 in 8 a 7 in 12 trainer 8 a 9 cage 8 a 12 trainer 9 cage 12 trainer 10 when 12 trainer 11 their 12 trainer 12 trainer 13 walks 12 trainer 14 among 12 trainer 15 them 12 trainer 16 . was it not [so] [,] [faun] ? ' 1 was 2 it 2 it 3 not 2 it 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [so] it was . 1 ' 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 . so it [always] will be , ' said [puck] . 1 so 2 it 2 it 4 will 4 will 5 be 4 will 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . i [had] hardly [seen] the [general] [before] [,] [but] [he] [always] [gave] [me] [leave] [when] [i] wished to take [heather] . 1 i 3 hardly 3 hardly 5 the 3 hardly 17 wished 17 wished 21 . 18 to 19 take 18 to 21 . he was a great [glutton] , and [kept] five [asian] cooks , and he came [of] a [family] [that] believed [in] [oracles] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 five 9 five 11 cooks 11 cooks 20 believed 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 13 and 20 believed 14 he 15 came 15 came 17 a 20 believed 23 . we could smell his good dinner when we entered , but the tables were empty . 1 we 13 tables 2 could 3 smell 3 smell 6 dinner 3 smell 9 entered 4 his 6 dinner 5 good 6 dinner 7 when 8 we 7 when 9 entered 9 entered 10 , 9 entered 12 the 9 entered 13 tables 10 , 11 but 13 tables 14 were 13 tables 15 empty 15 empty 16 . he lay snorting on a couch . 1 he 3 snorting 2 lay 3 snorting 3 snorting 6 couch 3 snorting 7 . 4 on 6 couch 5 a 6 couch maximus sat apart among long rolls of accounts . 1 maximus 6 rolls 2 sat 6 rolls 3 apart 6 rolls 4 among 6 rolls 5 long 6 rolls 6 rolls 7 of 6 rolls 8 accounts 8 accounts 9 . then the doors were shut . 1 then 3 doors 2 the 3 doors 3 doors 4 were 3 doors 5 shut 3 doors 6 . " ['] [i] [shall] know them again , [caesar] , " said [rutilianus] . 1 " 14 . 5 know 6 them 6 them 14 . 7 again 8 , 8 , 12 said 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " very good , " said [maximus] . 1 " 5 " 2 very 3 good 3 good 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " now hear ! 1 " 4 ! 2 now 3 hear 3 hear 4 ! you are not to move man or shield [on] [the] [wall] [except] [as] [these] [boys] shall tell you . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 not 3 not 5 move 4 to 5 move 5 move 7 or 5 move 8 shield 6 man 7 or 8 shield 19 . 16 shall 17 tell 17 tell 18 you 18 you 19 . you will do nothing , except eat , without their permission . 1 you 2 will 2 will 3 do 3 do 4 nothing 4 nothing 6 except 5 , 6 except 6 except 11 permission 7 eat 8 , 7 eat 11 permission 9 without 11 permission 10 their 11 permission 11 permission 12 . they are the head and arms . 1 they 2 are 1 they 3 the 3 the 4 head 4 head 5 and 4 head 6 arms 4 head 7 . you are the belly ! " 1 you 2 are 2 are 4 belly 3 the 4 belly 4 belly 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " ['] [as] [caesar] pleases , " the old man grunted . 1 " 11 grunted 5 pleases 6 , 5 pleases 11 grunted 7 " 11 grunted 8 the 9 old 9 old 10 man 9 old 11 grunted 11 grunted 12 . " if my pay and profits are not cut [,] [you] [may] [make] [my] [ancestors] ['] [oracle] [my] [master] . 1 " 6 profits 1 " 20 . 2 if 6 profits 3 my 6 profits 4 pay 6 profits 5 and 6 profits 6 profits 7 are 6 profits 8 not 6 profits 9 cut rome has been ! 1 rome 2 has 1 rome 4 ! 2 has 3 been rome has been ! " 1 rome 2 has 1 rome 4 ! 2 has 3 been 4 ! 5 " then he turned on his side to sleep . 1 then 3 turned 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 6 side 3 turned 7 to 4 on 6 side 5 his 6 side 7 to 8 sleep 8 sleep 9 . " ' [he] has it , " said [maximus] . 1 " 8 said 2 ' 4 has 2 ' 5 it 2 ' 8 said 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " we will get to [what] [i] [need] [.] ["] 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 will 2 we 4 get 2 we 5 to ' [he] [unrolled] [full] copies of the number of [men] [and] supplies on the [wall] down [to] the sick that very day [in] [hunno] [hospital] . 1 ' 5 copies 1 ' 26 . 5 copies 6 of 5 copies 8 number 6 of 7 the 8 number 9 of 8 number 12 supplies 12 supplies 13 on 13 on 14 the 16 down 18 the 16 down 26 . 18 the 22 day 19 sick 22 day 20 that 22 day 21 very 22 day oh , but [i] groaned when his pen marked off detachment after detachment of our best of our least worthless men ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 5 groaned 2 , 3 but 5 groaned 13 detachment 6 when 13 detachment 7 his 13 detachment 8 pen 13 detachment 9 marked 13 detachment 10 off 13 detachment 11 detachment 12 after 11 detachment 13 detachment 13 detachment 14 of 13 detachment 15 our 13 detachment 16 best 13 detachment 17 of 13 detachment 18 our 13 detachment 19 least 19 least 20 worthless 20 worthless 21 men 20 worthless 22 ! it was like an eagle pecking a carcass . 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 carcass 3 like 8 carcass 4 an 8 carcass 5 eagle 8 carcass 6 pecking 8 carcass 7 a 8 carcass 8 carcass 9 . " ['] [and] now , how many [catapults] have you ? " 1 " 4 now 1 " 6 how 4 now 5 , 6 how 7 many 6 how 11 ? 9 have 10 you 10 you 11 ? 11 ? 12 " he [turned] [up] [a] [new] [list] [,] [but] [pertinax] laid his open hand there . 1 he 10 laid 10 laid 13 hand 11 his 13 hand 12 open 13 hand 13 hand 14 there 13 hand 15 . " ' [no] , [caesar] , " said he . 1 " 8 said 2 ' 8 said 4 , 8 said 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . " do not tempt the [gods] [too] [far] . 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 tempt 4 tempt 9 . 5 the 9 . take men , or engines , but not both ; else we refuse . " ' 1 take 5 engines 2 men 5 engines 3 , 4 or 4 or 5 engines 5 engines 7 but 5 engines 8 not 5 engines 9 both 5 engines 10 ; 5 engines 11 else 5 engines 16 ' 6 , 7 but 11 else 13 refuse 12 we 13 refuse 14 . 15 " 14 . 16 ' ' [engines] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . ' [the] [catapults] [of] the [wall] huge [things] [forty] [feet] high to the [head] [firing] nets [of] raw stone [or] [forged] bolts . 1 ' 5 the 5 the 7 huge 7 huge 11 high 11 high 19 stone 12 to 13 the 13 the 16 nets 16 nets 18 raw 18 raw 19 stone 19 stone 23 . 22 bolts 23 . nothing can stand against them . 1 nothing 2 can 2 can 3 stand 2 can 5 them 3 stand 4 against 5 them 6 . he [left] [us] [our] [catapults] [at] [last] [,] [but] [he] [took] [a] [caesar] 's [half] [of] [our] [men] [without] pity . 1 he 14 's 14 's 20 pity 20 pity 21 . we were a shell [when] [he] [rolled] [up] [the] [lists] [!] 1 we 2 were 2 were 4 shell 3 a 4 shell " ['] [hail] , [caesar] ! 1 " 4 , 1 " 6 ! we , [about] to die , salute you ! " said [pertinax] [,] [laughing] . 1 we 5 die 2 , 4 to 4 to 5 die 5 die 15 . 6 , 11 said 7 salute 8 you 7 salute 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 9 ! 11 said 11 said 15 . " if [any] [enemy] even [leans] [against] [the] [wall] now , it will tumble . " 1 " 2 if 1 " 16 " 5 even 10 now 10 now 11 , 11 , 16 " 12 it 13 will 13 will 14 tumble 14 tumble 15 . 15 . 16 " but now it is a gamble a game played [against] [the] [gods] , and the [stakes] [are] [britain] , [gaul] , and perhaps [rome] . 1 but 2 now 1 but 3 it 3 it 4 is 3 it 25 . 5 a 6 gamble 5 a 25 . 6 gamble 7 a 7 a 8 game 8 game 14 and 8 game 23 perhaps 9 played 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 the 19 , 22 and 19 , 23 perhaps 21 , 22 and you play on my side ? " 1 you 6 ? 2 play 3 on 2 play 6 ? 3 on 4 my 3 on 5 side 6 ? 7 " " ' [we] will play , [caesar] [,] " [i] said , for [i] [had] [never] [met] a man like this [man] . 1 " 9 " 2 ' 4 will 4 will 5 play 5 play 6 , 6 , 9 " 9 " 11 said 11 said 12 , 12 , 13 for 13 for 18 a 18 a 19 man 19 man 23 . 20 like 21 this 20 like 23 . " good . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 . tomorrow , " said he , " [i] [proclaim] you [captains] of the [wall] [before] [the] troops . " 1 tomorrow 2 , 2 , 3 " 3 " 4 said 4 said 5 he 4 said 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 10 you 10 you 19 " 12 of 13 the 13 the 17 troops 17 troops 18 . 18 . 19 " ' [so] [we] [went] [into] the moonlight , [where] they were cleaning the ground [after] the [games] . 1 ' 6 the 6 the 7 moonlight 7 moonlight 8 , 7 moonlight 12 cleaning 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 cleaning 12 cleaning 14 ground 13 the 14 ground 14 ground 18 . 16 the 18 . we [saw] [great] [roma] [dea] atop of the [wall] [,] [the] frost on her helmet , and her spear pointed towards the [north] [star] . 1 we 12 frost 6 atop 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 12 frost 12 frost 15 helmet 12 frost 25 . 13 on 14 her 13 on 15 helmet 15 helmet 16 , 15 helmet 19 spear 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 her 19 spear 20 pointed 20 pointed 21 towards 21 towards 22 the we saw the twinkle of night-fires all along the guard-towers , and the line of the black catapults growing smaller and smaller in the distance . 1 we 2 saw 2 saw 3 the 2 saw 4 twinkle 4 twinkle 10 guard-towers 5 of 10 guard-towers 6 night-fires 10 guard-towers 7 all 10 guard-towers 8 along 10 guard-towers 9 the 10 guard-towers 10 guard-towers 11 , 10 guard-towers 12 and 10 guard-towers 13 the 10 guard-towers 14 line 11 , 12 and 14 line 18 catapults 15 of 18 catapults 16 the 18 catapults 17 black 18 catapults 18 catapults 19 growing 18 catapults 20 smaller 18 catapults 21 and 18 catapults 22 smaller 22 smaller 26 . 23 in 24 the 24 the 25 distance 25 distance 26 . here [pertinax] [was] [more] [than] my [right] [hand] . 1 here 6 my 6 my 9 . and he spoke to each as though that man were as high-minded as himself . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 to 3 spoke 6 as 4 to 5 each 6 as 12 high-minded 7 though 12 high-minded 8 that 12 high-minded 9 man 12 high-minded 10 were 12 high-minded 11 as 12 high-minded 12 high-minded 13 as 12 high-minded 14 himself 12 high-minded 15 . now [i] saw so strongly what things were needed to be done , that [i] [forgot] things are only accomplished by means of men . 1 now 5 strongly 3 saw 5 strongly 4 so 5 strongly 5 strongly 6 what 5 strongly 7 things 5 strongly 8 were 5 strongly 9 needed 5 strongly 11 be 5 strongly 14 that 5 strongly 17 things 9 needed 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 done 13 , 14 that 17 things 18 are 17 things 20 accomplished 19 only 20 accomplished 20 accomplished 22 means 20 accomplished 24 men 20 accomplished 25 . 21 by 22 means 23 of 24 men that was a mistake . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 mistake 4 mistake 5 . so [i] made ready in haste , and none too soon . 1 so 11 soon 3 made 6 haste 4 ready 6 haste 5 in 6 haste 6 haste 8 and 6 haste 9 none 6 haste 11 soon 7 , 8 and 10 too 11 soon 11 soon 12 . i shifted our best men to the ends of the [wall] , and set [up] [screened] [catapults] by the beach . 1 i 2 shifted 2 shifted 3 our 2 shifted 4 best 2 shifted 5 men 2 shifted 6 to 2 shifted 8 ends 7 the 8 ends 8 ends 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 20 beach 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 set 14 set 20 beach 18 by 19 the 19 the 20 beach 20 beach 21 . ' [now] a ship coming in to land men must furl her sail . 1 ' 13 sail 3 a 13 sail 4 ship 13 sail 5 coming 11 furl 6 in 11 furl 7 to 11 furl 8 land 11 furl 9 men 11 furl 10 must 11 furl 11 furl 12 her 11 furl 13 sail 13 sail 14 . then she turns over , and the sea makes everything clean again . 1 then 2 she 1 then 3 turns 3 turns 8 sea 3 turns 9 makes 3 turns 10 everything 4 over 8 sea 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 the 7 the 8 sea 10 everything 11 clean 11 clean 12 again 12 again 13 . a few men [may] [come] ashore , but [very] few [....v] 1 a 2 few 1 a 6 ashore 2 few 3 men 6 ashore 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 few it was not hard work , except the waiting on the beach in blowing sand and snow . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 hard 2 was 3 not 4 hard 5 work 4 hard 17 snow 6 , 7 except 7 except 12 beach 8 the 12 beach 9 waiting 12 beach 10 on 11 the 10 on 12 beach 11 the 12 beach 12 beach 13 in 12 beach 14 blowing 12 beach 15 sand 15 sand 16 and 15 sand 17 snow 17 snow 18 . and that was how [we] dealt with the [winged] [hats] [that] [winter] . 1 and 2 that 1 and 4 how 2 that 3 was 4 how 6 dealt 6 dealt 13 . 7 with 8 the 8 the 13 . ' [early] in the spring [,] when the [east] winds [blow] [like] skinning-knives , they gathered [again] [off] [segedunum] with [many] ships [.] 1 ' 4 the 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 spring 4 the 13 skinning-knives 5 spring 10 winds 7 when 8 the 8 the 10 winds 13 skinning-knives 22 ships 14 , 15 they 15 they 16 gathered 16 gathered 20 with 20 with 22 ships allo told me they would never rest till they had taken a tower in open fight . 1 allo 2 told 1 allo 6 never 1 allo 7 rest 1 allo 17 . 2 told 3 me 4 they 5 would 5 would 6 never 7 rest 8 till 7 rest 13 tower 8 till 9 they 10 had 11 taken 11 taken 13 tower 12 a 13 tower 13 tower 15 open 13 tower 16 fight 14 in 15 open certainly they fought in the open . 1 certainly 3 fought 2 they 3 fought 3 fought 6 open 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 open 6 open 7 . i waited , and a wave tumbled him [at] [my] [feet] . 1 i 2 waited 2 waited 12 . 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 a 5 a 6 wave 6 wave 7 tumbled 7 tumbled 8 him 8 him 12 . ' [as] [i] stooped , [i] [saw] he wore such a medal as [i] wear . ' 1 ' 4 stooped 1 ' 17 ' 5 , 8 he 8 he 9 wore 9 wore 12 medal 10 such 11 a 10 such 12 medal 12 medal 13 as 12 medal 15 wear 12 medal 16 . 16 . 17 ' parnesius raised his hand to his neck . 1 parnesius 2 raised 2 raised 3 his 3 his 4 hand 4 hand 8 . 5 to 6 his 6 his 7 neck 7 neck 8 . ' [therefore] , when he could speak [,] [i] addressed [him] a certain [question] [which] can [only] be [answered] in a certain manner . 1 ' 23 manner 3 , 5 he 3 , 10 addressed 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 speak 10 addressed 22 certain 12 a 13 certain 12 a 22 certain 13 certain 21 a 16 can 18 be 18 be 20 in 20 in 21 a 22 certain 23 manner 23 manner 24 . he [answered] with the necessary [word] [the] [word] [that] belongs to the [degree] of [gryphons] [in] the science of [mithras] my [god] . 1 he 10 belongs 1 he 23 . 3 with 4 the 4 the 5 necessary 5 necessary 10 belongs 10 belongs 18 science 11 to 12 the 12 the 14 of 14 of 17 the 17 the 18 science 18 science 19 of 19 of 21 my i put my shield over him till he could stand up . 1 i 2 put 2 put 4 shield 3 my 4 shield 4 shield 5 over 4 shield 6 him 4 shield 7 till 4 shield 10 stand 4 shield 11 up 7 till 8 he 9 could 10 stand 11 up 12 . you see [i] [am] [not] short , but he was a [head] taller [than] [i] [.] he said : " what [now] ? " 1 you 2 see 1 you 23 ? 6 short 7 , 6 short 13 taller 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 a 13 taller 19 : 17 he 19 : 18 said 19 : 19 : 21 what 20 " 21 what 21 what 23 ? 23 ? 24 " i said : " at your pleasure , my brother , to stay or go . " 1 i 2 said 2 said 3 : 3 : 4 " 3 : 13 stay 3 : 14 or 3 : 17 " 5 at 7 pleasure 6 your 7 pleasure 7 pleasure 8 , 7 pleasure 10 brother 7 pleasure 13 stay 9 my 10 brother 10 brother 11 , 12 to 13 stay 14 or 15 go 16 . 17 " ' [he] looked out across the surf . 1 ' 8 . 3 looked 7 surf 4 out 7 surf 5 across 7 surf 6 the 7 surf 7 surf 8 . there remained one ship unhurt , beyond range of our catapults . 1 there 5 unhurt 2 remained 5 unhurt 3 one 5 unhurt 4 ship 5 unhurt 5 unhurt 6 , 5 unhurt 7 beyond 5 unhurt 11 catapults 5 unhurt 12 . 8 range 9 of 8 range 11 catapults 10 our 11 catapults i checked [the] [catapults] and he waved [her] [in] [.] 1 i 2 checked 2 checked 7 waved 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 waved she came as a hound comes to a master . 1 she 2 came 2 came 4 a 2 came 5 hound 3 as 4 a 5 hound 6 comes 5 hound 8 a 5 hound 9 master 5 hound 10 . 6 comes 7 to when she was yet a hundred paces from the beach , he flung back his hair , and swam out . 1 when 7 paces 2 she 3 was 3 was 7 paces 4 yet 7 paces 5 a 6 hundred 6 hundred 7 paces 7 paces 10 beach 7 paces 11 , 7 paces 13 flung 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 beach 12 he 13 flung 13 flung 14 back 13 flung 15 his 13 flung 19 swam 16 hair 19 swam 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 swam 19 swam 20 out 20 out 21 . they hauled him in , and went away . 1 they 2 hauled 2 hauled 3 him 2 hauled 4 in 2 hauled 8 away 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 went 7 went 8 away 8 away 9 . i knew that [those] [who] worship [mithras] [are] [many] and [of] all races , so [i] [did] [not] [think] much more [upon] [the] [matter] . 1 i 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 6 worship 6 worship 13 races 10 and 12 all 12 all 13 races 13 races 25 . 14 , 15 so 15 so 20 much 20 much 21 more 21 more 25 . ' [at] [first] [i] [thought] it was a bribe [from] [some] [tradesman] in the town [meant] for [old] [rutilianus] . 1 ' 6 it 1 ' 14 the 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 bribe 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 town 15 town 17 for 15 town 20 . " [nay] , " said [allo] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " this is a gift [from] [amal] , that [winged] [hat] whom you saved on the beach . 1 " 3 is 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 gift 5 gift 8 , 8 , 18 . 9 that 12 whom 12 whom 14 saved 13 you 14 saved 14 saved 17 beach 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 beach 17 beach 18 . he says you are [a] [man] [.] ["] 1 he 2 says 2 says 4 are 3 you 4 are " ['] [he] is [a] [man] , too . 1 " 4 is 4 is 8 too 7 , 8 too 8 too 9 . tell him [i] can wear [his] gift , " [i] answered . 1 tell 2 him 2 him 12 . 4 can 5 wear 5 wear 7 gift 7 gift 8 , 7 gift 12 . 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 answered they [think] [you] [and] [pertinax] could lead [them] [to] [victories] . " 1 they 6 could 6 could 7 lead 7 lead 11 . 11 . 12 " allo looked at me like a one-eyed raven . 1 allo 7 one-eyed 1 allo 9 . 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 7 one-eyed 4 me 7 one-eyed 5 like 6 a 5 like 7 one-eyed 6 a 7 one-eyed 7 one-eyed 8 raven " ' [allo] , " [i] said , " you are the corn between the two millstones . 1 " 11 are 2 ' 11 are 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 said 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 you 10 you 11 are 11 are 17 millstones 12 the 17 millstones 13 corn 17 millstones 14 between 17 millstones 15 the 17 millstones 16 two 17 millstones 17 millstones 18 . be content if they grind evenly , and don't thrust your hand between them . " 1 be 2 content 2 content 6 evenly 3 if 6 evenly 4 they 6 evenly 5 grind 6 evenly 6 evenly 8 and 6 evenly 9 don't 6 evenly 10 thrust 6 evenly 11 your 6 evenly 12 hand 7 , 8 and 12 hand 13 between 13 between 14 them 14 them 15 . 15 . 16 " " ' [i] ? " said [allo] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 said 6 said 8 . time is [what] [we] [need] [you] [and] [i] [and] [maximus] [.] 1 time 2 is let me carry a pleasant message [back] [to] [the] [winged] [hats] something [for] [them] to make a council [over] . 1 let 2 me 1 let 3 carry 3 carry 6 message 4 a 5 pleasant 5 pleasant 6 message 6 message 20 . 12 something 15 to 12 something 18 council 15 to 16 make 16 make 17 a 18 council 20 . we barbarians are all alike . 1 we 2 barbarians 2 barbarians 3 are 2 barbarians 4 all 2 barbarians 5 alike 5 alike 6 . we sit [up] half the night [to] [discuss] [anything] a [roman] [says] [.] 1 we 2 sit 2 sit 10 a 4 half 6 night 5 the 6 night 6 night 10 a eh ? " 1 eh 2 ? 2 ? 3 " " ' [we] have no men . 1 " 5 no 2 ' 5 no 4 have 5 no 5 no 7 . 6 men 7 . we must fight [with] [words] , " said [pertinax] . 1 we 2 must 2 must 3 fight 3 fight 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " leave it to [allo] [and] me . " 1 " 9 " 2 leave 3 it 2 leave 4 to 2 leave 7 me 7 me 9 " 8 . 9 " ' [indeed] , [they] permitted [the] [corn-ships] [which] [i] [sent] to the [picts] to pass [north] that season without harm . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 5 permitted 5 permitted 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 21 . 14 to 15 pass 15 pass 17 that 15 pass 18 season 18 season 20 harm 19 without 20 harm 20 harm 21 . therefore [the] [picts] [were] [well] fed [that] [winter] , and [since] they were in [some] sort [my] [children] , [i] was glad of it . 1 therefore 6 fed 6 fed 9 , 6 fed 25 . 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 they 12 they 13 were 13 were 14 in 14 in 16 sort 16 sort 19 , 21 was 22 glad 22 glad 23 of 22 glad 24 it 24 it 25 . he could not spare them . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 not 3 not 4 spare 4 spare 5 them 5 them 6 . he needed them to win [more] [victories] in [gaul] . 1 he 2 needed 2 needed 3 them 2 needed 5 win 4 to 5 win 5 win 10 . 8 in 10 . he [answered] [:] ["] [you] [will] learn [that] [i] [have] at last settled accounts with the [pup] [gratian] . 1 he 7 learn 7 learn 14 accounts 7 learn 19 . 11 at 12 last 11 at 14 accounts 12 last 13 settled 15 with 16 the 15 with 19 . just now [i] can spare none . " ['] 1 just 2 now 2 now 8 " 4 can 5 spare 5 spare 6 none 6 none 7 . 7 . 8 " ' [what] did he [mean] [by] [his] [general] ['s] [son] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 13 said 3 did 4 he 3 did 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 11 ? 13 said 13 said 15 . it was his fate , and it was his fall . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 fate 2 was 3 his 3 his 4 fate 4 fate 8 was 4 fate 10 fall 4 fate 11 . 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 was 9 his 10 fall but [theodosius] the [emperor] is a good man [.] 1 but 3 the 3 the 8 man 5 is 6 a 6 a 7 good 6 a 8 man as [i] [know] . ['] 1 as 4 . parnesius was silent for a moment and then continued . 1 parnesius 3 silent 2 was 3 silent 3 silent 6 moment 3 silent 8 then 3 silent 9 continued 4 for 6 moment 5 a 6 moment 7 and 8 then 9 continued 10 . he [answered] [:] ["] [you] [must] [live] a [little] longer [under] the shadow of [my] [victories] [,] [till] [i] [can] [see] [what] [young] [theodosius] [intends] . 1 he 8 a 8 a 10 longer 10 longer 26 . 12 the 13 shadow 12 the 14 of 14 of 26 . he [may] welcome [me] [as] a [brother-emperor] , or he [may] [be] [preparing] [an] army . 1 he 3 welcome 3 welcome 6 a 6 a 16 . 8 , 9 or 8 , 10 he 10 he 15 army 15 army 16 . in either case [i] cannot spare men just now . " 1 in 3 case 2 either 3 case 3 case 6 spare 5 cannot 6 spare 6 spare 7 men 6 spare 8 just 8 just 9 now 9 now 11 " 10 . 11 " ' [but] he was [always] [saying] [that] , ' cried [una] . 1 ' 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 8 , 8 , 10 cried 9 ' 10 cried 10 cried 12 . ' [it] [was] true . 1 ' 4 true 4 true 5 . yes , [the] [wall] [looked] strong . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 strong 6 strong 7 . for myself [,] [i] knew [how] weak we were . 1 for 2 myself 2 myself 7 weak 2 myself 10 . 5 knew 7 weak 7 weak 9 were 8 we 9 were for the [picts] [i] [never] cared , but in [those] [years] [i] [learned] [something] of the strength of the [winged] [hats] . 1 for 2 the 2 the 17 strength 6 cared 7 , 6 cared 17 strength 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 in 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 strength 17 strength 22 . 18 of 19 the 18 of 22 . they increased their strength every day [,] [but] [i] could not increase my men . 1 they 12 increase 2 increased 3 their 2 increased 4 strength 4 strength 12 increase 5 every 6 day 6 day 12 increase 10 could 11 not 10 could 12 increase 12 increase 13 my 12 increase 14 men 12 increase 15 . ' [thus] [,] [my] [friends] [,] we [lived] on [the] [wall] , [waiting] [waiting] [waiting] [for] [the] [men] [that] [maximus] [never] [sent] [.] 1 ' 7 we 1 ' 12 , 9 on 12 , ' [presently] he wrote that he was [preparing] an army [against] [theodosius] . 1 ' 4 wrote 3 he 4 wrote 4 wrote 13 . 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 9 an 9 an 10 army 10 army 13 . i [hope] [within] [a] [year] to finish [with] [theodosius] , son [of] [theodosius] , [once] and for [all] . 1 i 6 to 6 to 7 finish 7 finish 17 for 7 finish 19 . 10 , 16 and 10 , 17 for 11 son 14 , 14 , 16 and then [you] shall have [britain] to rule , and [pertinax] [,] [if] he chooses [,] [gaul] . 1 then 3 shall 3 shall 4 have 4 have 6 to 6 to 17 . 7 rule 8 , 7 rule 17 . 8 , 9 and 8 , 13 he 13 he 14 chooses today [i] wish strongly you were with me to beat my [auxiliaries] [into] shape . 1 today 4 strongly 3 wish 4 strongly 4 strongly 5 you 4 strongly 6 were 4 strongly 8 me 4 strongly 9 to 4 strongly 10 beat 7 with 8 me 10 beat 14 shape 11 my 14 shape 14 shape 15 . do not [,] [i] pray you , believe any rumour of my sickness . 1 do 2 not 2 not 10 rumour 5 pray 6 you 5 pray 10 rumour 6 you 7 , 8 believe 10 rumour 9 any 10 rumour 10 rumour 11 of 10 rumour 12 my 10 rumour 13 sickness 13 sickness 14 . i have a little evil in my [old] body [which] [i] [shall] cure [by] riding swiftly into [rome] . " 1 i 2 have 1 i 13 cure 2 have 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 evil 5 evil 9 body 6 in 7 my 7 my 9 body 13 cure 15 riding 15 riding 20 " 16 swiftly 17 into 17 into 19 . 19 . 20 " ' [said] [pertinax] [:] ["] it is [finished] [with] [maximus] . 1 ' 7 is 6 it 7 is 7 is 11 . he writes as a man without hope . 1 he 2 writes 2 writes 3 as 2 writes 5 man 2 writes 6 without 2 writes 7 hope 2 writes 8 . 3 as 4 a i , a man without hope , can see [this] . 1 i 6 hope 1 i 8 can 2 , 6 hope 3 a 4 man 4 man 5 without 5 without 6 hope 7 , 8 can 8 can 9 see 9 see 11 . what does he add at the bottom of the roll ? 1 what 2 does 1 what 11 ? 2 does 3 he 4 add 7 bottom 4 add 11 ? 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 bottom 7 bottom 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 roll " ' [that] is proof , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 7 " 2 ' 4 is 4 is 5 proof 5 proof 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " [nicaea] is not far [by] [sea] from [rome] . 1 " 3 is 3 is 4 not 4 not 5 far 5 far 8 from 8 from 10 . a woman there [could] [take] ship and fly to [rome] in time [of] war . 1 a 2 woman 1 a 6 ship 2 woman 3 there 6 ship 7 and 6 ship 8 fly 8 fly 9 to 9 to 15 . 11 in 12 time 11 in 14 war 14 war 15 . yes , [maximus] foresees his death , and is fulfilling his promises one by one . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 16 . 4 foresees 10 fulfilling 5 his 10 fulfilling 6 death 10 fulfilling 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 fulfilling 9 is 10 fulfilling 10 fulfilling 11 his 10 fulfilling 12 promises 10 fulfilling 13 one 10 fulfilling 14 by 10 fulfilling 15 one 10 fulfilling 16 . but [i] [am] [glad] [my] [uncle] [met] him . " ' 1 but 8 him 8 him 9 . 9 . 10 " 9 . 11 ' " ['] [you] think blackly today ? " 1 " 8 " 4 think 5 blackly 5 blackly 6 today 5 blackly 7 ? 7 ? 8 " i asked . 1 i 2 asked 2 asked 3 . " ['] [i] [think] truth . 1 " 5 truth 5 truth 6 . the [gods] weary of [the] [play] we have played [against] them . 1 the 3 weary 1 the 4 of 4 of 11 them 7 we 8 have 8 have 9 played 9 played 11 them 11 them 12 . theodosius [will] destroy [maximus] . 1 theodosius 3 destroy 3 destroy 5 . it is finished ! " 1 it 2 is 2 is 5 " 3 finished 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " ' [will] you write him [that] ? " 1 " 4 you 2 ' 4 you 4 you 8 ? 5 write 6 him 5 write 8 ? 8 ? 9 " i said . 1 i 2 said 2 said 3 . even [i] [,] reading [over] [his] [shoulder] [,] [took] [comfort] [from] [it] [till] [i] [saw] [his] [face] [!] 1 even 4 reading " ' [and] now , " he said , sealing [it] , " we be [two] dead [men] [,] my [brother] . 1 " 8 said 1 " 10 sealing 2 ' 4 now 4 now 5 , 5 , 8 said 6 " 8 said 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 , 10 sealing 12 , 10 sealing 22 . 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 we 14 we 15 be 15 be 17 dead 20 my 22 . let us go to the [temple] . " 1 let 2 us 1 let 3 go 3 go 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 7 . 7 . 8 " ' [we] [prayed] awhile [to] [mithras] , [where] we [had] [many] [times] prayed [before] . 1 ' 4 awhile 4 awhile 15 . 7 , 9 we 9 we 13 prayed 13 prayed 15 . after that , we lived day by day among evil rumours till winter came again . 1 after 2 that 2 that 4 we 2 that 11 rumours 3 , 4 we 5 lived 11 rumours 6 day 11 rumours 7 by 11 rumours 8 day 11 rumours 9 among 11 rumours 10 evil 11 rumours 11 rumours 12 till 11 rumours 13 winter 11 rumours 14 came 11 rumours 15 again 11 rumours 16 . turning [him] [over] , we saw [by] [his] [belt-buckle] that he was a [goth] [of] [an] [eastern] [legion] . 1 turning 4 , 4 , 5 we 5 we 19 . 6 saw 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 a 13 a 19 . suddenly he opened his eyes and cried loudly , " he is dead ! 1 suddenly 3 opened 2 he 3 opened 3 opened 5 eyes 3 opened 6 and 3 opened 8 loudly 4 his 5 eyes 7 cried 8 loudly 8 loudly 13 dead 8 loudly 14 ! 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 is 11 he 12 is 12 is 13 dead the letters [were] with me , but the [winged] [hats] sank the ship . " 1 the 2 letters 2 letters 14 . 4 with 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 the 8 the 13 ship 11 sank 13 ship 12 the 13 ship 13 ship 14 . 14 . 15 " so saying , he died between our hands . 1 so 2 saying 2 saying 3 , 2 saying 4 he 4 he 5 died 5 died 8 hands 6 between 8 hands 7 our 8 hands 8 hands 9 . ' [we] asked not who was dead . 1 ' 3 asked 3 asked 5 who 3 asked 8 . 4 not 5 who 5 who 6 was 6 was 7 dead we knew [!] 1 we 2 knew we raced [before] the driving snow to [hunno] [,] [thinking] [perhaps] [allo] [might] be there . 1 we 2 raced 2 raced 6 snow 4 the 6 snow 5 driving 6 snow 6 snow 16 . 7 to 14 be 7 to 16 . 14 be 15 there we found him already at our stables , and he saw by our faces what we had heard . 1 we 13 our 1 we 16 we 2 found 7 stables 3 him 7 stables 4 already 7 stables 5 at 7 stables 6 our 7 stables 7 stables 8 , 7 stables 9 and 7 stables 11 saw 7 stables 12 by 7 stables 13 our 8 , 9 and 10 he 11 saw 13 our 14 faces 15 what 16 we 16 we 18 heard 17 had 18 heard 18 heard 19 . " ['] [it] was in a tent by the sea , " he stammered . 1 " 14 stammered 4 was 5 in 5 in 6 a 5 in 7 tent 6 a 7 tent 7 tent 8 by 7 tent 10 sea 9 the 10 sea 10 sea 14 stammered 11 , 14 stammered 12 " 14 stammered 13 he 14 stammered 14 stammered 15 . " he was [beheaded] [by] [theodosius] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 7 . he sent a letter to you , written while he waited to be slain . 1 he 2 sent 2 sent 8 written 3 a 4 letter 4 letter 5 to 4 letter 6 you 4 letter 8 written 6 you 7 , 8 written 14 slain 9 while 10 he 10 he 11 waited 11 waited 12 to 11 waited 14 slain 13 be 14 slain 14 slain 15 . the [winged] [hats] [met] the ship [and] took it . 1 the 6 ship 5 the 6 ship 6 ship 10 . 8 took 9 it 9 it 10 . the news is running through the heather like fire . 1 the 2 news 1 the 7 heather 2 news 7 heather 3 is 7 heather 4 running 7 heather 5 through 6 the 5 through 7 heather 6 the 7 heather 7 heather 8 like 7 heather 9 fire 7 heather 10 . blame me not ! 1 blame 2 me 1 blame 3 not 1 blame 4 ! i cannot hold back my young men any more . " 1 i 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 hold 2 cannot 7 men 2 cannot 8 any 3 hold 4 back 3 hold 5 my 6 young 7 men 8 any 9 more 9 more 10 . 10 . 11 " " ' [i] [would] we [could] [say] [as] [much] [for] [our] [men] , " said [pertinax] , laughing . 1 " 5 we 1 " 15 said 2 ' 5 we 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 17 , 15 said 18 laughing 18 laughing 19 . " but , [gods] [be] [praised] , [they] [cannot] run away . " 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 , 3 , 13 " 7 , 13 " 10 run 11 away 11 away 12 . 12 . 13 " " ' [what] do you do ? " said [allo] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 5 you 4 do 5 you 5 you 7 ? 6 do 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " ['] [it] grieves [me] , " said [pertinax] , " but we are [stationed] here to stop that [thing] . " 1 " 7 " 4 grieves 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 8 said 21 . 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 but 12 but 13 we 13 we 14 are 14 are 16 here 17 to 18 stop 17 to 21 . 18 stop 19 that 21 . 22 " " ['] [if] [i] [carry] [back] [such] [an] answer they will kill me , " said [allo] . 1 " 9 answer 9 answer 18 . 10 they 11 will 11 will 12 kill 12 kill 13 me 13 me 15 " 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 . " [i] [always] [promised] [the] [winged] [hats] that you would rise [when] [maximus] [fell] . 1 " 15 . 8 that 10 would 9 you 10 would 10 would 11 rise 11 rise 15 . i [i] did not think he could fall . " 1 i 5 think 1 i 7 could 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 think 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 fall 8 fall 9 . 9 . 10 " " ' [alas] [!] my [poor] [barbarian] , " said [pertinax] , [still] laughing . 1 " 10 said 2 ' 5 my 5 my 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 10 said 14 laughing 14 laughing 15 . " well , you have sold us too many good ponies to be thrown back to your friends . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 14 thrown 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 sold 6 sold 11 ponies 7 us 11 ponies 8 too 9 many 9 many 11 ponies 10 good 11 ponies 11 ponies 14 thrown 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 thrown 14 thrown 15 back 14 thrown 18 friends 15 back 16 to 17 your 18 friends 18 friends 19 . we will make you a prisoner , although you are an ambassador . ["] 1 we 2 will 1 we 13 . 2 will 3 make 3 make 4 you 3 make 6 prisoner 5 a 6 prisoner 6 prisoner 12 ambassador 7 , 8 although 8 although 12 ambassador 9 you 10 are 10 are 12 ambassador 11 an 12 ambassador " ' [yes] [,] that will be best , " said [allo] , holding [out] a halter . 1 " 11 said 2 ' 6 will 2 ' 11 said 5 that 6 will 6 will 7 be 6 will 8 best 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 18 . 13 , 14 holding 14 holding 17 halter 16 a 17 halter 17 halter 18 . we bound him lightly , for he was an old man . 1 we 2 bound 2 bound 4 lightly 3 him 4 lightly 4 lightly 5 , 4 lightly 10 old 4 lightly 12 . 6 for 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 an 9 an 10 old 10 old 11 man " ['] [presently] [the] [winged] [hats] [may] come to look for you , and that will give us more time [.] 1 " 8 come 1 " 12 you 8 come 9 to 9 to 10 look 10 look 11 for 12 you 16 will 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 will 15 that 16 will 16 will 17 give 17 give 18 us 18 us 19 more 19 more 20 time see how the habit of playing for time sticks to a [man] [!] " said [pertinax] , as he tied the rope . 1 see 2 how 2 how 9 sticks 3 the 4 habit 4 habit 9 sticks 5 of 6 playing 6 playing 9 sticks 7 for 8 time 8 time 9 sticks 9 sticks 10 to 9 sticks 20 tied 10 to 11 a 11 a 14 " 14 " 15 said 17 , 19 he 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 tied 20 tied 23 . 21 the 22 rope 22 rope 23 . " ' [no] , " [i] said . 1 " 7 said 2 ' 7 said 4 , 7 said 5 " 7 said 7 said 8 . " time may help . 1 " 3 may 2 time 3 may 3 may 4 help 4 help 5 . if [maximus] [wrote] [us] [a] [letter] [while] he was a prisoner , [theodosius] [must] [have] [sent] the ship [that] [brought] it . 1 if 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 a 10 a 11 prisoner 11 prisoner 18 ship 12 , 17 the 17 the 18 ship 18 ship 22 . 21 it 22 . if he can send ships , he can send men . " 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 can 3 can 4 send 4 send 5 ships 5 ships 6 , 5 ships 9 send 5 ships 10 men 5 ships 11 . 6 , 7 he 8 can 9 send 11 . 12 " " ' [how] will [that] profit [us] ? " said [pertinax] . 1 " 10 said 2 ' 4 will 2 ' 10 said 6 profit 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 said 10 said 12 . " [we] [serve] [maximus] , not [theodosius] . 1 " 8 . 5 , 6 not 6 not 8 . " ' [it] concerns [us] [to] [defend] [the] [wall] , no matter what [emperor] dies , [or] makes die , " [i] said . 1 " 23 said 2 ' 23 said 4 concerns 10 , 4 concerns 15 dies 10 , 11 no 11 no 12 matter 12 matter 13 what 15 dies 16 , 16 , 23 said 18 makes 19 die 19 die 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 23 said 23 said 24 . " ' [that] is worthy of your brother [the] [philosopher] , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 5 worthy 2 ' 4 is 4 is 5 worthy 5 worthy 15 . 6 of 7 your 7 your 8 brother 8 brother 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " [myself] [i] [am] [without] [hope] [,] [so] [i] do not say solemn and stupid [things] ! 1 " 10 do 1 " 17 ! 10 do 11 not 11 not 12 say 13 solemn 14 and 13 solemn 15 stupid 15 stupid 17 ! rouse [the] [wall] ! " 1 rouse 4 ! 4 ! 5 " therefore , we must stand [fast] [....y] 1 therefore 3 we 2 , 3 we 3 we 4 must 4 must 5 stand my friends , it is above all things strange to see how men bear ill news ! 1 my 2 friends 2 friends 3 , 2 friends 16 news 4 it 5 is 5 is 15 ill 6 above 7 all 6 above 9 strange 7 all 8 things 9 strange 12 how 9 strange 13 men 9 strange 15 ill 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 how 14 bear 15 ill 15 ill 16 news 16 news 17 ! often the strongest till then become the weakest , while the weakest , as it were , reach up and steal strength from the [gods] . 1 often 3 strongest 2 the 3 strongest 3 strongest 12 weakest 4 till 12 weakest 5 then 12 weakest 6 become 12 weakest 7 the 12 weakest 8 weakest 9 , 8 weakest 10 while 8 weakest 12 weakest 11 the 12 weakest 12 weakest 13 , 12 weakest 14 as 12 weakest 15 it 12 weakest 16 were 12 weakest 17 , 12 weakest 18 reach 13 , 14 as 18 reach 19 up 19 up 20 and 20 and 21 steal 21 steal 22 strength 22 strength 23 from 23 from 24 the 24 the 26 . so it was with us . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 with 4 with 5 us 5 us 6 . even [our] [libyan] [cohort] the [third] [stood] [up] [in] [their] [padded] [cuirasses] [and] [did] [not] [whimper] [.] 1 even 5 the ' [in] [three] [days] [came] [seven] [chiefs] [and] elders of the [winged] [hats] . 1 ' 9 elders 9 elders 14 . 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 . we made them welcome , for they were ambassadors . 1 we 3 them 2 made 3 them 3 them 9 ambassadors 4 welcome 5 , 4 welcome 9 ambassadors 6 for 9 ambassadors 7 they 8 were 8 were 9 ambassadors 9 ambassadors 10 . we [showed] them [allo] , [alive] but bound . 1 we 3 them 3 them 9 . 5 , 7 but 7 but 8 bound 8 bound 9 . they thought we had killed him , and [i] [saw] it would not have vexed them if we had . 1 they 12 would 2 thought 5 killed 2 thought 11 it 2 thought 12 would 3 we 5 killed 4 had 5 killed 5 killed 6 him 6 him 8 and 7 , 8 and 12 would 13 not 12 would 14 have 12 would 17 if 12 would 20 . 14 have 15 vexed 15 vexed 16 them 17 if 18 we 17 if 19 had allo saw it too , and it vexed him . 1 allo 2 saw 1 allo 10 . 2 saw 3 it 3 it 4 too 4 too 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 vexed 9 him 10 . then in [our] quarters [at] [hunno] [we] came to council . 1 then 2 in 2 in 4 quarters 2 in 11 . 4 quarters 9 to 4 quarters 10 council 8 came 9 to ' [they] said that [rome] was falling , and that we must join them . 1 ' 3 said 3 said 15 . 4 that 6 was 4 that 15 . 6 was 7 falling 7 falling 13 join 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 join 10 that 12 must 11 we 12 must 12 must 13 join 13 join 14 them they [offered] [me] all [south] [britain] [to] [govern] [after] they had taken a tribute out of it . 1 they 4 all 4 all 18 . 10 they 11 had 10 they 14 tribute 11 had 12 taken 13 a 14 tribute 14 tribute 15 out 14 tribute 16 of 14 tribute 17 it 14 tribute 18 . ' [i] answered , " [patience] . 1 ' 3 answered 3 answered 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 . this [wall] is not weighed [off] [like] plunder . 1 this 3 is 3 is 4 not 4 not 5 weighed 5 weighed 8 plunder 8 plunder 9 . give me proof that my [general] is [dead] . " 1 give 2 me 1 give 3 proof 3 proof 4 that 3 proof 9 . 4 that 5 my 7 is 9 . 9 . 10 " " ['] [we] are not [merchants] to bargain , " cried [amal] . 1 " 13 . 4 are 5 not 4 are 8 bargain 5 not 7 to 8 bargain 9 , 8 bargain 13 . 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 cried " moreover , [i] owe [this] [man] my life . 1 " 2 moreover 1 " 10 . 2 moreover 3 , 5 owe 8 my 8 my 9 life 9 life 10 . he [shall] have his proof . " 1 he 3 have 1 he 4 his 4 his 5 proof 5 proof 6 . 6 . 7 " he threw [across] to me a [letter] ( [well] [i] knew the seal ) [from] [maximus] . 1 he 2 threw 2 threw 4 to 2 threw 8 ( 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 a 8 ( 17 . 11 knew 13 seal 12 the 13 seal 13 seal 14 ) 14 ) 17 . " ' [we] took this out of the ship we sank , " he cried . 1 " 15 cried 2 ' 15 cried 4 took 6 out 5 this 6 out 6 out 7 of 6 out 11 sank 8 the 9 ship 9 ship 10 we 9 ship 11 sank 11 sank 15 cried 12 , 15 cried 13 " 15 cried 14 he 15 cried 15 cried 16 . " [i] cannot read , but [i] [know] [one] sign , at least , which makes me [believe] . " 1 " 20 " 3 cannot 4 read 4 read 10 sign 5 , 6 but 6 but 10 sign 10 sign 13 least 10 sign 16 makes 11 , 12 at 12 at 13 least 13 least 14 , 15 which 16 makes 16 makes 17 me 17 me 20 " 19 . 20 " he showed me a dark stain on the outer roll that my heavy heart perceived was the valiant blood of [maximus] . 1 he 15 perceived 2 showed 3 me 2 showed 6 stain 4 a 6 stain 5 dark 6 stain 6 stain 7 on 6 stain 9 outer 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 outer 9 outer 10 roll 9 outer 11 that 9 outer 12 my 9 outer 13 heavy 9 outer 15 perceived 13 heavy 14 heart 15 perceived 18 valiant 16 was 17 the 17 the 18 valiant 18 valiant 22 . 19 blood 20 of 20 of 22 . " ['] [read] ! " said [amal] . 1 " 6 said 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 8 . " read , and then let us hear whose servants you are ! " 1 " 11 you 2 read 4 and 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 then 4 and 6 let 6 let 7 us 6 let 8 hear 6 let 11 you 8 hear 10 servants 9 whose 10 servants 11 you 12 are 12 are 13 ! 13 ! 14 " ' [said] [pertinax] [,] [very] softly , [after] he had [looked] [through] [it] [:] ["] [i] [will] [read] [it] all . 1 ' 6 softly 6 softly 7 , 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 20 all 20 all 21 . listen , barbarians ! " 1 listen 2 , 1 listen 3 barbarians 3 barbarians 4 ! 4 ! 5 " he read that which [i] [have] [carried] [next] [my] [heart] [ever] [since] [.] ['] 1 he 2 read 2 read 3 that 2 read 4 which parnesius drew from his neck a folded and spotted piece of parchment , and began in a hushed voice : 1 parnesius 2 drew 2 drew 3 from 3 from 4 his 4 his 5 neck 5 neck 9 spotted 6 a 9 spotted 7 folded 8 and 7 folded 9 spotted 9 spotted 12 parchment 10 piece 11 of 10 piece 12 parchment 12 parchment 13 , 12 parchment 14 and 12 parchment 15 began 12 parchment 18 hushed 13 , 14 and 16 in 18 hushed 17 a 18 hushed 18 hushed 19 voice 18 hushed 20 : " ' [enough] , " said [young] [amal] ; " there is your proof ! 1 " 15 ! 2 ' 15 ! 4 , 6 said 4 , 10 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 ; 10 " 12 is 11 there 12 is 12 is 13 your 13 your 14 proof 14 proof 15 ! you must join us now ! " 1 you 2 must 2 must 3 join 3 join 4 us 3 join 6 ! 4 us 5 now 6 ! 7 " ' [pertinax] [looked] [long] [and] [silently] [at] [him] , [till] that fair [man] [blushed] like a girl . 1 ' 12 fair 9 , 11 that 11 that 12 fair 12 fair 18 . 15 like 16 a 15 like 18 . 16 a 17 girl then [read] [pertinax] : 1 then 4 : the three mules [which] [i] [strove] to [drive] have torn [me] in pieces [as] [your] [father] [prophesied] . 1 the 2 three 2 three 3 mules 3 mules 18 . 7 to 9 have 9 have 10 torn 10 torn 13 pieces 12 in 13 pieces 13 pieces 18 . the naked swords wait at the tent door to give me the death [i] [gave] [to] [gratian] . 1 the 7 tent 2 naked 3 swords 3 swords 4 wait 3 swords 5 at 3 swords 7 tent 6 the 7 tent 7 tent 8 door 7 tent 10 give 7 tent 12 the 7 tent 13 death 9 to 10 give 10 give 11 me 13 death 18 . " ['] [by] [the] [light] [of] [the] [sun] , " [amal] broke [in] . 1 " 14 . 9 , 10 " 9 , 14 . 10 " 12 broke " this was [in] [some] sort a [man] [!] 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 6 sort 6 sort 7 a we may have been mistaken in his servants ! " 1 we 5 mistaken 2 may 3 have 2 may 5 mistaken 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 mistaken 5 mistaken 6 in 5 mistaken 8 servants 6 in 7 his 7 his 8 servants 8 servants 9 ! 9 ! 10 " ' [and] [pertinax] [read] [on] [:] ["] you [gave] me the [time] [for] [which] [i] [asked] . 1 ' 8 you 1 ' 11 the 8 you 10 me 11 the 17 . if [i] have failed to use it , do not lament . 1 if 4 failed 3 have 4 failed 4 failed 5 to 4 failed 6 use 6 use 7 it 6 use 8 , 6 use 11 lament 9 do 10 not 9 do 11 lament 11 lament 12 . we have [gambled] [very] splendidly [against] [the] [gods] , but they hold weighted dice , and [i] [must] pay the forfeit . 1 we 2 have 1 we 12 hold 2 have 5 splendidly 5 splendidly 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 they 12 hold 22 . 13 weighted 14 dice 14 dice 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 pay 19 pay 20 the 19 pay 21 forfeit 21 forfeit 22 . remember [,] [i] [have] [been] [;] [but] [rome] [is] [;] [and] [rome] [will] [be] . 1 remember 15 . tell [pertinax] [his] [mother] [is] [in] safety at [nicaea] , and her monies [are] [in] charge of the [prefect] [at] [antipolis] . 1 tell 7 safety 7 safety 22 . 8 at 18 the 8 at 22 . 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 monies 11 and 12 her 13 monies 16 charge 16 charge 17 of 17 of 18 the make [my] [remembrances] [to] [your] [father] [and] [to] [your] [mother] [,] whose friendship was [great] [gain] to me . 1 make 12 whose 12 whose 13 friendship 13 friendship 19 . 14 was 17 to 17 to 18 me 18 me 19 . give [also] to [my] [little] [picts] [and] to the [winged] [hats] [such] messages [as] [their] thick heads [can] [understand] . 1 give 3 to 1 give 13 messages 8 to 9 the 9 the 13 messages 13 messages 20 . 16 thick 17 heads 17 heads 20 . i would have sent you [three] [legions] [this] [very] [day] [if] all had gone aright . 1 i 3 have 1 i 5 you 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 sent 5 you 12 all 12 all 16 . 13 had 14 gone 14 gone 15 aright 15 aright 16 . do not forget me . 1 do 2 not 2 not 3 forget 3 forget 4 me 4 me 5 . we have worked together . 1 we 2 have 2 have 3 worked 3 worked 4 together 4 together 5 . farewell ! 1 farewell 2 ! farewell ! 1 farewell 2 ! farewell ! " 1 farewell 2 ! 2 ! 3 " ' [now] , that was [my] [emperor] 's [last] letter . ' 1 ' 12 ' 3 , 12 ' 4 that 5 was 4 that 8 's 8 's 10 letter 10 letter 11 . 11 . 12 ' ( the [children] [heard] [the] [parchment] [crackle] [as] [parnesius] returned [it] to [its] [place] . ) 1 ( 2 the 1 ( 16 ) 10 returned 12 to 12 to 15 . 15 . 16 ) " ' [i] [was] mistaken , " said [amal] . 1 " 7 " 2 ' 5 mistaken 5 mistaken 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " the servants of such a man will sell nothing except over the sword . 1 " 15 . 2 the 14 sword 3 servants 7 man 3 servants 9 sell 4 of 5 such 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 man 8 will 9 sell 9 sell 11 except 9 sell 14 sword 10 nothing 11 except 12 over 13 the 13 the 14 sword 14 sword 15 . i am glad of it . " 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 glad 3 glad 4 of 3 glad 5 it 5 it 6 . 6 . 7 " he held out his hand to me . 1 he 2 held 2 held 3 out 2 held 5 hand 4 his 5 hand 5 hand 8 . 6 to 7 me 7 me 8 . " ' [but] [maximus] [has] [given] you your dismissal , " said [an] elder . 1 " 12 said 2 ' 7 you 7 you 8 your 8 your 11 " 9 dismissal 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 . 14 elder 15 . " you are certainly free to serve or to rule whom you please . 1 " 13 please 2 you 3 are 2 you 13 please 4 certainly 7 serve 5 free 7 serve 6 to 7 serve 7 serve 8 or 7 serve 10 rule 7 serve 11 whom 7 serve 13 please 9 to 10 rule 12 you 13 please 13 please 14 . join do not follow join us ! " 1 join 4 follow 1 join 5 join 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 follow 5 join 6 us 5 join 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " ' [we] thank you , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 8 said 2 ' 4 thank 4 thank 5 you 5 you 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " [but] [maximus] tells us to give you such messages as pardon me , but [i] use his words your thick heads can understand . " 1 " 26 " 4 tells 5 us 4 tells 10 messages 6 to 7 give 7 give 8 you 7 give 10 messages 9 such 10 messages 10 messages 11 as 10 messages 12 pardon 10 messages 21 thick 10 messages 22 heads 10 messages 23 can 10 messages 24 understand 12 pardon 13 me 12 pardon 14 , 12 pardon 15 but 12 pardon 17 use 14 , 15 but 17 use 19 words 17 use 20 your 18 his 19 words 24 understand 25 . 25 . 26 " he pointed through the door to the foot of a catapult wound up . 1 he 2 pointed 2 pointed 3 through 3 through 5 door 4 the 5 door 5 door 11 catapult 5 door 14 . 6 to 11 catapult 7 the 11 catapult 8 foot 9 of 8 foot 11 catapult 10 a 11 catapult 11 catapult 12 wound 11 catapult 13 up " ' [we] understand , " said [an] elder . 1 " 7 said 2 ' 4 understand 2 ' 7 said 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . 9 elder 10 . " the [wall] must be won [at] a price ? " 1 " 11 " 2 the 8 a 2 the 9 price 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 won 6 won 8 a 9 price 10 ? 10 ? 11 " ' [they] drank , and wiped [their] yellow [beards] in silence [till] [they] [rose] [to] [go] . 1 ' 17 . 3 drank 4 , 3 drank 6 wiped 4 , 5 and 6 wiped 8 yellow 8 yellow 11 silence 10 in 11 silence 11 silence 17 . " ' [think] [rather] what [theodosius] [may] send , " [i] answered [;] and [though] they [laughed] [,] [i] saw that [my] [chance] [shot] troubled [them] . 1 " 12 answered 2 ' 5 what 2 ' 12 answered 8 send 12 answered 9 , 12 answered 10 " 12 answered 12 answered 27 . 14 and 16 they 14 and 25 troubled 16 they 20 saw 20 saw 21 that 25 troubled 27 . ' [only] [old] [allo] lingered [behind] a [little] . 1 ' 9 . 5 lingered 7 a 7 a 9 . " ['] [you] see , " he said , winking and blinking , " [i] am no more than their dog . 1 " 4 see 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 said 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 winking 10 winking 12 blinking 11 and 12 blinking 12 blinking 16 am 12 blinking 18 more 13 , 14 " 14 " 16 am 17 no 18 more 18 more 19 than 19 than 20 their 19 than 21 dog 19 than 22 . when [i] have shown their men the secret short ways across our bogs , they will kick me like one . " 1 when 4 shown 3 have 4 shown 4 shown 5 their 4 shown 6 men 4 shown 7 the 4 shown 8 secret 8 secret 13 bogs 9 short 13 bogs 10 ways 13 bogs 11 across 13 bogs 12 our 13 bogs 13 bogs 14 , 13 bogs 15 they 13 bogs 16 will 13 bogs 17 kick 13 bogs 18 me 13 bogs 19 like 13 bogs 21 . 19 like 20 one 21 . 22 " " ['] [you] think so ? 1 " 4 think 4 think 5 so 4 think 6 ? woe is me ! " said the old man . 1 woe 2 is 1 woe 3 me 1 woe 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 7 the 7 the 8 old 8 old 9 man 9 man 10 . " [i] [only] wanted peace for my people , " and he went out [stumbling] through the snow [behind] [the] tall [winged] [hats] . 1 " 24 . 4 wanted 5 peace 5 peace 7 my 5 peace 8 people 5 peace 11 and 6 for 7 my 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 went 13 went 14 out 13 went 16 through 16 through 17 the 17 the 18 snow 18 snow 21 tall 21 tall 24 . i had [this] from a [pict] prisoner . 1 i 2 had 2 had 4 from 4 from 8 . 5 a 7 prisoner 5 a 8 . they were as much our spies as our enemies , for the [winged] [hats] oppressed [them] , and took [their] [winter] [stores] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 6 spies 3 as 6 spies 4 much 6 spies 5 our 6 spies 6 spies 7 as 6 spies 8 our 6 spies 9 enemies 9 enemies 10 , 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 the 12 the 15 oppressed 15 oppressed 23 . 17 , 18 and 17 , 23 . 18 and 19 took ah , foolish [little] [people] ! 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 3 foolish 1 ah 6 ! ' [then] the [winged] [hats] began to roll [us] [up] [from] [each] [end] of the [wall] . 1 ' 3 the 3 the 17 . 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 roll 8 roll 15 the 8 roll 17 . 14 of 15 the we had [trouble] [,] [too] [,] [with] [the] [forage] [for] [the] ponies [along] the [wall] . 1 we 2 had 1 we 16 . 2 had 12 ponies 12 ponies 14 the i [kept] [ten] [,] [and] [so] did [pertinax] . 1 i 7 did 7 did 9 . we lived and slept in the saddle , riding east or west , and we ate [our] [worn-out] ponies . 1 we 12 west 2 lived 7 saddle 3 and 4 slept 4 slept 7 saddle 5 in 6 the 5 in 7 saddle 6 the 7 saddle 7 saddle 8 , 7 saddle 9 riding 7 saddle 10 east 10 east 11 or 10 east 12 west 12 west 20 . 13 , 14 and 13 , 15 we 15 we 16 ate 16 ate 19 ponies 19 ponies 20 . the people of the town also made us some trouble till [i] gathered them all in one quarter [behind] [hunno] . 1 the 2 people 2 people 6 also 2 people 13 gathered 3 of 5 town 4 the 5 town 5 town 6 also 6 also 7 made 8 us 9 some 9 some 10 trouble 10 trouble 13 gathered 11 till 13 gathered 13 gathered 14 them 13 gathered 15 all 13 gathered 18 quarter 16 in 17 one 16 in 18 quarter 18 quarter 21 . we broke down [the] [wall] on [either] [side] [of] [it] [to] [make] [as] [it] [were] a [citadel] . 1 we 18 . 2 broke 3 down 3 down 6 on 6 on 16 a 16 a 18 . our men fought better in close order . 1 our 2 men 2 men 3 fought 3 fought 7 order 4 better 7 order 5 in 7 order 6 close 7 order 7 order 8 . i think we fought in our sleep . 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 we 3 we 4 fought 3 we 6 our 3 we 7 sleep 4 fought 5 in 7 sleep 8 . ' [the] [winged] [hats] fought [like] wolves all in a pack . 1 ' 5 fought 5 fought 12 . 7 wolves 9 in 8 all 9 in 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 pack 11 pack 12 . where they had suffered most , there they charged in most hotly . 1 where 9 charged 2 they 9 charged 3 had 4 suffered 4 suffered 9 charged 5 most 9 charged 6 , 7 there 7 there 9 charged 8 they 9 charged 9 charged 10 in 9 charged 11 most 9 charged 12 hotly 12 hotly 13 . this was hard for the defenders , but it held [them] [from] [sweeping] [on] [into] [britain] . 1 this 2 was 1 this 6 defenders 2 was 6 defenders 3 hard 6 defenders 4 for 6 defenders 5 the 6 defenders 6 defenders 8 but 6 defenders 9 it 6 defenders 10 held 7 , 8 but 10 held 17 . we wished for some record . 1 we 5 record 2 wished 5 record 3 for 5 record 4 some 5 record 5 record 6 . ' [and] the fighting ? 1 ' 3 the 3 the 4 fighting 4 fighting 5 ? the fight was always hottest to left and right of [the] [great] [statue] [of] [roma] [dea] [,] [near] [to] [rutilianus] ['s] [house] [.] 1 the 5 hottest 2 fight 5 hottest 3 was 5 hottest 4 always 5 hottest 5 hottest 6 to 5 hottest 7 left 5 hottest 8 and 5 hottest 9 right 5 hottest 10 of i remember he said his sword was an oracle ! 1 i 2 remember 2 remember 6 sword 3 he 4 said 3 he 5 his 5 his 6 sword 6 sword 9 oracle 7 was 8 an 8 an 9 oracle 9 oracle 10 ! " [let] [us] [consult] [the] [oracle] , " [he] [would] say , and put the handle against his ear , and shake his head wisely . 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 26 . 11 say 12 , 11 say 16 handle 13 and 14 put 14 put 16 handle 15 the 16 handle 16 handle 17 against 16 handle 19 ear 16 handle 20 , 16 handle 21 and 16 handle 22 shake 18 his 19 ear 20 , 21 and 22 shake 24 head 22 shake 25 wisely 23 his 24 head 25 wisely 26 . oh , [there] [were] [jests] [in] plenty [on] [the] [wall] to take the place [of] food [!] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 16 food 2 , 7 plenty 7 plenty 11 to 11 to 12 take 12 take 14 place 13 the 14 place ' [we] endured for [two] months and seventeen days [always] [being] pressed from three [sides] [into] [a] smaller space . 1 ' 3 endured 3 endured 20 . 4 for 6 months 4 for 8 seventeen 6 months 7 and 8 seventeen 9 days 8 seventeen 12 pressed 12 pressed 13 from 12 pressed 14 three 12 pressed 18 smaller 18 smaller 19 space 19 space 20 . several times [allo] [sent] [in] [word] that [help] [was] [at] [hand] [.] 1 several 2 times 2 times 7 that we did not believe it , but it cheered our men . 1 we 11 men 2 did 3 not 2 did 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 4 believe 8 it 4 believe 9 cheered 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 but 9 cheered 10 our 9 cheered 11 men 11 men 12 . ' [the] [end] [came] [not] [with] [shootings] [of] [joy] [,] but [,] [like] the [rest] , as [in] a dream . 1 ' 11 but 1 ' 14 the 14 the 21 . 16 , 17 as 17 as 19 a 19 a 20 dream 20 dream 21 . the [winged] [hats] [suddenly] [left] [us] [in] peace for one night and the next day ; which is too long for spent men . 1 the 8 peace 1 the 14 next 9 for 14 next 10 one 11 night 11 night 12 and 11 night 14 next 13 the 14 next 14 next 15 day 15 day 20 long 15 day 21 for 15 day 22 spent 15 day 24 . 16 ; 18 is 17 which 18 is 18 is 19 too 19 too 20 long 22 spent 23 men we slept at first lightly , expecting to be roused , and then like logs , each where he lay . 1 we 2 slept 2 slept 5 lightly 3 at 4 first 4 first 5 lightly 5 lightly 15 logs 5 lightly 21 . 6 , 7 expecting 7 expecting 8 to 7 expecting 10 roused 8 to 9 be 10 roused 13 then 10 roused 15 logs 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 then 14 like 15 logs 15 logs 16 , 15 logs 17 each 15 logs 18 where 15 logs 19 he 15 logs 20 lay may you never need such sleep ! 1 may 2 you 2 you 3 never 3 never 5 such 4 need 5 such 5 such 7 ! 6 sleep 7 ! when [i] waked our towers were full of strange , armed men , who watched us snoring . 1 when 3 waked 3 waked 5 towers 4 our 5 towers 5 towers 6 were 5 towers 7 full 5 towers 9 strange 5 towers 10 , 5 towers 11 armed 7 full 8 of 11 armed 12 men 11 armed 13 , 11 armed 17 snoring 14 who 17 snoring 15 watched 17 snoring 16 us 17 snoring 17 snoring 18 . i roused [pertinax] , [and] [we] [leaped] up [together] . 1 i 2 roused 2 roused 8 up 2 roused 10 . 4 , 8 up " ' [what] ? " said a young man in clean armour . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 said 6 said 12 armour 6 said 13 . 7 a 8 young 8 young 9 man 8 young 12 armour 10 in 12 armour 11 clean 12 armour " do you fight [against] [theodosius] ? 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 7 ? 3 you 4 fight look ! " 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 " ' [north] [we] [looked] [over] the [red] snow . 1 ' 6 the 6 the 8 snow 8 snow 9 . no [winged] [hats] [were] [there] . 1 no 6 . south we looked over the white snow , and behold [there] [were] the [eagles] [of] [two] strong [legions] encamped . 1 south 7 snow 1 south 20 . 2 we 4 over 3 looked 4 over 4 over 7 snow 5 the 7 snow 6 white 7 snow 7 snow 9 and 7 snow 10 behold 8 , 9 and 13 the 17 strong 17 strong 19 encamped 19 encamped 20 . east and west we [saw] flame and fighting , but [by] [hunno] all was still . 1 east 2 and 1 east 3 west 1 east 4 we 1 east 6 flame 6 flame 7 and 7 and 16 . 8 fighting 9 , 8 fighting 16 . 9 , 10 but 10 but 15 still 13 all 14 was 14 was 15 still " ' [trouble] no more , " said the young man . 1 " 7 " 2 ' 4 no 4 no 5 more 4 no 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 man 8 said 12 . 9 the 10 young 10 young 11 man " [rome] 's arm [is] [long] . 1 " 3 's 3 's 4 arm 4 arm 7 . where are the [captains] [of] [the] [wall] ? " 1 where 2 are 1 where 3 the 1 where 8 ? 8 ? 9 " ' [we] [said] we were [those] [men] . 1 ' 4 we 4 we 5 were 5 were 8 . " ['] [but] you are [old] [and] grey-haired , " he cried . 1 " 4 you 1 " 12 cried 4 you 5 are 8 grey-haired 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 cried 11 he 12 cried 12 cried 13 . " [maximus] said that they were [boys] . " 1 " 9 " 3 said 5 they 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 8 . 8 . 9 " " ['] [yes] [,] that was [true] [some] years ago , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 5 that 5 that 6 was 6 was 15 . 9 years 10 ago 10 ago 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " what is our fate to be , you fine and well-fed child ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 5 fate 2 what 14 ? 4 our 5 fate 6 to 12 well-fed 7 be 12 well-fed 8 , 12 well-fed 9 you 12 well-fed 10 fine 12 well-fed 11 and 12 well-fed 12 well-fed 13 child 12 well-fed 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " ['] [i] [am] [called] [ambrosius] , a secretary of the [emperor] , " [he] answered . 1 " 16 answered 7 , 16 answered 8 a 9 secretary 8 a 13 , 9 secretary 10 of 10 of 11 the 13 , 14 " 14 " 16 answered 16 answered 17 . " show me a certain letter [which] [maximus] wrote [from] a tent [at] [aquileia] , and [perhaps] [i] will [believe] . " 1 " 22 " 2 show 5 certain 3 me 4 a 4 a 5 certain 5 certain 6 letter 6 letter 22 " 9 wrote 21 . 11 a 12 tent 12 tent 16 and 12 tent 21 . 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 will 21 . 22 " if you choose to serve [theodosius] , he will [give] you a [legion] . 1 if 2 you 1 if 14 . 2 you 3 choose 3 choose 4 to 4 to 5 serve 5 serve 12 a 7 , 8 he 7 , 9 will 9 will 11 you 11 you 12 a if it suits you to go to your homes , we will give you a [triumph] . " 1 if 14 you 2 it 3 suits 3 suits 4 you 3 suits 6 go 3 suits 8 your 3 suits 9 homes 3 suits 14 you 5 to 6 go 6 go 7 to 9 homes 13 give 10 , 11 we 11 we 12 will 12 will 13 give 14 you 18 " 15 a 17 . 17 . 18 " " ' [oh] , [i] [see] you are a boy , " said [ambrosius] . 1 " 13 said 2 ' 8 are 2 ' 13 said 4 , 7 you 7 you 8 are 9 a 10 boy 10 boy 11 , 11 , 13 said 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " and you ? " turning to me . 1 " 3 you 2 and 3 you 3 you 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 turning 6 turning 7 to 7 to 8 me 8 me 9 . " ' [we] [bear] no ill-will [against] [theodosius] , but in [war-] " [i] [began] . 1 " 5 no 1 " 16 . 2 ' 5 no 6 ill-will 13 " 6 ill-will 16 . 9 , 10 but 9 , 13 " 10 but 11 in " ' [in] [war] it is as it is in [love] , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 14 said 2 ' 9 is 2 ' 14 said 5 it 6 is 5 it 9 is 7 as 8 it 8 it 9 is 10 in 12 , 12 , 14 said 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 . " whether [she] [be] [good] [or] [bad] , [one] gives [one] 's best [once] [,] to [one] [only] . 1 " 2 whether 2 whether 8 , 8 , 10 gives 10 gives 19 . 12 's 13 best 13 best 16 to 16 to 19 . that given , there remains no second worth giving or taking . " 1 that 5 remains 2 given 5 remains 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 remains 5 remains 6 no 5 remains 7 second 5 remains 8 worth 5 remains 9 giving 5 remains 10 or 5 remains 11 taking 5 remains 12 . 12 . 13 " " ' [that] is true , " said [ambrosius] . 1 " 8 said 2 ' 4 is 2 ' 8 said 4 is 5 true 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " [i] [was] [with] [maximus] [before] he died . 1 " 7 he 7 he 8 died 8 died 9 . he [warned] [theodosius] [that] [you] would [never] serve him , and frankly [i] [say] [i] am sorry for [my] [emperor] . " 1 he 6 would 1 he 12 frankly 6 would 8 serve 8 serve 9 him 9 him 11 and 10 , 11 and 12 frankly 17 sorry 16 am 17 sorry 17 sorry 18 for 17 sorry 21 . 21 . 22 " " ' [he] [has] [rome] to console him , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 11 said 2 ' 11 said 6 to 7 console 7 console 8 him 8 him 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " [i] ask you of your kindness to let us go to our homes and get this smell out of our nostrils . " 1 " 24 " 3 ask 4 you 3 ask 7 kindness 5 of 6 your 6 your 7 kindness 7 kindness 8 to 7 kindness 9 let 9 let 10 us 10 us 11 go 10 us 13 our 11 go 12 to 13 our 22 nostrils 14 homes 15 and 14 homes 16 get 14 homes 17 this 14 homes 18 smell 18 smell 22 nostrils 19 out 22 nostrils 20 of 21 our 21 our 22 nostrils 22 nostrils 23 . 23 . 24 " ' [none] the less they [gave] [us] a [triumph] ! ' 1 ' 3 the 1 ' 11 ' 3 the 4 less 4 less 5 they 8 a 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' ' [it] [was] well earned , ' said [puck] , throwing [some] [leaves] [into] the [still] water of the [marlpit] . 1 ' 4 well 1 ' 5 earned 5 earned 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 8 said 21 . 11 throwing 19 the 11 throwing 21 . 15 the 17 water 15 the 18 of 18 of 19 the the black , oily circles spread dizzily as the children watched them . 1 the 2 black 2 black 7 dizzily 3 , 4 oily 4 oily 7 dizzily 5 circles 7 dizzily 6 spread 7 dizzily 7 dizzily 8 as 7 dizzily 10 children 7 dizzily 11 watched 7 dizzily 12 them 9 the 10 children 12 them 13 . ' [i] [want] [to] [know] , oh , [ever] so [many] [things] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 15 said 6 , 10 so 6 , 15 said 7 oh 8 , 7 oh 10 so 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 17 . ' [what] [happened] [to] [old] [allo] ? 1 ' 7 ? did [the] [winged] [hats] [ever] come back ? 1 did 6 come 1 did 8 ? 6 come 7 back and what did [amal] [do] ? ' 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 did 2 what 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' ' [and] what happened to the fat [old] [general] with the [five] cooks ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 happened 4 happened 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 fat 7 fat 13 cooks 10 with 11 the 11 the 13 cooks 13 cooks 18 . 14 ? 15 ' 14 ? 16 said 16 said 18 . ' [and] what did [your] [mother] say when you came home ? . . . ' 1 ' 3 what 1 ' 16 ' 3 what 7 say 4 did 7 say 8 when 9 you 8 when 10 came 10 came 11 home 11 home 12 ? 11 home 13 . 13 . 14 . 14 . 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [hst] ! ' he whispered . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 6 whispered 5 he 6 whispered 6 whispered 7 . ' [oh] , [mus] ' [reynolds] , [mus] ' [reynolds] [!] ' said [hobden] , under his breath . 1 ' 5 ' 3 , 5 ' 5 ' 9 ' 7 , 9 ' 9 ' 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 , 13 said 19 . 16 under 18 breath 17 his 18 breath 18 breath 19 . ' [if] [i] knowed [all] [was] inside [your] [head] , [i] ['d] [know] something wuth [knowin] ' . 1 ' 18 . 4 knowed 7 inside 4 knowed 18 . 7 inside 10 , 10 , 17 ' 14 something 15 wuth 15 wuth 17 ' mus ' [dan] [an] ['] [miss] [una] , [come] [along] o ' me while [i] lock up my liddle henhouse . ' 1 mus 2 ' 2 ' 19 liddle 8 , 11 o 11 o 19 liddle 12 ' 19 liddle 13 me 19 liddle 14 while 19 liddle 16 lock 17 up 16 lock 19 liddle 18 my 19 liddle 19 liddle 20 henhouse 19 liddle 22 ' 20 henhouse 21 . [a] [pict] [song] we are [the] [little] [folk] we [!] 1 we 2 are 1 we 6 we too little to love or to hate . 1 too 2 little 1 too 3 to 1 too 7 hate 4 love 5 or 4 love 7 hate 6 to 7 hate 7 hate 8 . leave us alone and you 'll see [how] [we] can drag [down] [the] [great] [!] 1 leave 2 us 1 leave 3 alone 1 leave 5 you 3 alone 4 and 5 you 6 'll 6 'll 7 see 6 'll 11 drag 7 see 10 can we are the worm in the wood ! 1 we 2 are 2 are 4 worm 3 the 4 worm 4 worm 7 wood 4 worm 8 ! 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 wood we are the rot in the root ! 1 we 4 rot 2 are 4 rot 3 the 4 rot 4 rot 5 in 4 rot 7 root 4 rot 8 ! 6 the 7 root we are the germ in the blood ! 1 we 4 germ 2 are 4 germ 3 the 4 germ 4 germ 5 in 4 germ 7 blood 4 germ 8 ! 5 in 6 the we are the thorn in the foot ! 1 we 2 are 2 are 4 thorn 3 the 4 thorn 4 thorn 5 in 4 thorn 7 foot 4 thorn 8 ! 5 in 6 the mistletoe killing an oak [rats] [gnawing] cables [in] [two] [moths] [making] holes in a cloak [how] [they] [must] [love] [what] [they] [do] [!] 1 mistletoe 2 killing 2 killing 4 oak 3 an 4 oak 4 oak 7 cables 7 cables 15 cloak 12 holes 13 in 13 in 14 a 14 a 15 cloak no indeed ! 1 no 2 indeed 2 indeed 3 ! we are not strong , [but] we know [peoples] that are . 1 we 2 are 1 we 11 are 2 are 3 not 2 are 4 strong 4 strong 5 , 4 strong 10 that 7 we 8 know 8 know 10 that 11 are 12 . yes , and we 'll [guide] [them] [along] [,] [to] [smash] [and] destroy you in [war] ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 17 ! 2 , 3 and 3 and 5 'll 4 we 5 'll 5 'll 13 destroy 13 destroy 15 in 14 you 15 in we shall be slaves just the same ? 1 we 2 shall 2 shall 3 be 2 shall 4 slaves 2 shall 8 ? 4 slaves 7 same 5 just 7 same 6 the 7 same we are [the] [little] [folk] , we [,] [etc] 1 we 2 are 1 we 7 we 6 , 7 we [hal] [o] ['] [the] [draft] a rainy afternoon drove [dan] [and] [una] over to play pirates [in] the [little] [mill] . 1 a 2 rainy 2 rainy 3 afternoon 2 rainy 4 drove 4 drove 8 over 8 over 13 the 9 to 10 play 9 to 13 the 10 play 11 pirates 13 the 16 . he was dressed in a plum-coloured doublet and tight plum-coloured hose , and he drew busily in a red-edged book . 1 he 2 was 2 was 16 busily 3 dressed 6 plum-coloured 4 in 6 plum-coloured 5 a 6 plum-coloured 6 plum-coloured 11 hose 6 plum-coloured 12 , 6 plum-coloured 13 and 6 plum-coloured 14 he 6 plum-coloured 15 drew 6 plum-coloured 16 busily 7 doublet 8 and 7 doublet 9 tight 7 doublet 10 plum-coloured 10 plum-coloured 11 hose 12 , 13 and 16 busily 19 red-edged 17 in 18 a 17 in 19 red-edged 18 a 19 red-edged 19 red-edged 20 book 19 red-edged 21 . ' [sit] ye ! 1 ' 4 ! 3 ye 4 ! sit ye ! ' 1 sit 2 ye 2 ye 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' puck cried from a rafter overhead . 1 puck 5 rafter 2 cried 5 rafter 3 from 5 rafter 4 a 5 rafter 5 rafter 6 overhead 5 rafter 7 . 6 overhead 7 . ' [see] what it is to be beautiful ! 1 ' 3 what 3 what 5 is 4 it 5 is 5 is 8 beautiful 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 beautiful 8 beautiful 9 ! sir [harry] [dawe] [pardon] , [hal] [says] [i] [am] the very image of a head for a gargoyle . ' 1 sir 5 , 5 , 20 ' 10 the 11 very 10 the 12 image 12 image 18 gargoyle 13 of 18 gargoyle 14 a 18 gargoyle 15 head 18 gargoyle 16 for 18 gargoyle 17 a 18 gargoyle 18 gargoyle 20 ' 19 . 20 ' the man laughed and raised his dark velvet cap to the children , and his grizzled hair bristled out in a stormy fringe . 1 the 2 man 2 man 5 raised 3 laughed 4 and 3 laughed 5 raised 5 raised 6 his 6 his 18 bristled 7 dark 8 velvet 8 velvet 9 cap 8 velvet 12 children 9 cap 10 to 11 the 12 children 12 children 18 bristled 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 bristled 15 his 18 bristled 16 grizzled 17 hair 16 grizzled 18 bristled 18 bristled 19 out 18 bristled 20 in 18 bristled 21 a 18 bristled 22 stormy 18 bristled 23 fringe 18 bristled 24 . 21 a 22 stormy he was old forty at least but his eyes were young , with funny little wrinkles all round them . 1 he 2 was 2 was 16 wrinkles 3 old 4 forty 4 forty 6 least 4 forty 9 eyes 5 at 6 least 6 least 7 but 8 his 9 eyes 9 eyes 16 wrinkles 10 were 16 wrinkles 11 young 16 wrinkles 12 , 16 wrinkles 13 with 16 wrinkles 14 funny 15 little 14 funny 16 wrinkles 16 wrinkles 17 all 16 wrinkles 18 round 16 wrinkles 19 them 19 them 20 . a satchel of embroidered leather hung from his broad belt , which looked interesting . 1 a 5 leather 2 satchel 3 of 2 satchel 4 embroidered 2 satchel 5 leather 3 of 4 embroidered 5 leather 6 hung 5 leather 7 from 5 leather 9 broad 5 leather 10 belt 7 from 8 his 10 belt 11 , 10 belt 12 which 10 belt 13 looked 10 belt 14 interesting 14 interesting 15 . ' [may] we [see] ? ' said [una] , [coming] forward . 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 7 said 5 ? 6 ' 5 ? 7 said 7 said 12 . 9 , 11 forward 11 forward 12 . ' [surely] sure-ly ! ' he said , moving up on the window-seat , and returned to his work with a silver-pointed pencil . 1 ' 3 sure-ly 3 sure-ly 4 ! 3 sure-ly 5 ' 5 ' 7 said 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 moving 9 moving 13 window-seat 10 up 13 window-seat 11 on 13 window-seat 12 the 13 window-seat 13 window-seat 14 , 13 window-seat 15 and 13 window-seat 16 returned 14 , 15 and 16 returned 22 silver-pointed 17 to 22 silver-pointed 18 his 22 silver-pointed 19 work 22 silver-pointed 20 with 22 silver-pointed 21 a 22 silver-pointed 22 silver-pointed 23 pencil 22 silver-pointed 24 . ' [oh] , what a beauty ! ' cried [dan] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 what 4 what 5 a 5 a 6 beauty 6 beauty 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 7 ! 9 cried 9 cried 11 . " ware fingers ! 1 " 2 ware 2 ware 3 fingers 3 fingers 4 ! that blade is perilous sharp . 1 that 4 perilous 2 blade 4 perilous 3 is 4 perilous 4 perilous 5 sharp 4 perilous 6 . i made it [myself] [of] the best [low] [country] cross-bow steel . 1 i 3 it 2 made 3 it 3 it 12 . 6 the 7 best 6 the 10 cross-bow 10 cross-bow 11 steel 11 steel 12 . and so , too , this fish . 1 and 2 so 1 and 4 too 3 , 4 too 4 too 5 , 4 too 7 fish 4 too 8 . 5 , 6 this when his back-fin travels to his tail so he swallows up the blade , [even] as the whale swallowed [gaffer] [jonah] [....y] 1 when 3 back-fin 2 his 3 back-fin 3 back-fin 4 travels 4 travels 10 swallows 5 to 6 his 6 his 7 tail 7 tail 10 swallows 8 so 9 he 8 so 10 swallows 10 swallows 13 blade 11 up 12 the 12 the 13 blade 13 blade 14 , 14 , 16 as 16 as 17 the 17 the 18 whale 18 whale 19 swallowed yes , and that 's my inkhorn . 1 yes 7 inkhorn 2 , 3 and 3 and 7 inkhorn 4 that 7 inkhorn 5 's 7 inkhorn 6 my 7 inkhorn 7 inkhorn 8 . i [made] the [four] silver saints [round] [it] . 1 i 9 . 3 the 5 silver 5 silver 6 saints 6 saints 9 . press [barnabas] ['s] [head] . 1 press 5 . the children gasped , for it fairly leaped from the page . 1 the 2 children 2 children 3 gasped 3 gasped 4 , 3 gasped 8 leaped 3 gasped 12 . 5 for 6 it 6 it 7 fairly 7 fairly 8 leaped 8 leaped 9 from 8 leaped 10 the 8 leaped 11 page 10 the 11 page ' [didn't] you hate [that] ? ' said [dan] [after] a [great] [many] other questions . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 4 hate 4 hate 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 6 ? 8 said 8 said 16 . 11 a 15 questions 11 a 16 . 14 other 15 questions ' [i] [never] [thought] [on't] . 1 ' 6 . i knew them . 1 i 2 knew 2 knew 3 them 3 them 4 . i worked for them : that was enough . 1 i 8 enough 2 worked 3 for 2 worked 5 : 2 worked 8 enough 3 for 4 them 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 enough 8 enough 9 . no wonder ['] [he] [stopped] and [laughed] . 1 no 2 wonder 2 wonder 8 . 6 and 8 . ' [you] became a [great] man , [hal] , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 11 said 3 became 4 a 4 a 6 man 6 man 7 , 7 , 11 said 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [they] said so , [robin] . 1 ' 3 said 3 said 5 , 3 said 7 . 4 so 5 , even [bramante] [said] so . ['] 1 even 4 so 4 so 5 . ' [why] ? 1 ' 3 ? what did you do ? ' 1 what 2 did 1 what 3 you 1 what 4 do 1 what 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' dan asked . 1 dan 2 asked 2 asked 3 . the artist looked at him queerly . 1 the 2 artist 2 artist 6 queerly 3 looked 4 at 3 looked 6 queerly 5 him 6 queerly 6 queerly 7 . ' [things] [in] stone [and] [such] , [up] and down [england] . 1 ' 12 . 4 stone 7 , 7 , 9 and 9 and 10 down 10 down 12 . you would not have heard of ' em . 1 you 4 have 2 would 3 not 2 would 4 have 4 have 5 heard 5 heard 6 of 5 heard 8 em 7 ' 8 em 8 em 9 . to come [nearer] home , [i] [rebuilded] [this] [little] [st] [barnabas] ' [church] [of] ours . 1 to 2 come 2 come 4 home 4 home 16 . 5 , 12 ' 12 ' 15 ours 15 ours 16 . it cost me more trouble and sorrow than aught [i] 've touched in my life . 1 it 2 cost 2 cost 3 me 2 cost 4 more 2 cost 5 trouble 2 cost 7 sorrow 2 cost 15 life 6 and 7 sorrow 7 sorrow 9 aught 8 than 9 aught 9 aught 11 've 9 aught 12 touched 12 touched 13 in 13 in 14 my 15 life 16 . but ' twas a sound lesson . ' 1 but 3 twas 2 ' 3 twas 3 twas 5 sound 3 twas 6 lesson 4 a 5 sound 6 lesson 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [um] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [we] ['ve] [had] lessons this morning . ' 1 ' 9 ' 5 lessons 9 ' 6 this 7 morning 7 morning 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [i] ['ll] not afflict [ye] , lad , ' said [hal] , [while] [puck] roared . 1 ' 5 afflict 4 not 5 afflict 5 afflict 10 ' 7 , 8 lad 8 lad 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 16 roared 16 roared 17 . ' [pirate] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . he wriggled like a hooked fish . 1 he 2 wriggled 2 wriggled 5 hooked 3 like 4 a 3 like 5 hooked 5 hooked 6 fish 6 fish 7 . ' [even] [that] [andrew] [barton] you were singing of on the stair just now . ' 1 ' 6 you 1 ' 16 ' 6 you 7 were 8 singing 12 stair 8 singing 15 . 9 of 12 stair 10 on 12 stair 11 the 12 stair 12 stair 13 just 12 stair 14 now 15 . 16 ' he dipped again in the inkwell , and held his breath over a sweeping line , as though he had forgotten everything else . 1 he 2 dipped 1 he 6 inkwell 2 dipped 6 inkwell 3 again 6 inkwell 4 in 6 inkwell 5 the 6 inkwell 6 inkwell 7 , 6 inkwell 8 and 6 inkwell 9 held 6 inkwell 10 his 6 inkwell 11 breath 11 breath 14 sweeping 11 breath 24 . 12 over 14 sweeping 13 a 14 sweeping 14 sweeping 15 line 14 sweeping 18 though 16 , 18 though 17 as 18 though 18 though 21 forgotten 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 forgotten 21 forgotten 22 everything 22 everything 23 else ' [pirates] don't build [churches] , do they ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 11 said 3 don't 4 build 6 , 11 said 7 do 8 they 7 do 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' 9 ? 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [or] do they ? ' 1 ' 6 ' 3 do 4 they 3 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [they] [help] mightily , ' [hal] [laughed] . 1 ' 4 mightily 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 9 . ' [but] you were [at] your lessons [this] morn , [jack] [scholar] . ' 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 14 ' 3 you 4 were 6 your 7 lessons 7 lessons 9 morn 9 morn 10 , 10 , 14 ' 13 . 14 ' ' [oh] [,] [pirates] aren't lessons . 1 ' 5 aren't 5 aren't 6 lessons 6 lessons 7 . it was only [bruce] and his silly [old] spider , ' said [una] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 only 3 only 9 spider 5 and 6 his 6 his 7 silly 7 silly 9 spider 9 spider 14 . 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [why] did [sir] [andrew] [barton] help you ? ' 1 ' 10 ' 3 did 9 ? 7 help 8 you 8 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [i] question if he [ever] knew it , ' said [hal] , twinkling . 1 ' 11 said 3 question 4 if 4 if 7 knew 5 he 7 knew 7 knew 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 ' 11 said 11 said 14 twinkling 13 , 14 twinkling 14 twinkling 15 . ' [robin] , [how] a ['] mischief 's name am [i] to tell these innocents what comes of sinful pride ? ' 1 ' 7 mischief 1 ' 22 ' 3 , 5 a 5 a 7 mischief 8 's 9 name 9 name 15 innocents 10 am 15 innocents 12 to 13 tell 13 tell 15 innocents 14 these 15 innocents 15 innocents 16 what 15 innocents 17 comes 15 innocents 18 of 15 innocents 19 sinful 15 innocents 20 pride 15 innocents 21 ? 21 ? 22 ' ' [oh] , we know all about [that] , ' said [una] pertly . 1 ' 11 said 3 , 4 we 3 , 11 said 4 we 5 know 5 know 7 about 6 all 7 about 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 pertly 13 pertly 14 . ' [if] you get too beany that 's cheeky you get sat upon , of course [.] ['] 1 ' 16 course 3 you 9 cheeky 4 get 9 cheeky 5 too 9 cheeky 6 beany 9 cheeky 7 that 8 's 7 that 9 cheeky 8 's 9 cheeky 9 cheeky 10 you 9 cheeky 11 get 9 cheeky 12 sat 9 cheeky 13 upon 9 cheeky 14 , 9 cheeky 15 of 15 of 16 course hal considered a [moment] , pen [in] [air] , and [puck] said [some] [long] [words] . 1 hal 2 considered 2 considered 3 a 3 a 16 . 5 , 10 and 5 , 12 said 6 pen 9 , 9 , 10 and 12 said 16 . ' [aha] ! that was [my] case [too] , ' he cried . 1 ' 12 cried 3 ! 10 ' 3 ! 11 he 3 ! 12 cried 4 that 5 was 5 was 7 case 7 case 9 , 9 , 10 ' 12 cried 13 . ' [beany] [you] [say] but [certainly] [i] did not conduct myself well . 1 ' 13 . 5 but 8 did 8 did 9 not 8 did 10 conduct 10 conduct 11 myself 10 conduct 12 well 10 conduct 13 . but [father] [roger] [sitting] [in] [merton] [college] [library] , he did not forget me . 1 but 11 did 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 did 11 did 12 not 12 not 13 forget 13 forget 14 me 14 me 15 . " [out] ! 1 " 3 ! son of [my] [art] [!] ["] [said] [he] . 1 son 2 of 1 son 9 . " fight the [devil] [at] [home] ere you [call] [yourself] a man and a [craftsman] . " 1 " 17 " 2 fight 3 the 3 the 7 ere 7 ere 11 a 7 ere 14 a 8 you 11 a 12 man 14 a 13 and 14 a 14 a 16 . 16 . 17 " and [i] [quaked] , [and] [i] [went] [....v] 1 and 4 , how ['s] yon , [robin] ? ['] 1 how 6 ? 3 yon 4 , 3 yon 6 ? he flourished [the] finished sketch [before] [puck] . 1 he 2 flourished 2 flourished 4 finished 2 flourished 8 . 4 finished 5 sketch ' [me] ! 1 ' 3 ! me past peradventure , ' said [puck] , smirking [like] a man [at] a mirror . 1 me 3 peradventure 1 me 16 . 2 past 3 peradventure 3 peradventure 9 smirking 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 smirking 11 a 12 man 11 a 15 mirror 14 a 15 mirror 15 mirror 16 . ' [ah] [,] see ! 1 ' 5 ! 4 see 5 ! the rain has took off ! 1 the 2 rain 2 rain 3 has 2 rain 4 took 2 rain 6 ! 4 took 5 off i hate housen in daylight . ' 1 i 2 hate 2 hate 3 housen 3 housen 4 in 3 housen 5 daylight 3 housen 7 ' 5 daylight 6 . ' [whoop] ! 1 ' 3 ! holiday ! ' cried [hal] , leaping [up] . 1 holiday 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 2 ! 4 cried 4 cried 6 , 6 , 7 leaping 7 leaping 9 . ' [who] ['s] [for] my [little] [lindens] ? 1 ' 5 my 5 my 8 ? we can talk [there] . ['] 1 we 2 can 1 we 5 . 2 can 3 talk they tumbled downstairs , and turned past the dripping willows by the sunny mill-dam . 1 they 9 dripping 2 tumbled 3 downstairs 3 downstairs 9 dripping 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 turned 6 turned 9 dripping 7 past 9 dripping 8 the 9 dripping 9 dripping 14 mill-dam 10 willows 11 by 10 willows 13 sunny 11 by 12 the 12 the 13 sunny 13 sunny 14 mill-dam 14 mill-dam 15 . ' [body] [o] ' me , ' said [hal] , staring at the hop-garden , [where] [the] hops were just ready to blossom . 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 8 said 5 me 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 staring 8 said 24 . 10 , 11 staring 12 at 13 the 13 the 23 blossom 14 hop-garden 15 , 14 hop-garden 18 hops 18 hops 19 were 18 hops 20 just 18 hops 21 ready 18 hops 23 blossom 21 ready 22 to 23 blossom 24 . ' [what] are [these] ? 1 ' 3 are 3 are 5 ? vines ? 1 vines 2 ? no , not vines , and they twine the wrong way to beans . ' 1 no 2 , 1 no 13 beans 3 not 8 twine 4 vines 8 twine 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 twine 7 they 8 twine 8 twine 9 the 8 twine 10 wrong 8 twine 11 way 8 twine 13 beans 12 to 13 beans 13 beans 15 ' 14 . 15 ' he began to draw in his ready book . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 draw 4 draw 7 ready 4 draw 8 book 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 ready 8 book 9 . ' [hops] . 1 ' 3 . new [since] [your] [day] [,] ['] [said] [puck] . 1 new 9 . ' [they] ['re] [an] herb [of] [mars] , and their flowers dried flavour ale . 1 ' 5 herb 1 ' 15 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 ale 10 their 11 flowers 11 flowers 12 dried 12 dried 13 flavour 13 flavour 14 ale 14 ale 15 . [we] [say] ' [turkeys] [,] [heresy] , [hops] , and [beer] [came] into [england] [all] [in] [one] year . ' 1 ' 18 ' 5 , 8 and 5 , 18 ' 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 into 16 year 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [heresy] [i] [know] . 1 ' 5 . i 've seen [hops] [god] [be] praised [for] [their] [beauty] [!] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 seen 2 've 7 praised what is your [turkis] ? ' 1 what 2 is 1 what 5 ? 3 your 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' the children laughed . 1 the 2 children 2 children 3 laughed 3 laughed 4 . they [knew] [the] [lindens] turkeys , and [as] soon as they reached [lindens] [orchard] on the hill [the] [full] flock charged [at] them . 1 they 5 turkeys 5 turkeys 24 . 6 , 7 and 6 , 20 flock 7 and 9 soon 9 soon 12 reached 10 as 11 they 11 they 12 reached 12 reached 17 hill 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 hill 20 flock 21 charged 21 charged 23 them 23 them 24 . out [came] [hal] ['s] book at once . 1 out 5 book 5 book 8 . 6 at 7 once 6 at 8 . ' [hoity-toity] ! ' he cried . 1 ' 6 cried 3 ! 4 ' 3 ! 5 he 3 ! 6 cried 6 cried 7 . ' [here] ['s] [pride] [in] purple feathers ! 1 ' 6 purple 1 ' 8 ! 7 feathers 8 ! here's wrathy contempt and the [pomps] of the [flesh] [!] 1 here's 2 wrathy 2 wrathy 8 the 3 contempt 4 and 4 and 5 the 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 the how d'you call them ? ' 1 how 2 d'you 2 d'you 3 call 2 d'you 4 them 2 d'you 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [turkeys] ! 1 ' 3 ! turkeys ! ' the children shouted , as the old gobbler raved [and] flamed [against] [hal] 's plum-coloured [hose] . 1 turkeys 2 ! 1 turkeys 5 children 1 turkeys 6 shouted 2 ! 3 ' 4 the 5 children 6 shouted 7 , 6 shouted 12 raved 8 as 12 raved 9 the 12 raved 10 old 12 raved 11 gobbler 12 raved 12 raved 18 plum-coloured 14 flamed 17 's 14 flamed 18 plum-coloured 18 plum-coloured 20 . ' [save] [your] [magnificence] ! ' he said . 1 ' 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 8 said 6 ' 9 . 7 he 8 said ' [i] ['ve] [drafted] [two] good [new] [things] today . ' 1 ' 11 ' 6 good 9 today 9 today 10 . 10 . 11 ' and he doffed his cap to the bubbling bird . 1 and 3 doffed 2 he 3 doffed 3 doffed 4 his 3 doffed 5 cap 3 doffed 6 to 3 doffed 7 the 3 doffed 8 bubbling 3 doffed 9 bird 4 his 5 cap 7 the 8 bubbling 9 bird 10 . then [they] [walked] [through] the grass [to] the knoll [where] [little] [lindens] [stands] . 1 then 5 the 5 the 6 grass 6 grass 14 . 8 the 9 knoll 9 knoll 14 . the old farmhouse , weather-tiled to the ground , took almost the colour of a blood-ruby in the afternoon light . 1 the 5 weather-tiled 2 old 5 weather-tiled 3 farmhouse 5 weather-tiled 4 , 5 weather-tiled 5 weather-tiled 6 to 5 weather-tiled 8 ground 5 weather-tiled 9 , 5 weather-tiled 10 took 5 weather-tiled 11 almost 7 the 8 ground 11 almost 16 blood-ruby 12 the 16 blood-ruby 13 colour 16 blood-ruby 14 of 16 blood-ruby 15 a 16 blood-ruby 16 blood-ruby 17 in 16 blood-ruby 18 the 16 blood-ruby 19 afternoon 16 blood-ruby 20 light 16 blood-ruby 21 . the old spaniel in his barrel barked once or twice to show he was in charge of the empty house . 1 the 3 spaniel 2 old 3 spaniel 3 spaniel 4 in 3 spaniel 5 his 3 spaniel 6 barrel 3 spaniel 7 barked 7 barked 10 twice 7 barked 12 show 8 once 10 twice 9 or 10 twice 11 to 12 show 12 show 16 charge 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 in 15 in 16 charge 16 charge 17 of 16 charge 19 empty 16 charge 21 . 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 empty 19 empty 20 house puck clicked back the garden-gate . 1 puck 5 garden-gate 2 clicked 5 garden-gate 3 back 5 garden-gate 4 the 5 garden-gate 5 garden-gate 6 . ' [d'you] marvel [that] [i] [love] it ? ' said [hal] [,] in a whisper . 1 ' 3 marvel 1 ' 10 said 7 it 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 8 ? 10 said 10 said 16 . 13 in 14 a 14 a 15 whisper 15 whisper 16 . ' [what] can town folk know of the nature of housen or land ? ' 1 ' 3 can 1 ' 15 ' 4 town 5 folk 5 folk 11 housen 6 know 11 housen 7 of 8 the 7 of 11 housen 8 the 11 housen 9 nature 11 housen 10 of 11 housen 11 housen 12 or 11 housen 13 land 11 housen 14 ? 11 housen 15 ' the old man was cutting a faggot in his garden by the hives . 1 the 7 faggot 2 old 7 faggot 3 man 7 faggot 4 was 7 faggot 5 cutting 7 faggot 6 a 7 faggot 7 faggot 8 in 7 faggot 9 his 7 faggot 10 garden 7 faggot 11 by 7 faggot 12 the 7 faggot 13 hives 13 hives 14 . it was quite a second after his chopper fell that the chump of the blow reached their lazy ears . 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 chopper 3 quite 8 chopper 4 a 8 chopper 5 second 8 chopper 6 after 8 chopper 7 his 8 chopper 8 chopper 9 fell 8 chopper 10 that 8 chopper 11 the 8 chopper 12 chump 12 chump 13 of 12 chump 14 the 12 chump 15 blow 12 chump 16 reached 12 chump 17 their 12 chump 18 lazy 18 lazy 19 ears 19 ears 20 . ' [eh] yeh ! ' said [hal] . 1 ' 3 yeh 3 yeh 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 5 ' 8 . ' [i] [mind] [when] [where] that [old] gaffer stands [was] [nether] [forge] [master] [john] [collins] ['s] [foundry] . 1 ' 6 that 1 ' 8 gaffer 8 gaffer 9 stands 9 stands 18 . many a night has his big trip-hammer shook me in my bed here . 1 many 7 trip-hammer 2 a 7 trip-hammer 3 night 7 trip-hammer 4 has 7 trip-hammer 5 his 7 trip-hammer 6 big 7 trip-hammer 7 trip-hammer 8 shook 7 trip-hammer 9 me 7 trip-hammer 10 in 7 trip-hammer 11 my 7 trip-hammer 12 bed 7 trip-hammer 13 here 13 here 14 . boom-bitty ! 1 boom-bitty 2 ! boom-bitty ! 1 boom-bitty 2 ! if the wind was east [,] [i] [could] [hear] [master] [tom] [collins] ['s] forge [at] [stockens] answering [his] [brother] , [boom-oop] [!] 1 if 14 forge 2 the 5 east 2 the 14 forge 3 wind 4 was 3 wind 5 east 14 forge 17 answering 17 answering 20 , yes . 1 yes 2 . the valley was as full o ' forges and fineries [as] a [may] shaw o ' cuckoos . 1 the 2 valley 1 the 14 shaw 2 valley 8 forges 3 was 8 forges 4 as 8 forges 5 full 8 forges 6 o 8 forges 7 ' 8 forges 8 forges 9 and 8 forges 10 fineries 10 fineries 12 a 14 shaw 17 cuckoos 15 o 17 cuckoos 16 ' 17 cuckoos 17 cuckoos 18 . all gone to grass now ! ' 1 all 2 gone 2 gone 3 to 2 gone 4 grass 2 gone 5 now 2 gone 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' ' [what] did [they] [make] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 8 said 3 did 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 6 ? 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [guns] [for] the [king] 's ships [and] for others . 1 ' 4 the 4 the 11 . 6 's 7 ships 7 ships 10 others 7 ships 11 . 9 for 10 others serpentines and cannon mostly . 1 serpentines 2 and 1 serpentines 3 cannon 3 cannon 4 mostly 4 mostly 5 . when the guns were cast , [down] would come [the] [king] ['s] [officers] , and [take] [our] [plough-oxen] to haul [them] to the coast . 1 when 2 the 2 the 3 guns 3 guns 4 were 3 guns 5 cast 5 cast 25 . 6 , 8 would 8 would 9 come 9 come 24 coast 14 , 15 and 15 and 19 to 19 to 24 coast 20 haul 22 to 22 to 23 the 23 the 24 coast 24 coast 25 . look ! 1 look 2 ! here 's [one] [of] [the] [first] [and] finest [craftsmen] [of] [the] [sea] ! ' 1 here 2 's 2 's 8 finest 8 finest 13 ! 13 ! 14 ' he fluttered back a page of his book , and showed them a young man 's head . 1 he 11 showed 2 fluttered 3 back 2 fluttered 5 page 2 fluttered 7 his 2 fluttered 8 book 4 a 5 page 6 of 7 his 8 book 11 showed 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 showed 11 showed 12 them 11 showed 14 young 11 showed 17 head 12 them 13 a 14 young 15 man 15 man 16 's 17 head 18 . underneath [was] written : ' [sebastianus] . ' 1 underneath 3 written 3 written 4 : 4 : 5 ' 5 ' 7 . 7 . 8 ' i drafted him thus sitting by our fire telling [mother] of the new [lands] [he] ['d] [find] [the] [far] [side] [the] [world] . 1 i 2 drafted 2 drafted 3 him 2 drafted 4 thus 2 drafted 5 sitting 2 drafted 6 by 2 drafted 7 our 2 drafted 8 fire 2 drafted 13 new 8 fire 9 telling 9 telling 11 of 11 of 12 the 13 new 23 . and he found them , too ! 1 and 3 found 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 them 4 them 5 , 5 , 6 too 6 too 7 ! there 's a nose to cleave through unknown seas ! 1 there 6 cleave 2 's 6 cleave 3 a 6 cleave 4 nose 6 cleave 5 to 6 cleave 6 cleave 7 through 6 cleave 8 unknown 6 cleave 9 seas 6 cleave 10 ! 9 seas 10 ! cabot was his name a [bristol] lad [half] a foreigner . 1 cabot 2 was 1 cabot 3 his 1 cabot 4 name 1 cabot 5 a 1 cabot 10 foreigner 5 a 7 lad 7 lad 9 a 10 foreigner 11 . i set a heap by him . 1 i 6 him 2 set 4 heap 2 set 6 him 3 a 4 heap 4 heap 5 by 6 him 7 . he helped me to my church-building . ' 1 he 2 helped 2 helped 3 me 3 me 8 ' 4 to 5 my 5 my 6 church-building 6 church-building 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [i] [thought] that was [sir] [andrew] [barton] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 11 said 4 that 5 was 5 was 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [ay] , but [foundations] [before] [roofs] , ' [hal] answered . 1 ' 11 answered 3 , 4 but 3 , 11 answered 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 11 answered 11 answered 12 . ' [sebastian] [first] [put] me in the way of [it] . 1 ' 5 me 5 me 11 . 6 in 7 the 6 in 11 . 7 the 8 way 7 the 9 of they cared not , and it served me right , one split straw for my craft or my greatness . 1 they 7 served 2 cared 3 not 2 cared 7 served 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 served 6 it 7 served 7 served 8 me 7 served 9 right 7 served 12 split 9 right 10 , 11 one 12 split 12 split 13 straw 13 straw 19 greatness 14 for 19 greatness 15 my 19 greatness 16 craft 19 greatness 17 or 19 greatness 18 my 19 greatness 19 greatness 20 . what a murrain [call] [had] [i] , they said , [to] mell [with] [old] [st] [barnabas] ['] [?] 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 murrain 3 murrain 12 mell 7 , 8 they 7 , 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 12 mell only [sir] [john] [pelham] [up] [yonder] [at] [brightling] bade [me] [heart-up] and [go] [on] [.] 1 only 9 bade 9 bade 12 and yet [how] [could] [i] ? 1 yet 5 ? did [i] [ask] [master] [collins] [for] his [timber-tug] [to] [haul] [beams] [?] 1 did 7 his the [oxen] had [gone] to [lewes] [after] lime . 1 the 3 had 3 had 5 to 5 to 9 . 8 lime 9 . did he promise me a set of iron cramps or ties for the roof ? 1 did 2 he 1 did 15 ? 3 promise 9 cramps 4 me 9 cramps 5 a 9 cramps 6 set 9 cramps 7 of 9 cramps 8 iron 9 cramps 9 cramps 10 or 9 cramps 11 ties 9 cramps 12 for 9 cramps 14 roof 9 cramps 15 ? 12 for 13 the they never came to hand , or else they were spaulty or cracked . 1 they 3 came 1 they 11 spaulty 2 never 3 came 3 came 4 to 5 hand 11 spaulty 6 , 11 spaulty 7 or 11 spaulty 8 else 11 spaulty 9 they 11 spaulty 10 were 11 spaulty 11 spaulty 12 or 11 spaulty 13 cracked 11 spaulty 14 . so with [everything] [.] 1 so 2 with nothing said , but naught done [except] [i] stood by them , and then done amiss . 1 nothing 4 but 1 nothing 5 naught 2 said 3 , 3 , 4 but 5 naught 6 done 5 naught 17 . 6 done 16 amiss 9 stood 10 by 10 by 16 amiss 11 them 16 amiss 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 16 amiss 15 done 16 amiss i thought the countryside was fair bewitched . ' 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 4 countryside 3 the 4 countryside 4 countryside 5 was 4 countryside 6 fair 4 countryside 7 bewitched 4 countryside 9 ' 7 bewitched 8 . ' [it] was , sure-ly , ' said [puck] , knees under chin . 1 ' 8 said 3 was 4 , 4 , 8 said 5 sure-ly 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 14 . 10 , 11 knees 11 knees 13 chin 12 under 13 chin 13 chin 14 . ' [did] you never suspect ary [one] ? ' 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 5 suspect 3 you 4 never 5 suspect 9 ' 6 ary 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' ' [not] [till] [sebastian] [came] [for] [his] guns , [and] [john] [collins] played him the same dog 's tricks as he ['d] played me [with] my ironwork . 1 ' 8 guns 8 guns 9 , 9 , 21 he 13 played 19 tricks 13 played 20 as 14 him 19 tricks 15 the 16 same 16 same 19 tricks 17 dog 19 tricks 18 's 19 tricks 20 as 21 he 21 he 23 played 23 played 24 me 23 played 27 ironwork 24 me 26 my 27 ironwork 28 . then [john] [collins] [would] [shake] [his] [head] , and vow he could pass [no] [cannon] for the [king] ['s] service that were not perfect . 1 then 10 vow 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 vow 10 vow 13 pass 10 vow 20 service 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 pass 16 for 17 the 17 the 20 service 20 service 24 perfect 21 that 23 not 21 that 24 perfect 22 were 23 not 24 perfect 25 . saints ! 1 saints 2 ! how [sebastian] stormed ! 1 how 3 stormed 3 stormed 4 ! i know , for we sat on this bench sharing our sorrows inter-common . 1 i 2 know 2 know 14 . 3 , 4 for 3 , 5 we 5 we 6 sat 6 sat 9 bench 7 on 9 bench 8 this 9 bench 9 bench 13 inter-common 10 sharing 13 inter-common 11 our 13 inter-common 12 sorrows 13 inter-common 13 inter-common 14 . ' [ah] ! 1 ' 3 ! the pirate ! ' said [dan] . 1 the 2 pirate 2 pirate 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 3 ! 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [yes] . 1 ' 3 . so [i] took ' em off the foundations , [which] [we] [were] strengthening , and went into the [bell] [tavern] for a cup of ale . 1 so 3 took 3 took 8 foundations 4 ' 5 em 5 em 8 foundations 6 off 8 foundations 7 the 8 foundations 8 foundations 9 , 8 foundations 13 strengthening 13 strengthening 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 went 16 went 17 into 17 into 18 the 18 the 26 . 21 for 22 a 22 a 23 cup 23 cup 24 of 24 of 25 ale 25 ale 26 . and they all wagged their sinful heads , and agreed . 1 and 4 wagged 2 they 3 all 2 they 4 wagged 3 all 4 wagged 4 wagged 5 their 4 wagged 6 sinful 6 sinful 7 heads 6 sinful 10 agreed 6 sinful 11 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 agreed less [afraid] of the [devil] [than] of [me] as [i] [saw] later . 1 less 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 7 of 7 of 13 . 9 as 12 later 12 later 13 . ' [when] [i] brought my sweet news to [lindens] [,] [sebastian] [was] limewashing [the] kitchen-beams [for] [mother] [.] 1 ' 13 limewashing 4 brought 13 limewashing 5 my 13 limewashing 6 sweet 13 limewashing 7 news 13 limewashing 8 to 13 limewashing 13 limewashing 15 kitchen-beams he loved her like a son . 1 he 2 loved 2 loved 3 her 2 loved 6 son 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 son 6 son 7 . " ['] [cheer] up , lad , " [he] says . 1 " 5 , 1 " 6 lad 4 up 5 , 6 lad 10 says 6 lad 11 . 7 , 10 says 8 " 10 says " [god] 's [where] [he] [was] . 1 " 3 's 3 's 7 . only [you] [and] [i] chance to be pure pute asses . 1 only 5 chance 5 chance 9 pute 6 to 9 pute 7 be 9 pute 8 pure 9 pute 9 pute 10 asses 9 pute 11 . we 've been tricked [,] [hal] , and [more] [shame] [to] [me] [,] a sailor , [that] [i] [did] not guess it before [!] 1 we 2 've 2 've 3 been 2 've 4 tricked 4 tricked 15 sailor 7 , 8 and 8 and 14 a 14 a 15 sailor 15 sailor 21 guess 16 , 20 not 16 , 21 guess 21 guess 22 it 22 it 23 before meantime [andrew] [barton] [hawks] [off] the [port] of [rye] . 1 meantime 8 of 6 the 8 of 8 of 10 . and why ? 1 and 2 why 2 why 3 ? clear as the [irish] coast [at] noonday ! " 1 clear 5 coast 1 clear 7 noonday 2 as 3 the 3 the 5 coast 7 noonday 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " ' [it] is sure , large profit . 1 " 9 . 2 ' 4 is 2 ' 8 profit 5 sure 8 profit 6 , 8 profit 7 large 8 profit 8 profit 9 . men 'll dare any gallows for that . 1 men 5 gallows 2 'll 5 gallows 3 dare 5 gallows 4 any 5 gallows 5 gallows 6 for 5 gallows 7 that 5 gallows 8 . i have been a trader myself , " says he . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 been 3 been 5 trader 4 a 5 trader 5 trader 6 myself 5 trader 9 says 5 trader 11 . 7 , 9 says 8 " 9 says 9 says 10 he " we must be upsides with ' em for the honour of [bristol] . " 1 " 5 upsides 2 we 5 upsides 3 must 5 upsides 4 be 5 upsides 5 upsides 6 with 5 upsides 8 em 5 upsides 9 for 5 upsides 10 the 5 upsides 11 honour 7 ' 8 em 11 honour 12 of 12 of 14 . 14 . 15 " ' [then] [he] hatched a plot , [sitting] [on] the [limewash] bucket . 1 ' 4 hatched 4 hatched 5 a 5 a 13 . 6 plot 7 , 6 plot 13 . 7 , 10 the 10 the 12 bucket we [gave] [out] [to] [ride] o ['] [tuesday] to [london] [and] [made] [a] show [of] taking [farewells] of our [friends] [especially] [of] [master] [john] [collins] [.] 1 we 6 o 1 we 19 our 6 o 9 to 9 to 14 show 14 show 16 taking 18 of 19 our a thick mist , and a moon striking through . 1 a 2 thick 2 thick 3 mist 3 mist 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 a 6 a 10 . 7 moon 8 striking 7 moon 10 . 8 striking 9 through ' [i] [had] no sooner locked the [tower-door] [behind] [us] [than] [over] goes [sebastian] [full] length in the dark . 1 ' 4 no 4 no 5 sooner 4 no 16 length 5 sooner 6 locked 6 locked 13 goes 7 the 13 goes 16 length 20 . 17 in 18 the 17 in 20 . 18 the 19 dark " ['] [pest] ! " he says . 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 7 says 6 he 7 says 7 says 8 . " step high and [feel] low , [hal] . 1 " 9 . 2 step 3 high 3 high 4 and 3 high 6 low 3 high 9 . 6 low 7 , i 've stumbled over guns before . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 stumbled 3 stumbled 4 over 3 stumbled 5 guns 3 stumbled 6 before 6 before 7 . 7 . 8 " no conceal at all ! 1 no 2 conceal 1 no 5 ! 2 conceal 3 at 2 conceal 4 all " ['] [there] 's [two] [demi-cannon] [my] [end] [,] " [says] [sebastian] , [slapping] metal . 1 " 4 's 1 " 10 " 10 " 13 , 13 , 15 metal 15 metal 16 . " they 'll be [for] [andrew] [barton] ['s] lower deck . 1 " 3 'll 2 they 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 11 . 9 lower 10 deck 10 deck 11 . honest honest [john] [collins] ! 1 honest 2 honest 2 honest 5 ! so this is his ware-house , his arsenal , his armoury ! 1 so 5 ware-house 2 this 5 ware-house 3 is 5 ware-house 4 his 5 ware-house 5 ware-house 6 , 5 ware-house 11 armoury 7 his 11 armoury 8 arsenal 11 armoury 9 , 11 armoury 10 his 11 armoury 11 armoury 12 ! now [see] you [why] [your] [pokings] [and] [pryings] have raised [the] [devil] [in] [sussex] [?] 1 now 3 you 3 you 9 have 9 have 10 raised you 've [hindered] [john] ['s] lawful trade [for] months , ["] and he laughed [where] [he] [lay] . 1 you 2 've 2 've 6 lawful 6 lawful 7 trade 7 trade 18 . 9 months 10 , 10 , 12 and 12 and 14 laughed 13 he 14 laughed 14 laughed 18 . " ' [aha] ! 1 " 4 ! 2 ' 4 ! your [devil] [has] [left] [his] [doublet] ! 1 your 7 ! does [it] become [me] , [hal] [?] " 1 does 8 " 3 become 5 , 5 , 8 " he draws it on and capers in the shafts of window-moonlight won'erful devilish-like . 1 he 2 draws 2 draws 3 it 2 draws 6 capers 4 on 6 capers 5 and 6 capers 6 capers 11 window-moonlight 7 in 11 window-moonlight 8 the 11 window-moonlight 9 shafts 11 window-moonlight 10 of 11 window-moonlight 11 window-moonlight 12 won'erful 11 window-moonlight 13 devilish-like 13 devilish-like 14 . " ['] [if] you ['d] keep out the [devil] [,] shut the door , " he whispered . 1 " 4 you 1 " 17 whispered 4 you 6 keep 6 keep 7 out 7 out 8 the 11 shut 13 door 12 the 13 door 13 door 17 whispered 14 , 17 whispered 15 " 17 whispered 16 he 17 whispered 17 whispered 18 . " and that 's [another] false proverb , [hal] , [for] [i] can [hear] [your] [tower-door] opening . " 1 " 4 's 1 " 6 false 2 and 3 that 3 that 4 's 6 false 7 proverb 7 proverb 8 , 8 , 19 " 10 , 19 " 13 can 17 opening 17 opening 18 . 18 . 19 " " ['] [i] [locked] it . 1 " 5 it 5 it 6 . who a-plague has another key , then ? " 1 who 2 a-plague 2 a-plague 3 has 2 a-plague 4 another 2 a-plague 5 key 2 a-plague 6 , 2 a-plague 7 then 2 a-plague 8 ? 8 ? 9 " i said . 1 i 2 said 2 said 3 . " ' [all] the congregation , to judge by their feet , " he says , and peers into the blackness . 1 " 22 . 2 ' 8 judge 4 the 5 congregation 5 congregation 8 judge 6 , 8 judge 7 to 8 judge 8 judge 9 by 9 by 11 feet 9 by 18 peers 10 their 11 feet 12 , 18 peers 13 " 18 peers 14 he 18 peers 15 says 18 peers 16 , 17 and 16 , 18 peers 17 and 18 peers 18 peers 19 into 18 peers 21 blackness 18 peers 22 . 19 into 20 the " still ! 1 " 3 ! 2 still 3 ! still , [hal] [!] 1 still 2 , hear ' em grunt ! 1 hear 4 grunt 2 ' 3 em 3 em 4 grunt 4 grunt 5 ! that 's more o ' my serpentines , [i] 'll be bound . 1 that 2 's 1 that 7 serpentines 2 's 7 serpentines 3 more 7 serpentines 4 o 5 ' 4 o 7 serpentines 6 my 7 serpentines 7 serpentines 8 , 7 serpentines 10 'll 7 serpentines 11 be 7 serpentines 12 bound 7 serpentines 13 . one two three four they bear in [!] 1 one 2 two 2 two 3 three 3 three 4 four 4 four 6 bear 4 four 7 in 5 they 6 bear faith , [andrew] [equips] [himself] [like] [an] [admiral] [!] 1 faith 2 , twenty-four serpentines in all ! " 1 twenty-four 2 serpentines 2 serpentines 3 in 2 serpentines 4 all 2 serpentines 5 ! 5 ! 6 " ' [as] if it [had] [been] [an] echo , [we] [heard] [john] [collins] ['s] [voice] [come] [up] all hollow : " twenty-four serpentines and two demi-cannon . 1 ' 3 if 3 if 4 it 4 it 27 . 8 echo 18 all 8 echo 19 hollow 9 , 18 all 19 hollow 23 serpentines 20 : 23 serpentines 21 " 23 serpentines 22 twenty-four 23 serpentines 23 serpentines 24 and 23 serpentines 26 demi-cannon 23 serpentines 27 . 25 two 26 demi-cannon that 's the [full] tally for [sir] [andrew] [barton] . " 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 the 2 's 5 tally 5 tally 11 " 6 for 10 . 10 . 11 " " ['] [courtesy] costs naught , " [whispers] [sebastian] [.] 1 " 4 costs 4 costs 7 " 5 naught 6 , 6 , 7 " " shall [i] drop my dagger on his head ? " 1 " 11 " 2 shall 4 drop 2 shall 10 ? 4 drop 6 dagger 5 my 6 dagger 6 dagger 8 his 7 on 8 his 8 his 9 head 10 ? 11 " " ['] [they] go over to [rye] o ['] [thursday] [in] [the] [wool-wains] [,] hid [under] the [wool-packs] . 1 " 19 . 4 go 19 . 5 over 17 the 6 to 8 o 6 to 17 the 8 o 15 hid 17 the 19 . dirk [brenzett] [meets] [them] [at] [udimore] , as before , ["] [says] [john] . 1 dirk 7 , 1 dirk 14 . 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 before 9 before 10 , " ' [lord] ! 1 " 4 ! 2 ' 4 ! what a worn , handsmooth trade it [is] ! " says [sebastian] . 1 what 5 handsmooth 2 a 5 handsmooth 3 worn 5 handsmooth 4 , 5 handsmooth 5 handsmooth 6 trade 6 trade 11 says 6 trade 13 . 7 it 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 says " [i] lay we are the sole two babes in the village that have not our lawful share in the venture . " 1 " 23 " 3 lay 9 babes 4 we 5 are 4 we 9 babes 6 the 7 sole 7 sole 9 babes 8 two 9 babes 9 babes 10 in 9 babes 12 village 11 the 12 village 12 village 17 lawful 13 that 17 lawful 14 have 17 lawful 15 not 17 lawful 16 our 17 lawful 17 lawful 18 share 17 lawful 21 venture 17 lawful 23 " 18 share 19 in 19 in 20 the 21 venture 22 . ' [there] [was] a [full] score folk below , [talking] [like] all [robertsbridge] [market] . 1 ' 15 . 4 a 6 score 4 a 15 . 6 score 7 folk 7 folk 12 all 8 below 9 , 9 , 12 all we counted them by voice . 1 we 2 counted 2 counted 3 them 2 counted 4 by 2 counted 5 voice 2 counted 6 . ' [master] [john] [collins] [pipes] [:] ["] the guns for the [french] carrack [must] [lie] [here] [next] [month] . 1 ' 8 the 8 the 9 guns 9 guns 13 carrack 10 for 11 the 10 for 13 carrack 13 carrack 19 . will [,] [when] [does] your [young] fool ["] ( me , so please you ! ) ["] come [back] from [lunnon] ? " 1 will 5 your 1 will 18 come 5 your 7 fool 7 fool 9 ( 9 ( 16 ) 10 me 13 please 11 , 13 please 12 so 13 please 13 please 14 you 13 please 15 ! 15 ! 16 ) 18 come 20 from 18 come 22 ? 22 ? 23 " " ['] [no] [odds] , " [i] [heard] [ticehurst] [will] [answer] . 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 12 . " lay ' em [just] [where] [you] ['ve] a [mind] , [mus] ' [collins] . 1 " 15 . 2 lay 4 em 3 ' 4 em 4 em 9 a 4 em 15 . 9 a 13 ' 11 , 13 ' we ['re] all [too] [afraid] [o] ['] the [devil] [to] mell with the tower [now] . " 1 we 3 all 3 all 8 the 8 the 11 mell 11 mell 14 tower 12 with 13 the 13 the 14 tower 14 tower 16 . 16 . 17 " and the long knave laughed . 1 and 2 the 2 the 4 knave 3 long 4 knave 4 knave 5 laughed 5 laughed 6 . " ['] [ah] ! ' tis easy [enow] [for] you to raise the [devil] [,] [will] [,] ["] [says] [another] [ralph] [hobden] of the [forge] . 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 tis 6 tis 7 easy 7 easy 12 raise 10 you 11 to 11 to 12 raise 12 raise 26 . 13 the 23 of 23 of 24 the 24 the 26 . " ['aaa-men] [!] " [roars] [sebastian] , and ere [i] could hold him , he leaps down the stairs won'erful devilish-like howling no bounds . 1 " 4 " 4 " 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 ere 9 ere 25 . 11 could 12 hold 12 hold 13 him 13 him 15 he 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 leaps 16 leaps 21 devilish-like 17 down 21 devilish-like 18 the 19 stairs 19 stairs 21 devilish-like 20 won'erful 21 devilish-like 21 devilish-like 22 howling 21 devilish-like 23 no 21 devilish-like 24 bounds 21 devilish-like 25 . he had scarce time to lay out for the nearest than they ran . 1 he 2 had 1 he 13 ran 3 scarce 4 time 3 scarce 5 to 3 scarce 6 lay 6 lay 10 nearest 7 out 10 nearest 8 for 10 nearest 9 the 10 nearest 10 nearest 11 than 10 nearest 13 ran 12 they 13 ran 13 ran 14 . saints , how they ran ! 1 saints 3 how 1 saints 5 ran 1 saints 6 ! 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 they we [heard] them [pound] [on] [the] [door] [of] [the] [bell] [tavern] , and then we [ran] too . 1 we 3 them 3 them 18 . 12 , 13 and 12 , 17 too 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 we 17 too 18 . " ['] [what] 's [next] [?] " [says] [sebastian] , [looping] up [his] cow-tail as he leaped the [briars] . 1 " 4 's 1 " 7 " 7 " 10 , 10 , 12 up 12 up 14 cow-tail 14 cow-tail 20 . 15 as 16 he 15 as 17 leaped 17 leaped 18 the 18 the 20 . " [i] ['ve] [broke] honest [john] 's face . " 1 " 10 " 5 honest 8 face 7 's 8 face 8 face 9 . 9 . 10 " " ['] [ride] [to] [sir] [john] [pelham] 's , " [i] said . 1 " 8 's 1 " 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 said 12 said 13 . " he is the only one that ever stood by me . " 1 " 3 is 1 " 13 " 2 he 3 is 3 is 5 only 4 the 5 only 5 only 6 one 6 one 8 ever 7 that 8 ever 8 ever 10 by 8 ever 11 me 9 stood 10 by 12 . 13 " " ['wel-a-well] ! " he says . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 6 says 5 he 6 says 6 says 7 . " [i] 'll see justice done before daylight . 1 " 9 . 3 'll 4 see 4 see 8 daylight 5 justice 6 done 5 justice 8 daylight 7 before 8 daylight 8 daylight 9 . what 's your complaint ? 1 what 4 complaint 1 what 5 ? 2 's 4 complaint 3 your 4 complaint master [collins] [is] [my] [old] [friend] . ["] 1 master 7 . " ['] [he] 's [none] [of] [mine] , " [i] cried . 1 " 4 's 1 " 11 cried 8 , 11 cried 9 " 11 cried 11 cried 12 . " ['] [ah] [,] [but] ye see now they needed it for another use , " says he smoothly . 1 " 6 ye 6 ye 7 see 6 ye 10 needed 7 see 8 now 9 they 10 needed 10 needed 11 it 10 needed 12 for 12 for 19 smoothly 13 another 19 smoothly 14 use 19 smoothly 15 , 17 says 16 " 17 says 17 says 18 he 17 says 19 smoothly 19 smoothly 20 . " [also] [they] [did] my serpentines , " [sebastian] cries . 1 " 5 my 5 my 11 . 6 serpentines 7 , 6 serpentines 10 cries 7 , 8 " 10 cries 11 . " [i] [should] [be] [half] [across] [the] [western] [ocean] [by] [now] [if] my guns [had] [been] [ready] . 1 " 18 . 13 my 14 guns 14 guns 18 . but they ['re] sold to a [scotch] pirate [by] [your] [old] [friend] ["] 1 but 2 they 2 they 4 sold 4 sold 8 pirate 5 to 6 a 6 a 8 pirate " ['] [where] ['s] your proof ? " [says] [sir] [john] , stroking his beard . 1 " 5 your 5 your 6 proof 5 your 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 13 stroking 12 , 13 stroking 13 stroking 16 . 14 his 15 beard 15 beard 16 . " ' [words] ! 1 " 4 ! 2 ' 4 ! words [only] [,] ["] [says] [sir] [john] . 1 words 8 . " [master] [collins] is somewhat [of] a liar [at] best . " 1 " 4 is 1 " 8 liar 4 is 5 somewhat 7 a 8 liar 8 liar 12 " 10 best 11 . 11 . 12 " " ['] [yours] [,] manifestly , " [says] [sir] [john] . 1 " 11 . 5 manifestly 6 , 5 manifestly 11 . 6 , 7 " " you come with the [king] ['s] [order] [for] ['] em , and [master] [collins] casts [them] [in] [his] [foundry] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 21 . 2 you 3 come 3 come 4 with 5 the 11 em 11 em 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 casts 16 casts 21 . what a coil to make of a mere act of neighbourly kindness , lad ! " 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 coil 3 coil 5 make 3 coil 8 mere 4 to 5 make 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 mere 8 mere 11 neighbourly 9 act 11 neighbourly 10 of 11 neighbourly 11 neighbourly 12 kindness 11 neighbourly 13 , 11 neighbourly 14 lad 11 neighbourly 15 ! 13 , 14 lad 15 ! 16 " " ['] [i] [fear] [i] [have] [requited] [him] [very] scurvily , ["] [says] [sebastian] , looking at his knuckles . 1 " 10 scurvily 10 scurvily 11 , 10 scurvily 19 knuckles 15 , 16 looking 16 looking 17 at 16 looking 19 knuckles 18 his 19 knuckles 19 knuckles 20 . " but what of the demi-cannon ? 1 " 6 demi-cannon 2 but 6 demi-cannon 3 what 6 demi-cannon 4 of 6 demi-cannon 5 the 6 demi-cannon 6 demi-cannon 7 ? i could do with ' em well , but they are not [in] [the] [king] ['s] [order] . " 1 i 3 do 1 i 6 em 2 could 3 do 3 do 4 with 5 ' 6 em 6 em 11 are 6 em 18 . 7 well 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 they 10 they 11 are 11 are 12 not 18 . 19 " " ['] [kindness] loving-kindness , " [says] [sir] [john] . 1 " 4 loving-kindness 4 loving-kindness 5 , 4 loving-kindness 10 . 5 , 6 " " [questionless] , [in] [his] [zeal] [for] [the] [king] and [his] [love] [for] you , [john] [adds] [those] [two] cannon as a gift . 1 " 3 , 3 , 10 and 10 and 24 . 14 you 15 , 14 you 23 gift 15 , 20 cannon 21 as 22 a 22 a 23 gift 23 gift 24 . ' [tis] plain [as] [this] [coming] [daylight] , [ye] stockfish ! " 1 ' 3 plain 3 plain 8 , 8 , 12 " 10 stockfish 11 ! 11 ! 12 " " ['so] it is , " [says] [sebastian] . 1 " 4 is 1 " 5 , 3 it 4 is 5 , 6 " 6 " 9 . " oh , [sir] [john] , [sir] [john] [,] why did you never use the sea ? 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 6 , 2 oh 10 why 10 why 11 did 10 why 12 you 10 why 17 ? 13 never 14 use 14 use 17 ? 15 the 16 sea 16 sea 17 ? you are [lost] ashore . " 1 you 2 are 2 are 4 ashore 4 ashore 5 . 5 . 6 " and he looked on him with great love . 1 and 3 looked 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 on 3 looked 5 him 3 looked 6 with 6 with 7 great 6 with 9 . 8 love 9 . " ['] [i] [do] my [best] in my station . ["] 1 " 5 my 5 my 10 . 7 in 8 my 7 in 9 station 9 station 10 . ye surprise him , [i] say , cruelly . " 1 ye 10 " 2 surprise 8 cruelly 3 him 4 , 4 , 8 cruelly 6 say 8 cruelly 7 , 8 cruelly 8 cruelly 9 . 9 . 10 " " ['] [truth] , [sir] [john] . 1 " 7 . 4 , 7 . if you had seen him [run] [!] ["] [says] [sebastian] . 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 had 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 5 him 5 him 11 . are ye content , lads ? " 1 are 6 ? 2 ye 5 lads 2 ye 6 ? 3 content 5 lads 4 , 5 lads 6 ? 7 " " ' [i] ['d] commit [any] [treason] for [two] [demi-cannon] , ' said [sebastian] , and rubs his hands . 1 " 17 rubs 2 ' 5 commit 2 ' 12 ' 8 for 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 12 ' 17 rubs 13 said 15 , 15 , 16 and 17 rubs 20 . 18 his 19 hands 18 his 20 . " ye have just compounded with rank treason-felony for the same bribe , " [says] [sir] [john] . 1 " 2 ye 2 ye 8 treason-felony 3 have 8 treason-felony 4 just 8 treason-felony 5 compounded 8 treason-felony 6 with 8 treason-felony 7 rank 8 treason-felony 8 treason-felony 9 for 8 treason-felony 11 same 8 treason-felony 12 bribe 9 for 10 the 10 the 11 same 12 bribe 13 , 12 bribe 18 . 13 , 14 " " [wherefore] [to] [horse] , and [get] the guns . " ' 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 the 8 the 9 guns 9 guns 10 . 10 . 11 " 10 . 12 ' ' [but] [master] [collins] [meant] the guns [for] [sir] [andrew] [barton] [all] [along] , [didn't] he ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 6 the 1 ' 19 said 6 the 7 guns 14 , 16 he 14 , 19 said 17 ? 18 ' 17 ? 19 said 19 said 21 . ' [questionless] , that he did , ' said [hal] . 1 ' 9 said 3 , 5 he 3 , 9 said 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 did 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [but] he [lost] [them] . 1 ' 3 he 1 ' 6 . ' [and] what did [we] [i] mean , what did our village do ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 16 said 3 what 7 mean 3 what 13 do 3 what 14 ? 4 did 7 mean 8 , 9 what 9 what 10 did 9 what 11 our 9 what 13 do 11 our 12 village 14 ? 15 ' 14 ? 16 said 16 said 18 . ' [oh] ! 1 ' 3 ! bore it [nobly] [nobly] , ' cried [hal] . 1 bore 2 it 2 it 5 , 5 , 7 cried 6 ' 7 cried 7 cried 9 . ' [though] [they] [had] tricked [me] [,] [i] was proud of them . 1 ' 5 tricked 5 tricked 12 them 9 was 10 proud 10 proud 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 13 . they came out of their housen , looked at that little army as though it had been a post , and went their shut-mouthed way . 1 they 6 housen 2 came 6 housen 3 out 6 housen 4 of 6 housen 5 their 6 housen 6 housen 7 , 6 housen 8 looked 6 housen 9 at 6 housen 10 that 6 housen 11 little 6 housen 12 army 12 army 14 though 12 army 16 had 13 as 14 though 14 though 15 it 16 had 17 been 16 had 18 a 18 a 24 shut-mouthed 19 post 24 shut-mouthed 20 , 24 shut-mouthed 21 and 24 shut-mouthed 22 went 24 shut-mouthed 23 their 24 shut-mouthed 24 shut-mouthed 25 way 24 shut-mouthed 26 . never a sign ! 1 never 3 sign 1 never 4 ! 2 a 3 sign never a word ! 1 never 3 word 1 never 4 ! 2 a 3 word they 'd ha ' perished sooner [than] [let] [brightling] overcrow [us] . 1 they 5 perished 2 'd 5 perished 3 ha 5 perished 4 ' 5 perished 5 perished 12 . 6 sooner 10 overcrow 10 overcrow 12 . even that [villain] [,] [ticehurst] [will] [,] [coming] [out] [of] [the] [bell] [for] [his] [morning] ale , he [all] [but] runs [under] [sir] [john] ['s] [horse] . 1 even 2 that 1 even 16 ale 16 ale 27 . 17 , 18 he 18 he 21 runs 21 runs 27 . " " [ware] , [sirrah] [devil] [!] " cries [sir] [john] , reining [back] . 1 " 2 " 2 " 4 , 4 , 8 " 8 " 13 reining 9 cries 13 reining 12 , 13 reining 13 reining 15 . " ['] [oh] ! " says [will] . 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 says 6 says 8 . " [market-day] , is it ? 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 is 4 is 6 ? 5 it 6 ? and all the bullocks [from] [brightling] [here] [?] ["] 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 bullocks ' [i] spared him [his] [belting] for [that] the brazen knave ! 1 ' 12 ! 3 spared 4 him 4 him 7 for 7 for 9 the 9 the 10 brazen 10 brazen 11 knave 11 knave 12 ! ' [but] [john] [collins] [was] [our] [masterpiece] ! 1 ' 8 ! he happened along-street ( his jaw [tied] [up] [where] [sebastian] [had] [clouted] [him] [)] [when] [we] [were] trundling the first demi-cannon through the lych-gate . 1 he 3 along-street 2 happened 3 along-street 3 along-street 4 ( 3 along-street 5 his 3 along-street 6 jaw 6 jaw 18 trundling 18 trundling 24 lych-gate 19 the 24 lych-gate 20 first 24 lych-gate 21 demi-cannon 24 lych-gate 22 through 24 lych-gate 23 the 24 lych-gate 24 lych-gate 25 . " ' [i] reckon you 'll find her middlin ' heavy , " he says . 1 " 15 says 2 ' 15 says 4 reckon 5 you 4 reckon 9 middlin 5 you 6 'll 6 'll 9 middlin 7 find 9 middlin 8 her 9 middlin 9 middlin 10 ' 9 middlin 11 heavy 9 middlin 12 , 9 middlin 14 he 9 middlin 15 says 12 , 13 " 15 says 16 . " if you 've a mind [to] pay , [i] 'll loan ye my timber-tug . 1 " 4 've 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 've 4 've 5 a 4 've 6 mind 6 mind 12 loan 8 pay 9 , 8 pay 12 loan 11 'll 12 loan 12 loan 15 timber-tug 13 ye 15 timber-tug 14 my 15 timber-tug 15 timber-tug 16 . she won't lie easy on ary wool-wain . " 1 she 7 wool-wain 2 won't 7 wool-wain 3 lie 7 wool-wain 4 easy 7 wool-wain 5 on 7 wool-wain 6 ary 7 wool-wain 7 wool-wain 9 " 8 . 9 " ' [that] [was] the [one] [time] [i] [ever] saw [sebastian] [taken] flat aback . 1 ' 4 the 4 the 13 aback 9 saw 12 flat 12 flat 13 aback 13 aback 14 . he opened and shut his mouth , fishy-like . 1 he 2 opened 2 opened 8 fishy-like 3 and 8 fishy-like 4 shut 8 fishy-like 5 his 8 fishy-like 6 mouth 8 fishy-like 7 , 8 fishy-like 8 fishy-like 9 . " ['] [no] offence , " [says] [master] [john] . 1 " 4 offence 4 offence 10 . 5 , 6 " 5 , 10 . " you 've got her reasonable good cheap . 1 " 3 've 2 you 3 've 3 've 4 got 4 got 8 cheap 5 her 6 reasonable 6 reasonable 7 good 6 reasonable 8 cheap 8 cheap 9 . i thought [ye] might [not] grudge [me] a groat [if] [i] helped move her . " 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 4 might 4 might 6 grudge 6 grudge 8 a 8 a 9 groat 9 groat 16 " 12 helped 15 . 13 move 14 her 14 her 15 . 15 . 16 " ah , he was a masterpiece ! 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 6 masterpiece 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 masterpiece 5 a 6 masterpiece 6 masterpiece 7 ! ' [neither] then [nor] later ? ' [said] [puck] . 1 ' 3 then 1 ' 7 ' 5 later 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 10 . ' [once] . 1 ' 3 . ' [twas] [after] [he] [gave] [st] [barnabas] ['] the [new] [chime] of bells . 1 ' 9 the 9 the 14 . 12 of 13 bells 13 bells 14 . " ask and have " was their song . ) 1 " 2 ask 2 ask 8 song 3 and 7 their 4 have 5 " 4 have 7 their 6 was 7 their 7 their 8 song 8 song 10 ) 9 . 10 ) we had rung ' em [in] , and he was in the tower [with] [black] [nick] [fowle] , that [gave] [us] [our] rood-screen . 1 we 2 had 1 we 3 rung 2 had 3 rung 3 rung 5 em 3 rung 11 in 4 ' 5 em 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 tower 13 tower 18 , 13 tower 23 rood-screen 18 , 19 that 23 rood-screen 24 . the old man pinches the bell-rope one hand and scratches his neck with t'other . 1 the 6 bell-rope 2 old 4 pinches 3 man 4 pinches 4 pinches 6 bell-rope 5 the 6 bell-rope 6 bell-rope 7 one 6 bell-rope 8 hand 6 bell-rope 9 and 6 bell-rope 10 scratches 6 bell-rope 15 . 10 scratches 14 t'other 11 his 12 neck 12 neck 14 t'other 13 with 14 t'other " sooner she was pulling yon clapper than my neck , he says . 1 " 13 says 2 sooner 7 clapper 3 she 7 clapper 4 was 7 clapper 5 pulling 7 clapper 6 yon 7 clapper 7 clapper 8 than 7 clapper 9 my 7 clapper 10 neck 7 clapper 11 , 7 clapper 12 he 7 clapper 13 says 13 says 14 . that was all [!] 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 all that was [sussex] [seely] [sussex] for [everlasting] . ' 1 that 2 was 1 that 8 . 2 was 6 for 8 . 9 ' ' [and] what happened after ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 happened 3 what 6 ? 4 happened 5 after 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 7 ' 10 . ' [i] [went] back [into] [england] , ' said [hal] , slowly . 1 ' 9 said 4 back 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 ' 9 said 9 said 13 . 11 , 12 slowly 12 slowly 13 . ' [i] ['d] [had] my lesson against pride . 1 ' 5 my 5 my 8 pride 6 lesson 7 against 6 lesson 8 pride 8 pride 9 . but [they] [tell] me [i] [left] [st] [barnabas] ['] a [jewel] [just] [about] a jewel ! 1 but 4 me 4 me 10 a 10 a 14 a 14 a 15 jewel 15 jewel 16 ! wel-a-well ! 1 wel-a-well 2 ! ' [twas] [done] [for] [and] [among] my [own] [people] , and [father] [roger] [was] [right] [i] [never] knew such trouble or such triumph since . 1 ' 7 my 7 my 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 25 . 18 knew 23 triumph 19 such 23 triumph 20 trouble 23 triumph 21 or 23 triumph 22 such 23 triumph 23 triumph 24 since 23 triumph 25 . that 's the nature o ' things . 1 that 2 's 1 that 3 the 1 that 4 nature 4 nature 5 o 4 nature 7 things 5 o 6 ' 7 things 8 . a dear dear land . ' 1 a 4 land 2 dear 3 dear 3 dear 4 land 4 land 6 ' 5 . 6 ' he dropped his chin on his chest . 1 he 2 dropped 2 dropped 3 his 2 dropped 4 chin 2 dropped 5 on 5 on 6 his 6 his 7 chest 7 chest 8 . ' [there] ['s] [your] [father] [at] the [forge] . 1 ' 7 the 7 the 9 . what 's [he] [talking] [to] [old] [hobden] [about] ? ' said [puck] , opening [his] [hand] [with] [three] leaves [in] it . 1 what 2 's 1 what 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' 9 ? 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 opening 14 opening 19 leaves 19 leaves 22 . 21 it 22 . dan looked towards the cottage . 1 dan 6 . 2 looked 3 towards 3 towards 5 cottage 3 towards 6 . 4 the 5 cottage ' [oh] , [i] [know] [.] 1 ' 3 , it 's that old oak lying across the brook . 1 it 2 's 1 it 3 that 3 that 4 old 4 old 5 oak 5 oak 6 lying 6 lying 9 brook 7 across 8 the 7 across 9 brook 9 brook 10 . pater always wants it grubbed . ' 1 pater 5 grubbed 2 always 5 grubbed 3 wants 5 grubbed 4 it 5 grubbed 5 grubbed 7 ' 6 . 7 ' in the [still] [valley] they could hear old [hobden] ['s] deep [tones] . 1 in 2 the 2 the 13 . 5 they 6 could 6 could 7 hear 6 could 11 deep 8 old 11 deep 11 deep 13 . ' [have] it as you 've [a] [mind] [to] , ' he was [saying] . 1 ' 3 it 3 it 13 was 4 as 5 you 4 as 12 he 5 you 6 've 10 , 11 ' 10 , 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 15 . ' [but] the [vivers] of [her] roots they hold the bank together . 1 ' 3 the 3 the 13 . 5 of 7 roots 7 roots 11 bank 7 roots 13 . 8 they 9 hold 9 hold 10 the 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 12 together if you grub her out , the bank she 'll all come tearin ' down , an ' next floods the brook 'll swarve up . 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 grub 3 grub 4 her 3 grub 5 out 3 grub 8 bank 5 out 6 , 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 13 tearin 9 she 13 tearin 10 'll 13 tearin 11 all 13 tearin 12 come 13 tearin 13 tearin 14 ' 13 tearin 15 down 13 tearin 16 , 13 tearin 17 an 13 tearin 18 ' 13 tearin 19 next 19 next 24 swarve 20 floods 24 swarve 21 the 22 brook 22 brook 24 swarve 23 'll 24 swarve 24 swarve 25 up 24 swarve 26 . but [have] it [as] [you] ['ve] a [mind] . 1 but 3 it 3 it 9 . 7 a 9 . the [mistuss] she sets a heap by the ferns on her trunk . 1 the 13 . 3 she 4 sets 4 sets 6 heap 4 sets 13 . 5 a 6 heap 6 heap 9 ferns 7 by 8 the 8 the 9 ferns 9 ferns 10 on 10 on 11 her 11 her 12 trunk ' [oh] ! 1 ' 3 ! i 'll think it [over] , ' said the [pater] . 1 i 2 'll 1 i 3 think 3 think 4 it 4 it 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 . 9 the 11 . una laughed a little bubbling chuckle . 1 una 5 bubbling 2 laughed 5 bubbling 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 bubbling 5 bubbling 6 chuckle 6 chuckle 7 . ' [what] [devil] ['s] [in] that belfry ? ' said [hal] , with a lazy [laugh] . 1 ' 6 that 1 ' 10 said 7 belfry 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 8 ? 10 said 10 said 17 . 12 , 13 with 13 with 14 a 14 a 15 lazy 15 lazy 17 . ' [that] should be a [hobden] [by] his voice . ' 1 ' 11 ' 3 should 4 be 4 be 5 a 5 a 11 ' 8 his 9 voice 9 voice 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [why] , the oak is the regular bridge for all the rabbits [between] the [three] [acre] [and] [our] meadow . 1 ' 21 . 3 , 4 the 4 the 5 oak 5 oak 8 regular 6 is 7 the 7 the 8 regular 8 regular 9 bridge 9 bridge 13 rabbits 10 for 11 all 11 all 12 the 12 the 13 rabbits 13 rabbits 20 meadow 13 rabbits 21 . 15 the 20 meadow the best [place] for wires on the farm [,] [hobden] [says] . 1 the 2 best 1 the 5 wires 2 best 4 for 5 wires 8 farm 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 farm 8 farm 12 . he 's got two there [now] [,] ['] [una] [answered] . 1 he 3 got 2 's 3 got 3 got 4 two 3 got 5 there 5 there 11 . ' [he] [won't] [ever] let it be grubbed ! ' 1 ' 5 let 1 ' 10 ' 5 let 7 be 6 it 7 be 8 grubbed 9 ! 9 ! 10 ' ' [ah] , [sussex] [!] 1 ' 3 , a [smugglers] ' [song] 1 a 3 ' watch the wall [,] [my] darling , [while] the [gentlemen] [go] [by] [!] 1 watch 2 the 2 the 3 wall 3 wall 6 darling 6 darling 7 , 7 , 9 the if you meet [king] [george] ['s] [men] [,] dressed [in] blue and [red] , [you] [be] careful what you say , and [mindful] what is [said] . 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 meet 3 meet 9 dressed 9 dressed 27 . 11 blue 22 and 11 blue 27 . 12 and 14 , 14 , 17 careful 17 careful 18 what 18 what 19 you 18 what 20 say 20 say 21 , 21 , 22 and 22 and 24 what 24 what 25 is knocks and footsteps round the house whistles after dark [you] 've no call for running out till the house-dogs bark . 1 knocks 7 whistles 2 and 7 whistles 3 footsteps 7 whistles 4 round 7 whistles 5 the 6 house 6 house 7 whistles 7 whistles 8 after 7 whistles 9 dark 7 whistles 11 've 7 whistles 12 no 7 whistles 13 call 13 call 19 house-dogs 14 for 19 house-dogs 15 running 19 house-dogs 16 out 19 house-dogs 17 till 19 house-dogs 18 the 19 house-dogs 19 house-dogs 20 bark 19 house-dogs 21 . trusty ['s] here , and [pincher] ['s] here , and see how [dumb] they lie [they] [don't] [fret] to follow [when] the [gentlemen] [go] [by] [!] 1 trusty 15 lie 1 trusty 20 follow 3 here 4 , 3 here 9 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 8 here 9 , 10 and 10 and 15 lie 11 see 12 how 12 how 14 they 14 they 15 lie 19 to 20 follow 20 follow 22 the five-and-twenty [ponies] , [trotting] [through] [the] [dark] [brandy] for the [parson] [,] ' [baccy] [for] the [clerk] . 1 five-and-twenty 18 . 3 , 9 for 3 , 13 ' 9 for 10 the 13 ' 16 the 16 the 18 . them that asks no questions isn't [told] [a] lie [watch] the wall [,] [my] darling , [while] the [gentlemen] [go] [by] [!] 1 them 3 asks 2 that 3 asks 3 asks 5 questions 3 asks 6 isn't 3 asks 9 lie 4 no 5 questions 9 lie 11 the 11 the 12 wall 12 wall 15 darling 15 darling 16 , 16 , 18 the ' [dymchurch] [flit] ' 1 ' 4 ' [the] [bee] [boy] ['s] [song] bees ! 1 bees 2 ! bees ! 1 bees 2 ! hark to your bees ! 1 hark 4 bees 1 hark 5 ! 2 to 3 your 3 your 4 bees a [maiden] [in] her glory , [upon] her wedding-day [,] [must] [tell] her [bees] [the] [story] , [or] [else] they 'll fly [away] . 1 a 4 her 4 her 5 glory 4 her 24 . 5 glory 6 , 5 glory 9 wedding-day 8 her 9 wedding-day 13 her 17 , 17 , 20 they 20 they 21 'll 21 'll 22 fly 22 fly 24 . fly away die [away] [dwindle] [down] [and] [leave] [you] ! 1 fly 2 away 1 fly 3 die 3 die 10 ! but if you don't deceive [your] [bees] , [your] [bees] will not deceive you . 1 but 2 if 2 if 3 you 2 if 4 don't 2 if 14 you 5 deceive 11 will 5 deceive 12 not 5 deceive 13 deceive 8 , 11 will 13 deceive 14 you 14 you 15 . marriage , birth or buryin ' , [news] [across] the seas , [all] you 're sad [or] merry in , [you] [must] [tell] the [bees] . 1 marriage 2 , 1 marriage 16 sad 2 , 6 ' 3 birth 4 or 4 or 5 buryin 5 buryin 6 ' 7 , 10 the 7 , 16 sad 10 the 11 seas 11 seas 12 , 12 , 14 you 14 you 15 're 16 sad 18 merry 18 merry 26 . 19 in 20 , 19 in 24 the 24 the 26 . don't you wait [where] trees are , [when] the [lightnings] play [;] [nor] [don't] you hate [where] [bees] [are] , [or] [else] [they] ['ll] pine [away] . 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 3 wait 3 wait 27 . 5 trees 6 are 5 trees 25 pine 6 are 15 you 7 , 9 the 7 , 15 you 9 the 11 play 16 hate 20 , 20 , 25 pine 25 pine 27 . pine away dwine [away] [anything] [to] [leave] [you] ! 1 pine 2 away 1 pine 9 ! 2 away 3 dwine but if you [never] grieve [your] [bees] [,] [your] [bees] 'll never grieve you [!] 1 but 2 if 2 if 14 you 3 you 5 grieve 3 you 11 'll 11 'll 12 never 12 never 13 grieve 13 grieve 14 you just at dusk [,] a soft [september] rain began to fall on the hop-pickers . 1 just 3 dusk 2 at 3 dusk 3 dusk 6 soft 5 a 6 soft 6 soft 15 . 8 rain 14 hop-pickers 9 began 14 hop-pickers 10 to 14 hop-pickers 11 fall 14 hop-pickers 12 on 14 hop-pickers 13 the 14 hop-pickers 14 hop-pickers 15 . the mothers wheeled the bouncing perambulators out of the gardens ; bins were put away , and tally-books made up . 1 the 12 bins 2 mothers 6 perambulators 3 wheeled 6 perambulators 4 the 6 perambulators 5 bouncing 6 perambulators 6 perambulators 12 bins 7 out 12 bins 8 of 12 bins 9 the 10 gardens 10 gardens 12 bins 11 ; 12 bins 12 bins 13 were 12 bins 14 put 12 bins 18 tally-books 15 away 18 tally-books 16 , 17 and 16 , 18 tally-books 17 and 18 tally-books 18 tally-books 19 made 18 tally-books 20 up 18 tally-books 21 . the young couples strolled home , two to each umbrella , and the single men walked behind them laughing . 1 the 3 couples 2 young 3 couples 3 couples 4 strolled 4 strolled 5 home 4 strolled 6 , 4 strolled 7 two 4 strolled 8 to 4 strolled 9 each 4 strolled 10 umbrella 10 umbrella 12 and 10 umbrella 14 single 10 umbrella 15 men 10 umbrella 16 walked 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 16 walked 17 behind 17 behind 18 them 17 behind 19 laughing 19 laughing 20 . as he closed the shutter , the oast-house seemed dark before the day 's end , and he lit the candle in the lanthorn . 1 as 2 he 1 as 5 shutter 2 he 5 shutter 3 closed 5 shutter 4 the 5 shutter 5 shutter 6 , 5 shutter 8 oast-house 7 the 8 oast-house 8 oast-house 9 seemed 8 oast-house 10 dark 8 oast-house 11 before 8 oast-house 12 the 8 oast-house 13 day 8 oast-house 14 's 8 oast-house 16 , 8 oast-house 18 he 14 's 15 end 16 , 17 and 18 he 24 lanthorn 19 lit 24 lanthorn 20 the 24 lanthorn 21 candle 24 lanthorn 22 in 24 lanthorn 23 the 24 lanthorn 24 lanthorn 25 . the children liked all these things because they knew them so well . 1 the 2 children 2 children 3 liked 3 liked 6 things 3 liked 7 because 3 liked 12 well 4 all 5 these 5 these 6 things 7 because 8 they 9 knew 10 them 9 knew 12 well 11 so 12 well 12 well 13 . they [only] guessed [it] [when] [bess] ['s] [stump-tail] wagged [against] them . 1 they 3 guessed 3 guessed 12 . 9 wagged 11 them 11 them 12 . a big voice began singing outside in the drizzle : 1 a 2 big 1 a 9 drizzle 3 voice 9 drizzle 4 began 9 drizzle 5 singing 9 drizzle 6 outside 9 drizzle 7 in 8 the 7 in 9 drizzle 9 drizzle 10 : ' [there] [can't] [be] [two] [people] [made] [to] holler [like] [that] ! ' cried [old] [hobden] , wheeling [round] . 1 ' 9 holler 9 holler 20 . 12 ! 13 ' 12 ! 14 cried 14 cried 17 , 17 , 18 wheeling 18 wheeling 20 . a man showed at the doorway . 1 a 2 man 2 man 3 showed 3 showed 7 . 4 at 5 the 5 the 6 doorway 6 doorway 7 . ' [well] [,] well ! 1 ' 4 well 4 well 5 ! they do say hoppin ' ' ll draw the very deadest , and now [i] belieft ['] [em] . 1 they 4 hoppin 2 do 4 hoppin 3 say 4 hoppin 4 hoppin 5 ' 4 hoppin 6 ' 4 hoppin 7 ll 7 ll 8 draw 7 ll 9 the 7 ll 10 very 7 ll 11 deadest 7 ll 19 . 11 deadest 13 and 11 deadest 14 now 11 deadest 16 belieft 12 , 13 and you , [tom] ? 1 you 2 , 1 you 4 ? [tom] [shoesmith] [?] ['] hobden lowered his lanthorn . 1 hobden 2 lowered 1 hobden 5 . 2 lowered 3 his 4 lanthorn 5 . ' [you] 're a hem of a time makin ' your mind [to] [it] [,] [ralph] [!] ' 1 ' 18 ' 3 're 9 makin 4 a 9 makin 5 hem 9 makin 6 of 9 makin 7 a 9 makin 8 time 9 makin 9 makin 10 ' 9 makin 11 your 9 makin 12 mind 9 makin 18 ' the stranger strode in [three] [full] inches [taller] [than] [hobden] , a grey-whiskered [,] brown-faced [giant] with clear blue eyes . 1 the 2 stranger 1 the 7 inches 2 stranger 3 strode 3 strode 4 in 7 inches 11 , 7 inches 15 brown-faced 11 , 12 a 12 a 13 grey-whiskered 15 brown-faced 17 with 17 with 18 clear 18 clear 19 blue 19 blue 20 eyes 20 eyes 21 . they shook hands , and the children could hear the hard palms rasp together . 1 they 14 together 2 shook 3 hands 3 hands 14 together 4 , 5 and 5 and 14 together 6 the 13 rasp 7 children 13 rasp 8 could 13 rasp 9 hear 13 rasp 10 the 13 rasp 11 hard 13 rasp 12 palms 13 rasp 13 rasp 14 together 14 together 15 . ' [you] ain't [lost] [none] [o] ' [your] grip , ' said [hobden] . 1 ' 3 ain't 3 ain't 14 . 7 ' 9 grip 9 grip 11 ' 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [was] it thirty or forty [year] [back] you broke my [head] [at] [peasmarsh] [fair] ? ' 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 17 ' 4 thirty 5 or 4 thirty 6 forty 6 forty 17 ' 9 you 10 broke 9 you 16 ? 11 my 16 ? 16 ? 17 ' ' [only] thirty , [an] ' [no] odds ' tween us regardin ' heads , neither . 1 ' 3 thirty 1 ' 6 ' 4 , 6 ' 6 ' 12 regardin 8 odds 12 regardin 9 ' 12 regardin 10 tween 12 regardin 11 us 12 regardin 12 regardin 13 ' 12 regardin 14 heads 12 regardin 15 , 12 regardin 16 neither 12 regardin 17 . you [had] it back at me with a hop-pole . 1 you 10 . 3 it 9 hop-pole 4 back 9 hop-pole 5 at 9 hop-pole 6 me 9 hop-pole 7 with 9 hop-pole 8 a 9 hop-pole 9 hop-pole 10 . how did we get home that night ? 1 how 2 did 1 how 4 get 1 how 8 ? 3 we 4 get 4 get 5 home 5 home 7 night 6 that 7 night swimmin ' ? ' 1 swimmin 2 ' 2 ' 4 ' 3 ? 4 ' ' [same] [way] the [pheasant] [come] [into] [gubbs] ['s] pocket [by] a little luck an ' a deal o ' conjurin ' . ' 1 ' 4 the 1 ' 24 ' 4 the 10 pocket 10 pocket 14 luck 12 a 13 little 12 a 14 luck 14 luck 17 a 15 an 16 ' 16 ' 17 a 18 deal 19 o 19 o 21 conjurin 20 ' 21 conjurin 21 conjurin 22 ' 21 conjurin 24 ' 23 . 24 ' old [hobden] [laughed] [in] [his] [deep] chest . 1 old 7 chest 7 chest 8 . see you 've not forgot your way about the woods . 1 see 2 you 2 you 3 've 3 've 4 not 3 've 5 forgot 5 forgot 8 about 5 forgot 10 woods 6 your 7 way 7 way 8 about 9 the 10 woods 10 woods 11 . d'ye do any o ' this still ? ' 1 d'ye 2 do 1 d'ye 3 any 1 d'ye 4 o 1 d'ye 6 this 1 d'ye 7 still 1 d'ye 8 ? 4 o 5 ' 8 ? 9 ' the stranger pretended to look along a gun . 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 pretended 3 pretended 4 to 3 pretended 6 along 3 pretended 8 gun 4 to 5 look 7 a 8 gun 8 gun 9 . hobden answered with a quick movement of the hand as though he were pegging down a rabbit-wire . 1 hobden 2 answered 1 hobden 6 movement 3 with 6 movement 4 a 6 movement 5 quick 6 movement 6 movement 7 of 6 movement 9 hand 6 movement 11 though 7 of 8 the 10 as 11 though 11 though 17 rabbit-wire 12 he 17 rabbit-wire 13 were 17 rabbit-wire 14 pegging 17 rabbit-wire 15 down 17 rabbit-wire 16 a 17 rabbit-wire 17 rabbit-wire 18 . ' [no] . 1 ' 3 . that 's all that 's left me now . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 all 3 all 4 that 4 that 5 's 4 that 6 left 6 left 7 me 7 me 8 now 7 me 9 . age [she] [must] as [age] she [can] . 1 age 4 as 4 as 6 she 6 she 8 . an ' what 's your news since all these years ? ' 1 an 2 ' 2 ' 12 ' 3 what 4 's 3 what 11 ? 5 your 11 ? 6 news 7 since 6 news 11 ? 7 since 10 years 8 all 9 these 9 these 10 years 11 ? 12 ' ' [oh] [,] [i] ['ve] bin [to] [plymouth] , [i] ['ve] bin [to] [dover] [i] ['ve] bin ramblin ' , boys , the wide world over , ' 1 ' 28 ' 6 bin 9 , 6 bin 18 ramblin 12 bin 18 ramblin 17 bin 18 ramblin 18 ramblin 19 ' 18 ramblin 20 , 18 ramblin 21 boys 18 ramblin 22 , 18 ramblin 23 the 18 ramblin 24 wide 18 ramblin 27 , 18 ramblin 28 ' 24 wide 25 world 24 wide 26 over the man answered cheerily . 1 the 2 man 2 man 4 cheerily 3 answered 4 cheerily 4 cheerily 5 . ' [i] reckon [i] know as much [of] [old] [england] as [most] . ' 1 ' 14 ' 3 reckon 11 as 3 reckon 13 . 5 know 7 much 6 as 7 much 7 much 11 as 13 . 14 ' he turned towards the children and winked boldly . 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 3 towards 3 towards 4 the 3 towards 8 boldly 3 towards 9 . 5 children 8 boldly 6 and 7 winked 7 winked 8 boldly ' [i] [lay] [they] told you a sight o ' lies , then . 1 ' 11 lies 5 told 6 you 5 told 11 lies 7 a 8 sight 8 sight 11 lies 9 o 10 ' 9 o 11 lies 11 lies 13 then 12 , 13 then 13 then 14 . i 've been [into] [england] fur [as] [wiltsheer] [once] . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 6 fur 6 fur 10 . i was cheated [proper] [over] a pair of hedgin'-gloves , ' said [hobden] . 1 i 2 was 1 i 3 cheated 3 cheated 6 a 6 a 7 pair 7 pair 8 of 7 pair 14 . 9 hedgin'-gloves 11 ' 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [there] ['s] fancy-talkin ' everywhere . 1 ' 4 fancy-talkin 4 fancy-talkin 7 . 5 ' 6 everywhere 6 everywhere 7 . you 've cleaved to your own parts pretty middlin ['] close , [ralph] . ' 1 you 2 've 1 you 3 cleaved 2 've 3 cleaved 3 cleaved 4 to 3 cleaved 5 your 3 cleaved 6 own 3 cleaved 7 parts 3 cleaved 8 pretty 3 cleaved 9 middlin 9 middlin 15 ' 11 close 12 , 11 close 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [can't] shift [an] [old] [tree] ' thout [it] [dyin] ' , ' [hobden] [chuckled] . 1 ' 3 shift 3 shift 16 . 7 ' 8 thout 7 ' 11 ' 11 ' 13 ' 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 16 . ' [an] ' [i] be no more anxious to die than you look to be to help me with my hops tonight . ' 1 ' 3 ' 3 ' 24 ' 5 be 21 hops 6 no 7 more 7 more 8 anxious 7 more 11 than 8 anxious 9 to 8 anxious 10 die 9 to 10 die 11 than 21 hops 12 you 13 look 12 you 17 help 14 to 15 be 14 to 17 help 16 to 17 help 17 help 18 me 17 help 21 hops 19 with 21 hops 20 my 21 hops 21 hops 22 tonight 21 hops 24 ' 22 tonight 23 . 23 . 24 ' the great man leaned against the brickwork of the roundel , and swung his arms abroad . 1 the 10 roundel 2 great 4 leaned 3 man 4 leaned 4 leaned 10 roundel 5 against 10 roundel 6 the 10 roundel 7 brickwork 10 roundel 8 of 10 roundel 9 the 10 roundel 10 roundel 11 , 10 roundel 12 and 10 roundel 13 swung 10 roundel 14 his 10 roundel 15 arms 10 roundel 16 abroad 16 abroad 17 . ' [hire] [me] [!] ' was all he said , and [they] stumped [upstairs] [laughing] . 1 ' 5 ' 5 ' 9 said 6 was 7 all 7 all 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 16 . 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 stumped 13 stumped 16 . ' [who] is it ? ' 1 ' 3 is 3 is 5 ? 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' una whispered to the [bee] [boy] . 1 una 2 whispered 2 whispered 3 to 3 to 4 the 4 the 7 . ' [dunno] , [no] more'n you if you dunno , ' said he , and smiled . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 15 and 5 more'n 6 you 5 more'n 7 if 7 if 8 you 8 you 11 ' 9 dunno 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 smiled 16 smiled 17 . the voices on the drying-floor talked and chuckled together , and the heavy footsteps moved back and forth . 1 the 5 drying-floor 2 voices 5 drying-floor 3 on 5 drying-floor 4 the 5 drying-floor 5 drying-floor 6 talked 5 drying-floor 7 and 5 drying-floor 8 chuckled 5 drying-floor 9 together 9 together 11 and 9 together 12 the 9 together 14 footsteps 9 together 19 . 10 , 11 and 13 heavy 14 footsteps 14 footsteps 15 moved 14 footsteps 18 forth 15 moved 16 back 16 back 17 and presently a hop-pocket dropped through the press-hole overhead , and stiffened and fattened as they shovelled it full . 1 presently 3 hop-pocket 2 a 3 hop-pocket 3 hop-pocket 4 dropped 3 hop-pocket 7 press-hole 5 through 7 press-hole 6 the 7 press-hole 7 press-hole 8 overhead 7 press-hole 9 , 7 press-hole 10 and 7 press-hole 11 stiffened 7 press-hole 12 and 7 press-hole 13 fattened 9 , 10 and 13 fattened 14 as 13 fattened 15 they 13 fattened 16 shovelled 13 fattened 18 full 13 fattened 19 . 16 shovelled 17 it ' [clank] ! ' [went] the press , and rammed the loose stuff into tight cake . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 6 the 7 press 7 press 10 rammed 8 , 10 rammed 9 and 10 rammed 10 rammed 11 the 10 rammed 12 loose 10 rammed 13 stuff 10 rammed 14 into 10 rammed 15 tight 10 rammed 16 cake 16 cake 17 . ' [gentle] ! ' [they] [heard] [hobden] [cry] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 9 . ' [you] ['ll] bust [her] crop if you [lay] [on] [so] . 1 ' 4 bust 4 bust 6 crop 6 crop 12 . 7 if 8 you 8 you 12 . you be [as] careless [as] [gleason] ['s] bull , [tom] . 1 you 2 be 2 be 4 careless 4 careless 8 bull 8 bull 9 , 9 , 11 . come an ' sit by the fires . 1 come 7 fires 2 an 7 fires 3 ' 4 sit 4 sit 7 fires 5 by 7 fires 6 the 7 fires 7 fires 8 . she 'll do now . ' 1 she 2 'll 2 'll 3 do 3 do 4 now 3 do 6 ' 5 . 6 ' that ['ll] [show] [you] the sort [o] ['] [man] [i] [be.'again] he winked , and again [the] [bee] [boy] [laughed] and [una] stared at [dan] . 1 that 6 sort 1 that 12 he 5 the 6 sort 12 he 26 . 13 winked 23 stared 13 winked 26 . 14 , 15 and 14 , 21 and 15 and 16 again 21 and 23 stared 23 stared 24 at ' [i] [know] what sort o ' [man] you be , ' [old] [hobden] grunted , groping for the potatoes [round] the fire . 1 ' 4 what 1 ' 7 ' 4 what 5 sort 5 sort 6 o 7 ' 9 you 7 ' 12 ' 9 you 10 be 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 15 grunted 15 grunted 16 , 15 grunted 17 groping 17 groping 24 . 18 for 19 the 19 the 23 fire 20 potatoes 23 fire 22 the 23 fire 23 fire 24 . ' [do] ye ? ' 1 ' 5 ' 3 ye 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' tom went on behind his back . 1 tom 2 went 2 went 3 on 2 went 6 back 4 behind 6 back 5 his 6 back 6 back 7 . ' [middlin] ' well . ' 1 ' 3 ' 3 ' 4 well 3 ' 6 ' 4 well 5 . old [hobden] [let] [himself] [down] [on] [the] coals [by] [the] [fire-door] [.] 1 old 8 coals ' [i] [was] courtin ' my [woman] [on] [the] [marsh] [that] [year] . 1 ' 4 courtin 1 ' 5 ' 5 ' 13 . 6 my 13 . carter [to] [mus] ['] [plum] [i] [was] , [gettin] ' [ten] shillin 's week . 1 carter 8 , 1 carter 12 shillin 8 , 10 ' 12 shillin 13 's 13 's 15 . 14 week 15 . mine [was] a [marsh] [woman] [.] ['] 1 mine 3 a ' [won'erful] odd-gates place [romney] [marsh] , ' said [tom] [shoesmith] . 1 ' 3 odd-gates 1 ' 9 said 4 place 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 ' 9 said 9 said 12 . ' [i] ['ve] [heard] [say] the world ['s] [divided] like [into] [europe] [,] [ashy] [,] [afriky] [,] [ameriky] , [australy] , [an] ' [romney] [marsh] . ' 1 ' 6 the 1 ' 27 ' 6 the 7 world 7 world 10 like 19 , 23 ' 21 , 23 ' 23 ' 26 . 26 . 27 ' ' [the] [marsh] folk [think] [so] , ' said [hobden] . 1 ' 4 folk 4 folk 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [i] had a hem o ' trouble to get my woman to leave it . ' 1 ' 12 woman 1 ' 17 ' 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 hem 4 a 12 woman 5 hem 6 o 5 hem 8 trouble 5 hem 10 get 5 hem 11 my 6 o 7 ' 9 to 10 get 13 to 14 leave 14 leave 15 it 15 it 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [where] did [she] [come] [out] [of] [?] 1 ' 3 did i ['ve] forgot [,] [ralph] . ' 1 i 3 forgot 3 forgot 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [dymchurch] [under] the [wall] , ' [hobden] answered [,] a potato in his [hand] . 1 ' 4 the 1 ' 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 answered 9 answered 16 . 11 a 12 potato 12 potato 13 in 13 in 14 his 14 his 16 . ' [then] she ['d] [be] a [pett] [or] a [whitgift] , would [she] ? ' 1 ' 3 she 1 ' 6 a 6 a 9 a 9 a 11 , 9 a 15 ' 11 , 12 would 14 ? 15 ' ' [whitgift] . ' 1 ' 3 . 3 . 4 ' hobden broke open the potato and ate it with the curious neatness of men who make most of their meals in the blowy open . 1 hobden 5 potato 2 broke 5 potato 3 open 4 the 3 open 5 potato 5 potato 7 ate 6 and 7 ate 7 ate 12 neatness 8 it 12 neatness 9 with 12 neatness 10 the 12 neatness 11 curious 12 neatness 12 neatness 13 of 12 neatness 14 men 12 neatness 15 who 12 neatness 16 make 12 neatness 17 most 17 most 23 blowy 18 of 23 blowy 19 their 23 blowy 20 meals 23 blowy 21 in 22 the 21 in 23 blowy 22 the 23 blowy 23 blowy 24 open 23 blowy 25 . and she was a won'erful hand with bees . ' 1 and 5 won'erful 2 she 5 won'erful 3 was 5 won'erful 4 a 5 won'erful 5 won'erful 6 hand 5 won'erful 7 with 5 won'erful 8 bees 5 won'erful 10 ' 8 bees 9 . 9 . 10 ' he cut away a little piece of potato and threw it out to the door . 1 he 2 cut 2 cut 8 potato 3 away 8 potato 4 a 5 little 4 a 6 piece 6 piece 7 of 6 piece 8 potato 8 potato 9 and 8 potato 10 threw 8 potato 15 door 10 threw 11 it 10 threw 12 out 12 out 14 the 13 to 14 the 15 door 16 . ' [ah] ! 1 ' 3 ! i 've heard say [the] [whitgifts] [could] see further [through] a millstone [than] [most] , ' said [shoesmith] . 1 i 2 've 1 i 8 see 2 've 3 heard 3 heard 4 say 8 see 9 further 9 further 11 a 11 a 19 . 12 millstone 16 ' 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 17 said 19 . ' [did] she , now ? ' 1 ' 3 she 1 ' 7 ' 4 , 5 now 5 now 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' ' [she] [was] honest-innocent [of] [any] nigromancin ' , ' said [hobden] . 1 ' 11 said 4 honest-innocent 7 nigromancin 7 nigromancin 8 ' 8 ' 10 ' 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [only] [she] ['d] [read] [signs] [and] sinnifications [out] [o] ' [birds] flyin ' , stars fallin ' , bees hivin ' , and such . 1 ' 8 sinnifications 8 sinnifications 11 ' 11 ' 17 fallin 13 flyin 14 ' 13 flyin 17 fallin 14 ' 15 , 16 stars 17 fallin 17 fallin 18 ' 17 fallin 21 hivin 19 , 21 hivin 20 bees 21 hivin 21 hivin 22 ' 21 hivin 23 , 21 hivin 24 and 21 hivin 25 such 21 hivin 26 . 23 , 24 and an , she 'd lie awake listenin ' for calls , she said . ' 1 an 7 listenin 2 , 7 listenin 3 she 7 listenin 4 'd 7 listenin 5 lie 7 listenin 6 awake 7 listenin 7 listenin 8 ' 7 listenin 9 for 7 listenin 10 calls 7 listenin 11 , 7 listenin 12 she 7 listenin 13 said 7 listenin 15 ' 13 said 14 . ' [that] don't prove naught , ' said [tom] . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 prove 4 prove 5 naught 5 naught 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [all] [marsh] folk has been smugglers since time everlastin ' . 1 ' 4 folk 4 folk 10 everlastin 5 has 10 everlastin 6 been 10 everlastin 7 smugglers 10 everlastin 8 since 10 everlastin 9 time 10 everlastin 10 everlastin 11 ' 10 everlastin 12 . ' [twould] [be] in her blood [to] listen out o ' nights . ' 1 ' 8 listen 1 ' 14 ' 4 in 5 her 4 in 6 blood 6 blood 8 listen 8 listen 13 . 9 out 10 o 10 o 11 ' 10 o 12 nights 12 nights 13 . ' [nature-ally] , ' [old] [hobden] replied [,] [smiling] . 1 ' 7 replied 3 , 7 replied 4 ' 7 replied 7 replied 10 . ' [i] [mind] when [there] [was] [smugglin] ' a [sight] nearer [us] [than] [what] the [marsh] [be] . 1 ' 4 when 1 ' 8 ' 8 ' 9 a 9 a 18 . 11 nearer 15 the 15 the 18 . but that wasn't my woman 's trouble . 1 but 3 wasn't 2 that 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 my 3 wasn't 7 trouble 5 woman 6 's 6 's 7 trouble 7 trouble 8 . ' [twas] [a] passel o ' no-sense talk ' he dropped [his] [voice] ' about [pharisees] . ' 1 ' 7 no-sense 1 ' 14 ' 4 passel 5 o 4 passel 7 no-sense 6 ' 7 no-sense 7 no-sense 8 talk 7 no-sense 9 ' 7 no-sense 10 he 7 no-sense 11 dropped 14 ' 18 ' 15 about 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [yes] . 1 ' 3 . i 've [heard] [marsh] [men] [belieft] [in] ['] [em.'tom] [looked] straight at the [wide-eyed] [children] beside [bess] . 1 i 2 've 2 've 11 straight 11 straight 16 beside 12 at 13 the 13 the 16 beside 16 beside 18 . ' [pharisees] , ' [cried] [una] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 7 . ' [fairies] ? 1 ' 3 ? oh , [i] see ! ' 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 5 ! 4 see 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' ' [people] [o] ' the [hills] , ' said the [bee] [boy] , throwing half of his potato towards the door . 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 the 4 ' 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 22 . 13 , 14 throwing 14 throwing 18 potato 15 half 18 potato 16 of 18 potato 17 his 18 potato 18 potato 19 towards 18 potato 21 door 19 towards 20 the 21 door 22 . ' [there] you be ! ' said [hobden] , pointing at him . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 5 ! 3 you 4 be 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 6 ' 10 pointing 7 said 9 , 10 pointing 13 . 11 at 12 him 12 him 13 . my boy he has her eyes and her out-gate sense . 1 my 2 boy 2 boy 3 he 3 he 9 out-gate 4 has 9 out-gate 5 her 9 out-gate 6 eyes 9 out-gate 7 and 9 out-gate 8 her 9 out-gate 9 out-gate 10 sense 9 out-gate 11 . 10 sense 11 . that 's what she called ' em ! ' 1 that 2 's 1 that 3 what 3 what 5 called 4 she 5 called 5 called 6 ' 6 ' 9 ' 7 em 8 ! 8 ! 9 ' ' [and] what did you think of it all ? ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 10 ? 4 did 5 you 5 you 6 think 5 you 10 ? 6 think 7 of 7 of 9 all 8 it 9 all 10 ? 11 ' ' [um] um , ' [hobden] rumbled . 1 ' 3 um 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 8 . 7 rumbled 8 . ' [but] settin ' [that] aside ? ' said [tom] , coaxingly . 1 ' 3 settin 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 aside 6 aside 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' 7 ? 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 coaxingly 12 coaxingly 13 . ' [i] [saw] [ye] [throw] the [good] [piece] out-at-doors [just] [now] . 1 ' 6 the 6 the 9 out-at-doors 9 out-at-doors 12 . do ye believe or do ye ? ' 1 do 7 ? 2 ye 3 believe 2 ye 6 ye 4 or 6 ye 5 do 6 ye 6 ye 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [there] [was] a great [black] eye [to] [that] [tater] , ' said [hobden] indignantly . 1 ' 12 ' 4 a 5 great 4 a 7 eye 7 eye 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 indignantly 15 indignantly 16 . ' [my] [liddle] [eye] [didn't] see [un] , then . 1 ' 9 then 1 ' 10 . 6 see 8 , 8 , 9 then it [looked] [as] if you meant [it] [for] [for] [any] [one] that [might] [need] [it] . 1 it 4 if 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 meant 6 meant 12 that 12 that 16 . but settin ' that aside , d'ye believe or do ye ? ' 1 but 2 settin 2 settin 3 ' 2 settin 4 that 2 settin 5 aside 2 settin 7 d'ye 2 settin 8 believe 2 settin 13 ' 5 aside 6 , 9 or 12 ? 10 do 12 ? 11 ye 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' ' [i] [ain't] sayin ' nothin ' , because [i] 've [heard] naught , an ['] [i] ['ve] [see] naught . 1 ' 4 sayin 1 ' 5 ' 5 ' 6 nothin 5 ' 7 ' 7 ' 21 . 8 , 9 because 9 because 13 naught 11 've 13 naught 13 naught 14 , 13 naught 15 an 15 an 20 naught 20 naught 21 . now [turn] again , [tom] . 1 now 3 again 3 again 4 , 3 again 6 . what 's your say ? ' 1 what 2 's 1 what 3 your 1 what 4 say 1 what 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [i] ['m] like you . 1 ' 5 you 1 ' 6 . 4 like 5 you i say nothin ' . 1 i 2 say 2 say 3 nothin 3 nothin 4 ' 3 nothin 5 . but [i] ['ll] [tell] [you] a tale , [an] ' you can fit it as how you please . ' 1 but 6 a 6 a 7 tale 7 tale 8 , 7 tale 20 ' 8 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 you 11 you 12 can 11 you 13 fit 11 you 14 it 14 it 15 as 16 how 17 you 17 you 18 please 18 please 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [passel] [o] ' no-sense stuff , ' growled [hobden] , but he filled his pipe . 1 ' 4 ' 1 ' 17 . 4 ' 5 no-sense 6 stuff 7 , 7 , 12 but 8 ' 9 growled 9 growled 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 13 he 14 filled 14 filled 15 his 14 filled 16 pipe 16 pipe 17 . ' [the] [marsh] [men] they [call] [it] [dymchurch] [flit] [,] ['tom] [went] [on] [slowly] [.] 1 ' 5 they ' [hap] you have heard it ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 have 3 you 7 ? 4 have 5 heard 5 heard 6 it 7 ? 8 ' ' [my] woman she 've told it me scores o ' times . 1 ' 3 woman 3 woman 9 scores 4 she 9 scores 5 've 9 scores 6 told 8 me 6 told 9 scores 7 it 8 me 9 scores 10 o 9 scores 12 times 10 o 11 ' 12 times 13 . dunno [as] [i] didn't [end] [by] [belieftin] ['] it [sometimes] . 1 dunno 11 . 4 didn't 9 it 9 it 11 . hobden crossed over as he spoke , and sucked with his pipe at the yellow lanthorn flame . 1 hobden 2 crossed 2 crossed 18 . 3 over 9 sucked 4 as 6 spoke 5 he 6 spoke 6 spoke 9 sucked 7 , 9 sucked 8 and 9 sucked 9 sucked 10 with 9 sucked 12 pipe 10 with 11 his 12 pipe 13 at 13 at 14 the 14 the 15 yellow 15 yellow 18 . 16 lanthorn 17 flame 17 flame 18 . tom rested one great elbow on one great knee , where he sat among the coal . 1 tom 5 elbow 2 rested 5 elbow 3 one 5 elbow 4 great 5 elbow 5 elbow 9 knee 5 elbow 14 among 5 elbow 17 . 6 on 9 knee 7 one 9 knee 8 great 9 knee 9 knee 10 , 9 knee 13 sat 11 where 13 sat 12 he 13 sat 14 among 15 the 16 coal 17 . ' [have] you [ever] bin [in] [the] [marsh] ? ' he said to [dan] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 12 said 3 you 5 bin 9 ? 10 ' 9 ? 11 he 9 ? 12 said 12 said 15 . 13 to 15 . ' [only] [as] [far] [as] [rye] , once , ' [dan] answered . 1 ' 12 answered 7 , 12 answered 8 once 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 12 answered 12 answered 13 . ' [ah] [,] that 's but the edge . 1 ' 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 8 edge 6 but 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 . ' [the] [marsh] [is] [just] [about] riddled with diks an ' sluices , an ' tide-gates an ' water-lets . 1 ' 16 tide-gates 7 riddled 12 sluices 8 with 12 sluices 9 diks 10 an 9 diks 11 ' 9 diks 12 sluices 12 sluices 13 , 12 sluices 16 tide-gates 14 an 16 tide-gates 15 ' 16 tide-gates 16 tide-gates 19 water-lets 16 tide-gates 20 . 17 an 19 water-lets 18 ' 19 water-lets you 've seen [how] flat [she] [is] [the] [marsh] ? 1 you 2 've 2 've 3 seen 3 seen 5 flat 5 flat 10 ? you 'd think nothin ' easier than to walk eend-on acrost her ? 1 you 2 'd 2 'd 4 nothin 3 think 4 nothin 4 nothin 5 ' 4 nothin 10 eend-on 6 easier 10 eend-on 7 than 10 eend-on 8 to 10 eend-on 9 walk 10 eend-on 10 eend-on 11 acrost 11 acrost 12 her 11 acrost 13 ? ah , but the diks an ' the water-lets , they twists the roads about as ravelly as witch-yarn on the spindles . 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 5 diks 2 , 3 but 3 but 5 diks 4 the 5 diks 5 diks 9 water-lets 6 an 9 water-lets 7 ' 9 water-lets 8 the 9 water-lets 9 water-lets 10 , 9 water-lets 11 they 9 water-lets 12 twists 12 twists 17 ravelly 13 the 14 roads 13 the 17 ravelly 14 roads 17 ravelly 15 about 17 ravelly 16 as 17 ravelly 17 ravelly 19 witch-yarn 18 as 19 witch-yarn 19 witch-yarn 20 on 19 witch-yarn 21 the 19 witch-yarn 22 spindles 22 spindles 23 . so [ye] [get] [all] [turned] [round] [in] broad daylight . ' 1 so 8 broad 8 broad 9 daylight 9 daylight 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [that] ['s] [because] [they] ['ve] dreened [the] waters into the diks , ' said [hobden] . 1 ' 7 dreened 1 ' 15 said 7 dreened 9 waters 9 waters 11 the 10 into 11 the 12 diks 14 ' 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 17 . ' [who] [was] [he] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 6 ' 9 . ' [why] [,] the [marsh] fever an ' ague . 1 ' 4 the 4 the 6 fever 6 fever 10 . 7 an 8 ' 8 ' 9 ague 9 ague 10 . he 've clapped me on the shoulder once or twice [till] [i] shook proper . 1 he 3 clapped 2 've 3 clapped 3 clapped 4 me 3 clapped 7 shoulder 5 on 6 the 5 on 7 shoulder 7 shoulder 10 twice 7 shoulder 13 shook 7 shoulder 15 . 8 once 10 twice 9 or 10 twice 14 proper 15 . a won'erful place for bees an ' ducks ' tis too . ' 1 a 2 won'erful 2 won'erful 3 place 2 won'erful 4 for 2 won'erful 5 bees 2 won'erful 6 an 2 won'erful 7 ' 2 won'erful 8 ducks 2 won'erful 11 too 2 won'erful 13 ' 8 ducks 10 tis 9 ' 10 tis 12 . 13 ' ' [an] ' [old] , ' [tom] [went] [on] . 1 ' 3 ' 3 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 10 . ' [flesh] [an] ' [blood] have [been] [there] [since] [time] [everlastin] ' [beyond] . 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 have 4 ' 12 ' 12 ' 14 . i [lay] the [marsh] men ought to know . 1 i 7 to 1 i 8 know 3 the 5 men 5 men 6 ought 6 ought 7 to 8 know 9 . they [say] [there] was [always] [a] [middlin] ['] [few] [pharisees] to be [seen] [on] [the] [marsh] [.] 1 they 12 be 4 was 11 to 11 to 12 be impident as rabbits , they was . 1 impident 2 as 1 impident 3 rabbits 1 impident 4 , 1 impident 5 they 1 impident 6 was 1 impident 7 . yes , [an] ['] [times] they 'd lock the church [doors] [against] parson an ['] clerk [of] [sundays] . ' 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 20 ' 2 , 6 they 6 they 7 'd 8 lock 10 church 8 lock 13 parson 9 the 10 church 13 parson 16 clerk 14 an 16 clerk 16 clerk 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [that] ['] ud be smugglers layin ' in the lace or the brandy till they could run it out o ' the [marsh] . 1 ' 4 ud 1 ' 25 . 4 ud 7 layin 5 be 7 layin 6 smugglers 7 layin 7 layin 8 ' 7 layin 9 in 7 layin 10 the 7 layin 11 lace 7 layin 22 ' 7 layin 23 the 11 lace 14 brandy 12 or 14 brandy 13 the 14 brandy 14 brandy 15 till 14 brandy 16 they 14 brandy 17 could 14 brandy 18 run 14 brandy 19 it 14 brandy 20 out 15 till 16 they 21 o 22 ' i ['ve] told my [woman] [so] , ' said [hobden] . 1 i 3 told 1 i 4 my 4 my 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [i] 'll lay she didn't belieft it , then not if she [was] [a] [whitgift] [.] 1 ' 7 belieft 3 'll 7 belieft 4 lay 7 belieft 5 she 7 belieft 6 didn't 7 belieft 7 belieft 8 it 7 belieft 10 then 7 belieft 11 not 7 belieft 12 if 7 belieft 13 she 9 , 10 then a [won'erful] choice [place] for [pharisees] [,] the [marsh] [,] [by] [all] accounts , [till] [queen] [bess] ['s] father he come in with his [reformatories] . ' 1 a 3 choice 3 choice 5 for 5 for 8 the 8 the 13 accounts 13 accounts 14 , 14 , 27 ' 19 father 26 . 20 he 26 . 21 come 26 . 22 in 26 . 23 with 26 . 24 his 26 . 26 . 27 ' ' [would] that [be] a [act] [of] [parliament] like ? ' 1 ' 3 that 3 that 5 a 5 a 11 ' 9 like 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' hobden asked . 1 hobden 2 asked 1 hobden 3 . ' [sure-ly] . 1 ' 3 . can't do nothing [in] [old] [england] without [act] [,] [warrant] [an] ['] [summons] . 1 can't 2 do 1 can't 7 without 2 do 3 nothing 7 without 14 . he got his [act] allowed him [,] [an'] [,] [they] say , [queen] [bess] ['s] [father] he [used] [the] [parish] [churches] [something] shameful . 1 he 2 got 1 he 3 his 3 his 24 . 5 allowed 6 him 5 allowed 23 shameful 6 him 17 he 11 say 12 , 12 , 17 he 23 shameful 24 . just [about] tore [the] [gizzards] out of [i] dunnamany . 1 just 3 tore 3 tore 6 out 6 out 7 of 6 out 10 . 7 of 9 dunnamany ' [same] [as] bees , ' said the [bee] [boy] . 1 ' 6 ' 4 bees 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 11 . ' [bees] [won't] stay by a [house] [where] there 's hating . ' 1 ' 13 ' 4 stay 5 by 5 by 6 a 6 a 13 ' 9 there 10 's 10 's 11 hating 11 hating 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [true] , ' said [tom] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [this] [reformatories] [tarrified] the [pharisees] [same] as the reaper goin ' [round] a [last] stand [o] ['] wheat [tarrifies] rabbits . 1 ' 5 the 5 the 22 . 8 as 9 the 9 the 10 reaper 10 reaper 21 rabbits 11 goin 12 ' 11 goin 19 wheat 14 a 16 stand 16 stand 19 wheat 19 wheat 21 rabbits 21 rabbits 22 . ' [did] they all [see] it that way ? ' said [hobden] . 1 ' 3 they 1 ' 11 said 3 they 4 all 6 it 7 that 6 it 9 ? 7 that 8 way 9 ? 10 ' 9 ? 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [all] [but] [one] [that] [was] [called] [robin] [if] you 've heard of him . 1 ' 10 you 10 you 11 've 11 've 12 heard 12 heard 13 of 13 of 15 . 14 him 15 . what are you [laughin] ['] [at] [?] ['tom] [turned] [to] [dan] . 1 what 2 are 1 what 3 you 3 you 12 . ' [the] [pharisees] ['s] [trouble] [didn't] [tech] [robin] [,] [because] [he] ['d] cleaved middlin ' [close] to [people] [,] [like] . 1 ' 15 ' 1 ' 21 . 13 cleaved 14 middlin 14 middlin 15 ' 17 to 21 . but [flesh] [an] ['] [blood] must [always] [think] [of] [their] [own] concerns [,] [an] ' [robin] [couldn't] [get] [through] [at] ['] em , [ye] [see] . 1 but 6 must 6 must 12 concerns 12 concerns 15 ' 15 ' 22 em 22 em 26 . 23 , 26 . they thought it was [tide-echoes] [off] the [marsh] . ['] 1 they 2 thought 2 thought 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 7 the 7 the 9 . ' [what] did you what did [the] [fai] [pharisees] want ? ' 1 ' 12 ' 3 did 4 you 4 you 11 ? 5 what 10 want 5 what 11 ? 6 did 10 want 11 ? 12 ' una asked . 1 una 2 asked 2 asked 3 . ' [a] boat [,] to be sure . 1 ' 6 be 3 boat 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 sure 7 sure 8 . their [liddle] [wings] [could] no more cross [channel] [than] [so] [many] tired butterflies . 1 their 13 butterflies 1 their 14 . 5 no 6 more 6 more 7 cross 7 cross 12 tired 12 tired 13 butterflies a boat an ' a crew [they] desired to sail ' em [over] [to] [france] , [where] [yet] awhile [folks] [hadn't] tore [down] the [images] . 1 a 2 boat 1 a 26 . 3 an 4 ' 3 an 6 crew 4 ' 5 a 6 crew 8 desired 8 desired 9 to 8 desired 19 awhile 9 to 10 sail 10 sail 12 em 11 ' 12 em 12 em 16 , 19 awhile 22 tore 22 tore 24 the 24 the 26 . they couldn't abide it no shape . 1 they 3 abide 2 couldn't 3 abide 3 abide 4 it 3 abide 5 no 3 abide 6 shape 6 shape 7 . i don't know [as] you 've [ever] heard say [pharisees] are [like] chickens ? ' 1 i 6 've 1 i 9 say 2 don't 3 know 2 don't 5 you 5 you 6 've 6 've 8 heard 9 say 14 ? 11 are 13 chickens 11 are 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' ' [my] [woman] [used] to say that too , ' said [hobden] , folding his brown arms . 1 ' 18 . 5 to 6 say 5 to 15 his 6 say 14 folding 7 that 8 too 8 too 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 folding 15 his 16 brown 16 brown 17 arms 17 arms 18 . ' [they] be [.] 1 ' 3 be they don't [mean] [it] [,] [an] ['] [flesh] [an] ' [blood] don't know it , but that 's the truth [as] [i] ['ve] [heard] . 1 they 2 don't 2 don't 13 know 10 ' 12 don't 12 don't 13 know 13 know 14 it 13 know 16 but 13 know 17 that 13 know 20 truth 15 , 16 but 17 that 18 's 19 the 20 truth 20 truth 25 . it lay on the [marsh] [like] thunder . 1 it 8 . 2 lay 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 7 thunder 7 thunder 8 . oh , [i] lay they sweated ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 6 sweated 4 lay 6 sweated 5 they 6 sweated 6 sweated 7 ! but they was [flesh] [an] ['] [blood] [,] [an] ['] [marsh] [men] [before] all . 1 but 2 they 2 they 14 all 3 was 14 all 14 all 15 . they reckoned [the] signs [sinnified] [trouble] for the [marsh] . 1 they 2 reckoned 2 reckoned 4 signs 4 signs 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 10 . so they looked for the meanin ' in the sea or in the clouds far an ' high up . 1 so 6 meanin 2 they 6 meanin 3 looked 6 meanin 4 for 6 meanin 5 the 6 meanin 6 meanin 7 ' 6 meanin 8 in 6 meanin 9 the 6 meanin 10 sea 6 meanin 11 or 6 meanin 12 in 6 meanin 13 the 6 meanin 17 ' 13 the 14 clouds 14 clouds 15 far 14 clouds 16 an 17 ' 20 . 18 high 19 up 18 high 20 . they [never] [thought] [to] [look] [near] [an] ['] [knee-high] [,] [where] [they] could see [naught] . 1 they 13 could 13 could 14 see 14 see 16 . she had two sons one born blind , [an] ' t'other [struck] [dumb] [through] fallin ' [off] [the] [wall] when he was [liddle] . 1 she 2 had 1 she 6 born 2 had 3 two 3 two 4 sons 3 two 5 one 6 born 7 blind 6 born 20 when 7 blind 8 , 8 , 10 ' 10 ' 16 ' 11 t'other 15 fallin 15 fallin 16 ' 20 when 21 he 21 he 22 was 22 was 24 . they [was] [men] [grown] [,] [but] [not] [wage-earnin] ['] [,] [an] ['] [she] worked [for] ' em [,] keepin ' bees [and] [answerin] ['] [questions] . ['] 1 they 14 worked 14 worked 26 . 16 ' 17 em 16 ' 20 ' 19 keepin 20 ' 20 ' 21 bees 21 bees 26 . ' [what] sort [of] questions ? ' [said] [dan] . 1 ' 3 sort 1 ' 7 ' 5 questions 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 10 . she felt [the] [trouble] [on] [the] [marsh] [same] [as] [eels] [feel] thunder . 1 she 2 felt 2 felt 12 thunder 12 thunder 13 . she was a wise woman . ['] 1 she 2 was 2 was 4 wise 3 a 4 wise 4 wise 5 woman 5 woman 6 . ' [my] [woman] [was] won'erful weather-tender , too , ' said [hobden] . 1 ' 5 won'erful 1 ' 11 said 6 weather-tender 10 ' 7 , 8 too 8 too 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [i] 've seen her brish sparks like off an anvil out of her hair in thunderstorms . 1 ' 6 brish 3 've 6 brish 4 seen 6 brish 5 her 6 brish 6 brish 7 sparks 6 brish 8 like 6 brish 9 off 6 brish 10 an 6 brish 11 anvil 11 anvil 17 thunderstorms 12 out 17 thunderstorms 13 of 17 thunderstorms 14 her 17 thunderstorms 15 hair 17 thunderstorms 16 in 17 thunderstorms 17 thunderstorms 18 . but she never laid out [to] answer [questions] . ' 1 but 2 she 1 but 7 answer 2 she 3 never 2 she 4 laid 4 laid 5 out 7 answer 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [this] [woman] [was] a [seeker] [,] [like] , [an] ' [seekers] [they] [sometimes] [find] . 1 ' 5 a 1 ' 11 ' 9 , 11 ' 11 ' 16 . oh , what is it ? " 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 what 3 what 4 is 3 what 5 it 3 what 6 ? 6 ? 7 " ' [three] [times] she [called] , [an] ' three [times] [the] [tide-wave] [did] [her] [down] . 1 ' 4 she 1 ' 8 ' 6 , 8 ' 8 ' 16 . 9 three 16 . she felt a liddle hand lay hold on her gown-hem , an ' she stooped to the pull o ' that liddle hand . ' 1 she 2 felt 2 felt 4 liddle 3 a 4 liddle 4 liddle 10 gown-hem 5 hand 10 gown-hem 6 lay 10 gown-hem 7 hold 10 gown-hem 8 on 10 gown-hem 9 her 10 gown-hem 10 gown-hem 11 , 10 gown-hem 12 an 10 gown-hem 13 ' 10 gown-hem 14 she 10 gown-hem 15 stooped 10 gown-hem 25 ' 15 stooped 16 to 15 stooped 17 the 15 stooped 18 pull 16 to 17 the 18 pull 22 liddle 19 o 22 liddle 20 ' 22 liddle 21 that 22 liddle 22 liddle 23 hand 24 . 25 ' tom [shoesmith] [spread] [his] [huge] [fist] [before] [the] [fire] [and] [smiled] [at] [it] [as] [he] went on . 1 tom 16 went 16 went 17 on 17 on 18 . " ' [will] the sea drown [the] [marsh] [?] ["] [she] [says] . 1 " 13 . 2 ' 4 the 2 ' 6 drown 4 the 5 sea 6 drown 13 . she was a [marsh] [woman] [first] an ' foremost . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 10 . 7 an 8 ' 7 an 9 foremost 9 foremost 10 . " ['] [no] , " [says] [the] liddle [voice] . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 8 liddle 8 liddle 10 . " [sleep] sound for all [o] ['] that . " 1 " 10 " 3 sound 8 that 3 sound 9 . 4 for 5 all 5 all 8 that 9 . 10 " " ' [is] the [plague] comin ' [to] [the] [marsh] ? " [she] says . 1 " 14 says 2 ' 4 the 2 ' 7 ' 4 the 6 comin 7 ' 14 says 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 14 says 14 says 15 . them was all the ills she knowed . 1 them 5 ills 2 was 5 ills 3 all 5 ills 4 the 5 ills 5 ills 6 she 5 ills 7 knowed 5 ills 8 . " ['] [no] . 1 " 4 . sleep sound for all o ' that [,] ["] [says] [robin] . 1 sleep 5 o 2 sound 5 o 3 for 4 all 4 all 5 o 5 o 6 ' 6 ' 7 that 7 that 12 . " ['] [lend] [us] your sons [,] ["] [says] all the [pharisees] . 1 " 5 your 5 your 6 sons 6 sons 13 . 10 all 11 the 10 all 13 . " [give] ['] em [leave] [an] ['] [good-will] [to] sail it for [us] [,] [mother] [o] [mother] ! " 1 " 4 em 1 " 18 ! 10 sail 11 it 10 sail 18 ! 11 it 12 for 18 ! 19 " " ['] [one] 's dumb , [an] ' t'other's blind , " she [says] . 1 " 4 's 4 's 5 dumb 5 dumb 10 blind 6 , 8 ' 6 , 10 blind 8 ' 9 t'other's 10 blind 11 , 10 blind 15 . 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 she " but all the dearer me for that ; and you 'll lose them in the big sea . " 1 " 20 " 2 but 5 dearer 3 all 4 the 3 all 5 dearer 5 dearer 6 me 6 me 20 " 7 for 8 that 7 for 14 them 9 ; 10 and 9 ; 12 'll 11 you 12 'll 12 'll 13 lose 12 'll 14 them 14 them 19 . 15 in 18 sea 16 the 18 sea 17 big 18 sea 18 sea 19 . 19 . 20 " the voices just about pierced through her ; an ' there was children 's voices too . 1 the 15 voices 2 voices 5 pierced 2 voices 15 voices 3 just 5 pierced 4 about 5 pierced 5 pierced 6 through 5 pierced 7 her 5 pierced 8 ; 5 pierced 9 an 5 pierced 11 there 10 ' 11 there 11 there 12 was 13 children 14 's 13 children 15 voices 15 voices 17 . 16 too 17 . she stood out all she could , but she couldn't rightly stand against that . 1 she 2 stood 2 stood 13 against 3 out 13 against 4 all 6 could 5 she 6 could 6 could 11 rightly 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 couldn't 9 she 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 rightly 11 rightly 12 stand 11 rightly 13 against 13 against 14 that 13 against 15 . so she says : " if you can draw [my] sons for [your] job , [i'd] not hinder ' em . 1 so 2 she 2 she 3 says 3 says 9 draw 4 : 9 draw 5 " 7 you 6 if 7 you 7 you 8 can 8 can 9 draw 9 draw 11 sons 11 sons 12 for 12 for 14 job 14 job 15 , 15 , 17 not 17 not 18 hinder 18 hinder 21 . 19 ' 20 em 20 em 21 . you [can't] [ask] no more of a [mother] . " 1 you 10 " 4 no 5 more 5 more 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 9 . 9 . 10 " tom [shoesmith] [threw] [back] [his] [head] and [half] shut [his] [eyes] . 1 tom 9 shut 1 tom 12 . 7 and 9 shut ' [eh] [,] me ! ' he said . 1 ' 4 me 4 me 9 . 5 ! 6 ' 5 ! 7 he 5 ! 8 said 8 said 9 . ' [she] [was] a [fine] [,] valiant [woman] , the [widow] [whitgift] . 1 ' 4 a 4 a 13 . 7 valiant 9 , 7 valiant 13 . 9 , 10 the the [pharisees] [all] [about] [they] hushed their children from cryin ' an ' they waited dumb-still . 1 the 6 hushed 6 hushed 10 cryin 7 their 10 cryin 8 children 10 cryin 9 from 10 cryin 10 cryin 11 ' 10 cryin 12 an 10 cryin 13 ' 10 cryin 14 they 10 cryin 15 waited 10 cryin 16 dumb-still 16 dumb-still 17 . she was all their dependence . 1 she 5 dependence 2 was 5 dependence 3 all 5 dependence 4 their 5 dependence 5 dependence 6 . ' [thout] [her] [leave] [an] ' [good-will] [they] [could] [not] [pass] ; [for] she was the [mother] . 1 ' 6 ' 6 ' 12 ; 12 ; 14 she 14 she 15 was 15 was 16 the 16 the 18 . so she shook like a aps-tree makin ' up her mind . 1 so 6 aps-tree 2 she 6 aps-tree 3 shook 6 aps-tree 4 like 6 aps-tree 5 a 6 aps-tree 6 aps-tree 7 makin 6 aps-tree 9 up 6 aps-tree 10 her 6 aps-tree 11 mind 6 aps-tree 12 . 7 makin 8 ' ' [last] she drives the [word] [past] [her] teeth , [an] ' ["] [go] ! " she says . 1 ' 12 ' 1 ' 15 ! 3 she 4 drives 4 drives 9 teeth 5 the 9 teeth 9 teeth 10 , 10 , 12 ' 15 ! 16 " 16 " 18 says 17 she 18 says 18 says 19 . " [go] [with] [my] [leave] an ' [goodwill] . " 1 " 10 " 6 an 7 ' 7 ' 9 . 9 . 10 " ' [i] never [heard] she was all alone , ' said [hobden] . 1 ' 3 never 1 ' 11 said 5 she 6 was 5 she 8 alone 6 was 7 all 8 alone 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [i] [remember] now . 1 ' 4 now 4 now 5 . the [one] [called] [robin] [,] [he] stayed [with] her , they [tell] . 1 the 7 stayed 7 stayed 13 . 9 her 10 , 9 her 13 . 10 , 11 they she was all too grieevious to listen to his promises . ' 1 she 2 was 1 she 5 grieevious 2 was 5 grieevious 3 all 5 grieevious 4 too 5 grieevious 5 grieevious 6 to 5 grieevious 7 listen 5 grieevious 8 to 5 grieevious 9 his 5 grieevious 10 promises 10 promises 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [ah] ! 1 ' 3 ! she should ha ' made her bargain beforehand . 1 she 2 should 2 should 8 beforehand 3 ha 8 beforehand 4 ' 8 beforehand 5 made 6 her 5 made 7 bargain 7 bargain 8 beforehand 8 beforehand 9 . i allus told my woman so ! ' [hobden] [cried] . 1 i 2 allus 2 allus 3 told 2 allus 4 my 2 allus 5 woman 2 allus 6 so 2 allus 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 8 ' 11 . ' [no] . 1 ' 3 . tom laughed softly . 1 tom 3 softly 2 laughed 3 softly 3 softly 4 . ' [she] [done] that . 1 ' 4 that 4 that 5 . yes , she done that ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 ! 2 , 3 she 3 she 4 done 4 done 5 that folks [come] out [fresh] [an] ' shinin ' all over the [marsh] [like] [snails] [after] wet . 1 folks 3 out 3 out 17 . 6 ' 7 shinin 6 ' 8 ' 8 ' 16 wet 9 all 10 over 10 over 11 the 11 the 16 wet 16 wet 17 . an ' [that] [while] [the] [widow] [whitgift] [sat] grievin ' [on] the [wall] . 1 an 2 ' 2 ' 9 grievin 9 grievin 14 . 10 ' 12 the 12 the 14 . she might have belieft us she might have trusted her sons would be sent back ! 1 she 4 belieft 2 might 3 have 2 might 4 belieft 4 belieft 5 us 4 belieft 6 she 4 belieft 7 might 4 belieft 8 have 4 belieft 9 trusted 9 trusted 10 her 9 trusted 11 sons 9 trusted 14 sent 9 trusted 16 ! 12 would 13 be 13 be 14 sent 14 sent 15 back she fussed , no bounds , when their boat come in after three days . ' 1 she 2 fussed 2 fussed 3 , 2 fussed 5 bounds 4 no 5 bounds 5 bounds 7 when 5 bounds 8 their 5 bounds 9 boat 5 bounds 10 come 5 bounds 11 in 5 bounds 15 . 6 , 7 when 11 in 14 days 12 after 14 days 13 three 14 days 15 . 16 ' ' [and] , of course , the sons were [both] [quite] cured ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 15 said 3 , 5 course 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 , 5 course 8 sons 7 the 8 sons 8 sons 9 were 8 sons 12 cured 12 cured 14 ' 13 ? 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 17 . ' [no-o] . 1 ' 3 . that would have been out o ' nature . 1 that 2 would 1 that 8 nature 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 5 out 6 o 6 o 7 ' 6 o 8 nature 8 nature 9 . she [got] ['] [em] [back] as she sent ' em . 1 she 8 sent 6 as 7 she 7 she 8 sent 8 sent 10 em 9 ' 10 em 10 em 11 . the blind man he hadn't seen naught of anythin ' , an ' the dumb man nature-ally he couldn't say aught of what he 'd seen . 1 the 17 nature-ally 2 blind 15 dumb 3 man 9 anythin 4 he 9 anythin 5 hadn't 9 anythin 6 seen 9 anythin 7 naught 9 anythin 8 of 9 anythin 9 anythin 10 ' 9 anythin 11 , 9 anythin 12 an 9 anythin 13 ' 9 anythin 14 the 9 anythin 15 dumb 15 dumb 17 nature-ally 16 man 17 nature-ally 17 nature-ally 18 he 17 nature-ally 19 couldn't 17 nature-ally 20 say 17 nature-ally 21 aught 17 nature-ally 22 of 17 nature-ally 23 what 17 nature-ally 24 he 24 he 26 seen 25 'd 26 seen 26 seen 27 . i reckon that was [why] [the] [pharisees] pitched [on] ' em for the ferryin ['] job . ' 1 i 2 reckon 2 reckon 3 that 2 reckon 16 job 3 that 4 was 4 was 8 pitched 8 pitched 11 em 10 ' 11 em 12 for 13 the 12 for 16 job 13 the 14 ferryin 16 job 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [but] what did [you] what did [robin] [promise] [the] [widow] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 did 3 what 12 ? 6 what 7 did 6 what 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' 12 ? 14 said 14 said 16 . ' [what] did he [promise] , now ? ' 1 ' 9 ' 3 did 4 he 3 did 8 ? 6 , 7 now 7 now 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' tom pretended to think . 1 tom 2 pretended 2 pretended 3 to 3 to 4 think 4 think 5 . ' [wasn't] [your] [woman] a [whitgift] [,] [ralph] ? 1 ' 5 a 1 ' 9 ? didn't she ever say ? ' 1 didn't 4 say 2 she 4 say 3 ever 4 say 4 say 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [she] told me a passel [o] ' no-sense stuff when he was born . ' 1 ' 9 no-sense 3 told 4 me 4 me 5 a 5 a 6 passel 6 passel 9 no-sense 8 ' 9 no-sense 9 no-sense 10 stuff 9 no-sense 11 when 9 no-sense 12 he 9 no-sense 14 born 9 no-sense 16 ' 13 was 14 born 15 . 16 ' hobden pointed at his son . 1 hobden 2 pointed 1 hobden 4 his 1 hobden 5 son 1 hobden 6 . 2 pointed 3 at ' [there] was [always] to be [one] [of] ['] [em] that could see further into a millstone than most . ' 1 ' 21 ' 3 was 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 17 millstone 11 that 17 millstone 12 could 17 millstone 13 see 17 millstone 14 further 17 millstone 15 into 17 millstone 16 a 17 millstone 17 millstone 18 than 17 millstone 19 most 17 millstone 21 ' 20 . 21 ' ' [me] ! 1 ' 3 ! that 's me ! ' said the [bee] [boy] [so] [suddenly] [that] [they] [all] laughed . 1 that 2 's 1 that 16 . 2 's 4 ! 3 me 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 4 ! 6 said 4 ! 15 laughed 6 said 7 the ' [i] ['ve] [got] [it] now ! ' cried [tom] , slapping his knee . 1 ' 6 now 1 ' 9 cried 7 ! 8 ' 7 ! 9 cried 9 cried 15 . 11 , 12 slapping 12 slapping 14 knee 13 his 14 knee 14 knee 15 . ' [they] [was] the [exact] [words] [she] [told] [me] when [we] [first] found he wasn't like others . 1 ' 4 the 4 the 18 . 10 when 13 found 10 when 14 he 14 he 15 wasn't 15 wasn't 17 others 16 like 17 others 17 others 18 . but it beats me how you known ' em , ' said [hobden] . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 beats 2 it 3 beats 3 beats 4 me 3 beats 5 how 3 beats 7 known 3 beats 9 em 5 how 6 you 7 known 8 ' 9 em 10 , 10 , 12 said 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [aha] ! 1 ' 3 ! there 's more under my hat besides hair [?] ['] 1 there 2 's 2 's 3 more 2 's 8 hair 4 under 6 hat 5 my 6 hat 6 hat 7 besides 6 hat 8 hair tom laughed and stretched himself . 1 tom 4 stretched 2 laughed 4 stretched 3 and 4 stretched 4 stretched 5 himself 5 himself 6 . an ' [where] [might] [you] [live] [?] ' he said , gravely , to [dan] . 1 an 2 ' 2 ' 8 ' 8 ' 10 said 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 , 11 , 12 gravely 12 gravely 16 . 13 , 14 to 14 to 16 . ' [an] ' do you think your [pa] ' [ud] give me a drink [for] takin ' you [there] [,] [missy] ? ' 1 ' 3 ' 3 ' 4 do 3 ' 23 ' 4 do 5 you 4 do 6 think 7 your 14 drink 7 your 22 ? 9 ' 11 give 11 give 12 me 11 give 14 drink 12 me 13 a 16 takin 17 ' 17 ' 18 you 18 you 22 ? 22 ? 23 ' they giggled so at this that they had to run out . 1 they 2 giggled 2 giggled 3 so 2 giggled 4 at 2 giggled 5 this 2 giggled 7 they 2 giggled 11 out 2 giggled 12 . 6 that 7 they 7 they 8 had 9 to 10 run 10 run 11 out ' [oh] , [puck] [!] 1 ' 3 , puck ! 1 puck 2 ! i guessed you right from when you talked about the salt . 1 i 2 guessed 2 guessed 4 right 2 guessed 5 from 2 guessed 8 talked 3 you 4 right 6 when 7 you 6 when 8 talked 8 talked 9 about 8 talked 11 salt 10 the 11 salt 11 salt 12 . how could you ever do it ? ' 1 how 2 could 1 how 3 you 1 how 4 ever 1 how 5 do 5 do 6 it 5 do 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' una cried , swinging along delighted . 1 una 4 swinging 2 cried 4 swinging 3 , 4 swinging 4 swinging 5 along 4 swinging 6 delighted 6 delighted 7 . ' [do] what ? ' he said , and climbed the stile by the pollard oak . 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' 4 ? 6 he 4 ? 7 said 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 15 pollard 10 climbed 15 pollard 11 the 15 pollard 12 stile 15 pollard 13 by 15 pollard 14 the 15 pollard 15 pollard 16 oak 15 pollard 17 . 16 oak 17 . tom was almost running . 1 tom 4 running 1 tom 5 . 2 was 3 almost 3 almost 4 running ' [yes] . 1 ' 3 . ' [here] you be . ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 6 ' 4 be 5 . 5 . 6 ' he strode into the old kitchen yard , and slid [them] [down] [as] [ellen] came to ask questions . 1 he 2 strode 2 strode 3 into 2 strode 6 kitchen 3 into 4 the 4 the 5 old 6 kitchen 7 yard 7 yard 8 , 7 yard 19 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 slid 10 slid 18 questions 15 came 16 to 16 to 17 ask 17 ask 18 questions ' [i] ['m] helping [in] [mus] ' [spray] ['s] oast-house , ' he said to her . 1 ' 4 helping 1 ' 7 ' 7 ' 10 oast-house 10 oast-house 12 ' 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 14 said 13 he 14 said 14 said 17 . 15 to 16 her 16 her 17 . ' [no] [,] [i] ['m] no foreigner . 1 ' 6 no 1 ' 7 foreigner 7 foreigner 8 . i knowed this country ' fore your mother was born ; an ['] yes , it 's dry [work] oastin ['] , [miss] . 1 i 2 knowed 2 knowed 3 this 2 knowed 4 country 2 knowed 5 ' 5 ' 6 fore 5 ' 14 yes 6 fore 8 mother 6 fore 10 born 6 fore 11 ; 6 fore 12 an 7 your 8 mother 9 was 10 born 14 yes 15 , 14 yes 16 it 16 it 17 's 17 's 18 dry 18 dry 24 . 20 oastin 22 , 22 , 24 . thank you . ' 1 thank 2 you 1 thank 3 . 3 . 4 ' ellen went to get a jug , and the children [went] [in] magicked [once] [more] [by] [oak] , [ash] , and [thorn] [!] 1 ellen 2 went 1 ellen 13 magicked 2 went 3 to 3 to 4 get 4 get 6 jug 5 a 6 jug 6 jug 7 , 6 jug 8 and 6 jug 10 children 9 the 10 children 13 magicked 18 , 18 , 21 and 20 , 21 and [a] [three-part] [song] i 've buried [my] [heart] [in] a [ferny] hill , [twix] ' a [liddle] low shaw an ' a great high gill . 1 i 2 've 1 i 23 . 2 've 3 buried 3 buried 7 a 7 a 12 ' 9 hill 10 , 10 , 12 ' 13 a 15 low 15 low 16 shaw 15 low 23 . 16 shaw 22 gill 17 an 22 gill 18 ' 22 gill 19 a 20 great 20 great 22 gill 21 high 22 gill oh , hop-bine yaller an ['] [wood-smoke] blue , [i] reckon you 'll keep her middling true ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 18 ! 2 , 3 hop-bine 3 hop-bine 4 yaller 5 an 8 blue 8 blue 9 , 8 blue 11 reckon 11 reckon 16 middling 12 you 13 'll 13 'll 16 middling 14 keep 16 middling 15 her 16 middling 16 middling 17 true 16 middling 18 ! i 've given [my] [soul] to the [southdown] grass , [an] ' sheep-bells [tinkled] [where] [you] pass . 1 i 2 've 1 i 17 pass 2 've 3 given 6 to 7 the 6 to 17 pass 7 the 9 grass 9 grass 10 , 10 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 sheep-bells 17 pass 18 . oh , [firle] an ' [ditchling] [an] ' sails [at] [sea] , [i] reckon you [keep] [my] [soul] for me ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 21 ! 2 , 8 ' 4 an 5 ' 5 ' 8 ' 9 sails 12 , 9 sails 14 reckon 14 reckon 15 you 15 you 20 me 19 for 20 me 20 me 21 ! [the] [treasure] [and] [the] [law] song of the [fifth] [river] 1 song 2 of 2 of 3 the when [first] [by] [eden] [tree] [the] [four] [great] [rivers] [ran] [,] [to] [each] was appointed a [man] [her] [prince] [and] [ruler] to be . 1 when 14 was 14 was 15 appointed 15 appointed 16 a 16 a 24 . 22 to 23 be 22 to 24 . but after this was ordained , ( the ancient legends tell [)] [,] [there] [came] [dark] [israel] [,] [for] [whom] [no] [river] [remained] [.] 1 but 5 ordained 2 after 5 ordained 3 this 5 ordained 4 was 5 ordained 5 ordained 6 , 5 ordained 7 ( 5 ordained 8 the 5 ordained 9 ancient 5 ordained 10 legends 5 ordained 11 tell so it was said and [done] [.] 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 and 4 said 5 and he is [lord] [of] [the] [last] [the] [fifth] [,] [most] wonderful [,] [flood] . 1 he 2 is 2 is 11 wonderful 11 wonderful 14 . he hears [her] thunder [past] [and] [her] song is in his blood . 1 he 2 hears 2 hears 4 thunder 4 thunder 13 . 8 song 9 is 8 song 12 blood 10 in 11 his 11 his 12 blood 12 blood 13 . he [can] foresay : ' [she] [will] fall , ' [for] he knows [which] [fountain] [dries] [behind] [which] [desert-belt] [a] [thousand] leagues to the [south] . 1 he 13 knows 3 foresay 4 : 3 foresay 8 fall 4 : 5 ' 8 fall 13 knows 9 , 10 ' 9 , 12 he 12 he 13 knows 13 knows 26 . 22 leagues 23 to 22 leagues 26 . 23 to 24 the he [can] [foresay] [:] ['] [she] [will] rise . ' 1 he 8 rise 8 rise 9 . 9 . 10 ' he knows [what] [far] snows melt [along] what [mountain-wall] [a] [thousand] [leagues] to the [north] . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 5 snows 5 snows 16 . 6 melt 14 the 6 melt 16 . 8 what 13 to 13 to 14 the a [prince] [without] a [sword] , [a] [ruler] [without] a [throne] [;] [israel] [follows] [his] quest . 1 a 4 a 4 a 6 , 4 a 10 a 10 a 16 quest 16 quest 17 . in every land a guest , [of] [many] lands a lord , [in] no land [king] [is] he . 1 in 2 every 1 in 5 guest 2 every 3 land 3 land 4 a 5 guest 6 , 5 guest 15 land 6 , 10 a 9 lands 10 a 11 lord 12 , 12 , 14 no 14 no 15 land 15 land 19 . 18 he 19 . but the [fifth] [great] [river] keeps [the] secret of [her] deeps [for] [israel] [alone] , [as] it was ordered to be [.] 1 but 21 be 2 the 9 of 2 the 11 deeps 6 keeps 8 secret 8 secret 9 of 11 deeps 18 was 11 deeps 19 ordered 15 , 17 it 17 it 18 was 19 ordered 20 to 20 to 21 be now it was the third [week] in [november] , and the woods rang with the noise [of] [pheasant-shooting] . 1 now 19 . 2 it 3 was 2 it 9 , 3 was 4 the 3 was 5 third 5 third 7 in 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 the 10 and 13 rang 11 the 12 woods 13 rang 16 noise 14 with 15 the 15 the 16 noise 16 noise 19 . dan and [una] [found] a couple of [them] [towling] [round] the [kitchen-garden] [after] the [laundry] cat . 1 dan 2 and 1 dan 17 . 5 a 6 couple 6 couple 7 of 7 of 11 the 11 the 16 cat 14 the 16 cat 16 cat 17 . he headed for [far] [wood] , and [there] they [frightened] [out] all the [pheasants] [,] [who] [were] [sheltering] [from] a [big] beat [across] the valley . 1 he 2 headed 2 headed 20 a 3 for 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 they 9 they 12 all 12 all 13 the 13 the 20 a 20 a 26 . 22 beat 24 the 22 beat 25 valley 22 beat 26 . then the cruel guns began again , and they grabbed the beagles lest they should stray and get hurt . 1 then 2 the 2 the 3 cruel 3 cruel 4 guns 3 cruel 19 hurt 4 guns 10 grabbed 5 began 10 grabbed 6 again 10 grabbed 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 grabbed 8 and 10 grabbed 9 they 10 grabbed 10 grabbed 12 beagles 11 the 12 beagles 12 beagles 13 lest 12 beagles 14 they 12 beagles 15 should 12 beagles 16 stray 12 beagles 17 and 12 beagles 18 get 19 hurt 20 . ' [i] wouldn't be a pheasant [in] [november] [for] a lot , ' [dan] panted , [as] he caught [folly] [by] [the] neck . 1 ' 13 ' 1 ' 15 panted 3 wouldn't 4 be 4 be 5 a 5 a 6 pheasant 6 pheasant 13 ' 10 a 11 lot 11 lot 12 , 12 , 13 ' 15 panted 16 , 16 , 18 he 18 he 19 caught 19 caught 23 neck 23 neck 24 . ' [why] did you [laugh] that [horrid] way ? ' 1 ' 10 ' 3 did 4 you 4 you 9 ? 6 that 8 way 6 that 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [i] [didn't] , ' said [una] , sitting on [flora] [,] the fat lady-dog . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 6 said 16 . 9 sitting 10 on 10 on 13 the 13 the 14 fat 14 fat 15 lady-dog 15 lady-dog 16 . ' [oh] [,] look ! 1 ' 5 ! 4 look 5 ! the silly birds are going back to their own woods instead of ours , where they would be safe . ' 1 the 2 silly 2 silly 3 birds 3 birds 4 are 4 are 5 going 4 are 19 safe 6 back 7 to 6 back 10 woods 8 their 9 own 9 own 10 woods 10 woods 11 instead 10 woods 13 ours 11 instead 12 of 13 ours 14 , 13 ours 16 they 13 ours 19 safe 15 where 16 they 17 would 18 be 18 be 19 safe 19 safe 20 . 20 . 21 ' ' [safe] [till] it pleased you to kill them . ' 1 ' 4 it 1 ' 11 ' 5 pleased 8 kill 6 you 7 to 7 to 8 kill 8 kill 9 them 9 them 10 . 10 . 11 ' an old man , so tall he was almost a giant , stepped [from] [behind] the [clump] of hollies [by] [volaterrae] [.] 1 an 2 old 2 old 3 man 3 man 13 stepped 4 , 5 so 5 so 6 tall 6 tall 13 stepped 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 almost 9 almost 13 stepped 10 a 11 giant 11 giant 12 , 11 giant 13 stepped 13 stepped 19 hollies 16 the 18 of 16 the 19 hollies the children jumped , and the dogs dropped like setters . 1 the 10 setters 2 children 7 dogs 3 jumped 7 dogs 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 the 6 the 7 dogs 7 dogs 10 setters 8 dropped 10 setters 9 like 10 setters 10 setters 11 . then he looked at them steadily , and they stared back without doubt or fear . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 at 3 looked 6 steadily 5 them 6 steadily 6 steadily 10 stared 6 steadily 11 back 6 steadily 12 without 6 steadily 16 . 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 they 8 and 10 stared 12 without 15 fear 13 doubt 15 fear 14 or 15 fear ' [you] are [not] [afraid] ? ' he said , running his hands through his splendid grey beard . 1 ' 3 are 3 are 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 6 ? 8 he 8 he 9 said 8 he 12 his 9 said 10 , 11 running 12 his 12 his 18 beard 13 hands 18 beard 14 through 18 beard 15 his 18 beard 16 splendid 18 beard 17 grey 18 beard 18 beard 19 . you [see] [,] [mr] [meyer] will [fire] [at] rabbits . 1 you 6 will 6 will 9 rabbits 9 rabbits 10 . but [he] [gave] [waxy] [garnett] [a] [quid] [sovereign] , [i] [mean] [and] [waxy] [told] [hobden] [he] ['d] [have] [stood] [both] barrels for [half] the money . ' 1 but 9 , 1 but 21 barrels 21 barrels 27 ' 22 for 24 the 22 for 25 money 25 money 26 . 26 . 27 ' ' [he] [doesn't] [understand] , ' [una] [cried] [,] watching [the] pale , troubled face . 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 10 watching 10 watching 12 pale 12 pale 13 , 12 pale 14 troubled 12 pale 15 face 15 face 16 . ' [oh] , [i] [wish] ' 1 ' 6 ' 3 , 6 ' she had scarcely [said] [it] [when] [puck] rustled [out] [of] [the] [hollies] and [spoke] to the man quickly in foreign words . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 scarcely 3 scarcely 8 rustled 8 rustled 13 and 8 rustled 22 . 15 to 16 the 15 to 18 quickly 16 the 17 man 18 quickly 20 foreign 19 in 20 foreign 20 foreign 21 words 20 foreign 22 . puck wore a long cloak too the afternoon was just frosting down and it changed his appearance altogether . 1 puck 2 wore 2 wore 5 cloak 3 a 4 long 3 a 5 cloak 5 cloak 11 frosting 6 too 11 frosting 7 the 11 frosting 8 afternoon 11 frosting 9 was 11 frosting 10 just 11 frosting 11 frosting 12 down 11 frosting 13 and 11 frosting 14 it 11 frosting 15 changed 11 frosting 16 his 11 frosting 17 appearance 17 appearance 18 altogether 18 altogether 19 . ' [nay] [,] nay ! ' he said at last . 1 ' 4 nay 1 ' 6 ' 4 nay 5 ! 6 ' 8 said 7 he 8 said 8 said 10 last 8 said 11 . 9 at 10 last ' [you] [did] [not] understand the boy . 1 ' 5 understand 5 understand 8 . 6 the 7 boy 7 boy 8 . a freeman was a little hurt , by pure mischance , at the hunting . ' 1 a 2 freeman 2 freeman 3 was 2 freeman 4 a 2 freeman 5 little 2 freeman 6 hurt 6 hurt 10 mischance 7 , 8 by 8 by 10 mischance 9 pure 10 mischance 10 mischance 12 at 10 mischance 14 hunting 10 mischance 16 ' 11 , 12 at 12 at 13 the 14 hunting 15 . ' [i] know that mischance ! 1 ' 6 ! 3 know 4 that 4 that 5 mischance 5 mischance 6 ! what did his lord do ? 1 what 2 did 1 what 5 do 1 what 6 ? 3 his 4 lord 4 lord 5 do laugh and ride over him ? ' the old man sneered . 1 laugh 3 ride 2 and 3 ride 3 ride 4 over 3 ride 5 him 5 him 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 the 8 the 9 old 9 old 10 man 9 old 11 sneered 11 sneered 12 . ' [it] [was] one of your [own] [people] [did] the hurt , [kadmiel] . ' 1 ' 4 one 1 ' 15 ' 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 your 10 the 11 hurt 11 hurt 12 , 12 , 15 ' 14 . 15 ' puck 's eyes twinkled maliciously . 1 puck 2 's 2 's 4 twinkled 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 5 maliciously 5 maliciously 6 . ' [so] [he] [gave] the freeman a piece of gold , and no more [was] said . ' 1 ' 5 the 1 ' 16 said 5 the 6 freeman 6 freeman 7 a 7 a 8 piece 8 piece 10 gold 9 of 10 gold 10 gold 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 more 13 no 14 more 16 said 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [a] [jew] [drew] [blood] [from] [a] [christian] [and] no more [was] said ? ' 1 ' 10 no 1 ' 13 said 1 ' 15 ' 10 no 11 more 14 ? 15 ' kadmiel cried . 1 kadmiel 2 cried 2 cried 3 . ' [never] ! 1 ' 3 ! when did they torture him ? ' 1 when 2 did 1 when 3 they 3 they 4 torture 4 torture 5 him 4 torture 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' ' [no] man may be bound , or fined , or slain till he has been judged [by] [his] peers [,] ' [puck] [insisted] . 1 ' 22 ' 1 ' 25 . 3 man 9 fined 4 may 9 fined 5 be 9 fined 6 bound 9 fined 7 , 9 fined 8 or 9 fined 9 fined 10 , 9 fined 11 or 9 fined 12 slain 12 slain 17 judged 13 till 17 judged 14 he 17 judged 15 has 16 been 15 has 17 judged 17 judged 20 peers 20 peers 22 ' ' [there] is but [one] [law] [in] [old] [england] for [jew] [or] [christian] [the] [law] that was signed [at] [runnymede] . ' 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 4 but 1 ' 22 ' 10 for 16 that 16 that 17 was 17 was 18 signed 18 signed 21 . 21 . 22 ' ' [why] , that 's [magna] [charta] ! ['] 1 ' 8 ! 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 8 ! dan whispered . 1 dan 2 whispered 2 whispered 3 . it was one of the few history dates that he could remember . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 one 3 one 4 of 3 one 8 dates 4 of 5 the 5 the 8 dates 6 few 8 dates 7 history 8 dates 8 dates 9 that 8 dates 12 remember 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 remember 12 remember 13 . kadmiel turned on him with a sweep and a whirr of his spicy-scented gown . 1 kadmiel 2 turned 1 kadmiel 3 on 1 kadmiel 4 him 1 kadmiel 7 sweep 5 with 6 a 5 with 7 sweep 6 a 7 sweep 7 sweep 13 spicy-scented 8 and 13 spicy-scented 9 a 10 whirr 10 whirr 13 spicy-scented 11 of 13 spicy-scented 12 his 13 spicy-scented 13 spicy-scented 14 gown 13 spicy-scented 15 . ' [dost] thou [know] [of] [that] , [babe] ? ' he cried , and lifted his hands in wonder . 1 ' 3 thou 1 ' 12 cried 3 thou 7 , 9 ? 10 ' 9 ? 11 he 9 ? 12 cried 12 cried 17 hands 12 cried 20 . 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 lifted 15 lifted 17 hands 16 his 17 hands 17 hands 18 in 17 hands 19 wonder ' [yes] , ' said [dan] firmly . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 firmly 7 firmly 8 . ' [magna] [charta] [was] [signed] by [john] , [that] [henry] the [third] [put] [his] heel [upon] . 1 ' 15 heel 6 by 8 , 6 by 11 the 11 the 15 heel 15 heel 17 . again [puck] translated to [kadmiel] in the [strange] [,] [solemn-sounding] language , and [at] [last] [kadmiel] [laughed] . 1 again 13 and 1 again 18 . 3 translated 11 language 3 translated 12 , 4 to 11 language 6 in 7 the 7 the 11 language 12 , 13 and ' [out] of the mouths of babes [do] [we] learn , ' said he . 1 ' 5 mouths 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 mouths 5 mouths 6 of 6 of 7 babes 7 babes 15 . 10 learn 12 ' 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 15 . for he was a [king] . ' 1 for 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 6 . 6 . 7 ' dan looked sideways at his sister . 1 dan 3 sideways 1 dan 7 . 2 looked 3 sideways 3 sideways 4 at 3 sideways 6 sister 5 his 6 sister it was her turn . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 turn 3 her 4 turn 4 turn 5 . ' [because] he jolly well [had] [to] , ' said [una] softly . 1 ' 3 he 1 ' 9 ' 4 jolly 5 well 5 well 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 softly 12 softly 13 . ' [the] [barons] made him . ' 1 ' 7 ' 4 made 5 him 5 him 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [nay] , ' [kadmiel] answered [,] shaking [his] [head] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 answered 6 answered 8 shaking 8 shaking 11 . ' [you] [christians] [always] forget [that] gold [does] more than [the] sword . 1 ' 5 forget 5 forget 7 gold 7 gold 13 . 9 more 10 than 10 than 12 sword 12 sword 13 . our good [king] [signed] [because] [he] [could] [not] [borrow] [more] [money] [from] [us] [bad] [jews] [.] ['] 1 our 2 good he curved his shoulders as he spoke . 1 he 7 spoke 2 curved 4 shoulders 2 curved 7 spoke 3 his 4 shoulders 5 as 7 spoke 6 he 7 spoke 7 spoke 8 . that was [my] [work] , ['] he cried [,] [triumphantly] , to [puck] . 1 that 2 was 1 that 7 he 2 was 5 , 7 he 8 cried 8 cried 14 . 11 , 12 to 12 to 14 . ' [spirit] [of] [earth] [,] bear [witness] [that] [that] [was] my work ! ' 1 ' 6 bear 1 ' 14 ' 11 my 12 work 11 my 13 ! 13 ! 14 ' he shot up to his full towering height , and his words rang like a trumpet . 1 he 2 shot 2 shot 7 towering 3 up 4 to 3 up 7 towering 5 his 7 towering 6 full 7 towering 7 towering 8 height 7 towering 11 his 7 towering 12 words 7 towering 13 rang 7 towering 17 . 8 height 9 , 8 height 10 and 9 , 10 and 13 rang 16 trumpet 14 like 15 a 15 a 16 trumpet ' [many] [people] can [bear] witness [to] [that] , ' [puck] answered . 1 ' 4 can 1 ' 10 ' 6 witness 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 12 answered 12 answered 13 . ' [tell] [these] babes how it was [done] . 1 ' 4 babes 4 babes 9 . 5 how 6 it 6 it 7 was 6 it 9 . remember [,] [master] [,] [they] [do] [not] [know] [doubt] [or] [fear] . ['] 1 remember 12 . ' [so] [i] [saw] [in] [their] [faces] [when] we [met] , ' said [kadmiel] . 1 ' 9 we 9 we 15 . 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [yet] surely , surely they are taught to spit [upon] [jews] ? ' 1 ' 3 surely 3 surely 5 surely 3 surely 13 ? 4 , 5 surely 5 surely 8 taught 6 they 7 are 6 they 8 taught 8 taught 9 to 8 taught 10 spit 9 to 10 spit 13 ? 14 ' ' [are] they ? ' said [dan] [,] much interested . 1 ' 3 they 1 ' 6 said 4 ? 5 ' 4 ? 6 said 6 said 11 . 9 much 10 interested 10 interested 11 . ' [where] [at] ? ' 1 ' 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' puck fell back a pace , laughing . 1 puck 5 pace 2 fell 3 back 2 fell 5 pace 4 a 5 pace 5 pace 7 laughing 6 , 7 laughing 7 laughing 8 . ' [kadmiel] is [thinking] [of] [king] [john] ['s] [reign] , ' he explained . 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 11 ' 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 13 explained 12 he 13 explained 13 explained 14 . ' [his] people were badly treated [then] . ' 1 ' 9 ' 3 people 4 were 4 were 5 badly 5 badly 9 ' 6 treated 8 . 8 . 9 ' it stuck in [their] lesson-memory [that] [king] [john] used to pull [out] [jews] ['] teeth to [make] them lend him [money] . 1 it 2 stuck 2 stuck 3 in 2 stuck 15 teeth 3 in 5 lesson-memory 9 used 10 to 10 to 11 pull 11 pull 15 teeth 15 teeth 22 . 16 to 18 them 16 to 19 lend 19 lend 20 him 20 him 22 . kadmiel understood the look and smiled bitterly . 1 kadmiel 2 understood 1 kadmiel 3 the 1 kadmiel 4 look 1 kadmiel 6 smiled 1 kadmiel 7 bitterly 5 and 6 smiled 7 bitterly 8 . ' [no] . 1 ' 3 . your [king] [never] [drew] [my] teeth [:] [i] [think] , [perhaps] , [i] [drew] [his] . 1 your 6 teeth 6 teeth 10 , 6 teeth 16 . 12 , 16 . listen ! 1 listen 2 ! i was not born [among] [christians] , but [among] [moors] in [spain] in a little white [town] under the mountains . 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 4 born 4 born 7 , 4 born 20 mountains 7 , 8 but 8 but 11 in 13 in 14 a 13 in 20 mountains 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 white 18 under 19 the 19 the 20 mountains 20 mountains 21 . yes , [the] [moors] are cruel , but at least their learned men dare [to] [think] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 8 but 5 are 6 cruel 6 cruel 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 17 . 9 at 10 least 10 least 12 learned 11 their 12 learned 12 learned 13 men 12 learned 14 dare 14 dare 17 . it was prophesied of me at my birth [that] [i] [should] [be] a [lawgiver] to a [people] of a strange speech and a hard language . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 prophesied 3 prophesied 4 of 3 prophesied 5 me 3 prophesied 6 at 3 prophesied 7 my 3 prophesied 8 birth 8 birth 16 a 13 a 15 to 13 a 16 a 16 a 19 a 18 of 19 a 19 a 26 . 20 strange 25 language 21 speech 24 hard 21 speech 25 language 22 and 24 hard 23 a 24 hard 25 language 26 . we [jews] are [always] looking for [the] [prince] [and] [the] [lawgiver] [to] [come] . 1 we 3 are 1 we 14 . 3 are 5 looking 5 looking 6 for why not ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 3 ? my people in the town ( we were very few ) set me apart [as] [a] [child] of the prophecy the [chosen] of the [chosen] . 1 my 2 people 2 people 5 town 3 in 5 town 4 the 5 town 5 town 6 ( 6 ( 11 ) 7 we 8 were 8 were 9 very 9 very 10 few 9 very 11 ) 11 ) 14 apart 11 ) 26 . 12 set 13 me 12 set 14 apart 14 apart 20 prophecy 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 prophecy 21 the 23 of 23 of 24 the 24 the 26 . we [jews] [dream] [so] [many] dreams [.] 1 we 6 dreams he paced back and forth through the wood as he talked . 1 he 2 paced 2 paced 5 forth 2 paced 8 wood 3 back 4 and 4 and 5 forth 6 through 8 wood 7 the 8 wood 8 wood 11 talked 8 wood 12 . 9 as 10 he 9 as 11 talked the rattle of the shot-guns never ceased , and the dogs whimpered a little and lay flat on the leaves . 1 the 5 shot-guns 2 rattle 5 shot-guns 3 of 5 shot-guns 4 the 5 shot-guns 5 shot-guns 6 never 5 shot-guns 7 ceased 5 shot-guns 8 , 5 shot-guns 9 and 5 shot-guns 10 the 5 shot-guns 11 dogs 8 , 9 and 11 dogs 12 whimpered 12 whimpered 14 little 12 whimpered 16 lay 12 whimpered 17 flat 12 whimpered 21 . 13 a 14 little 15 and 16 lay 17 flat 20 leaves 18 on 19 the 19 the 20 leaves ' [i] was a [prince] . 1 ' 6 . 3 was 4 a 4 a 6 . yes ! 1 yes 2 ! [he] [!] such a little [prince] it was ! 1 such 2 a 1 such 7 ! 2 a 3 little 5 it 6 was 5 it 7 ! one [eye] [he] [kept] [on] the stone-throwing [moorish] [boys] , and [the] [other] it [roved] [about] the streets [looking] for [his] [kingdom] . 1 one 7 stone-throwing 6 the 7 stone-throwing 7 stone-throwing 18 streets 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 it 11 and 17 the 17 the 18 streets 18 streets 23 . 20 for 23 . yes , and he learned to cry softly when he was hunted up and down those streets . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 and 3 and 17 streets 4 he 12 hunted 5 learned 6 to 5 learned 8 softly 7 cry 8 softly 8 softly 12 hunted 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 was 10 he 12 hunted 12 hunted 13 up 12 hunted 17 streets 13 up 14 and 13 up 15 down 16 those 17 streets 17 streets 18 . he learned to do all things without noise . 1 he 2 learned 2 learned 3 to 2 learned 6 things 2 learned 8 noise 3 to 4 do 4 do 6 things 5 all 6 things 7 without 8 noise 8 noise 9 . they came across the mountains , from out of all the world , [for] [my] [prince] ['s] [father] [was] [their] counsellor . 1 they 2 came 2 came 3 across 3 across 4 the 3 across 5 mountains 3 across 7 from 3 across 11 the 5 mountains 6 , 8 out 9 of 8 out 11 the 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 world 11 the 21 counsellor 11 the 22 . 12 world 13 , they came from [behind] the [armies] [of] [sala-ud-din] [:] [from] [rome] [:] [from] [venice] [:] [from] [england] . 1 they 2 came 2 came 3 from 3 from 5 the 5 the 18 . all over the world the heathen fought each other . 1 all 2 over 2 over 3 the 3 the 4 world 4 world 6 heathen 5 the 6 heathen 6 heathen 7 fought 6 heathen 8 each 6 heathen 10 . 8 each 9 other why not ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 3 ? how should [the] [foolish] [kings] know that [while] they [fight] [and] steal [and] kill ? ' 1 how 2 should 1 how 15 ? 2 should 6 know 6 know 7 that 7 that 9 they 9 they 12 steal 14 kill 15 ? 15 ? 16 ' the children 's faces showed that they knew nothing at all as , with open eyes , they trotted and turned beside the long-striding old man . 1 the 2 children 2 children 3 's 2 children 4 faces 2 children 18 they 4 faces 5 showed 5 showed 6 that 5 showed 8 knew 5 showed 11 all 7 they 8 knew 8 knew 9 nothing 10 at 11 all 12 as 18 they 13 , 18 they 14 with 15 open 15 open 16 eyes 15 open 17 , 17 , 18 they 18 they 24 long-striding 19 trotted 24 long-striding 20 and 24 long-striding 21 turned 24 long-striding 22 beside 24 long-striding 23 the 24 long-striding 24 long-striding 25 old 24 long-striding 26 man 24 long-striding 27 . ' [no] [matter] , ' he said . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 7 said 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 . such power [had] [we] [jews] [among] [the] [gentiles] . 1 such 2 power 2 power 9 . ah , my little [prince] [!] 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 3 my 3 my 4 little do you wonder that he learned quickly ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 1 do 8 ? 3 wonder 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 learned 7 quickly 8 ? why not ? ' 1 why 2 not 1 why 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' he muttered to himself and went on : 1 he 4 himself 2 muttered 4 himself 3 to 4 himself 4 himself 7 on 4 himself 8 : 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 on ' [my] trade was that of a physician . 1 ' 9 . 3 trade 4 was 3 trade 8 physician 4 was 5 that 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 physician 8 physician 9 . when [i] [had] [learned] [it] [in] [spain] [i] went to [the] [east] [to] find [my] [kingdom] . 1 when 9 went 9 went 10 to 10 to 14 find 14 find 17 . why not ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 3 ? a [jew] is as free as a sparrow or a [dog] [.] 1 a 3 is 1 a 10 a 3 is 5 free 4 as 5 free 5 free 6 as 6 as 7 a 7 a 8 sparrow 9 or 10 a he goes where he is hunted . 1 he 6 hunted 2 goes 6 hunted 3 where 6 hunted 4 he 6 hunted 5 is 6 hunted 6 hunted 7 . in the [east] [i] [found] [libraries] [where] [men] dared to think [schools] of medicine [where] [they] dared to [learn] . 1 in 2 the 2 the 9 dared 9 dared 14 medicine 10 to 11 think 11 think 13 of 13 of 14 medicine 14 medicine 20 . 17 dared 18 to 18 to 20 . i was [diligent] in my [business] [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 4 in 4 in 5 my therefore [i] stood before [kings] . 1 therefore 6 . 3 stood 4 before 4 before 6 . i have been a [brother] [to] [princes] and a companion [to] beggars , and [i] [have] [walked] [between] the living and the [dead] . 1 i 2 have 1 i 4 a 2 have 3 been 4 a 9 a 8 and 9 a 9 a 24 . 10 companion 12 beggars 10 companion 20 living 12 beggars 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 19 the 20 living 21 and 21 and 22 the 22 the 24 . there was no profit in it . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 profit 4 profit 5 in 4 profit 6 it 4 profit 7 . 6 it 7 . i did not [find] [my] [kingdom] . 1 i 3 not 2 did 3 not 3 not 7 . so , in the tenth year of [my] travels [,] [when] [i] [had] [reached] [the] [uttermost] [eastern] [sea] , [i] [returned] [to] my father 's house [.] 1 so 2 , 1 so 5 tenth 3 in 4 the 3 in 5 tenth 4 the 5 tenth 5 tenth 6 year 5 tenth 7 of 5 tenth 9 travels 9 travels 26 house 19 , 23 my 23 my 24 father 24 father 25 's 25 's 26 house god had wonderfully preserved my people . 1 god 2 had 1 god 4 preserved 3 wonderfully 4 preserved 4 preserved 5 my 4 preserved 6 people 4 preserved 7 . none had been slain , none even wounded , and only a few scourged . 1 none 4 slain 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 slain 4 slain 6 none 4 slain 7 even 4 slain 8 wounded 5 , 6 none 8 wounded 14 scourged 9 , 10 and 9 , 14 scourged 10 and 14 scourged 11 only 14 scourged 12 a 14 scourged 13 few 14 scourged 14 scourged 15 . i [became] [once] [more] [a] [son] in my [father] ['s] house . 1 i 8 my 7 in 8 my 8 my 11 house 11 house 12 . but [i] was not rich not very rich . 1 but 3 was 3 was 8 rich 4 not 8 rich 5 rich 8 rich 6 not 8 rich 7 very 8 rich 8 rich 9 . therefore , when those that had power and knowledge and wealth talked together , [i] sat in the shadow . 1 therefore 2 , 1 therefore 3 when 1 therefore 7 power 3 when 4 those 3 when 6 had 5 that 6 had 7 power 11 wealth 8 and 11 wealth 9 knowledge 11 wealth 10 and 11 wealth 11 wealth 12 talked 11 wealth 16 sat 12 talked 13 together 13 together 14 , 16 sat 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 shadow 19 shadow 20 . why not ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 3 ? he [cannot] [do] much [harm] . 1 he 4 much 4 much 6 . if thou [doubtest] , come [with] [me] to [bury] [in] [england] and [live] [as] [i] [live] . " 1 if 2 thou 2 thou 17 . 4 , 12 and 4 , 17 . 5 come 8 to 5 come 12 and 17 . 18 " ' [i] [saw] my mother 's face [across] the candle flame , and [i] said , " [i] will come with [thee] to [bury] . 1 ' 4 my 1 ' 15 said 4 my 5 mother 5 mother 6 's 6 's 7 face 7 face 13 and 9 the 10 candle 10 candle 11 flame 11 flame 12 , 12 , 13 and 15 said 16 , 15 said 25 . 16 , 17 " 17 " 19 will 19 will 20 come 20 come 21 with 23 to 25 . maybe [my] [kingdom] shall be [there] . " 1 maybe 8 " 4 shall 5 be 5 be 7 . 7 . 8 " ' [so] [i] sailed [with] [elias] to the darkness and the cruelty [of] [bury] [in] [england] , where [there] are [no] [learned] [men] [.] 1 ' 4 sailed 1 ' 20 are 4 sailed 9 darkness 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 darkness 9 darkness 10 and 10 and 11 the 11 the 12 cruelty 17 , 18 where 18 where 20 are how can a man be wise if he hate ? 1 how 2 can 1 how 6 wise 1 how 10 ? 2 can 5 be 3 a 4 man 4 man 5 be 6 wise 8 he 6 wise 9 hate 7 if 8 he at [bury] [i] [kept] his accounts for [elias] , and [i] [saw] [men] kill [jews] [there] by the tower . 1 at 5 his 5 his 6 accounts 6 accounts 10 and 6 accounts 19 tower 7 for 9 , 9 , 10 and 14 kill 17 by 17 by 18 the 18 the 19 tower 19 tower 20 . no [none] laid [hands] on [elias] . 1 no 3 laid 3 laid 5 on 5 on 7 . he lent [money] to the [king] , and the [king] ['s] favour was about [him] . 1 he 2 lent 1 he 13 was 2 lent 4 to 2 lent 12 favour 4 to 5 the 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 8 and 12 favour 9 the 12 favour 13 was 14 about 14 about 16 . a [king] will not take [the] life so long as there is any gold . 1 a 9 long 1 a 14 gold 3 will 4 not 3 will 5 take 5 take 9 long 7 life 9 long 8 so 9 long 9 long 10 as 9 long 11 there 11 there 12 is 11 there 13 any 14 gold 15 . this [king] [yes] , [john] oppressed [his] [people] [bitterly] [because] [they] [would] [not] [give] [him] [money] [.] 1 this 4 , 1 this 6 oppressed yet his land was a good land . 1 yet 7 land 2 his 7 land 3 land 4 was 3 land 7 land 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 land 7 land 8 . if he had only given it [rest] he might have cropped [it] as [a] [christian] [crops] his beard . 1 if 3 had 1 if 6 it 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 only 3 had 5 given 6 it 19 . 8 he 9 might 9 might 10 have 10 have 11 cropped 11 cropped 18 beard 13 as 17 his 17 his 18 beard 18 beard 19 . therefore [his] [people] [turned] [against] [us] [jews] , who are [all] [people] ['s] dogs . 1 therefore 8 , 1 therefore 14 dogs 8 , 9 who 9 who 10 are 14 dogs 15 . why not ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 3 ? lastly [the] [barons] [and] the people [rose] [together] [against] [the] [king] [because] of his cruelties . 1 lastly 15 cruelties 1 lastly 16 . 5 the 6 people 5 the 13 of 13 of 14 his 14 his 15 cruelties they joined then , as cats and pigs will join to slay a snake . 1 they 2 joined 2 joined 14 snake 3 then 12 slay 4 , 5 as 5 as 6 cats 6 cats 7 and 6 cats 12 slay 8 pigs 12 slay 9 will 12 slay 10 join 12 slay 11 to 12 slay 12 slay 14 snake 13 a 14 snake 14 snake 15 . i [kept] the accounts , and [i] watched [all] [these] [things] , for [i] [remembered] [the] [prophecy] [.] 1 i 13 for 3 the 4 accounts 4 accounts 5 , 4 accounts 8 watched 5 , 6 and 8 watched 12 , 12 , 13 for if he swore [to] [keep] [those] [laws] , they would [allow] [him] a little money . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 swore 3 swore 16 . 8 , 9 they 9 they 10 would 10 would 15 money 13 a 14 little 13 a 15 money 15 money 16 . that was the [king] ['s] [god] [money] to waste . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 10 . 8 to 9 waste 9 waste 10 . they showed [us] the roll of the [new] [laws] . 1 they 2 showed 2 showed 4 the 4 the 10 . 5 roll 6 of 5 roll 10 . 6 of 7 the why not ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 3 ? we had lent them money . 1 we 3 lent 2 had 3 lent 3 lent 4 them 3 lent 5 money 5 money 6 . we [knew] all [their] [counsels] [we] [jews] [shivering] [behind] [our] doors [in] [bury] . ' 1 we 3 all 3 all 11 doors 11 doors 14 . 14 . 15 ' he threw out his hands suddenly . 1 he 2 threw 2 threw 3 out 2 threw 5 hands 2 threw 6 suddenly 4 his 5 hands 6 suddenly 7 . ' [we] [did] [not] seek to be paid all in [money] . 1 ' 5 seek 5 seek 12 . 6 to 7 be 6 to 12 . 7 be 8 paid 8 paid 10 in 9 all 10 in we sought [power] [power] [power] [!] 1 we 2 sought that is [our] [god] in [our] [captivity] . 1 that 2 is 1 that 8 . 2 is 5 in power to use ! 1 power 2 to 1 power 3 use 1 power 4 ! ' [i] said [to] [elias] : " [these] [new] [laws] [are] [good] . 1 ' 3 said 1 ' 13 . 3 said 6 : 6 : 7 " lend no [more] money [to] [the] [king] [:] so long as he [has] [money] [he] will lie and slay the people . " 1 lend 23 " 2 no 4 money 4 money 19 slay 9 so 10 long 10 long 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 19 slay 16 will 19 slay 17 lie 18 and 17 lie 19 slay 19 slay 21 people 19 slay 22 . 20 the 21 people 22 . 23 " " ' [nay] , " said [elias] . 1 " 6 said 2 ' 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [i] [know] this [people] . 1 " 4 this 1 " 6 . they are madly cruel . 1 they 2 are 1 they 3 madly 3 madly 4 cruel 3 madly 5 . better [one] [king] than a [thousand] [butchers] . 1 better 4 than 1 better 8 . 4 than 5 a i have [lent] a [little] money [to] [the] [barons] , or [they] would torture [us] , but [my] [most] [i] will lend to the [king] . 1 i 2 have 1 i 22 lend 2 have 4 a 4 a 6 money 6 money 10 , 10 , 11 or 11 or 13 would 14 torture 16 , 14 torture 22 lend 16 , 17 but 17 but 21 will 22 lend 26 . 23 to 24 the 24 the 26 . he hath promised me a place [near] [him] [at] [court] , [where] [my] [wife] and [i] shall be safe . " 1 he 2 hath 2 hath 5 a 3 promised 4 me 4 me 5 a 5 a 21 " 6 place 11 , 11 , 15 and 15 and 20 . 17 shall 18 be 18 be 19 safe 19 safe 20 . 20 . 21 " if we lend he will fight again . " 1 if 2 we 1 if 3 lend 3 lend 6 fight 4 he 6 fight 5 will 6 fight 6 fight 7 again 7 again 8 . 8 . 9 " " ' [who] [made] thee a [lawgiver] [in] [england] [?] " said [elias] . 1 " 12 said 2 ' 5 thee 5 thee 6 a 6 a 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " [i] [know] this [people] . 1 " 4 this 1 " 6 . let the dogs tear one another ! 1 let 3 dogs 2 the 3 dogs 3 dogs 4 tear 4 tear 6 another 4 tear 7 ! 5 one 6 another i will lend the [king] ten thousand pieces of gold , and he can fight the [barons] [at] [his] pleasure . " 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 lend 3 lend 4 the 3 lend 8 pieces 6 ten 7 thousand 7 thousand 8 pieces 8 pieces 10 gold 9 of 10 gold 10 gold 11 , 11 , 22 " 12 and 13 he 12 and 16 the 13 he 15 fight 14 can 15 fight 16 the 20 pleasure 20 pleasure 21 . 21 . 22 " ' [oh] ! ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . ' [pevensey] [again] [!] ['] [and] [looked] [at] [una] , [who] [nodded] and skipped . 1 ' 10 , 10 , 13 and 13 and 14 skipped 14 skipped 15 . they [called] [him] [joseph] , and threw [torches] [at] [his] wet [head] . 1 they 11 wet 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 threw 7 threw 11 wet 11 wet 13 . why not ? ' 1 why 2 not 1 why 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' ' [why] , [of] [course] ! ' cried [dan] . 1 ' 8 cried 3 , 8 cried 6 ! 7 ' 6 ! 8 cried 8 cried 10 . ' [didn't] you know it was ' [puck] [held] [up] [his] [hand] to stop him , and [kadmiel] , [who] never noticed [,] [went] [on] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 7 ' 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 it 5 it 6 was 7 ' 26 . 13 to 14 stop 13 to 26 . 14 stop 15 him 14 stop 22 noticed 15 him 17 and 16 , 17 and 19 , 21 never 19 , 22 noticed some wicked treasure of the [old] [days] [put] [away] , and the secret cut off by the sword . 1 some 2 wicked 2 wicked 3 treasure 3 treasure 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 13 secret 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 secret 13 secret 19 . 14 cut 15 off 14 cut 18 sword 16 by 17 the 17 the 18 sword 18 sword 19 . i have heard the like before . ' 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 heard 3 heard 4 the 3 heard 6 before 5 like 6 before 6 before 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [so] [have] we , ' [una] whispered . 1 ' 4 we 4 we 9 . 5 , 6 ' 5 , 8 whispered 8 whispered 9 . ' [but] it wasn't wicked a bit . ' 1 ' 9 ' 3 it 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 wicked 5 wicked 6 a 6 a 9 ' 7 bit 8 . 8 . 9 ' the great store of it still remained , and by long brooding he had come to look on it as his own . 1 the 3 store 2 great 3 store 3 store 4 of 3 store 7 remained 4 of 5 it 6 still 7 remained 7 remained 12 brooding 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 brooding 10 by 12 brooding 11 long 12 brooding 12 brooding 14 had 12 brooding 15 come 12 brooding 17 look 12 brooding 18 on 12 brooding 19 it 12 brooding 21 his 13 he 14 had 16 to 17 look 19 it 20 as 21 his 22 own 22 own 23 . yet when we thought how we should lift and convey it , we saw no way . 1 yet 3 we 2 when 3 we 3 we 10 convey 4 thought 10 convey 5 how 10 convey 6 we 10 convey 7 should 10 convey 8 lift 10 convey 9 and 10 convey 10 convey 11 it 10 convey 12 , 10 convey 13 we 10 convey 14 saw 10 convey 15 no 10 convey 16 way 16 way 17 . this was [before] [the] [word] [of] [the] [lord] [had] [come] to me . 1 this 2 was 2 was 11 to 11 to 12 me 12 me 13 . a walled [fortress] possessed [by] [normans] [;] [in] the midst a forty-foot [tide-well] [out] of [which] [to] remove secretly many horse-loads of gold ! 1 a 2 walled 2 walled 9 the 4 possessed 9 the 9 the 10 midst 10 midst 15 of 10 midst 18 remove 11 a 12 forty-foot 12 forty-foot 15 of 18 remove 21 horse-loads 19 secretly 21 horse-loads 20 many 21 horse-loads 21 horse-loads 22 of 21 horse-loads 23 gold 21 horse-loads 24 ! hopeless ! 1 hopeless 2 ! so [elias] wept . 1 so 3 wept 3 wept 4 . adah , his wife , wept too . 1 adah 2 , 1 adah 4 wife 1 adah 5 , 1 adah 6 wept 1 adah 7 too 3 his 4 wife 7 too 8 . why not ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 3 ? she was born in [england] an odious [woman] . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 born 3 born 4 in 3 born 9 . 6 an 7 odious 7 odious 9 . wherefore the [king] in his camp [stopped] his ears [against] [the] [barons] and the people . 1 wherefore 2 the 1 wherefore 6 camp 1 wherefore 16 . 4 in 6 camp 5 his 6 camp 8 his 9 ears 8 his 16 . 9 ears 13 and 13 and 14 the 14 the 15 people wherefore men died daily . 1 wherefore 2 men 1 wherefore 3 died 1 wherefore 4 daily 4 daily 5 . why not ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 3 ? this [elias] refused [to] [do] , [for] he [looked] on the gold as his own . 1 this 3 refused 3 refused 16 . 6 , 8 he 6 , 16 . 8 he 14 his 10 on 11 the 10 on 14 his 11 the 12 gold 12 gold 13 as 14 his 15 own elias and [adah] went to [their] chamber . ' 1 elias 9 ' 2 and 4 went 4 went 5 to 5 to 7 chamber 7 chamber 8 . 8 . 9 ' kadmiel laughed scornfully in his beard . 1 kadmiel 2 laughed 1 kadmiel 3 scornfully 1 kadmiel 4 in 1 kadmiel 6 beard 1 kadmiel 7 . 4 in 5 his the shots across the valley stopped as the shooting party changed their ground for the last beat . 1 the 2 shots 2 shots 3 across 2 shots 5 valley 2 shots 6 stopped 3 across 4 the 6 stopped 9 shooting 7 as 9 shooting 8 the 9 shooting 9 shooting 10 party 9 shooting 11 changed 9 shooting 12 their 9 shooting 13 ground 9 shooting 16 last 9 shooting 18 . 10 party 11 changed 14 for 16 last 15 the 16 last 16 last 17 beat ' [what] terms ? ' said [puck] quickly . 1 ' 3 terms 3 terms 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' 4 ? 6 said 6 said 9 . 8 quickly 9 . ' [the] [fortieth] [of] the [great] [charter] [says] [:] ["] [to] none will we sell , refuse , or delay right or justice . " ' 1 ' 5 the 1 ' 26 ' 12 none 17 refuse 13 will 15 sell 14 we 15 sell 15 sell 16 , 15 sell 17 refuse 17 refuse 19 or 17 refuse 20 delay 18 , 19 or 20 delay 21 right 20 delay 22 or 20 delay 23 justice 20 delay 26 ' 23 justice 24 . 24 . 25 " ' [true] , [but] [the] [barons] [had] written [first] [:] to no free man . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 8 written 8 written 11 to 8 written 15 . 12 no 14 man 13 free 14 man 14 man 15 . it cost me two hundred broad pieces of gold to change those narrow words . 1 it 2 cost 2 cost 3 me 2 cost 5 hundred 4 two 5 hundred 5 hundred 7 pieces 6 broad 7 pieces 7 pieces 9 gold 7 pieces 13 narrow 7 pieces 15 . 8 of 9 gold 10 to 11 change 11 change 13 narrow 12 those 13 narrow 13 narrow 14 words langton , the priest , understood . 1 langton 2 , 1 langton 4 priest 1 langton 5 , 1 langton 6 understood 1 langton 7 . 2 , 3 the then he went out stealthily , as men do who deal [with] [israel] by night . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 stealthily 2 he 5 stealthily 3 went 5 stealthily 4 out 5 stealthily 5 stealthily 7 as 5 stealthily 8 men 5 stealthily 9 do 5 stealthily 10 who 5 stealthily 11 deal 6 , 7 as 11 deal 16 . 14 by 15 night 15 night 16 . i think he spent my gift upon his altar . 1 i 2 think 2 think 9 altar 3 he 4 spent 4 spent 9 altar 5 my 6 gift 6 gift 9 altar 7 upon 8 his 7 upon 9 altar 9 altar 10 . why not ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 3 ? i have spoken [with] [langton] . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 spoken 3 spoken 6 . he was such a [man] [as] [i] might have [been] [if] if we [jews] had been a [people] [.] 1 he 2 was 1 he 8 might 2 was 4 a 3 such 4 a 8 might 9 have 9 have 16 been 12 if 16 been 13 we 15 had 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 a but yet , in many things , a child . 1 but 2 yet 2 yet 3 , 2 yet 10 . 4 in 10 . 5 many 6 things 6 things 10 . 7 , 9 child 8 a 9 child 9 child 10 . therefore [i] saw [that] the gold must be put away from the reach of any man . 1 therefore 3 saw 1 therefore 6 gold 1 therefore 7 must 5 the 6 gold 7 must 8 be 8 be 13 reach 8 be 15 any 9 put 10 away 9 put 13 reach 10 away 11 from 11 from 12 the 13 reach 14 of 15 any 16 man 15 any 17 . kadmiel halted , all black against the [pale] green sky beyond the wood a huge [robed] figure , [like] [the] [moses] in the [picture-bible] . 1 kadmiel 2 halted 1 kadmiel 3 , 1 kadmiel 4 all 1 kadmiel 5 black 1 kadmiel 6 against 6 against 10 sky 7 the 9 green 7 the 10 sky 10 sky 11 beyond 11 beyond 25 . 12 the 13 wood 12 the 14 a 14 a 15 huge 15 huge 17 figure 15 huge 25 . 17 figure 18 , 18 , 23 the 22 in 23 the ' [i] [rose] . 1 ' 4 . i answered : " there is no need . 1 i 8 need 2 answered 3 : 3 : 4 " 3 : 6 is 5 there 6 is 6 is 8 need 7 no 8 need 8 need 9 . the [lord] [is] [with] [me] . " 1 the 6 . 6 . 7 " ' [in] [that] [hour] the [lord] [gave] [me] [full] understanding of [all] [that] [i] [must] [do] ; and [his] [hand] covered [me] in my ways . 1 ' 5 the 5 the 26 . 10 understanding 11 of 10 understanding 25 ways 17 ; 18 and 18 and 21 covered 21 covered 23 in 23 in 24 my 24 my 25 ways 25 ways 26 . first [i] [went] [to] [london] [,] [to] [a] [physician] [of] [our] [people] [,] [who] [sold] [me] certain drugs [that] [i] needed . 1 first 17 certain 17 certain 22 . 18 drugs 21 needed 21 needed 22 . you shall see why . 1 you 3 see 2 shall 3 see 3 see 4 why 4 why 5 . thence [i] [went] [swiftly] [to] [pevensey] . 1 thence 7 . men fought all around me , for there were neither rulers nor judges in the abominable land . 1 men 2 fought 2 fought 4 around 3 all 4 around 4 around 17 land 5 me 11 rulers 6 , 11 rulers 7 for 11 rulers 8 there 11 rulers 9 were 11 rulers 10 neither 11 rulers 11 rulers 12 nor 11 rulers 13 judges 11 rulers 14 in 11 rulers 15 the 11 rulers 16 abominable 11 rulers 17 land 15 the 16 abominable 17 land 18 . that [also] [god] [showed] [me] . ' 1 that 6 . 6 . 7 ' he was as calm as though he were speaking of some stranger , and his voice filled the little bare wood with rolling music . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 calm 3 as 4 calm 4 calm 6 though 4 calm 9 speaking 5 as 6 though 6 though 7 he 6 though 8 were 9 speaking 10 of 9 speaking 20 bare 11 some 12 stranger 12 stranger 16 voice 12 stranger 17 filled 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 his 15 his 16 voice 17 filled 20 bare 18 the 20 bare 19 little 20 bare 20 bare 23 rolling 21 wood 23 rolling 22 with 23 rolling 23 rolling 24 music 24 music 25 . nay , [i] did no harm . 1 nay 2 , 1 nay 6 harm 4 did 6 harm 5 no 6 harm 6 harm 7 . the more we physicians know , the less do we do . 1 the 8 less 2 more 8 less 3 we 4 physicians 4 physicians 5 know 4 physicians 6 , 4 physicians 7 the 4 physicians 8 less 8 less 10 we 9 do 10 we 10 we 11 do 11 do 12 . only [the] fool [says] [:] ["] [i] [dare] [.] ["] 1 only 3 fool i caused a blotched and itching rash to break out upon their skins [,] [but] [i] knew it would fade in fifteen days . 1 i 6 itching 2 caused 6 itching 3 a 6 itching 4 blotched 6 itching 5 and 6 itching 6 itching 7 rash 7 rash 9 break 7 rash 10 out 7 rash 11 upon 7 rash 13 skins 8 to 9 break 12 their 13 skins 13 skins 17 knew 13 skins 23 days 18 it 19 would 19 would 20 fade 20 fade 21 in 20 fade 22 fifteen 20 fade 23 days 23 days 24 . i did not stretch out my hand against their life . 1 i 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 4 stretch 4 stretch 5 out 4 stretch 7 hand 4 stretch 8 against 4 stretch 9 their 4 stretch 10 life 6 my 7 hand 10 life 11 . they [in] [the] [castle] thought it was the [plague] , and they [ran] [out] , [taking] with [them] their very dogs . 1 they 5 thought 5 thought 7 was 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 the 8 the 22 . 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 they 12 they 19 their 15 , 17 with 17 with 19 their 19 their 21 dogs 20 very 21 dogs 21 dogs 22 . ' [a] [christian] physician , seeing that [i] was a [jew] [and] [a] stranger , vowed that [i] had brought the sickness [from] [london] . 1 ' 25 . 4 physician 14 stranger 4 physician 16 vowed 5 , 6 seeing 6 seeing 7 that 7 that 9 was 9 was 10 a 10 a 14 stranger 15 , 16 vowed 16 vowed 17 that 16 vowed 22 sickness 17 that 19 had 19 had 20 brought 21 the 22 sickness 22 sickness 25 . this is the one time [i] have [ever] [heard] a [christian] leech [speak] truth of [any] disease . 1 this 2 is 1 this 5 time 2 is 3 the 2 is 4 one 5 time 18 . 7 have 10 a 10 a 17 disease 12 leech 14 truth 12 leech 17 disease 14 truth 15 of 17 disease 18 . thereupon the people beat me , but a merciful woman said : " do not kill him now . 1 thereupon 2 the 1 thereupon 3 people 1 thereupon 4 beat 4 beat 5 me 4 beat 9 merciful 4 beat 17 him 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 a 7 but 9 merciful 9 merciful 10 woman 9 merciful 12 : 9 merciful 14 do 11 said 12 : 12 : 13 " 14 do 15 not 16 kill 17 him 17 him 18 now 17 him 19 . why not ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 3 ? they drove [me] [across] the drawbridge of the [castle] [,] [and] fled back to their booths . 1 they 2 drove 2 drove 5 the 5 the 17 . 6 drawbridge 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 12 fled 12 fled 16 booths 13 back 16 booths 14 to 16 booths 15 their 16 booths 16 booths 17 . thus [i] came to be alone with the treasure . ' 1 thus 3 came 3 came 4 to 3 came 8 the 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 alone 6 alone 7 with 8 the 9 treasure 9 treasure 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [but] [did] you know this was all going to happen [just] [right] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 you 4 you 5 know 5 know 6 this 6 this 7 was 7 was 8 all 7 was 9 going 9 going 10 to 9 going 14 ? 10 to 11 happen 14 ? 15 ' 15 ' 16 said 15 ' 18 . ' [my] [prophecy] was that [i] should be a [lawgiver] [to] [a] [people] of a strange land and a [hard] [speech] . 1 ' 22 . 4 was 5 that 4 was 9 a 7 should 8 be 8 be 9 a 9 a 17 land 14 of 15 a 15 a 16 strange 16 strange 17 land 17 land 19 a 18 and 19 a 19 a 22 . i knew [i] should not die . 1 i 2 knew 1 i 4 should 4 should 6 die 5 not 6 die 6 die 7 . i washed my cuts . 1 i 2 washed 2 washed 4 cuts 3 my 4 cuts 4 cuts 5 . i found [the] [tide-well] in the wall , and from [sabbath] [to] [sabbath] [i] [dove] and dug [there] in that empty [,] [christian-smelling] [fortress] . 1 i 25 . 2 found 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 wall 7 wall 16 and 7 wall 17 dug 8 , 9 and 8 , 16 and 9 and 10 from 17 dug 21 empty 19 in 20 that 19 in 21 empty 21 empty 25 . [he] [!] i spoiled [the] [egyptians] ! 1 i 2 spoiled 2 spoiled 5 ! [he] [!] if they had only known [!] 1 if 5 known 2 they 3 had 3 had 5 known 4 only 5 known i drew up [many] [good] [loads] [of] gold , [which] [i] loaded [by] [night] [into] [my] [boat] . 1 i 18 . 2 drew 3 up 2 drew 8 gold 8 gold 12 loaded 8 gold 18 . 9 , 12 loaded there had been gold dust too , but that had been washed out by the tides . ' 1 there 3 been 2 had 3 been 3 been 16 tides 4 gold 5 dust 5 dust 6 too 5 dust 11 been 6 too 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 that 10 had 11 been 11 been 16 tides 12 washed 16 tides 13 out 16 tides 14 by 16 tides 15 the 16 tides 16 tides 18 ' 17 . 18 ' puck shook his head and pursed his lips . 1 puck 6 pursed 2 shook 3 his 2 shook 6 pursed 3 his 4 head 5 and 6 pursed 6 pursed 7 his 6 pursed 8 lips 8 lips 9 . ' [often] [;] [for] the gold was [new] to me , ' [kadmiel] replied . 1 ' 5 the 1 ' 14 replied 5 the 6 gold 6 gold 11 , 7 was 9 to 9 to 10 me 10 me 11 , 12 ' 14 replied 14 replied 15 . ' [i] [know] the [golds] . 1 ' 4 the 4 the 6 . i can judge them in the dark ; but this was heavier and redder than any we deal in . 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 judge 3 judge 7 dark 4 them 7 dark 5 in 6 the 5 in 7 dark 7 dark 12 heavier 8 ; 9 but 8 ; 12 heavier 10 this 12 heavier 11 was 12 heavier 12 heavier 14 redder 12 heavier 20 . 13 and 14 redder 14 redder 15 than 14 redder 16 any 14 redder 17 we 14 redder 18 deal 14 redder 19 in perhaps it was the very gold of [parvaim] . 1 perhaps 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 the 3 was 5 very 5 very 6 gold 5 very 9 . 6 gold 7 of eh , why not ? 1 eh 2 , 1 eh 3 why 1 eh 5 ? 3 why 4 not ' [oh] , [marvel] [!] ' said [puck] , beneath his breath , rustling in the [dead] leaves . 1 ' 6 ' 1 ' 10 beneath 3 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 10 beneath 19 . 11 his 12 breath 12 breath 13 , 12 breath 14 rustling 14 rustling 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 18 leaves 18 leaves 19 . i went out by the little gate where the [castle] ['s] refuse [is] [thrown] . 1 i 2 went 2 went 3 out 3 out 7 gate 4 by 7 gate 5 the 6 little 5 the 7 gate 7 gate 8 where 7 gate 12 refuse 8 where 9 the 12 refuse 15 . ' [weren't] you afraid ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 7 said 3 you 4 afraid 3 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 5 ? 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [why] ? 1 ' 3 ? there were no [christians] in the boat . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 no 1 there 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 boat 7 boat 8 . at sunrise [i] [made] [my] prayer , and cast the gold all all that gold into the deep sea ! 1 at 2 sunrise 2 sunrise 6 prayer 6 prayer 8 and 6 prayer 9 cast 7 , 8 and 9 cast 15 gold 9 cast 19 sea 10 the 11 gold 11 gold 15 gold 12 all 15 gold 13 all 14 that 13 all 15 gold 16 into 19 sea 17 the 19 sea 18 deep 19 sea 19 sea 20 ! a [king] 's ransom [no] [,] the ransom of a [people] ! 1 a 3 's 1 a 4 ransom 1 a 10 a 4 ransom 7 the 7 the 8 ransom 8 ransom 9 of 10 a 12 ! ' [but] you hadn't , ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 6 ' 3 you 4 hadn't 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [oh] , yes ! 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 yes 4 yes 5 ! i see ! 1 i 2 see 2 see 3 ! you meant that [king] [john] [might] [have] [spent] it [on] that ? ' 1 you 2 meant 1 you 12 ? 2 meant 3 that 9 it 11 that 9 it 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' ' [even] so , ' said [kadmiel] . 1 ' 3 so 1 ' 6 said 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . the firing broke out again close behind them . 1 the 2 firing 2 firing 3 broke 2 firing 5 again 2 firing 6 close 2 firing 7 behind 2 firing 8 them 3 broke 4 out 8 them 9 . the pheasants poured over the top of a belt of tall firs . 1 the 6 top 2 pheasants 3 poured 2 pheasants 4 over 2 pheasants 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 11 tall 7 of 8 a 8 a 9 belt 9 belt 10 of 11 tall 12 firs 12 firs 13 . ' [but] what did [elias] [of] [bury] do ? ' 1 ' 10 ' 3 what 4 did 3 what 8 do 3 what 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' puck demanded . 1 puck 2 demanded 2 demanded 3 . ' [he] had promised money [to] [the] [king] . ' 1 ' 10 ' 3 had 4 promised 4 promised 5 money 5 money 9 . 9 . 10 ' kadmiel smiled grimly . 1 kadmiel 2 smiled 2 smiled 3 grimly 3 grimly 4 . ' [i] [sent] [him] [word] [from] [london] that [the] [lord] [was] [on] my [side] . 1 ' 8 that 1 ' 15 . 13 my 15 . he [and] [adah] hurried to [lewes] [and] [asked] me [for] [an] accounting . 1 he 4 hurried 4 hurried 5 to 5 to 9 me 9 me 12 accounting 12 accounting 13 . he still looked on the gold as his own . 1 he 2 still 1 he 3 looked 1 he 8 his 4 on 5 the 4 on 8 his 5 the 6 gold 6 gold 7 as 8 his 9 own 9 own 10 . i told them [where] [i] had laid it , and [i] gave [them] [full] [leave] to [pick] [it] [up] [....y] 1 i 2 told 1 i 16 to 2 told 3 them 6 had 7 laid 7 laid 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 gave 12 gave 16 to eh , well ! 1 eh 2 , 1 eh 3 well 1 eh 4 ! the curses of a fool and the dust of a journey are two things no wise man can escape [....y] 1 the 8 dust 2 curses 3 of 2 curses 5 fool 2 curses 6 and 2 curses 7 the 2 curses 8 dust 4 a 5 fool 8 dust 9 of 8 dust 11 journey 10 a 11 journey 11 journey 16 wise 12 are 14 things 12 are 15 no 12 are 16 wise 13 two 14 things 16 wise 17 man 16 wise 18 can 16 wise 19 escape [but] [i] [pitied] [elias] [!] they took [ship] [from] [lewes] [to] [spain] [.] 1 they 2 took that was wise ! ' 1 that 2 was 1 that 3 wise 3 wise 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' ' [and] you ? 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 ? did you see the [signing] [of] [the] [law] [at] [runnymede] ? ' said [puck] , [as] [kadmiel] [laughed] noiselessly . 1 did 11 ? 2 you 3 see 2 you 11 ? 3 see 4 the 11 ? 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 12 ' 20 . 13 said 15 , 19 noiselessly 20 . ' [nay] . 1 ' 3 . who [am] [i] to meddle [with] [things] [too] high for me ? 1 who 12 ? 4 to 5 meddle 5 meddle 9 high 9 high 10 for 10 for 11 me 11 me 12 ? i [returned] to [bury] , and lent [money] on the autumn crops . 1 i 3 to 3 to 13 . 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 lent 7 lent 9 on 7 lent 11 autumn 9 on 10 the 11 autumn 12 crops 12 crops 13 . why not ? ' 1 why 2 not 1 why 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' there was a crackle overhead . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 a 3 a 5 overhead 4 crackle 5 overhead 5 overhead 6 . a cock-pheasant that had sheered aside after being hit spattered down almost on top of them , driving up the dry leaves like a shell . 1 a 2 cock-pheasant 2 cock-pheasant 5 sheered 3 that 5 sheered 4 had 5 sheered 5 sheered 10 spattered 6 aside 10 spattered 7 after 10 spattered 8 being 10 spattered 9 hit 10 spattered 10 spattered 11 down 10 spattered 12 almost 10 spattered 13 on 10 spattered 14 top 10 spattered 15 of 10 spattered 16 them 16 them 17 , 16 them 21 dry 16 them 26 . 18 driving 19 up 18 driving 20 the 18 driving 21 dry 21 dry 22 leaves 21 dry 25 shell 23 like 24 a 24 a 25 shell ' [well] , ' said [puck] calmly , ' what did you think of it ? 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 9 ' 7 calmly 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 what 10 what 16 ? 11 did 12 you 12 you 13 think 12 you 16 ? 13 think 14 of 13 think 15 it weland [gave] [the] [sword] ! 1 weland 5 ! the [sword] [gave] [the] [treasure] [,] [and] [the] [treasure] [gave] [the] [law] . 1 the 13 . it 's as natural as an oak growing . ' 1 it 2 's 1 it 4 natural 3 as 4 natural 4 natural 5 as 4 natural 7 oak 6 an 7 oak 7 oak 8 growing 8 growing 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [i] don't understand . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 understand 4 understand 5 . didn't [he] know it was [sir] [richard] ['s] old treasure ? ' said [dan] . 1 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 15 . 9 old 10 treasure 10 treasure 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 11 ? 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [and] why did [sir] [richard] and [brother] [hugh] [leave] it [lying] about ? 1 ' 3 why 3 why 4 did 3 why 14 ? 4 did 11 it 7 and 11 it 13 about 14 ? and and ['] 1 and 2 and ' [never] [mind] , ' said [una] politely . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 politely 8 politely 9 . ' [he] ['ll] let us [come] and go [and] [look] [and] [know] [another] [time] . 1 ' 4 let 4 let 5 us 4 let 8 go 7 and 8 go 8 go 15 . won't you [,] [puck] ? ' 1 won't 2 you 2 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [another] [time] maybe , ' [puck] answered . 1 ' 4 maybe 4 maybe 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 answered 8 answered 9 . ' [brr] ! 1 ' 3 ! it 's cold and late . 1 it 2 's 1 it 5 late 3 cold 4 and 3 cold 5 late 5 late 6 . i 'll race you towards home [!] ['] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 race 3 race 4 you 3 race 5 towards 3 race 6 home they hurried down into the sheltered valley . 1 they 6 sheltered 2 hurried 6 sheltered 3 down 6 sheltered 4 into 5 the 4 into 6 sheltered 6 sheltered 7 valley 7 valley 8 . there was [oak] [and] [ash] [and] [thorn] [enough] [in] that [year-end] shower to magic [away] a thousand [memories] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 17 thousand 2 was 10 that 10 that 12 shower 12 shower 16 a 13 to 14 magic 14 magic 16 a 17 thousand 19 . so they trotted to the brook at the bottom of the lawn , [wondering] [why] [flora] and [folly] had missed the [quarry-hole] fox . 1 so 2 they 1 so 9 bottom 2 they 3 trotted 3 trotted 6 brook 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 brook 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 bottom 9 bottom 20 missed 9 bottom 24 . 10 of 11 the 10 of 20 missed 11 the 12 lawn 12 lawn 13 , 13 , 17 and 17 and 19 had 21 the 23 fox 23 fox 24 . old [hobden] [was] [just] [finishing] [some] hedge-work [.] 1 old 7 hedge-work they saw his white smock glimmer in the twilight where he faggoted the rubbish . 1 they 5 smock 2 saw 5 smock 3 his 5 smock 4 white 5 smock 5 smock 6 glimmer 6 glimmer 12 faggoted 7 in 12 faggoted 8 the 12 faggoted 9 twilight 12 faggoted 10 where 12 faggoted 11 he 12 faggoted 12 faggoted 13 the 12 faggoted 14 rubbish 12 faggoted 15 . ' [winter] [,] [he] ['s] come , [i] reckon , [mus] ' [dan] , ' he [called] . 1 ' 6 come 6 come 7 , 7 , 9 reckon 9 reckon 10 , 9 reckon 18 . 10 , 12 ' 14 , 15 ' 14 , 16 he 16 he 18 . ' [hard] [times] now [till] [heffle] [cuckoo] [fair] . 1 ' 4 now 4 now 9 . they heard a crash , and a stamp and a splash of water as though a heavy old cow were crossing almost under their noses . 1 they 2 heard 2 heard 4 crash 3 a 4 crash 4 crash 6 and 4 crash 8 stamp 5 , 6 and 7 a 8 stamp 8 stamp 9 and 8 stamp 11 splash 8 stamp 17 heavy 10 a 11 splash 11 splash 13 water 11 splash 15 though 12 of 13 water 14 as 15 though 16 a 17 heavy 17 heavy 19 cow 18 old 19 cow 19 cow 25 noses 20 were 21 crossing 21 crossing 25 noses 22 almost 25 noses 23 under 25 noses 24 their 25 noses 25 noses 26 . hobden ran forward angrily to the ford . 1 hobden 2 ran 1 hobden 3 forward 1 hobden 4 angrily 1 hobden 7 ford 1 hobden 8 . 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 ford ' [gleason] ['s] bull [again] , playin ' [robin] [all] [over] [the] [farm] ! 1 ' 8 ' 1 ' 14 ! 4 bull 6 , 4 bull 7 playin 7 playin 8 ' oh , look , [mus] ' [dan] [his] [great] footmark [as] big as a trencher . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 look 1 oh 4 , 4 , 6 ' 6 ' 10 footmark 10 footmark 15 trencher 12 big 14 a 13 as 14 a 14 a 15 trencher 15 trencher 16 . no bounds to his impidence ! 1 no 2 bounds 1 no 6 ! 2 bounds 5 impidence 3 to 4 his 4 his 5 impidence he might count himself [to] [be] a [man] [or] [or] [somebody] ' 1 he 2 might 2 might 3 count 3 count 4 himself 4 himself 7 a 7 a 12 ' a voice the other side of the brook boomed : 1 a 2 voice 2 voice 9 boomed 3 the 4 other 4 other 9 boomed 5 side 6 of 5 side 9 boomed 7 the 8 brook 8 brook 9 boomed 9 boomed 10 : ' [i] wonder [who] his cloak [would] [turn] [when] [puck] [had] led him [round] , [or] [where] [those] [walking] [fires] [would] [burn] ' 1 ' 3 wonder 1 ' 23 ' 5 his 6 cloak 6 cloak 12 led 12 led 13 him 13 him 15 , 15 , 23 ' then the children went in [singing] ' [farewell] , [rewards] and [fairies] ['] at the tops of [their] voices . 1 then 2 the 1 then 4 went 2 the 3 children 4 went 5 in 5 in 16 tops 7 ' 9 , 9 , 11 and 11 and 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 16 tops 16 tops 20 . 17 of 19 voices 19 voices 20 . they had forgotten that they had [not] [even] said good-night [to] [puck] . 1 they 2 had 1 they 13 . 2 had 3 forgotten 3 forgotten 4 that 4 that 6 had 5 they 6 had 9 said 10 good-night 9 said 13 . [the] [children] ['s] [song] end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [puck] [of] [pook] ['s] [hill] [,] [by] [rudyard] [kipling] 1 end 2 of