produced by [jo] [churcher] . 1 produced 2 by 2 by 5 . [html] [version] [by] [al] [haines] [.] [puck] [of] [pook's] [hill] [by] [rudyard] [kipling] [contents] weland 's [sword] [puck] ['s] [song] [a] [tree] [song] 1 weland 2 's [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 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 6 ' 6 ' 12 ' 8 and 10 and 10 and 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 3 ' 1 hal 6 ' 3 ' 4 the 6 ' 8 have 8 have 9 honour 9 honour 10 all 10 all 11 over 11 over 12 the ' [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 3 and 3 and 4 the 4 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 3 the 1 see 14 ? 2 you 3 the 3 the 4 dimpled 4 dimpled 5 track 5 track 7 runs 6 that 7 runs 7 runs 8 , 10 hollow 11 through 11 through 12 the 12 the 13 wheat 13 wheat 14 ? o that was where [they] [hauled] the guns [that] smote [king] [philip] 's fleet ! 1 o 2 that 1 o 15 ! 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 where 4 where 7 the 7 the 8 guns 8 guns 10 smote 10 smote 14 fleet 13 's 14 fleet see you our little mill that clacks , [so] busy by the brook ? 1 see 2 you 1 see 7 clacks 1 see 14 ? 3 our 4 little 4 little 5 mill 5 mill 7 clacks 6 that 7 clacks 7 clacks 8 , 8 , 10 busy 8 , 13 brook 11 by 12 the 12 the 13 brook she has ground her corn and paid her tax [ever] since [domesday] [book] . 1 she 2 has 1 she 14 . 2 has 3 ground 2 has 9 tax 2 has 11 since 4 her 9 tax 5 corn 9 tax 6 and 7 paid 7 paid 8 her 8 her 9 tax see you our stilly woods of oak , [and] the dread ditch beside ? 1 see 2 you 2 you 4 stilly 2 you 5 woods 2 you 14 ? 3 our 4 stilly 5 woods 6 of 6 of 7 oak 7 oak 8 , 8 , 10 the 10 the 11 dread 11 dread 12 ditch 13 beside 14 ? o that was [where] the [saxons] broke , [on] the day [that] [harold] died ! 1 o 2 that 1 o 15 ! 2 that 3 was 3 was 5 the 5 the 7 broke 7 broke 8 , 8 , 10 the 10 the 11 day 11 day 14 died see you the windy levels spread [about] the gates of [rye] [?] 1 see 4 windy 2 you 3 the 3 the 4 windy 4 windy 9 gates 5 levels 6 spread 6 spread 8 the 8 the 9 gates 9 gates 10 of o that was [where] the [northmen] fled [,] [when] [alfred] ['s] ships [came] [by] ! 1 o 2 that 1 o 15 ! 2 that 3 was 3 was 5 the 5 the 7 fled 7 fled 12 ships see you our pastures wide and lone , [where] the red oxen browse ? 1 see 14 ? 2 you 3 our 2 you 14 ? 3 our 4 pastures 4 pastures 5 wide 5 wide 6 and 6 and 7 lone 7 lone 8 , 8 , 10 the 10 the 11 red 11 red 12 oxen 13 browse 14 ? o there was [a] [city] thronged and known , [ere] [london] boasted a [house] ! 1 o 2 there 1 o 15 ! 2 there 3 was 2 there 13 a 3 was 6 thronged 6 thronged 7 and 7 and 8 known 8 known 9 , 9 , 12 boasted and see you , after rain , the trace [of] mound and ditch and wall ? 1 and 4 , 1 and 12 and 2 see 3 you 3 you 4 , 5 after 6 rain 6 rain 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 trace 9 trace 11 mound 11 mound 12 and 12 and 16 ? 13 ditch 14 and 14 and 16 ? 15 wall 16 ? o that was a [legion] ['s] camping-place , [when] [caesar] sailed from [gaul] ! 1 o 2 that 1 o 14 ! 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 7 camping-place 7 camping-place 8 , 8 , 11 sailed 11 sailed 12 from and see you marks that show [and] [fade] , [like] [shadows] on the [downs] [?] 1 and 2 see 1 and 9 , 2 see 4 marks 3 you 4 marks 4 marks 5 that 5 that 6 show 9 , 12 on 12 on 13 the o they are the lines the [flint] [men] [made] , [to] guard their wondrous towns ! 1 o 2 they 1 o 5 lines 1 o 16 ! 2 they 3 are 4 the 5 lines 5 lines 6 the 10 , 12 guard 12 guard 13 their 13 their 14 wondrous 14 wondrous 15 towns 14 wondrous 16 ! 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 2 is 1 she 26 fare 2 is 3 not 3 not 4 any 4 any 5 common 5 common 7 , 7 , 9 or 9 or 11 or 11 or 13 , 13 , 18 of 13 , 20 , 20 , 22 you 22 you 23 and 23 and 25 will 26 fare 27 . 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 1 the 7 , 2 children 3 were 7 , 8 acting 8 acting 12 as 12 as 13 much 12 as 14 as 14 as 15 they 15 they 16 could 16 could 17 remember 17 remember 18 of 18 of 21 's 21 's 23 . dan was [puck] [and] [nick] [bottom] [,] [as] [well] [as] [all] [three] [fairies] [.] 1 dan 2 was una was [titania] , with a wreath of columbines and a foxglove wand . 1 una 2 was 2 was 4 , 4 , 5 with 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 wreath 7 wreath 8 of 8 of 9 columbines 9 columbines 10 and 10 and 13 wand 11 a 12 foxglove 11 a 13 wand 13 wand 14 . the [theatre] [lay] in [a] [meadow] [called] the [long] [slip] . 1 the 4 in 4 in 8 the 8 the 11 . everything else was a sort of thick , sleepy stillness smelling of meadow-sweet and dry grass . 1 everything 2 else 2 else 3 was 3 was 10 stillness 4 a 5 sort 5 sort 6 of 6 of 7 thick 7 thick 8 , 8 , 9 sleepy 9 sleepy 10 stillness 10 stillness 12 of 10 stillness 15 dry 10 stillness 17 . 11 smelling 12 of 12 of 13 meadow-sweet 12 of 14 and 15 dry 16 grass their play went beautifully . 1 their 2 play 1 their 3 went 3 went 4 beautifully 3 went 5 . this was when they heard a whistle among the alders on the bank , and they jumped . 1 this 2 was 1 this 10 alders 2 was 3 when 3 when 4 they 4 they 5 heard 5 heard 7 whistle 6 a 7 whistle 8 among 9 the 8 among 10 alders 10 alders 13 bank 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 bank 13 bank 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 they 16 they 17 jumped 17 jumped 18 . 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 ' 3 hempen 4 homespuns 4 homespuns 7 swaggering 7 swaggering 13 cradle 8 here 9 , 9 , 11 near 11 near 12 the 12 the 13 cradle 13 cradle 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 fairy 18 ? 19 ' he stopped , hollowed one hand round his ear , and , with a wicked twinkle in his eye , went on : 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 4 hollowed 3 , 4 hollowed 4 hollowed 5 one 5 one 6 hand 5 one 21 went 6 hand 7 round 6 hand 19 eye 7 round 9 ear 8 his 9 ear 10 , 11 and 11 and 16 twinkle 12 , 13 with 13 with 16 twinkle 14 a 15 wicked 15 wicked 16 twinkle 16 twinkle 17 in 16 twinkle 19 eye 17 in 18 his 18 his 19 eye 19 eye 20 , 21 went 22 on 21 went 23 : ' [what] , [a] play [toward] ? 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 7 ? 5 play 7 ? i 'll be an [auditor] [;] [an] actor , too , [perhaps] , if [i] see cause . ' 1 i 2 'll 1 i 4 an 2 'll 3 be 4 an 8 actor 8 actor 9 , 9 , 10 too 9 , 17 cause 10 too 11 , 11 , 14 if 13 , 14 if 16 see 17 cause 17 cause 19 ' 18 . 19 ' the children looked and gasped . 1 the 2 children 2 children 5 gasped 3 looked 4 and 4 and 5 gasped 5 gasped 6 . the small thing he was no taller than [dan] 's shoulder stepped quietly into the [ring] . 1 the 2 small 2 small 3 thing 3 thing 4 he 4 he 7 taller 4 he 13 quietly 5 was 7 taller 6 no 7 taller 7 taller 8 than 10 's 11 shoulder 11 shoulder 13 quietly 12 stepped 13 quietly 13 quietly 14 into 14 into 15 the 14 into 17 . ' [i] 'm rather out of practice , ' said he ; ' but that 's the way my part ought to be played . ' 1 ' 3 'm 1 ' 9 ' 4 rather 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 practice 7 practice 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 ; 12 ; 13 ' 13 ' 14 but 14 but 15 that 15 that 16 's 15 that 17 the 17 the 18 way 18 way 19 my 18 way 21 ought 19 my 20 part 21 ought 22 to 21 ought 24 played 22 to 23 be 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 4 stared 4 stared 5 at 5 at 6 him 5 at 7 from 7 from 8 his 7 from 10 cap 7 from 23 feet 8 his 9 dark-blue 10 cap 11 , 11 , 12 like 12 like 15 columbine 13 a 14 big 14 big 15 columbine 15 columbine 16 flower 16 flower 17 , 17 , 18 to 18 to 19 his 19 his 20 bare 20 bare 21 , 22 hairy 23 feet 23 feet 24 . at last he laughed . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 2 last 4 laughed 4 laughed 5 . ' [please] don't look like that . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 look 4 look 5 like 5 like 6 that 6 that 7 . it isn't my fault . 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 4 fault 3 my 4 fault 4 fault 5 . what else could you expect ? ' he said . 1 what 2 else 1 what 7 ' 2 else 3 could 3 could 4 you 4 you 6 ? 5 expect 6 ? 7 ' 9 said 7 ' 10 . 8 he 9 said ' [we] didn't [expect] any one , ' [dan] answered [slowly] . 1 ' 8 ' 3 didn't 5 any 5 any 6 one 6 one 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 answered 8 ' 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 ' 3 it 1 ' 4 ? 1 ' 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 9 , 9 , 10 sitting 10 sitting 11 down 11 down 12 . pook 's [hill] [puck] ['s] [hill] [puck] ['s] [hill] [pook] ['s] [hill] [!] 1 pook 2 's it 's as plain as the nose on my face . ' 1 it 2 's 1 it 3 as 3 as 5 as 4 plain 5 as 5 as 6 the 6 the 7 nose 7 nose 8 on 8 on 10 face 8 on 11 . 9 my 10 face 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 3 to 4 the 4 the 5 bare 5 bare 6 , 6 , 7 fern-covered 6 , 27 . 7 fern-covered 8 slope 8 slope 9 of 9 of 11 's 13 that 14 runs 14 runs 15 up 15 up 16 from 16 from 17 the 17 the 20 of 18 far 19 side 19 side 20 of 20 of 21 the 21 the 22 mill-stream 21 the 27 . 22 mill-stream 23 to 23 to 26 wood 24 a 25 dark 24 a 26 wood ' [by] [oak] , [ash] , and [thorn] ! ' he cried , still laughing . 1 ' 4 , 4 , 7 and 4 , 11 he 6 , 7 and 9 ! 10 ' 10 ' 11 he 11 he 12 cried 12 cried 13 , 13 , 14 still 14 still 15 laughing 15 laughing 16 . ' [we] didn't know it was wrong , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 9 ' 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 wrong 7 wrong 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [wrong] ! ' 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' the little fellow shook with laughter . 1 the 6 laughter 2 little 3 fellow 2 little 6 laughter 3 fellow 4 shook 5 with 6 laughter 6 laughter 7 . ' [indeed] , it isn't wrong . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 isn't 5 isn't 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 2 've 5 that 3 done 4 something 5 that 14 would 14 would 15 have 15 have 16 given 16 given 20 spurs 16 given 23 to 17 their 18 crowns 18 crowns 19 and 19 and 20 spurs 20 spurs 21 and 21 and 22 books 23 to 24 find 24 find 25 out 25 out 26 . if [merlin] [himself] had helped you , you couldn't have managed better ! 1 if 8 you 1 if 9 couldn't 4 had 5 helped 5 helped 6 you 6 you 8 you 7 , 8 you 9 couldn't 11 managed 9 couldn't 12 better 10 have 11 managed 12 better 13 ! you 've broken [the] [hills] you 've broken [the] [hills] ! 1 you 2 've 1 you 11 ! 2 've 3 broken 6 you 7 've 6 you 11 ! 7 've 8 broken it hasn't happened in a thousand years . ' 1 it 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 9 ' 3 happened 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 thousand 6 thousand 7 years 7 years 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [we] we didn't mean to , ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 we 3 we 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 mean 5 mean 6 to 6 to 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [of] course you didn't ! 1 ' 3 course 3 course 6 ! 4 you 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 ! that 's just why you did it . 1 that 2 's 1 that 4 why 2 's 3 just 4 why 5 you 5 you 8 . 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 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 all 8 and 15 are 9 all 10 the 10 the 12 of 12 of 13 the 15 are 16 gone 16 gone 17 . i 'm the only one left . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 only 2 'm 6 left 3 the 4 only 4 only 5 one 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 8 've 2 you 3 don't 2 you 7 you 3 don't 4 , 5 of 6 course 5 of 7 you 8 've 9 only 8 've 11 say 10 to 11 say 11 say 12 so 12 so 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 'll 16 'll 17 go 17 go 18 . 18 . 19 ' he looked at the children , and the children looked at him for quite half a minute . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 12 him 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 the 4 the 5 children 5 children 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 the 8 the 9 children 10 looked 11 at 11 at 12 him 12 him 13 for 13 for 15 half 13 for 17 minute 13 for 18 . 14 quite 15 half 16 a 17 minute his eyes did not twinkle any more . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 5 twinkle 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 twinkle 5 twinkle 7 more 5 twinkle 8 . 6 any 7 more they were very kind , and there was the beginning of a good smile on his lips . 1 they 2 were 2 were 4 kind 3 very 4 kind 4 kind 7 there 5 , 6 and 5 , 7 there 7 there 10 beginning 7 there 14 smile 8 was 10 beginning 9 the 10 beginning 10 beginning 11 of 11 of 12 a 13 good 14 smile 14 smile 15 on 14 smile 17 lips 14 smile 18 . 15 on 16 his 16 his 17 lips una put out her hand . 1 una 4 her 1 una 5 hand 2 put 4 her 3 out 4 her 5 hand 6 . ' [don't] go , ' she said . 1 ' 5 ' 3 go 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 she 6 she 7 said 7 said 8 . ' [we] like you . ' 1 ' 6 ' 3 like 4 you 4 you 5 . 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 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 passed 13 passed 14 over 14 over 15 the 15 the 17 envelope 17 envelope 18 with 18 with 19 the 19 the 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 8 , 6 and 9 ' 9 ' 12 , 9 ' 19 ' 12 , 13 taking 15 his 16 blue 16 blue 17 cap 17 cap 18 , 18 , 19 ' 19 ' 24 . 21 like 22 you 22 you 24 . sprinkle a plenty salt on the biscuit , [dan] , [and] [i] 'll eat it with you . 1 sprinkle 2 a 2 a 3 plenty 3 plenty 18 . 4 salt 5 on 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 biscuit 7 biscuit 8 , 8 , 10 , 10 , 18 . 13 'll 16 with 14 eat 15 it 14 eat 16 with 16 with 17 you 17 you 18 . that 'll show you the sort of person [i] [am] . 1 that 2 'll 2 'll 3 show 3 show 4 you 3 show 5 the 5 the 6 sort 6 sort 7 of 6 sort 8 person 8 person 11 . but [i] ['m] [puck] ! ' 1 but 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' he brushed the crumbs carefully from his doublet and shook hands . 1 he 2 brushed 1 he 7 his 2 brushed 3 the 3 the 4 crumbs 5 carefully 6 from 6 from 7 his 7 his 10 shook 8 doublet 10 shook 9 and 10 shook 10 shook 11 hands 11 hands 12 . ' [she] means meeting a fairy , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 8 ' 3 means 4 meeting 4 meeting 5 a 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 ' 4 believed 1 ' 6 ' 3 never 4 believed 4 believed 5 in 6 ' 7 em 7 em 16 ' 8 not 14 anyhow 12 six 13 , 13 , 14 anyhow 14 anyhow 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [i] did , ' said [una] . 1 ' 5 ' 3 did 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [at] least , [i] [sort] of half believed till we learned " farewell , [rewards] " [.] 1 ' 3 least 1 ' 17 " 3 least 4 , 4 , 7 of 8 half 9 believed 9 believed 10 till 10 till 11 we 11 we 12 learned 11 we 13 " 11 we 14 farewell 14 farewell 15 , 15 , 17 " do you know " farewell , [rewards] and [fairies] " ? ' 1 do 3 know 1 do 6 , 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 " 3 know 5 farewell 6 , 8 and 8 and 10 " 10 " 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' ' [do] you mean this ? ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 7 ' 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 5 this 5 this 6 ? 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . he threw his big head back and began at the second line : 1 he 2 threw 2 threw 6 back 3 his 4 big 3 his 6 back 4 big 5 head 6 back 7 and 7 and 8 began 8 began 13 : 9 at 13 : 10 the 13 : 11 second 13 : 12 line 13 : ( ' [join] in [,] [una] ! ' ) 1 ( 9 ) 2 ' 4 in 2 ' 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 8 ' 9 ) than maids were wont [to] [do] , [yet] [who] of late [for] cleanliness [finds] [sixpence] in [her] shoe ? ' 1 than 3 were 2 maids 3 were 3 were 4 wont 4 wont 7 , 7 , 20 ' 10 of 11 late 11 late 13 cleanliness 13 cleanliness 16 in 16 in 18 shoe 18 shoe 19 ? 19 ? 20 ' the echoes flapped all along the flat meadow . 1 the 2 echoes 2 echoes 3 flapped 3 flapped 4 all 3 flapped 7 flat 3 flapped 9 . 5 along 6 the 6 the 7 flat 7 flat 8 meadow ' [of] course [i] know it , ' he said . 1 ' 3 course 1 ' 8 ' 5 know 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 he 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 . ' [and] then there 's the verse about the rings , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 then 3 then 4 there 4 there 5 's 4 there 6 the 6 the 7 verse 7 verse 8 about 8 about 9 the 9 the 10 rings 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 ' 4 was 1 ' 15 . 4 was 6 it 5 little 6 it 6 it 7 always 6 it 9 me 6 it 14 inside 8 made 9 me 9 me 10 feel 10 feel 11 unhappy 11 unhappy 12 in 12 in 13 my 13 my 14 inside 15 . 16 ' " ' [witness] those rings and roundelays " , do you mean ? ' boomed [puck] , with a voice like a great church organ . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 4 those 5 rings 5 rings 6 and 6 and 7 roundelays 7 roundelays 8 " 8 " 9 , 9 , 12 mean 9 , 13 ? 10 do 12 mean 11 you 12 mean 13 ? 14 ' 14 ' 15 boomed 15 boomed 17 , 17 , 18 with 18 with 19 a 19 a 20 voice 20 voice 21 like 21 like 22 a 22 a 23 great 23 great 24 church 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 ' 10 sung 8 heard 10 sung 10 sung 12 but 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 there 13 there 15 no 13 there 16 good 14 's 15 no 16 good 17 beating 17 beating 20 bush 18 about 20 bush 19 the 20 bush 20 bush 24 true 21 : 24 true 22 it 23 's 22 it 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 4 come 1 i 13 . 2 saw 3 them 4 come 8 and 8 and 11 them i came into [england] [with] [oak] , [ash] and [thorn] , and when [oak] , [ash] and [thorn] are gone [i] shall go too . ' 1 i 2 came 1 i 7 , 2 came 3 into 7 , 9 and 9 and 11 , 9 and 26 ' 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 when 13 when 15 , 15 , 17 and 17 and 19 are 19 are 20 gone 22 shall 23 go 23 go 24 too 24 too 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [it] 's all right , ' he said ; and added , ' [i] 'm planting a lot of acorns this autumn too . ' 1 ' 5 right 3 's 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 he 7 ' 14 ' 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 ; 10 ; 11 and 12 added 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 26 ' 16 'm 17 planting 17 planting 18 a 18 a 19 lot 19 lot 20 of 19 lot 23 autumn 20 of 21 acorns 22 this 23 autumn 23 autumn 24 too 24 too 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [then] aren't you [most] awfully [old] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 aren't 1 ' 9 ' 3 aren't 4 you 4 you 6 awfully 6 awfully 8 ? 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [not] old fairly long-lived , as folk say hereabouts . 1 ' 5 long-lived 3 old 4 fairly 4 fairly 5 long-lived 5 long-lived 6 , 5 long-lived 10 hereabouts 7 as 9 say 8 folk 9 say 9 say 10 hereabouts 10 hereabouts 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 3 see 6 used 4 my 5 friends 5 friends 6 used 6 used 7 to 6 used 9 my 8 set 9 my 9 my 11 of 9 my 14 me 9 my 17 nights 9 my 22 . 10 dish 11 of 11 of 12 cream 12 cream 13 for 13 for 14 me 15 o 16 ' 15 o 17 nights 17 nights 18 when 17 nights 21 new 18 when 20 was yes , before the [flint] [men] [made] the [dewpond] [under] [chanctonbury] [ring] . ' 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 14 ' 2 , 3 before 3 before 4 the 8 the 13 . 13 . 14 ' una clasped her hands , cried ' [oh] ! ' and nodded her head . 1 una 2 clasped 1 una 11 and 2 clasped 3 her 2 clasped 4 hands 5 , 6 cried 6 cried 7 ' 6 cried 11 and 7 ' 10 ' 9 ! 10 ' 11 and 12 nodded 12 nodded 13 her 13 her 14 head 14 head 15 . ' [she] 's [thought] a plan , ' [dan] explained . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 5 a 5 a 6 plan 6 plan 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 explained 10 explained 11 . ' [she] [always] does like that when she thinks a plan . ' 1 ' 4 does 1 ' 13 ' 5 like 6 that 6 that 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 ' 20 ? 5 suppose 7 saved 6 we 7 saved 7 saved 8 some 8 some 9 of 9 of 10 our 10 our 11 porridge 11 porridge 12 and 12 and 13 put 13 put 14 it 14 it 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 18 for 18 for 19 you 19 you 20 ? they 'd notice if we left it in the nursery . ' 1 they 10 nursery 2 'd 4 if 3 notice 4 if 4 if 7 it 5 we 6 left 6 left 7 it 7 it 10 nursery 8 in 10 nursery 9 the 10 nursery 10 nursery 12 ' 11 . 12 ' ' [bless] your heart [o] ' gold ! ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 your 1 ' 6 ' 3 your 4 heart 6 ' 9 ' 7 gold 8 ! 8 ! 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [you] ['ll] [make] a fine considering wench [some] market-day . 1 ' 5 a 5 a 11 . 6 fine 7 considering 7 considering 8 wench 8 wench 10 market-day 10 market-day 11 . they felt they could not be afraid of him any more than of their particular [friend] [old] [hobden] the hedger . 1 they 2 felt 2 felt 4 could 3 they 4 could 4 could 5 not 5 not 6 be 6 be 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 of 7 afraid 21 . 8 of 9 him 9 him 10 any 9 him 20 hedger 10 any 11 more 11 more 12 than 12 than 13 of 13 of 14 their 14 their 15 particular 19 the 20 hedger ' [have] you a knife on [you] ? ' he said at last . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 4 a 4 a 5 knife 4 a 8 ? 5 knife 6 on 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 10 he 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 at 12 at 13 last 13 last 14 . 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 4 his 2 handed 3 over 3 over 4 his 4 his 5 big 4 his 9 , 5 big 6 one-bladed 6 one-bladed 7 outdoor 6 one-bladed 8 knife 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 began 12 began 13 to 13 to 14 carve 14 carve 17 piece 15 out 16 a 16 a 17 piece 17 piece 18 of 18 of 19 turf 19 turf 20 from 19 turf 22 centre 20 from 21 the 22 centre 23 of 23 of 24 the 24 the 26 . ' [what] ['s] that for [magic] ? ' said [una] , as he pressed up the square of chocolate loam that cut like so much cheese . 1 ' 8 ' 1 ' 9 said 4 that 5 for 5 for 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 he 12 as 14 pressed 14 pressed 15 up 15 up 16 the 16 the 17 square 17 square 18 of 18 of 19 chocolate 19 chocolate 20 loam 20 loam 21 that 21 that 22 cut 22 cut 23 like 23 like 26 cheese 24 so 25 much 25 much 26 cheese 26 cheese 27 . ' [one] of my little magics , ' he answered , and cut another . 1 ' 3 of 1 ' 8 ' 4 my 5 little 4 my 6 magics 6 magics 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 he 9 he 10 answered 10 answered 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 cut 13 cut 14 another 14 another 15 . you certainly deserve it . ' 1 you 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 deserve 3 deserve 4 it 4 it 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [what] 's [taking] seisin ? ' said [dan] , cautiously . 1 ' 7 ' 1 ' 8 said 3 's 5 seisin 5 seisin 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 cautiously 11 cautiously 12 . ' [it] 's an old custom the people had when they bought and sold land . 1 ' 9 had 3 's 4 an 4 an 5 old 5 old 6 custom 6 custom 7 the 7 the 8 people 7 the 9 had 9 had 10 when 10 when 11 they 11 they 12 bought 12 bought 13 and 13 and 14 sold 14 sold 15 land 15 land 16 . he held out the turves . 1 he 2 held 1 he 5 turves 2 held 3 out 3 out 4 the 5 turves 6 . ' [but] it 's our own meadow , ' said [dan] , drawing back . 1 ' 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 5 our 5 our 6 own 6 own 7 meadow 7 meadow 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 drawing 13 drawing 14 back 14 back 15 . ' [are] you going to magic it away ? ' 1 ' 9 ? 1 ' 10 ' 3 you 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 magic 6 magic 8 away 7 it 8 away 8 away 9 ? 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 ' 3 know 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 9 but 6 your 7 meadow 7 meadow 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 there 10 there 11 's 11 's 12 a 12 a 14 deal 13 great 14 deal 14 deal 15 more 15 more 18 than 16 in 17 it 16 in 18 than 18 than 20 or 19 you 20 or 20 or 24 guessed 21 your 22 father 22 father 23 ever 23 ever 24 guessed 24 guessed 25 . try ! ' 1 try 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' he turned his eyes [on] [una] . 1 he 2 turned 1 he 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 7 . ' [i] 'll do it , ' she said . 1 ' 3 'll 3 'll 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 she 8 she 9 said 9 said 10 . dan followed her example at once . 1 dan 2 followed 2 followed 3 her 2 followed 4 example 4 example 5 at 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 6 lawfully 7 seised 7 seised 8 and 8 and 9 possessed 9 possessed 10 of 10 of 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 23 . 16 began 18 , 18 , 19 in 18 , 23 . 19 in 20 a 19 in 22 voice 20 a 21 sing-song fast ! 1 fast 2 ! hold [fast] [all] [i] give you . ' 1 hold 8 ' 5 give 6 you 6 you 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 7 but 4 their 5 eyes 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 nothing 8 nothing 10 . 9 happened 10 . ' [well] ? ' said [una] , disappointedly opening them . 1 ' 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 9 opening 5 said 9 opening 7 , 8 disappointedly 8 disappointedly 9 opening 9 opening 10 them 10 them 11 . ' [i] thought there would be dragons . ' 1 ' 3 thought 1 ' 9 ' 4 there 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 dragons 7 dragons 8 . 8 . 9 ' " ['] [though] [it] shall have happened three thousand year , " ' said [puck] , and counted on his fingers . 1 " 5 shall 1 " 12 " 5 shall 6 have 6 have 7 happened 7 happened 10 year 8 three 9 thousand 9 thousand 10 year 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 counted 18 counted 19 on 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 ' 5 'm 5 'm 6 afraid 6 afraid 16 ' 7 there 8 were 8 were 9 no 8 were 10 dragons 10 dragons 12 thousand 12 thousand 14 ago 13 years 14 ago 14 ago 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [but] there hasn't happened anything at all , ['] [said] [dan] . 1 ' 13 . 3 there 6 anything 4 hasn't 6 anything 5 happened 6 anything 6 anything 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 , 9 , 13 . ' [wait] awhile , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 awhile 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 ' 17 oaks 5 an 6 oak 6 oak 9 year 6 oak 17 oaks 7 in 9 year 8 a 9 year 9 year 10 and 14 older 16 twenty 16 twenty 17 oaks 17 oaks 18 . let's sit down again and think . 1 let's 2 sit 2 sit 3 down 2 sit 4 again 4 again 5 and 5 and 6 think 6 think 7 . i can do that for a century at a time . ' 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 do 3 do 4 that 4 that 5 for 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 century 7 century 8 at 8 at 9 a 9 a 10 time 10 time 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [ah] , but you 're a fairy , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 10 ' 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 you 5 you 6 're 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 ' 13 said 3 you 4 ever 3 you 11 ? 4 ever 5 heard 5 heard 7 say 7 say 8 that 7 say 9 word 11 ? 13 said 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 quickly 15 quickly 16 . ' [no] . 1 ' 3 . you talk about ["] the [people] of the [hills] ["] , but you never say " [fairies] " , ' said [una] . 1 you 2 talk 2 talk 3 about 3 about 5 the 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 you 13 you 23 . 14 never 15 say 15 say 16 " 16 " 18 " 18 " 20 ' 19 , 20 ' 20 ' 21 said 20 ' 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 3 like 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [i] shouldn't like it at all , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 shouldn't 3 shouldn't 4 like 4 like 5 it 5 it 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [that] 's [how] [the] [djinns] and [afrits] [talk] in the [arabian] [nights] . ' 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 15 ' 7 and 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [and] that 's how [i] [feel] [about] [saying] [that] [word] [that] [i] [don't] [say] . 1 ' 3 that 1 ' 16 . 3 that 4 's 4 's 5 how i know ' em ! ' 1 i 2 know 1 i 4 em 3 ' 4 em 4 em 5 ! 4 em 6 ' ' [we] don't mean that sort , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 8 ' 3 don't 4 mean 4 mean 5 that 5 that 6 sort 6 sort 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [we] hate ' em too . ' 1 ' 3 hate 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 em 5 em 8 ' 6 too 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [exactly] , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . butterfly wings , indeed ! 1 butterfly 2 wings 2 wings 3 , 3 , 5 ! 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 12 wave 2 the 4 of 4 of 5 the 4 of 12 wave 5 the 7 picked 8 their 9 way 9 way 12 wave 10 from 12 wave 11 one 12 wave 12 wave 13 to 13 to 14 another 14 another 15 by 15 by 16 the 15 by 17 lightning 17 lightning 18 flashes 18 flashes 19 ! that was how it was in the old days ! ' 1 that 2 was 1 that 3 how 3 how 4 it 4 it 5 was 4 it 10 ! 5 was 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 old 8 old 9 days 10 ! 11 ' ' [splendid] , ' said [dan] , but [una] shuddered . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 11 . 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 shuddered ' [i] 'm glad they 're gone , then ; but what made [the] [people] of the [hills] go away ? ' 1 ' 3 'm 3 'm 4 glad 4 glad 5 they 5 they 6 're 5 they 11 but 6 're 7 gone 8 , 10 ; 9 then 10 ; 10 ; 11 but 11 but 12 what 12 what 13 made 12 what 21 ? 12 what 22 ' 13 made 16 of 16 of 17 the 19 go 20 away 20 away 21 ? 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 1 i 23 . 2 'll 8 some 3 tell 4 you 3 tell 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 them 7 them 8 some 8 some 9 day 10 the 12 that 12 that 14 the 14 the 15 biggest 15 biggest 17 of 15 biggest 23 . 17 of 18 any 18 any 19 , 19 , 21 said 20 ' 21 said ' [but] [they] didn't all flit at once . 1 ' 8 once 4 didn't 6 flit 5 all 6 flit 6 flit 7 at 7 at 8 once 8 once 9 . they dropped off , one by one , through the centuries . 1 they 11 centuries 2 dropped 3 off 3 off 11 centuries 4 , 5 one 4 , 8 , 5 one 6 by 6 by 7 one 8 , 9 through 9 through 11 centuries 10 the 11 centuries 11 centuries 12 . most of them were foreigners who couldn't stand our climate . 1 most 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 were 4 were 5 foreigners 4 were 7 couldn't 6 who 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 stand 8 stand 9 our 9 our 10 climate 10 climate 11 . they flitted early . ' 1 they 2 flitted 2 flitted 3 early 3 early 4 . 4 . 5 ' ' [how] early ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 early 1 ' 5 ' 3 early 4 ? 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [a] couple of thousand years or more . 1 ' 5 thousand 3 couple 4 of 4 of 5 thousand 5 thousand 6 years 6 years 7 or 7 or 8 more 8 more 9 . the fact is they began [as] [gods] [.] 1 the 3 is 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 they 4 they 5 began 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 1 they 16 , 2 were 4 landing 4 landing 5 in 5 in 7 days 6 those 7 days 7 days 8 , 8 , 9 or 9 or 10 being 10 being 11 driven 11 driven 12 back 12 back 13 to 13 to 14 their 14 their 15 ships 16 , 17 and 16 , 25 . 17 and 18 they 18 they 20 brought 20 brought 24 them 23 with 24 them england is a [bad] country for [gods] [.] 1 england 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 5 country 5 country 6 for now , [i] [began] as [i] mean to go on . 1 now 2 , 1 now 11 . 2 , 5 as 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 3 here 3 here 6 see 3 here 12 mixed 4 , 5 you 4 , 6 see 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 have 10 have 11 been 11 been 12 mixed 12 mixed 13 up 12 mixed 14 with 14 with 15 people 15 people 18 days 16 all 18 days 17 my 18 days 18 days 19 . ' [people] burned in [wicker] baskets ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 burned 3 burned 4 in 4 in 6 baskets 6 baskets 7 ? 7 ? 11 . 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [like] [miss] [blake] tells us about ? ' 1 ' 9 ' 5 tells 6 us 5 tells 8 ? 6 us 7 about 8 ? 9 ' ' [all] sorts of sacrifices , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 sorts 3 sorts 4 of 4 of 5 sacrifices 5 sacrifices 6 , 6 , 7 ' 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 2 were 1 they 4 stiff-necked 1 they 6 extravagant 3 a 4 stiff-necked 5 , 6 extravagant 6 extravagant 9 idols 6 extravagant 10 , 7 set 8 of 8 of 9 idols 10 , 11 the 10 , 14 . but what was the result ? 1 but 2 what 2 what 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 3 like 3 like 4 being 4 being 5 sacrificed 5 sacrificed 6 at 6 at 8 best 6 at 10 times 7 the 8 best 8 best 9 of 10 times 11 ; 11 ; 13 don't 11 ; 14 even 12 they 13 don't 14 even 15 like 14 even 18 farm-horses 15 like 16 sacrificing 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 3 them 3 them 4 took 4 took 5 to 5 to 6 hanging 5 to 10 and 6 hanging 8 trees 7 about 8 trees 8 trees 9 , 10 and 11 hiding 11 hiding 12 in 11 hiding 16 o 11 hiding 18 nights 13 graves 14 and 13 graves 16 o 14 and 15 groaning 16 o 17 ' 18 nights 19 . 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 3 a 3 a 5 wet 5 wet 6 water-spirit 6 water-spirit 7 somewhere 7 somewhere 8 in 8 in 10 . and there were hundreds of other friends of mine . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 were 3 were 4 hundreds 4 hundreds 5 of 5 of 8 of 6 other 8 of 7 friends 8 of 8 of 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 1 there 4 one 1 there 7 , 3 only 4 one 7 , 10 , 10 , 11 who 11 who 12 honestly 11 who 13 worked 13 worked 14 for 14 for 15 his 15 his 16 living 15 his 18 he 17 after 18 he 18 he 19 came 19 came 20 down 19 came 21 in 19 came 24 . 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 world he was called [weland] , and he was a smith to [some] [gods] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 called 3 called 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 a 8 was 14 . 9 a 10 smith 10 smith 11 to i 've forgotten their names , but he used to make them swords and spears . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 forgotten 3 forgotten 4 their 4 their 5 names 5 names 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 used 7 but 13 swords 8 he 9 used 9 used 10 to 9 used 11 make 11 make 12 them 13 swords 14 and 14 and 15 spears 15 spears 16 . i think he claimed kin [with] [thor] of the [scandinavians] . ' 1 i 2 think 1 i 12 ' 2 think 3 he 3 he 4 claimed 5 kin 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [heroes] of [asgard] [thor] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 7 ' 1 ' 8 said 3 of 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 8 said 10 . she had been reading the book . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 reading 4 reading 5 the 4 reading 6 book 6 book 7 . ' [perhaps] , ' answered [puck] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 answered 4 ' 7 . ' [none] the less , when [bad] [times] came , he didn't beg or steal [.] 1 ' 3 the 3 the 4 less 4 less 5 , 5 , 6 when 6 when 9 came 9 came 10 , 9 came 12 didn't 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 didn't 12 didn't 14 or 13 beg 14 or 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 3 ; 3 ; 4 and 4 and 6 was 6 was 7 lucky 7 lucky 8 enough 8 enough 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 able 11 able 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 17 turn 14 him 15 a 15 a 16 good 16 good 17 turn 17 turn 19 ' 18 . 19 ' ' [tell] us about it , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 7 ' 3 us 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [i] [think] [i] like hearing of [old] [things] . ' 1 ' 5 like 1 ' 11 ' 6 hearing 7 of 7 of 10 . 10 . 11 ' they rearranged themselves comfortably , each chewing a grass stem . 1 they 3 themselves 2 rearranged 3 themselves 3 themselves 4 comfortably 4 comfortably 5 , 5 , 6 each 5 , 7 chewing 7 chewing 10 stem 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 5 one 2 propped 6 strong 3 himself 4 on 6 strong 7 arm 7 arm 8 and ' [let] 's think ! 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 4 think 4 think 5 ! i met [weland] [first] on [a] [november] [afternoon] in a [sleet] storm , on [pevensey] [level] . ' 1 i 10 a 2 met 5 on 5 on 9 in 9 in 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 2 the 1 over 3 hill 1 over 8 ' 3 hill 4 , 5 you 6 mean 6 mean 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' dan pointed south . 1 dan 3 south 1 dan 4 . 2 pointed 3 south ' [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 6 was 7 all 7 all 8 marsh 8 marsh 9 in 9 in 11 days 10 those 11 days 11 days 12 , 12 , 19 . 13 right 14 up 14 up 17 and 17 and 19 . bitter cold it was ! 1 bitter 2 cold 1 bitter 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 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 2 were 3 icicles 2 were 12 glazed 3 icicles 4 hanging 4 hanging 5 from 6 her 7 deck 6 her 8 and 8 and 11 were 8 and 12 glazed 9 the 11 were 10 oars 11 were 12 glazed 13 over 12 glazed 15 ice 12 glazed 24 lips 13 over 14 with 15 ice 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 there 18 there 19 was 19 was 20 ice 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 2 didn't 4 ! i 'd [seen] [too] [many] [gods] charging [into] [old] [england] to be upset about it . 1 i 2 'd 1 i 11 to 2 'd 7 charging 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 ' 5 say 1 ' 7 ' 3 did 5 say 5 say 6 ? 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [was] he angry ? ' 1 ' 3 he 1 ' 6 ' 3 he 4 angry 5 ? 6 ' ' [he] [called] [me] [names] and rolled his eyes , and [i] went away to wake up the people inland . 1 ' 6 and 6 and 7 rolled 7 rolled 8 his 8 his 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 went 13 went 14 away 14 away 15 to 15 to 16 wake 16 wake 17 up 17 up 18 the 18 the 20 inland 19 people 20 inland 20 inland 21 . but the pirates conquered the country , and for centuries [weland] was a most important [god] . 1 but 2 the 1 but 10 centuries 2 the 3 pirates 3 pirates 4 conquered 4 conquered 5 the 5 the 6 country 6 country 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 for 10 centuries 12 was 12 was 13 a 13 a 14 most 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 13 as 2 had 4 everywhere 2 had 13 as 3 temples 4 everywhere 4 everywhere 5 from 7 to 8 the 8 the 10 of 10 of 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 15 said 13 as 22 . 14 he 15 said 15 said 16 and 15 said 21 scandalous 17 his 18 sacrifices 18 sacrifices 19 were 19 were 20 simply 20 simply 21 scandalous in the old days the congregation were unhappy until the priests had chosen their sacrifices ; and so would you have been . 1 in 4 days 2 the 3 old 3 old 4 days 4 days 5 the 4 days 6 congregation 6 congregation 7 were 6 congregation 11 priests 6 congregation 20 you 7 were 8 unhappy 8 unhappy 9 until 9 until 10 the 11 priests 12 had 12 had 13 chosen 13 chosen 14 their 15 sacrifices 16 ; 16 ; 18 so 17 and 18 so 18 so 19 would 18 so 20 you 20 you 22 been 21 have 22 been 22 been 23 . then everybody shouted : " a sacrifice to [weland] [!] 1 then 2 everybody 1 then 4 : 3 shouted 4 : 4 : 5 " 5 " 6 a 6 a 7 sacrifice 7 sacrifice 8 to a sacrifice [to] [weland] ! " ' 1 a 7 ' 2 sacrifice 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 ' ' [and] the man wasn't [really] [dead] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 the 1 ' 9 ' 1 ' 10 said 3 the 4 man 5 wasn't 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 10 said 12 . ' [not] a [bit] . 1 ' 3 a 3 a 5 . all as much pretence as a dolls ' tea-party . 1 all 9 tea-party 2 as 3 much 2 as 5 as 4 pretence 5 as 5 as 6 a 6 a 7 dolls 7 dolls 8 ' 8 ' 9 tea-party 9 tea-party 10 . that counted the same as if a man and a horse had been killed . 1 that 2 counted 2 counted 4 same 2 counted 11 horse 3 the 4 same 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 a 6 if 9 and 7 a 8 man 9 and 11 horse 10 a 11 horse 11 horse 14 killed 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 2 saw 1 i 16 . 2 saw 6 face 2 saw 11 and 5 's 6 face 7 through 8 the 8 the 9 smoke 9 smoke 10 , 10 , 11 and 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 3 so 2 looked 7 hungry 3 so 6 so 4 disgusted 5 and 5 and 6 so 7 hungry 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 all 10 all 16 was 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 to 13 to 14 satisfy 14 satisfy 15 himself 15 himself 16 was 16 was 17 a 16 was 19 smell 18 horrid 19 smell 19 smell 20 of 19 smell 21 burning 21 burning 22 hair 22 hair 23 . just a dolls ' tea-party ! 1 just 2 a 2 a 3 dolls 3 dolls 4 ' 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 1 none 8 could 2 of 3 the 3 the 5 of 5 of 6 the 8 could 19 he 9 tell 10 me 9 tell 12 about 11 anything 12 about 12 about 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 supposed 17 supposed 18 that 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 left 21 left 23 . 23 . 24 ' puck turned , lay on his other elbow , and thought for a long time . 1 puck 4 lay 1 puck 9 , 1 puck 11 thought 1 puck 15 time 1 puck 16 . 2 turned 3 , 3 , 4 lay 4 lay 5 on 5 on 6 his 6 his 8 elbow 7 other 8 elbow 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 thought 12 for 13 a 12 for 15 time 13 a 14 long 14 long 15 time ' [let] ['s] see , ' he said at last . 1 ' 4 see 4 see 5 , 5 , 7 he 6 ' 7 he 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 at 9 at 10 last 10 last 11 . ' [if] you mean [old] [hobden] the hedger , he 's only seventy-two . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 7 the 7 the 8 hedger 8 hedger 9 , 9 , 10 he 9 , 14 . 10 he 11 's 10 he 13 seventy-two 11 's 12 only he told me so [himself] , ' said [dan] . 1 he 2 told 2 told 3 me 2 told 4 so 4 so 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [he] 's a intimate friend of ours . ' 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 10 ' 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 intimate 6 friend 7 of 7 of 8 ours 8 ours 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [you] ['re] quite right , ' [puck] replied . 1 ' 7 ' 4 quite 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 replied 7 ' 10 . ' [i] [meant] old [hobden] ['s] ninth great-grandfather . 1 ' 4 old 4 old 7 ninth 7 ninth 8 great-grandfather 8 great-grandfather 9 . he was a free man and burned charcoal hereabouts . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 free 4 free 5 man 4 free 6 and 6 and 7 burned 7 burned 8 charcoal 8 charcoal 9 hereabouts 9 hereabouts 10 . i 've known the family , father and son , so long that [i] get confused [sometimes] . 1 i 2 've 1 i 18 . 2 've 3 known 3 known 4 the 4 the 5 family 5 family 6 , 6 , 8 and 7 father 8 and 8 and 9 son 9 son 10 , 10 , 13 that 11 so 12 long 11 so 13 that 15 get 16 confused 16 confused 18 . hob of the [dene] [was] [my] [hobden] 's name , and he lived at the [forge] cottage . 1 hob 2 of 1 hob 3 the 2 of 3 the 3 the 8 's 8 's 9 name 9 name 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 18 . 13 lived 14 at 14 at 17 cottage 15 the 17 cottage 17 cottage 18 . he jerked his head westward , where the valley narrows between wooded hills and steep hop-fields . 1 he 12 wooded 2 jerked 4 head 2 jerked 12 wooded 3 his 4 head 5 westward 6 , 6 , 7 where 7 where 10 narrows 8 the 9 valley 9 valley 10 narrows 10 narrows 11 between 10 narrows 12 wooded 12 wooded 13 hills 12 wooded 14 and 12 wooded 15 steep 15 steep 16 hop-fields 16 hop-fields 17 . ' [why] , that 's [willingford] [bridge] , ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 9 ' 3 , 5 's 4 that 5 's 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [we] go there for walks [often] . 1 ' 8 . 3 go 4 there 4 there 5 for 5 for 6 walks 6 walks 8 . there 's a kingfisher there . ' 1 there 2 's 1 there 6 . 2 's 3 a 3 a 5 there 4 kingfisher 5 there 6 . 7 ' ' [it] was [weland] ['s] [ford] then , dearie . 1 ' 9 dearie 1 ' 10 . 3 was 7 then 7 then 8 , 8 , 9 dearie 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 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 trace 4 trace 5 of 5 of 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 25 . 12 a 13 fat 12 a 16 riding 13 fat 14 old 14 old 15 farmer 16 riding 18 from 18 from 19 the 19 the 23 greenwood 21 under 22 the 22 the 23 greenwood 23 greenwood 25 . then he sat down and went to sleep . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 and 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 to 7 to 8 sleep 8 sleep 9 . it was [weland] [himself] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 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 3 so 3 so 5 that 4 astonished 5 that 5 that 7 jumped 7 jumped 8 out 8 out 9 and 9 and 10 said 10 said 11 : 11 : 12 " 12 " 13 what 13 what 17 are 17 are 18 you 17 are 19 doing 18 you 19 doing 19 doing 20 here 20 here 21 , 21 , 23 ? 23 ? 24 " 24 " 25 ' ' [poor] [weland] ! ' sighed [una] . 1 ' 5 ' 1 ' 6 sighed 1 ' 8 . 4 ! 5 ' ' [he] pushed the long hair back from his forehead ( he didn't recognize me at first ) . 1 ' 19 . 3 pushed 4 the 4 the 5 long 5 long 6 hair 6 hair 10 forehead 7 back 8 from 8 from 10 forehead 9 his 10 forehead 10 forehead 11 ( 11 ( 18 ) 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 recognize 13 didn't 15 me 13 didn't 18 ) 16 at 17 first 17 first 18 ) 18 ) 19 . then he said : " you ought to know . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 said 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 2 foretold 2 foretold 7 . 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 1 i 11 . 2 'm 3 not 3 not 4 even 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 . " they call me [wayland-smith] . " ' 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 call 3 call 4 me 4 me 6 . 6 . 7 " 7 " 8 ' ' [poor] chap ! ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 chap 3 chap 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [what] did you say ? ' 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 6 ? 3 did 4 you 4 you 5 say 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 " 4 there 1 " 20 ? 4 there 5 any 5 any 6 way 7 for 8 you 8 you 9 to 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 back 11 back 12 to 12 to 14 , 14 , 15 or 15 or 16 wherever 16 wherever 18 come 17 you 18 come 18 come 19 from 19 from 20 ? 20 ? 21 " i said . 1 i 2 said 2 said 3 . " ' [i] 'm afraid not , " he said , rasping away at the hoof . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 4 'm 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 not 6 not 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 said 9 he 12 rasping 10 said 11 , 12 rasping 16 hoof 13 away 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 16 hoof 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 7 horses 7 horses 8 . the old beast was whinnying on his shoulder . 1 the 2 old 2 old 3 beast 3 beast 5 whinnying 4 was 5 whinnying 5 whinnying 8 shoulder 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 3 may 4 remember 4 remember 5 that 5 that 7 was 7 was 8 not 8 not 9 a 9 a 10 gentle 9 a 21 . 10 gentle 15 and 15 and 18 and 18 and 19 my i shall never be released till some human being truly wishes me well . " 1 i 2 shall 2 shall 3 never 3 never 5 released 4 be 5 released 5 released 6 till 6 till 9 being 6 till 15 " 7 some 8 human 8 human 9 being 9 being 11 wishes 9 being 12 me 10 truly 11 wishes 12 me 13 well 14 . 15 " " ' [surely] , " said [i] , " the farmer can't do less than that . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 farmer 10 the 11 farmer 11 farmer 17 . 12 can't 13 do 13 do 14 less 14 less 15 than 15 than 16 that 16 that 17 . you 're shoeing the horse all round for him . " 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 shoeing 3 shoeing 5 horse 3 shoeing 8 for 4 the 5 horse 5 horse 6 all 6 all 7 round 8 for 9 him 9 him 10 . 10 . 11 " " ' [yes] , " said he , " and my nails will hold a shoe from one full moon to the next . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 and 9 " 11 my 11 my 12 nails 12 nails 13 will 12 nails 15 a 12 nails 18 one 13 will 14 hold 15 a 16 shoe 16 shoe 17 from 18 one 19 full 18 one 21 to 20 moon 21 to 21 to 22 the 21 to 23 next 21 to 24 . but farmers and [weald] clay , " said he , " are [both] [uncommon] cold and sour . " 1 but 2 farmers 2 farmers 3 and 3 and 5 clay 5 clay 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 , 9 he 19 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 are 15 cold 16 and 16 and 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 ' 25 ? 3 you 6 , 3 you 25 ? 4 believe 5 it 4 believe 6 , 6 , 7 that 6 , 8 when 8 when 9 that 8 when 11 woke 8 when 12 and 10 farmer 11 woke 12 and 13 found 13 found 16 shod 14 his 15 horse 15 horse 16 shod 16 shod 17 he 16 shod 25 ? 17 he 18 rode 18 rode 19 away 19 away 20 without 20 without 22 word 21 one 22 word 22 word 23 of 23 of 24 thanks ' [were] you invisible [?] ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 4 invisible 4 invisible 9 . 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . puck nodded , gravely . 1 puck 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 , 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 3 thought 3 thought 4 he 3 thought 5 was 5 was 7 well 6 bewitched 7 well 7 well 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 was 9 he 14 and 10 was 11 , 11 , 13 course 12 of 13 course 14 and 15 began 15 began 16 to 15 began 17 pray 15 began 19 shout 18 and 19 shout 19 shout 20 . i didn't care ! 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 care 2 didn't 4 ! ' [what] 's a novice ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 7 ' 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 novice 5 novice 6 ? 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . hugh was his name , and he had got up to go fishing hereabouts . 1 hugh 2 was 1 hugh 14 hereabouts 2 was 3 his 2 was 6 and 3 his 4 name 4 name 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 got 9 got 10 up 9 got 12 go 11 to 12 go 13 fishing 14 hereabouts 14 hereabouts 15 . his people owned all this valley . 1 his 2 people 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 2 heard 2 heard 3 the 2 heard 5 shouting 2 heard 7 and 2 heard 8 asked 3 the 4 farmer 6 , 7 and 8 asked 10 what 9 him 10 what 10 what 11 in 10 what 15 meant 11 in 12 the 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 ( 4 of 1 ( 18 ) 4 of 5 the 5 the 9 otters 9 otters 10 they 10 they 11 don't 11 don't 12 show 12 show 13 except 13 except 14 when 14 when 16 choose 15 they 16 choose 17 . 18 ) but the novice wasn't a fool . 1 but 4 wasn't 2 the 3 novice 3 novice 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 6 fool 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 1 he 25 . 2 looked 3 down 2 looked 11 saw 3 down 4 at 5 the 6 horse 5 the 9 , 6 horse 7 's 7 's 8 feet 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 saw 11 saw 12 the 11 saw 15 fastened 13 new 14 shoes 14 shoes 15 fastened 15 fastened 16 as 17 only 19 knew 19 knew 20 how 20 how 21 to 21 to 22 fasten 22 fasten 25 . ( [weland] had a [way] of turning down the nails that [folks] [called] the [smith] ['s] [clinch] . ) 1 ( 3 had 3 had 4 a 4 a 6 of 6 of 7 turning 7 turning 8 down 8 down 9 the 8 down 10 nails 10 nails 11 that 11 that 14 the 14 the 19 ) 18 . 19 ) " ' ['h'm] ! " said the novice . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 " 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 the 7 the 8 novice 8 novice 9 . " where did you get your horse shod ? " 1 " 2 where 1 " 9 ? 2 where 3 did 2 where 4 you 5 get 8 shod 6 your 7 horse 7 horse 8 shod 8 shod 9 ? 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 ' 12 priests 3 farmer 6 him 6 him 7 at 7 at 8 first 8 first 9 , 9 , 11 the 11 the 12 priests 12 priests 13 never 12 priests 20 dealings 13 never 14 liked 14 liked 17 to 17 to 18 have 18 have 19 any 20 dealings 21 with 21 with 22 the 21 with 25 . at last he confessed [that] the [smith] had done it . 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 confessed 4 confessed 11 . 6 the 8 had 8 had 9 done 9 done 10 it 10 it 11 . " what did you pay him ? " said the novice . 1 " 12 . 2 what 3 did 2 what 4 you 4 you 5 pay 5 pay 11 novice 6 him 7 ? 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 4 " 11 . 5 said 7 farmer 5 said 8 , 8 , 10 sulkily 9 very 10 sulkily " that 's less than a [christian] would have charged , " said the novice . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 less 4 less 5 than 5 than 6 a 6 a 15 novice 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 charged 10 charged 11 , 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 " 3 hope 1 " 15 " 4 you 5 threw 5 threw 6 a 6 a 7 ' 7 ' 8 thank 7 ' 10 ' 8 thank 9 you 10 ' 13 bargain 11 into 12 the 12 the 13 bargain 13 bargain 14 . 14 . 15 " " no , " said the farmer ; " [wayland-smith] 's a heathen . " 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 4 " 9 " 5 said 6 the 6 the 7 farmer 7 farmer 8 ; 9 " 11 's 11 's 13 heathen 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 " 2 then 1 " 21 " 2 then 5 reasoning 3 by 5 reasoning 4 your 5 reasoning 5 reasoning 13 ' 5 reasoning 17 he 7 ought 8 to 8 to 9 say 9 say 10 ' 10 ' 13 ' 16 if 17 he 19 me 20 ? 20 ? 21 " " don't roll about up there splitting reasons with me , " said the novice . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 roll 3 roll 5 up 4 about 5 up 5 up 6 there 5 up 8 reasons 6 there 7 splitting 8 reasons 9 with 8 reasons 15 novice 9 with 10 me 10 me 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 the 15 novice 16 . " come back to the [ford] and thank the [smith] , or you 'll be sorry . " 1 " 2 come 1 " 7 and 2 come 3 back 3 back 4 to 4 to 5 the 7 and 8 thank 8 thank 9 the 9 the 18 " 11 , 12 or 12 or 13 you 12 or 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 2 we 2 we 10 o'clock 6 again 7 it 7 it 8 was 7 it 10 o'clock 9 five 10 o'clock 10 o'clock 12 misty 11 and 12 misty 12 misty 13 still 13 still 14 under 14 under 15 the 14 under 16 oaks 16 oaks 18 farmer 17 the 18 farmer 18 farmer 21 say 19 simply 20 wouldn't 20 wouldn't 21 say 21 say 22 " 22 " 23 thank 23 thank 24 you 24 you 25 . 25 . 26 " he [said] [he] ['d] [tell] the [abbot] that the novice wanted him to worship heathen [gods] . 1 he 6 the 6 the 15 heathen 8 that 11 wanted 9 the 10 novice 9 the 11 wanted 11 wanted 12 him 11 wanted 14 worship 12 him 13 to 14 worship 15 heathen 15 heathen 17 . then [hugh] the novice lost his temper . 1 then 3 the 3 the 4 novice 4 novice 5 lost 5 lost 7 temper 6 his 7 temper 7 temper 8 . ' [did] [weland] [see] all this ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 all 1 ' 8 ' 5 all 6 this 6 this 7 ? 8 ' 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 1 ' 5 and 3 yes 4 , 5 and 6 he 5 and 7 shouted 5 and 11 when 7 shouted 10 war-cry 8 his 9 old 9 old 10 war-cry 11 when 13 farmer 11 when 15 on 11 when 19 . 12 the 13 farmer 13 farmer 14 thudded 15 on 16 to 15 on 18 ground 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 1 then 9 and 2 the 3 novice 3 novice 6 the 4 turned 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 oak 7 oak 8 tree 9 and 10 said 10 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 , 14 , 19 ! 16 of 19 ! then he picked up his fishing-rod it looked more like a tall spear than ever and tramped off down your valley . ' 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 it 2 he 3 picked 3 picked 5 his 4 up 5 his 5 his 7 it 6 fishing-rod 7 it 7 it 8 looked 7 it 22 . 8 looked 9 more 9 more 10 like 9 more 14 than 10 like 11 a 11 a 12 tall 12 tall 13 spear 14 than 15 ever 15 ever 16 and 16 and 17 tramped 17 tramped 18 off 18 off 19 down 19 down 21 valley 20 your 21 valley 22 . 23 ' ' [and] what did [poor] [weland] do ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 did 3 what 8 ? 4 did 7 do 8 ? 9 ' 8 ? 12 . 10 said 12 . ' [he] [laughed] and he cried with joy , [because] he had been released at last , and could go away . 1 ' 4 and 4 and 5 he 5 he 6 cried 6 cried 8 joy 7 with 8 joy 8 joy 9 , 9 , 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 21 away 19 could 20 go 20 go 21 away 21 away 22 . but he was an honest [old] [thing] . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 8 . 3 was 4 an 4 an 5 honest he had worked for his living and he paid his debts before he left . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 worked 3 worked 4 for 4 for 5 his 5 his 6 living 5 his 8 he 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 paid 9 paid 11 debts 9 paid 14 left 10 his 11 debts 11 debts 12 before 12 before 13 he 14 left 15 . " [i] [shall] [give] that novice a gift , " said [weland] . 1 " 9 , 5 that 6 novice 5 that 8 gift 6 novice 7 a 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 " 4 that 1 " 18 . 2 a 3 gift 2 a 4 that 4 that 8 good 5 shall 6 do 6 do 8 good 7 him 8 good 8 good 9 the 9 the 11 world 11 world 12 over 13 and 17 him 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 2 up 3 my 3 my 4 fire 4 fire 5 , 5 , 19 " 8 , 9 while 9 while 12 the 12 the 13 iron 13 iron 14 for 14 for 17 task 15 my 16 last 16 last 17 task 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 3 made 3 made 4 a 4 a 5 sword 5 sword 6 a 6 a 7 dark-grey 7 dark-grey 8 , 8 , 9 wavy-lined 9 wavy-lined 10 sword 10 sword 11 and 11 and 13 blew 13 blew 14 the 14 the 15 fire 15 fire 16 while 16 while 17 he 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 , 5 and 5 and 7 , 7 , 13 was 9 tell 10 you 10 you 11 , 11 , 13 was 13 was 14 a 14 a 16 of 16 of 17 the " old [thing] , " he said to me , wiping his forehead , " this is the best blade that [weland] [ever] made . 1 " 2 old 1 " 5 " 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 said 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 to 8 to 9 me 9 me 10 , 10 , 11 wiping 11 wiping 12 his 11 wiping 13 forehead 13 forehead 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 this 16 this 17 is 17 is 18 the 18 the 19 best 19 best 20 blade 20 blade 21 that 20 blade 24 made 24 made 25 . even the user will never know how [good] it is . 1 even 3 user 2 the 3 user 3 user 4 will 4 will 5 never 5 never 6 know 6 know 7 how 7 how 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 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 1 the 12 and 2 novice 3 came 3 came 4 first 4 first 5 of 4 first 6 all 6 all 8 waving 7 , 8 waving 8 waving 11 sword 9 his 10 new 10 new 11 sword 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 4 , 4 , 16 and 5 and 6 keep 6 keep 8 sword 7 your 8 sword 8 sword 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 go 11 go 12 with 12 with 13 your 12 with 14 sword 14 sword 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 be 17 be 19 gentle 18 as 19 gentle 19 gentle 20 as 20 as 21 you 21 you 22 are 22 are 23 strong 23 strong 24 and 24 and 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 3 went 3 went 4 to 4 to 5 bed 5 bed 6 again 6 again 7 , 7 , 11 novice 8 all 9 except 9 except 10 the 10 the 11 novice 11 novice 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 sat 15 sat 16 up 16 up 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 garth 19 garth 20 playing 20 playing 21 with 21 with 22 his 22 his 23 sword 23 sword 24 . then [weland] said to me by the stables : " [farewell] [,] [old] [thing] [;] you had the right of it . 1 then 8 stables 3 said 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 by 6 by 7 the 7 the 8 stables 8 stables 9 : 9 : 10 " 10 " 16 you 16 you 22 . 17 had 18 the 18 the 20 of 19 right 20 of 20 of 21 it 21 it 22 . you saw me come to [england] , and you see me go . 1 you 2 saw 2 saw 3 me 2 saw 4 come 4 come 5 to 5 to 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 you 9 you 10 see 10 see 11 me 11 me 12 go 12 go 13 . farewell ! " 1 farewell 2 ! 2 ! 3 " that was how it happened . 1 that 2 was 1 that 3 how 3 how 4 it 4 it 5 happened 5 happened 6 . i saw it . ' 1 i 2 saw 2 saw 3 it 3 it 4 . 4 . 5 ' both children drew a long breath . 1 both 2 children 2 children 3 drew 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 8 novice 3 what 9 ? 4 happened 5 to 5 to 7 the 7 the 8 novice 9 ? 13 . 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [and] the sword ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 the 1 ' 6 ' 3 the 4 sword 4 sword 5 ? 6 ' 7 said 7 said 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 19 . 2 looked 3 down 3 down 4 the 4 the 14 shadow 8 all 9 quiet 9 quiet 11 cool 10 and 11 cool 11 cool 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 shadow 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 7 near 2 corncrake 16 brook 3 jarred 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 hay-field 7 near 8 by 8 by 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 the 12 small 12 small 13 trouts 13 trouts 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 brook 16 brook 17 began 16 brook 20 . 17 began 18 to 18 to 19 jump ' [do] you really want to know ? ' 1 ' 9 ' 3 you 4 really 3 you 8 ? 4 really 5 want 5 want 7 know 6 to 7 know 8 ? 9 ' puck said . 1 puck 2 said 2 said 3 . ' [we] do , ' cried the [children] . 1 ' 3 do 1 ' 9 . 4 , 5 ' 4 , 9 . 5 ' 6 cried 6 cried 7 the ' [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 2 'll 7 far 2 'll 12 ' 3 walk 4 with 4 with 5 you 6 as 7 far 7 far 8 as 8 as 9 the 9 the 10 gate 11 . 12 ' ' [will] you be here when we come again ? ' they asked . 1 ' 10 ? 1 ' 11 ' 3 you 6 when 4 be 6 when 5 here 6 when 6 when 7 we 7 we 8 come 8 come 9 again 9 again 10 ? 11 ' 12 they 12 they 13 asked 13 asked 14 . ' [surely] , sure-ly , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 6 ' 3 , 4 sure-ly 4 sure-ly 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [i] ['ve] [been] here some time already . 1 ' 8 already 5 here 7 time 6 some 7 time 7 time 8 already 8 already 9 . one minute first , please . ' 1 one 2 minute 2 minute 5 please 2 minute 6 . 3 first 4 , 4 , 5 please 6 . 7 ' he gave them each three leaves [one] [of] [oak] , one of [ash] and one of [thorn] . 1 he 2 gave 2 gave 3 them 2 gave 4 each 4 each 5 three 5 three 6 leaves 6 leaves 10 , 10 , 11 one 11 one 12 of 11 one 18 . 12 of 16 of 14 and 15 one 15 one 16 of ' [bite] these , ' said he . 1 ' 5 ' 3 these 4 , 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 2 bit 1 they 5 and 1 they 7 themselves 1 they 14 lower 2 bit 3 hard 4 , 5 and 6 found 7 themselves 7 themselves 8 walking 7 themselves 9 side 9 side 10 by 9 side 11 side 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 lower 14 lower 15 gate 15 gate 16 . their father was leaning over it . 1 their 2 father 2 father 3 was 2 father 4 leaning 4 leaning 5 over 5 over 6 it 6 it 7 . ' [and] how did your play go ? ' he asked . 1 ' 9 ' 3 how 4 did 3 how 6 play 5 your 6 play 6 play 7 go 6 play 8 ? 6 play 9 ' 9 ' 10 he 10 he 11 asked 11 asked 12 . ' [oh] , splendidly , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 6 ' 3 , 4 splendidly 4 splendidly 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [only] afterwards , [i] think , [we] [went] to sleep . 1 ' 3 afterwards 3 afterwards 4 , 4 , 6 think 6 think 7 , 7 , 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 5 and 5 and 6 quiet 6 quiet 7 . don't you remember , [una] ? ' 1 don't 2 you 2 you 3 remember 3 remember 4 , 4 , 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' una shook her head and said nothing . 1 una 2 shook 2 shook 3 her 2 shook 4 head 2 shook 7 nothing 5 and 6 said 6 said 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 . ' [i] see , ' said her father . 1 ' 3 see 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 5 ' 9 . 6 said 8 father 7 her 8 father but why are you chewing leaves at your time of life , daughter ? 1 but 13 daughter 1 but 14 ? 2 why 5 chewing 3 are 4 you 3 are 5 chewing 4 you 5 chewing 5 chewing 6 leaves 5 chewing 13 daughter 7 at 9 time 8 your 9 time 9 time 11 life 10 of 11 life 11 life 12 , 12 , 13 daughter for fun ? ' 1 for 2 fun 1 for 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' ' [no] . 1 ' 3 . it was for something , but [i] can't exactly remember , ' said [una] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 remember 2 was 3 for 3 for 4 something 4 something 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 can't 8 can't 9 exactly 10 remember 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . and neither of them could till 1 and 2 neither 2 neither 5 could 3 of 4 them 3 of 5 could 5 could 6 till [a] [tree] [song] sing [oak] and [ash] and [thorn] , [good] [sirs] [(] all of a [midsummer] morn ) [!] 1 sing 11 all 3 and 5 and 5 and 7 , 7 , 11 all 11 all 12 of 12 of 13 a 13 a 15 morn 15 morn 16 ) surely we sing no little [thing] , [in] [oak] and [ash] [and] [thorn] [!] 1 surely 2 we 1 surely 10 and 3 sing 4 no 4 no 5 little 4 no 7 , 7 , 10 and sing [oak] and [ash] and [thorn] , [good] [sirs] [(] all of a [midsummer] morn ) [!] 1 sing 11 all 3 and 5 and 5 and 7 , 7 , 11 all 11 all 12 of 12 of 13 a 13 a 15 morn 15 morn 16 ) england [shall] bide [till] [judgement] [tide] , [by] [oak] and [ash] and [thorn] [!] 1 england 3 bide 3 bide 7 , 7 , 10 and 10 and 12 and [young] [men] [at] [the] [manor] the trees closing overhead made long tunnels through which the sunshine worked in blobs and patches . 1 the 2 trees 2 trees 4 overhead 3 closing 4 overhead 4 overhead 5 made 5 made 6 long 5 made 7 tunnels 5 made 14 blobs 8 through 9 which 9 which 10 the 10 the 11 sunshine 11 sunshine 12 worked 12 worked 13 in 13 in 14 blobs 14 blobs 15 and 15 and 16 patches 15 and 17 . ' [we] ['ve] [got] [half] a dozen , ' said [dan] , after a warm , wet [hour] . 1 ' 6 a 1 ' 8 , 6 a 7 dozen 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 after 13 after 14 a 14 a 15 warm 15 warm 16 , 16 , 17 wet 17 wet 19 . ' [i] vote we go up to [stone] [bay] and try [long] [pool] . ' 1 ' 3 vote 1 ' 15 ' 4 we 5 go 5 go 6 up 6 up 7 to 7 to 10 and 10 and 11 try 11 try 14 . 14 . 15 ' when they were in the open they nearly fell down with astonishment . 1 when 7 they 1 when 13 . 2 they 3 were 2 they 7 they 3 were 4 in 4 in 5 the 6 open 7 they 7 they 8 nearly 7 they 12 astonishment 8 nearly 9 fell 9 fell 10 down 11 with 12 astonishment on his back sat an old , white-haired man dressed in a loose glimmery gown of chain-mail . 1 on 2 his 1 on 3 back 3 back 4 sat 4 sat 10 dressed 5 an 6 old 5 an 9 man 7 , 8 white-haired 7 , 9 man 9 man 10 dressed 10 dressed 11 in 10 dressed 15 gown 10 dressed 17 chain-mail 10 dressed 18 . 11 in 12 a 12 a 13 loose 13 loose 14 glimmery 16 of 17 chain-mail he was bare-headed , and a nut-shaped iron helmet hung at his saddle-bow . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 bare-headed 3 bare-headed 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 a 5 and 10 hung 6 a 7 nut-shaped 6 a 8 iron 8 iron 9 helmet 10 hung 11 at 11 at 12 his 12 his 13 saddle-bow 13 saddle-bow 14 . ' [look] ! ' said [una] , as [though] [dan] were not staring his very eyes out . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 as 8 as 18 . 11 were 13 staring 12 not 13 staring 13 staring 17 out 14 his 15 very 14 his 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 out 17 out 18 . ' [it] 's like the picture in [your] [room] ["] [sir] [isumbras] [at] the [ford] ["] . ' 1 ' 18 ' 3 's 4 like 4 like 5 the 5 the 6 picture 6 picture 7 in 7 in 14 the 14 the 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [they] [should] be here now , [sir] [richard] , ' said [puck] 's deep voice [among] [the] [willow-herb] [.] 1 ' 4 be 1 ' 11 ' 1 ' 16 voice 5 here 6 now 6 now 7 , 7 , 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 14 's 15 deep 15 deep 16 voice ' [they] are here , ' the knight said , and he smiled at [dan] with the string of trouts in his hand . 1 ' 3 are 1 ' 6 ' 4 here 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 24 . 7 the 8 knight 8 knight 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 smiled 13 smiled 14 at 14 at 18 string 16 with 17 the 17 the 18 string 18 string 19 of 19 of 20 trouts 20 trouts 21 in 21 in 22 his 21 in 24 . 22 his 23 hand ' [there] seems [no] [great] [change] [in] [boys] since mine fished this water . ' 1 ' 3 seems 3 seems 11 fished 9 since 11 fished 10 mine 11 fished 11 fished 13 water 11 fished 14 . 12 this 13 water 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 3 horse 3 horse 4 turned 4 turned 5 and 5 and 6 hoisted 6 hoisted 7 himself 7 himself 8 into 7 himself 10 pasture 9 the 10 pasture 10 pasture 11 with 11 with 12 a 12 a 13 kick 13 kick 14 and 14 and 15 a 15 a 16 scramble 16 scramble 17 that 17 that 18 tore 18 tore 19 the 18 tore 21 down 19 the 20 clods 21 down 22 rattling 22 rattling 23 . ' [your] pardon ! ' said [sir] [richard] to [dan] . 1 ' 5 ' 1 ' 6 said 1 ' 9 to 3 pardon 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 9 to 11 . ' [when] [these] lands [were] [mine] , [i] [never] [loved] that mounted men should cross the brook [except] by the paved ford . 1 ' 4 lands 4 lands 7 , 4 lands 17 brook 7 , 11 that 11 that 12 mounted 13 men 14 should 14 should 15 cross 14 should 16 the 16 the 17 brook 17 brook 22 ford 19 by 20 the 20 the 21 paved 20 the 22 ford 22 ford 23 . but [my] [swallow] here was thirsty , and [i] wished to meet you . ' 1 but 4 here 4 here 5 was 5 was 6 thirsty 6 thirsty 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 wished 10 wished 11 to 11 to 12 meet 12 meet 13 you 13 you 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [we] ['re] very glad you 've come , sir , ' said [dan.'it] doesn't matter in the least about the banks . ' 1 ' 10 sir 1 ' 24 ' 4 very 5 glad 5 glad 6 you 6 you 7 've 7 've 8 come 8 come 9 , 9 , 10 sir 11 , 13 said 11 , 22 banks 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 doesn't 15 doesn't 16 matter 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 least 19 least 20 about 20 about 21 the 21 the 22 banks 22 banks 23 . 23 . 24 ' una walked behind [with] [puck] . 1 una 2 walked 2 walked 3 behind 3 behind 6 . she remembered everything now . 1 she 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 everything 3 everything 4 now 3 everything 5 . ' [i] s'pose not , ' [una] answered . 1 ' 3 s'pose 3 s'pose 4 not 3 s'pose 9 . 4 not 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 answered ' [but] you said that all the [fair] [people] of the [hills] had left [england] . ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 said 4 said 5 that 5 that 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 17 ' 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 ' 3 they 1 ' 18 and 3 they 4 have 4 have 5 ; 5 ; 6 but 6 but 10 that 10 that 12 should 11 you 12 should 12 should 13 come 13 come 14 and 14 and 15 go 15 go 16 and 16 and 17 look 18 and 23 ? 20 , 21 didn't 20 , 23 ? the knight isn't a fairy [.] 1 the 2 knight 2 knight 5 fairy 3 isn't 5 fairy 4 a 5 fairy he 's [sir] [richard] [dalyngridge] , a [very] old friend of mine [.] 1 he 2 's 1 he 7 a 2 's 6 , 7 a 12 mine 9 old 10 friend 10 friend 11 of 11 of 12 mine he came over [with] [william] the [conqueror] , and he wants to see you particularly . ' 1 he 2 came 2 came 3 over 3 over 6 the 6 the 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 wants 11 wants 14 you 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 you 14 you 15 particularly 15 particularly 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [what] for ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 5 ' 1 ' 6 said 3 for 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' 6 said 8 . ' [on] account [of] your great wisdom and learning , ' [puck] replied , without a twinkle . 1 ' 3 account 1 ' 11 ' 5 your 6 great 6 great 7 wisdom 7 wisdom 8 and 8 and 9 learning 9 learning 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 13 replied 11 ' 18 . 14 , 15 without 15 without 16 a 16 a 17 twinkle 17 twinkle 18 . ' [us] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 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 1 ' 6 know 1 ' 15 , 1 ' 25 . 10 not 11 to 11 to 12 say 12 say 13 it 13 it 15 , 16 and 19 the 16 and 24 fractions 16 and 25 . 19 the 20 most 20 most 21 awful 23 of 24 fractions he can't mean us ! ' 1 he 2 can't 1 he 6 ' 2 can't 3 mean 2 can't 4 us 5 ! 6 ' ' [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 ' 4 says 1 ' 16 . 4 says 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 going 7 going 9 tell 8 to 9 tell 10 what 11 happened 10 what 16 . 11 happened 12 to 12 to 15 sword he 's got it . 1 he 3 got 2 's 3 got 3 got 4 it 4 it 5 . isn't it splendid ? ' 1 isn't 2 it 2 it 3 splendid 2 it 5 ' 4 ? 5 ' ' [nay] nay , ' said [sir] [richard] , dismounting as they reached the [ring] , in the bend of the mill-stream bank . 1 ' 3 nay 1 ' 23 bank 3 nay 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 9 , 9 , 10 dismounting 10 dismounting 11 as 11 as 12 they 13 reached 14 the 13 reached 19 bend 16 , 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 bend 19 bend 20 of 20 of 21 the 20 of 23 bank 21 the 22 mill-stream 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 2 slipped 3 the 3 the 4 bit 3 the 13 ruby-red 4 bit 5 out 5 out 6 of 8 's 9 mouth 9 mouth 13 ruby-red 10 , 13 ruby-red 11 dropped 12 the 12 the 13 ruby-red 13 ruby-red 14 reins 13 ruby-red 15 over 13 ruby-red 21 wise 16 his 17 head 17 head 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 wise 20 the 21 wise 21 wise 22 horse 22 horse 24 off 22 horse 26 graze 23 moved 24 off 25 to 26 graze 26 graze 27 . sir [richard] [(] [they] [noticed] [he] [limped] [a] [little] [)] [unslung] [his] [great] [sword] . 1 sir 15 . ' [that] 's it , ' [dan] [whispered] to [una] . 1 ' 6 ' 3 's 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 9 to 6 ' 11 . ' [this] is the sword that [brother] [hugh] had [from] [wayland-smith] , ' [sir] [richard] said . 1 ' 5 sword 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 sword 5 sword 6 that 5 sword 12 , 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 2 half 1 he 8 and 2 half 3 drew 3 drew 7 sheath 4 it 7 sheath 5 from 7 sheath 6 its 7 sheath 8 and 10 it 10 it 13 . ' [now] , what [thing] made [those] ? ' said he . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 11 he 4 what 6 made 4 what 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 11 he 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . ' [i] know not , but you , perhaps , can say . ' 1 ' 8 , 3 know 4 not 4 not 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 you 7 you 8 , 8 , 14 ' 9 perhaps 10 , 10 , 11 can 11 can 12 say 12 say 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [tell] them all the tale , [sir] [richard] , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 11 ' 3 them 4 all 4 all 5 the 5 the 6 tale 6 tale 7 , 7 , 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [it] [concerns] their land somewhat . ' 1 ' 7 . 4 their 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 ' 3 the 3 the 4 beginning 4 beginning 5 , 5 , 6 then 6 then 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 11 said 11 said 12 , 12 , 15 it 12 , 19 , 12 , 25 . 17 your 18 land 18 land 19 , 21 will 22 tell 22 tell 23 the 23 the 24 tale 24 tale 25 . i did not then know that [england] would conquer me . 1 i 2 did 1 i 11 . 2 did 3 not 2 did 5 know 3 not 4 then 5 know 6 that 8 would 9 conquer 9 conquer 10 me 10 me 11 . we went up to [santlache] with [the] [rest] a very great host of us . ' 1 we 16 ' 2 went 3 up 3 up 4 to 4 to 6 with 6 with 12 host 9 a 10 very 9 a 12 host 10 very 11 great 12 host 13 of 13 of 14 us 14 us 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [does] [that] mean [the] [battle] of [hastings] [ten] [sixty-six] ? ' 1 ' 4 mean 1 ' 11 ? 4 mean 7 of 11 ? 12 ' una whispered , and [puck] nodded , so as not to interrupt . 1 una 2 whispered 2 whispered 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 6 nodded 6 nodded 7 , 7 , 8 so 8 so 9 as 9 as 10 not 10 not 11 to 11 to 12 interrupt 12 interrupt 13 . ' [at] [santlache] , over the hill yonder ' he pointed south-eastward [towards] [fairlight] ' [we] [found] [harold] ['s] [men] . 1 ' 4 , 4 , 21 . 5 over 6 the 5 over 7 hill 5 over 9 ' 7 hill 8 yonder 9 ' 10 he 9 ' 15 ' 10 he 11 pointed 12 south-eastward 15 ' 15 ' 21 . we fought . 1 we 2 fought 2 fought 3 . at the day 's end they ran . 1 at 2 the 1 at 5 end 2 the 3 day 4 's 5 end 5 end 6 they 6 they 7 ran 7 ran 8 . there a single [saxon] cried out to me in [french] , and we fought [together] . 1 there 2 a 2 a 3 single 3 single 14 fought 5 cried 6 out 6 out 7 to 7 to 8 me 8 me 9 in 9 in 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 we 13 we 14 fought 14 fought 16 . i should have known his voice , but we fought together . 1 i 2 should 1 i 9 we 2 should 3 have 2 should 4 known 4 known 6 voice 4 known 8 but 5 his 6 voice 7 , 8 but 9 we 11 together 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 5 neither 2 a 3 long 2 a 5 neither 3 long 4 time 5 neither 7 any 6 had 7 any 7 any 8 advantage 8 advantage 9 , 9 , 11 by 10 till 11 by 11 by 12 pure 11 by 13 ill-fortune 13 ill-fortune 15 foot 14 his 15 foot 15 foot 16 slipped 16 slipped 17 and 16 slipped 21 from 16 slipped 24 . 17 and 18 his 17 and 20 flew 18 his 19 sword 21 from 22 his 22 his 23 hand " [a] [plague] on my sword , " said he . 1 " 4 on 4 on 5 my 4 on 6 sword 6 sword 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " it has lost me my first fight . 1 " 2 it 1 " 9 . 2 it 4 lost 2 it 8 fight 3 has 4 lost 5 me 8 fight 6 my 7 first 7 first 8 fight you have spared my life . 1 you 2 have 2 have 3 spared 3 spared 4 my 4 my 5 life 5 life 6 . take my sword . " 1 take 2 my 2 my 3 sword 3 sword 4 . 4 . 5 " ( the children looked at the sword as though it might speak again . ) 1 ( 2 the 1 ( 4 looked 1 ( 15 ) 2 the 3 children 4 looked 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 sword 7 sword 8 as 8 as 9 though 8 as 10 it 11 might 12 speak 12 speak 13 again 13 again 14 . 14 . 15 ) thus , see you , he saved my life . 1 thus 2 , 1 thus 7 saved 1 thus 10 . 3 see 4 you 4 you 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 saved 7 saved 9 life 8 my 9 life he put me on my horse and led me through the woods ten long miles to this valley . ' 1 he 2 put 2 put 3 me 2 put 4 on 4 on 5 my 4 on 6 horse 6 horse 20 ' 7 and 8 led 8 led 9 me 9 me 10 through 10 through 11 the 11 the 12 woods 12 woods 15 miles 13 ten 14 long 13 ten 15 miles 15 miles 16 to 15 miles 18 valley 16 to 17 this 18 valley 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [to] here , d'you [mean] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 7 ? 1 ' 8 ' 3 here 7 ? 4 , 5 d'you 4 , 7 ? 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [to] this very valley . 1 ' 5 valley 1 ' 6 . 3 this 4 very 3 this 5 valley we came in [by] the [lower] [ford] under the [king] ['s] [hill] yonder ' he pointed eastward where the valley widens . 1 we 2 came 2 came 3 in 3 in 13 yonder 5 the 8 under 8 under 9 the 9 the 13 yonder 13 yonder 14 ' 14 ' 15 he 15 he 16 pointed 16 pointed 17 eastward 17 eastward 22 . 18 where 19 the 19 the 20 valley 20 valley 21 widens 21 widens 22 . ' [and] was that [saxon] [hugh] the novice ? ' 1 ' 8 novice 3 was 4 that 4 that 7 the 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 7 that 8 . ' [why] [wouldn't] he ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 6 ' 1 ' 7 said 4 he 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 7 said 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 8 me 2 was 4 very 4 very 7 tempted 8 me 9 to 9 to 11 it 11 it 12 , 11 it 19 that 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 we 14 we 15 had 15 had 17 met 16 not 17 met 17 met 18 since 19 that 20 day 20 day 21 . i [remember] [i] warned him to beware of sorcery and quick enchantments . ' 1 i 5 him 4 warned 5 him 5 him 6 to 5 him 12 enchantments 6 to 7 beware 7 beware 8 of 8 of 10 and 9 sorcery 10 and 10 and 11 quick 12 enchantments 14 ' 13 . 14 ' sir [richard] [smiled] [to] [himself] . 1 sir 6 . ' [i] was [very] [young] [very] [young] ! 1 ' 8 ! 3 was 8 ! ' [when] we came to his house [here] we had almost forgotten that we had been at blows . 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 19 . 3 we 4 came 4 came 5 to 5 to 7 house 6 his 7 house 9 we 10 had 10 had 12 forgotten 10 had 13 that 11 almost 12 forgotten 13 that 16 been 14 we 16 been 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 at 17 at 18 blows 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 4 midnight 2 was 3 near 4 midnight 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 the 6 and 10 was 10 was 18 . 13 men 14 and 14 and 15 women 15 women 17 news 16 waiting 17 news 17 news 18 . there [i] first [saw] [his] [sister] , the [lady] [aelueva] , of whom he [had] spoken to us in [france] [.] 1 there 3 first 3 first 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 11 , 11 , 16 spoken 12 of 13 whom 13 whom 14 he 14 he 16 spoken 16 spoken 17 to 17 to 18 us 18 us 19 in " ' [this] is thy fault , " said [the] [lady] [aelueva] to me , and she kneeled above him and called for wine and cloths . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 5 thy 4 is 5 thy 5 thy 6 fault 6 fault 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 13 to 13 to 14 me 14 me 15 , 14 me 20 him 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 kneeled 17 she 18 kneeled 18 kneeled 19 above 19 above 20 him 20 him 22 called 21 and 22 called 22 called 23 for 22 called 27 . 23 for 24 wine 24 wine 25 and 25 and 26 cloths " ' [if] [i] had known , " [i] answered , " he should have ridden and [i] [walked] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 , 5 had 6 known 6 known 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 12 " 10 answered 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 should 14 should 15 have 15 have 16 ridden 15 have 20 . 16 ridden 17 and but he set me on my horse ; he made no complaint ; he walked beside me and spoke merrily throughout . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 set 1 but 12 complaint 3 set 4 me 3 set 5 on 5 on 7 horse 6 my 7 horse 8 ; 9 he 9 he 10 made 10 made 12 complaint 11 no 12 complaint 12 complaint 20 merrily 13 ; 14 he 13 ; 15 walked 15 walked 16 beside 15 walked 18 and 16 beside 17 me 18 and 19 spoke 19 spoke 20 merrily 20 merrily 21 throughout 21 throughout 22 . i pray [i] have done him no harm . " 1 i 2 pray 2 pray 4 have 4 have 5 done 5 done 8 harm 6 him 7 no 7 no 8 harm 8 harm 9 . 9 . 10 " " ' [thou] hast need to pray , " she said , catching up her underlip . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 2 ' 4 hast 5 need 6 to 5 need 7 pray 7 pray 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 she 10 she 11 said 11 said 12 , 11 said 16 underlip 12 , 13 catching 13 catching 14 up 14 up 15 her 16 underlip 17 . " if he dies , thou shalt hang . " 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 dies 4 dies 5 , 5 , 10 " 6 thou 7 shalt 7 shalt 8 hang 8 hang 9 . 9 . 10 " they cracked nuts with their knife-hilts the while . ' 1 they 3 nuts 1 they 5 their 2 cracked 3 nuts 4 with 5 their 5 their 6 knife-hilts 6 knife-hilts 7 the 7 the 8 while 7 the 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [and] how did you feel ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 did 3 how 4 did 4 did 6 feel 4 did 7 ? 5 you 6 feel 7 ? 11 . 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [very] [weary] [;] but [i] did [heartily] pray for my schoolmate [hugh] his health . 1 ' 5 but 1 ' 15 health 5 but 7 did 7 did 9 pray 9 pray 11 my 10 for 11 my 11 my 12 schoolmate 14 his 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 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 20 forgot 9 it 10 was 9 it 13 that 11 his 12 boast 12 boast 13 that 13 that 14 , 13 that 19 he 14 , 15 like 14 , 18 , 15 like 17 father 16 his 17 father 19 he 20 forgot 20 forgot 23 that 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 6 his 1 he 17 eagle 2 was 3 little 2 was 4 , 4 , 5 like 6 his 7 father 7 father 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 terrible 9 but 11 , 11 , 12 with 12 with 13 a 13 a 14 nose 15 like 16 an 16 an 17 eagle 17 eagle 18 's 17 eagle 25 eagle 17 eagle 26 . 18 's 19 nose 19 nose 20 and 20 and 21 yellow 21 yellow 22 eyes 23 like 24 an 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 2 rode 1 he 3 tall 3 tall 4 warhorses 4 warhorses 5 roans 5 roans 6 , 5 roans 10 himself 6 , 7 which 7 which 8 he 9 bred 10 himself 10 himself 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 15 abide 14 never 15 abide 15 abide 17 be 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 helped 18 helped 19 into 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 1 he 24 . 2 saw 3 the 2 saw 5 hanging 3 the 4 rope 4 rope 5 hanging 5 hanging 6 from 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 beam 8 beam 9 and 9 and 12 and 10 laughed 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 his 13 his 14 men 16 , 17 for 16 , 19 was 19 was 22 to 19 was 24 . 22 to 23 rise show me , boy , to whom thou owest most , and we will pay them out of hand . " ' 1 show 2 me 2 me 3 , 2 me 8 thou 3 , 4 boy 4 boy 5 , 6 to 7 whom 7 whom 8 thou 8 thou 9 owest 9 owest 10 most 9 owest 11 , 9 owest 13 we 9 owest 19 hand 9 owest 21 " 11 , 12 and 14 will 15 pay 15 pay 16 them 16 them 17 out 17 out 18 of 17 out 19 hand 20 . 21 " 21 " 22 ' ' [what] did he [mean] ? 1 ' 6 ? 3 did 4 he 3 did 6 ? to kill ' em ? ' said [dan] . 1 to 2 kill 2 kill 3 ' 3 ' 6 ' 4 em 5 ? 4 em 6 ' 6 ' 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 4 at 1 but 9 she 4 at 5 the 9 she 14 , 10 stood 11 among 11 among 12 her 11 among 13 maids 13 maids 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 her 16 her 19 her 18 beside 19 her 19 her 20 . de [aquila] 's [men] had driven them all [into] the [great] [hall] . ' 1 de 3 's 3 's 10 the 5 had 6 driven 6 driven 7 them 7 them 8 all 8 all 10 the 10 the 14 ' 13 . 14 ' ' [was] she [pretty] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 6 ' 1 ' 7 said 3 she 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 7 said 9 . ' [as] [i] looked at her [i] [thought] [i] [might] [save] her and her house [by] a jest . 1 ' 18 jest 1 ' 19 . 4 looked 5 at 4 looked 17 a 5 at 6 her 6 her 12 her 12 her 13 and 13 and 14 her 14 her 15 house 17 a 18 jest but my voice shook . 1 but 4 shook 2 my 3 voice 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 12 man 1 it 13 . 2 is 4 was 2 is 5 not 3 it 4 was 5 not 7 to 6 good 7 to 7 to 8 jest 9 with 12 man 10 that 11 little 11 little 12 man ' [all] were silent awhile , [till] [de] [aquila] [laughed] . 1 ' 11 . 3 were 4 silent 4 silent 5 awhile 5 awhile 6 , 6 , 11 . " look , men a miracle , " said he . 1 " 2 look 1 " 8 " 3 , 4 men 3 , 5 a 5 a 6 miracle 6 miracle 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . by the [saints] , " he said , rubbing his nose , " [i] never thought [england] would be so easy won ! 1 by 2 the 1 by 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 rubbing 9 rubbing 10 his 10 his 11 nose 11 nose 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 23 ! 15 never 20 so 15 never 22 won 16 thought 18 would 18 would 19 be 19 be 20 so 20 so 21 easy 22 won 23 ! surely [i] can do no less than give the lad what he has taken . 1 surely 8 give 3 can 4 do 4 do 5 no 4 do 7 than 6 less 7 than 7 than 8 give 8 give 9 the 9 the 10 lad 10 lad 11 what 10 lad 12 he 12 he 13 has 13 has 14 taken 14 taken 15 . this [manor] shall be thine , boy , " he said , ["] [till] [i] come again , or till thou art slain . 1 this 3 shall 3 shall 4 be 4 be 5 thine 5 thine 6 , 6 , 10 he 7 boy 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 , 12 , 24 . 16 come 17 again 17 again 18 , 18 , 19 or 19 or 20 till 20 till 21 thou 20 till 23 slain 21 thou 22 art 23 slain 24 . now , mount , men , and ride . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 mount 3 mount 4 , 4 , 5 men 5 men 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 ride 8 ride 9 . we follow our [duke] [into] [kent] to make him [king] [of] [england] . " 1 we 2 follow 1 we 3 our 1 we 14 " 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 him 9 him 13 . 13 . 14 " " ' [hark] to me , " he said , fretting with his great [war-gloves] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 " 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 fretting 11 fretting 12 with 12 with 13 his 12 with 16 . 13 his 14 great " ' [alas] , [i] have no cunning , " said [i] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 " 4 , 6 have 6 have 7 no 7 no 8 cunning 7 no 10 " 8 cunning 9 , 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " ' [not] [yet] , " said he , hopping abroad , foot in stirrup , and poking his horse in the belly with his toe . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 he 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 , 9 , 10 hopping 10 hopping 11 abroad 11 abroad 12 , 12 , 13 foot 13 foot 14 in 13 foot 27 . 14 in 15 stirrup 15 stirrup 16 , 15 stirrup 20 horse 16 , 17 and 18 poking 20 horse 19 his 20 horse 20 horse 21 in 21 in 23 belly 22 the 23 belly 23 belly 26 toe 24 with 25 his 25 his 26 toe " not yet , but [i] [think] thou hast a good teacher . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 yet 3 yet 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 8 thou 8 thou 9 hast 8 thou 13 . 9 hast 11 good 10 a 11 good 11 good 12 teacher farewell ! 1 farewell 2 ! hold the [manor] and live . 1 hold 2 the 1 hold 4 and 4 and 5 live 5 live 6 . lose the [manor] and hang , " he said , and spurred out , his shield-straps squeaking behind him . 1 lose 2 the 1 lose 4 and 4 and 5 hang 5 hang 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 said 8 he 15 his 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 spurred 12 spurred 13 out 12 spurred 14 , 15 his 16 shield-straps 16 shield-straps 19 him 17 squeaking 19 him 18 behind 19 him 19 him 20 . ' [and] that was [here] at [home] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 that 1 ' 9 ' 1 ' 10 said 3 that 4 was 6 at 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 10 said 12 . ' [yes] , [here] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 5 . see ! 1 see 2 ! a hornets ' nest indeed ! 1 a 5 indeed 2 hornets 3 ' 2 hornets 4 nest 4 nest 5 indeed 5 indeed 6 ! " ' [how] [could] [i] [know] that [de] [aquila] would [give] it me ? " 1 " 2 ' 1 " 14 ? 2 ' 7 that 7 that 10 would 12 it 13 me 12 it 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 " 8 had 2 if 4 had 4 had 5 told 5 told 6 him 8 had 9 spent 9 spent 11 night 10 my 11 night 11 night 13 your 12 in 13 your 13 your 14 halter 13 your 15 he 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 have 17 have 18 burned 18 burned 20 place 19 the 20 place 20 place 21 twice 21 twice 22 over 21 twice 23 by 23 by 24 now 23 by 26 " 24 now 25 . 25 . 26 " " ' [lady] , " said [i] , " there is no captive in this valley except one , and he is not a [saxon] . " 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 5 " 27 " 6 said 9 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 is 10 there 11 is 11 is 12 no 13 captive 15 this 14 in 15 this 15 this 16 valley 16 valley 20 and 17 except 18 one 18 one 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 he 21 he 22 is 22 is 24 a 23 not 24 a 24 a 26 . 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 5 the 6 face 6 face 8 war 7 of 8 war 8 war 9 ! we [heard] [de] [aquila] ['s] [trumpets] blow [thin] [through] the woods [kentward] . 1 we 7 blow 7 blow 10 the 10 the 11 woods 11 woods 13 . " ' [shall] we hang these ? " said my men . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 12 . 2 ' 4 we 4 we 5 hang 6 these 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 men 9 said 12 . 10 my 11 men " ' [none] , " said they all . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 5 " 9 . 6 said 7 they 8 all 9 . " she bade us hang thee if our master died . 1 " 2 she 2 she 3 bade 3 bade 4 us 3 bade 6 thee 5 hang 6 thee 6 thee 10 died 6 thee 11 . 7 if 10 died 8 our 9 master 9 master 10 died and we would have hanged thee . 1 and 2 we 2 we 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 hanged 4 have 7 . 5 hanged 6 thee there is no more to it . " 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 no 3 no 4 more 4 more 8 " 5 to 6 it 6 it 7 . 7 . 8 " " ' [norman] or [saxon] , " said [i] , " we must beat them back , or they will rob us every day . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 " 4 or 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 we 12 we 13 must 13 must 14 beat 14 beat 15 them 15 them 16 back 15 them 19 they 16 back 17 , 17 , 18 or 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 2 at 3 them 2 at 6 arms 4 with 6 arms 5 any 6 arms 6 arms 8 have 7 ye 8 have 8 have 9 ! 9 ! 10 " we beat them off , and saved our pork . 1 we 8 our 2 beat 3 them 3 them 4 off 4 off 5 , 4 off 7 saved 5 , 6 and 7 saved 8 our 8 our 9 pork 9 pork 10 . one hundred and seventy pigs we saved in that great battle . ' 1 one 2 hundred 2 hundred 3 and 2 hundred 4 seventy 4 seventy 6 we 4 seventy 7 saved 5 pigs 6 we 7 saved 8 in 8 in 9 that 9 that 10 great 9 that 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 1 said 3 to 1 said 20 " 3 to 4 me 3 to 5 , 4 me 5 , 5 , 6 riding 6 riding 7 home 7 home 8 : 8 : 9 " 8 : 10 thou 10 thou 11 hast 11 hast 12 gone 12 gone 13 far 14 to 15 conquer 14 to 19 . 15 conquer 17 this 17 this 18 evening 19 . 20 " i answered [:] " [england] must be thine and mine , then . 1 i 2 answered 1 i 13 . 4 " 6 must 6 must 7 be 6 must 13 . 7 be 8 thine 8 thine 12 then 9 and 10 mine 9 and 11 , 11 , 12 then help me , [hugh] , to deal [aright] with [these] [people] . 1 help 2 me 2 me 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 to 6 to 7 deal 7 deal 9 with 9 with 12 . " that may well be true , " said he , and gave me his hand . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 may 3 may 4 well 3 may 5 be 5 be 6 true 6 true 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 , 10 he 15 his 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 gave 13 gave 14 me 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 " 3 the 1 " 17 pack 1 " 22 " 3 the 4 devil 4 devil 5 we 5 we 6 know 5 we 7 than 8 the 9 devil 8 the 17 pack 9 devil 10 we 10 we 11 know 11 know 12 not 12 not 13 , 13 , 14 till 14 till 15 we 15 we 16 can 18 you 20 home 20 home 21 . 21 . 22 " and so , too , said [his] [saxons] ; and they laughed as we drove the pigs [downhill] [.] 1 and 2 so 1 and 17 pigs 2 so 3 , 3 , 4 too 4 too 5 , 5 , 11 they 6 said 9 ; 9 ; 10 and 10 and 11 they 12 laughed 13 as 13 as 14 we 14 we 15 drove 15 drove 16 the 16 the 17 pigs but [i] think [some] of them , even [then] , began not to hate me . ' 1 but 3 think 3 think 5 of 5 of 6 them 6 them 7 , 7 , 8 even 8 even 10 , 10 , 11 began 11 began 12 not 12 not 13 to 12 not 14 hate 14 hate 15 me 15 me 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [i] like [brother] [hugh] , ' said [una] , softly . 1 ' 3 like 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 2 by 1 side 3 side 3 side 5 fought 3 side 19 landless 4 we 5 fought 6 against 7 all 6 against 19 landless 7 all 8 who 8 who 9 came 9 came 10 thrice 11 a 12 week 12 week 13 sometimes 13 sometimes 19 landless 14 we 15 fought 15 fought 16 against 16 against 19 landless 17 thieves 18 and 18 and 19 landless 19 landless 20 knights 20 knights 21 looking 21 looking 22 for 21 looking 23 good 23 good 24 manors 23 good 25 . i kept the roof on the hall and the thatch on the barn , but . the [english] [are] [a] bold people . 1 i 3 the 2 kept 3 the 3 the 4 roof 3 the 10 thatch 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 hall 7 hall 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 thatch 10 thatch 11 on 10 thatch 13 barn 11 on 12 the 13 barn 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 . 16 . 17 the 17 the 21 bold 21 bold 22 people 22 people 23 . wonderful ! ' 1 wonderful 3 ' 2 ! 3 ' ' [aye] , ' said [puck] , breaking [in] for the first time . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 breaking 8 breaking 10 for 10 for 13 time 11 the 12 first 12 first 13 time 13 time 14 . ' [not] [i] , ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 ' 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 9 . ah , good days ! 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 4 days 1 ah 5 ! 3 good 4 days ah , wonderful people ! 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 4 people 1 ah 5 ! 3 wonderful 4 people and [i] loved them all . ' 1 and 3 loved 3 loved 4 them 4 them 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 2 saw 9 , 3 him 5 at 5 at 6 the 9 , 10 with 10 with 11 a 11 a 12 swineherd 12 swineherd 13 's 13 's 14 brat 14 brat 15 on 15 on 16 his 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 " 2 ' 1 " 15 stewardship 2 ' 5 no 5 no 6 need 6 need 7 for 7 for 9 to 9 to 10 give 10 give 13 of 11 any 12 account 12 account 13 of 13 of 14 thy 15 stewardship 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 19 he 19 he 20 . " [i] have it all from the child here . " 1 " 3 have 3 have 4 it 4 it 5 all 4 it 6 from 4 it 9 here 6 from 8 child 7 the 8 child 9 here 10 . 10 . 11 " ' [he] pinched the child 's cheek , and looked at our cattle in the flat by the river . 1 ' 3 pinched 3 pinched 4 the 3 pinched 7 cheek 4 the 5 child 5 child 6 's 7 cheek 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 looked 10 looked 11 at 10 looked 14 in 11 at 13 cattle 12 our 13 cattle 14 in 15 the 15 the 17 by 16 flat 17 by 17 by 19 river 18 the 19 river 19 river 20 . " ' [both] fat , " said he , rubbing his nose . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 fat 4 fat 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 , 9 , 10 rubbing 10 rubbing 11 his 10 rubbing 12 nose 12 nose 13 . " this is craft and cunning such as [i] love . 1 " 2 this 1 " 11 . 2 this 3 is 3 is 5 and 4 craft 5 and 5 and 6 cunning 5 and 7 such 7 such 8 as 10 love 11 . what did [i] tell thee when [i] rode away , boy ? " 1 what 2 did 1 what 12 ? 2 did 4 tell 4 tell 5 thee 6 when 8 rode 8 rode 9 away 9 away 10 , 10 , 11 boy 11 boy 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " ' [hold] the [manor] or hang , " said [i] . i had never forgotten it . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 4 the 6 or 4 the 7 hang 7 hang 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 9 " 12 . 12 . 13 i 13 i 14 had 14 had 15 never 15 never 16 forgotten 16 forgotten 17 it 17 it 18 . " ' [true] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 . and thou hast held . " 1 and 5 . 2 thou 3 hast 2 thou 4 held 2 thou 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 4 his 4 his 5 saddle 5 saddle 6 and 6 and 7 with 6 and 10 's 6 and 19 and 7 with 8 his 8 his 9 sword 10 's 11 point 12 cut 13 out 13 out 14 a 14 a 15 turf 15 turf 16 from 15 turf 18 bank 16 from 17 the 17 the 18 bank 18 bank 19 and 19 and 20 gave 20 gave 21 it 21 it 22 me 21 it 23 where 21 it 27 ' 25 kneeled 26 . 26 . 27 ' dan [looked] [at] [una] , and [una] looked at [dan] [.] 1 dan 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 looked 8 looked 9 at ' [that] 's seisin , ' said [puck] , in a whisper . 1 ' 6 ' 3 's 4 seisin 4 seisin 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 in 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 12 title 2 must 3 serve 3 serve 4 till 4 till 5 the 5 the 12 title 12 title 16 . 13 on 14 a 14 a 15 parchment 15 parchment 16 . england is all ours if we can hold it . " 1 england 2 is 1 england 9 it 2 is 3 all 2 is 4 ours 4 ours 5 if 4 ours 8 hold 6 we 7 can 7 can 8 hold 9 it 10 . 10 . 11 " " ' [what] service shall [i] pay ? " 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 ? 2 ' 4 service 4 service 7 pay 5 shall 7 pay 8 ? 9 " i asked , and [i] remember [i] was proud beyond [words] . 1 i 2 asked 1 i 12 . 2 asked 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 6 remember 8 was 9 proud 8 was 12 . 9 proud 10 beyond " ' [knight] ['s] fee , boy , knight 's fee ! " said he , hopping round his horse on one foot . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 knight 2 ' 5 fee 5 fee 6 , 6 , 8 , 7 boy 8 , 9 knight 11 fee 10 's 11 fee 11 fee 15 he 11 fee 22 one 12 ! 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 , 17 hopping 18 round 17 hopping 22 one 19 his 20 horse 20 horse 21 on 21 on 22 one 22 one 23 foot 22 one 24 . ( have [i] said he was little , and could not endure to be helped to his saddle ? ) 1 ( 20 ) 2 have 4 said 4 said 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 little 6 was 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 19 ? 10 could 11 not 11 not 12 endure 11 not 19 ? 12 endure 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 helped 15 helped 18 saddle 16 to 17 his 17 his 18 saddle 19 ? 20 ) " [i] have never seen such bright straw . 1 " 5 seen 3 have 4 never 3 have 5 seen 4 never 5 seen 5 seen 8 straw 6 such 8 straw 7 bright 8 straw 8 straw 9 . " ' [alas] ! " said [i] , " then my [manor] is already forfeit . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 " 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 16 . 9 " 13 is 9 " 15 forfeit 10 then 11 my 10 then 13 is 13 is 14 already 15 forfeit 16 . i am [under] vow not to enter the [great] [hall] . " 1 i 2 am 2 am 12 " 4 vow 5 not 5 not 6 to 6 to 7 enter 7 enter 8 the 8 the 11 . 11 . 12 " and [i] told him what [i] had [sworn] to the [lady] [aelueva] . ' 1 and 3 told 3 told 4 him 3 told 9 to 4 him 5 what 5 what 7 had 9 to 10 the 10 the 14 ' 13 . 14 ' ' [and] [hadn't] you ever been into the house [since] [?] ' [said] [una] [.] 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 12 ' 4 you 5 ever 6 been 7 into 7 into 8 the 7 into 9 house 8 the 9 house 9 house 12 ' ' [never] , ' [sir] [richard] answered , smiling . 1 ' 9 smiling 3 , 4 ' 3 , 8 , 4 ' 7 answered 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 ' 15 and 1 ' 19 justice 3 had 4 made 4 made 5 me 5 me 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 hut 8 hut 10 wood 9 of 10 wood 10 wood 11 up 11 up 13 hill 12 the 13 hill 13 hill 14 , 14 , 15 and 19 justice 20 and 20 and 21 slept de [aquila] wheeled aside , and his shield shook on his back . 1 de 8 shield 3 wheeled 4 aside 4 aside 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 his 7 his 8 shield 8 shield 13 . 9 shook 10 on 9 shook 13 . 10 on 11 his 10 on 12 back 11 his 12 back " no matter , boy , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 matter 3 matter 4 , 4 , 5 boy 5 boy 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " [i] will remit the homage for a year . " ' 1 " 3 will 1 " 11 " 4 remit 5 the 4 remit 6 homage 6 homage 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 year 9 year 10 . 10 . 11 " 11 " 12 ' ' [he] meant [sir] [richard] needn't [give] [him] [dinner] [there] the first year , ' [puck] [explained] . 1 ' 3 meant 1 ' 15 ' 6 needn't 11 the 6 needn't 14 , 11 the 12 first 12 first 13 year 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 18 . but [never] he named the [lady] [aelueva] ['s] name , nor went he [near] [the] [great] [hall] . 1 but 3 he 3 he 4 named 4 named 5 the 5 the 9 name 9 name 10 , 10 , 18 . 11 nor 12 went 11 nor 13 he 13 he 18 . by night he drank with us in the hut . 1 by 2 night 1 by 3 he 3 he 4 drank 4 drank 5 with 5 with 6 us 6 us 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 hut 9 hut 10 . " ' [look] you , boys , " said he , " [i] [am] born out of my due time . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 you 4 you 19 due 5 , 6 boys 6 boys 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 15 born 15 born 16 out 16 out 17 of 17 of 18 my 18 my 19 due 19 due 20 time 20 time 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 7 have 7 have 8 made 8 made 15 neither 15 neither 17 , 17 , 19 , 19 , 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 4 hence 4 hence 17 hath 6 should 7 have 7 have 8 been 8 been 9 such 9 such 10 a 9 such 11 counsellor 11 counsellor 12 to 12 to 15 the 15 the 17 hath ' [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 6 " 15 " 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 , 8 he 11 his 9 , 10 tapping 11 his 12 big 12 big 13 head 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 but 15 " 25 . 16 but 17 it 18 hath 19 no 18 hath 24 age 21 in 22 this 22 this 24 age 23 black 24 age 24 age 25 . now [hugh] here is a better man than [thou] [art] , [richard] . " 1 now 14 " 3 here 4 is 3 here 11 , 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 better 6 better 7 man 6 better 8 than 11 , 13 . 13 . 14 " he had made his voice harsh and croaking , like a raven 's . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 made 3 made 5 voice 4 his 5 voice 5 voice 6 harsh 6 harsh 7 and 6 harsh 8 croaking 8 croaking 9 , 8 croaking 14 . 10 like 11 a 11 a 12 raven 12 raven 13 's 13 's 14 . " ' [truth] , " said [i] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 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 " 6 his 2 but 3 for 3 for 5 , 6 his 11 long-suffering 8 and 9 patience 9 patience 10 and 10 and 11 long-suffering 11 long-suffering 12 , 12 , 21 " 14 could 15 never 14 could 16 have 16 have 18 the 18 the 20 . 20 . 21 " " ' [nor] [thy] [life] either , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 6 either 6 either 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " [hugh] has saved [thee] not once , but a hundred [times] . 1 " 3 has 1 " 13 . 3 has 4 saved 6 not 9 but 7 once 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 a 10 a 11 hundred 11 hundred 13 . be [still] , [hugh] ! " he said . 1 be 3 , 3 , 7 he 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 . " [dost] [thou] know , [richard] , [why] [hugh] slept , and why he [still] sleeps , [among] [thy] [norman] men-at-arms ? " 1 " 12 and 1 " 23 " 4 know 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 10 slept 10 slept 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 17 , 13 why 14 he 14 he 16 sleeps 16 sleeps 17 , 21 men-at-arms 22 ? 22 ? 23 " " ['to] be [near] me , " said [i] , for [i] thought this was truth . 1 " 3 be 1 " 7 " 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 7 " 17 . 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 for 11 for 13 thought 14 this 15 was 15 was 16 truth 16 truth 17 . " ' [fool] ! " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 " 4 ! 5 " 5 " 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 " 2 it 1 " 24 . 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 because 7 have 8 begged 8 begged 9 him 9 him 10 to 10 to 11 rise 11 rise 13 thee 13 thee 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 to 16 to 17 sweep 17 sweep 20 out 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 it is truth . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 truth 3 truth 4 . and this [his] [saxons] [know] . 1 and 2 this 1 and 6 . is it true , [hugh] ? " 1 is 2 it 1 is 4 , 2 it 3 true 4 , 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " ' [in] [some] sort , " said [hugh] [shamefacedly] ; " at least , it was true half a year ago . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 23 . 2 ' 5 sort 5 sort 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 7 " 12 " 8 said 11 ; 12 " 13 at 13 at 14 least 14 least 15 , 15 , 16 it 16 it 17 was 17 was 18 true 19 half 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 2 think 2 think 3 they 3 they 8 judged 6 but 8 judged 8 judged 10 best 8 judged 12 make 9 it 10 best 10 best 11 to 12 make 13 sure 13 sure 15 " 14 . 15 " ' [look] , children , what that man had done and [i] had [never] guessed it ! 1 ' 17 ! 3 , 4 children 4 children 5 , 5 , 6 what 6 what 8 man 6 what 17 ! 7 that 8 man 8 man 9 had 9 had 10 done 9 had 13 had 11 and 13 had 13 had 15 guessed 15 guessed 16 it " ' [yes] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " and he is a swordless man . " 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 swordless 6 swordless 7 man 7 man 8 . 8 . 9 " he carried only the short knife and the long-bow . 1 he 9 long-bow 1 he 10 . 2 carried 5 short 3 only 4 the 4 the 5 short 5 short 6 knife 6 knife 7 and 7 and 8 the 8 the 9 long-bow " [swordless] and landless art thou , [hugh] ; and they call thee kin to [earl] [godwin] . " 1 " 3 and 1 " 7 , 3 and 4 landless 4 landless 5 art 5 art 6 thou 7 , 19 " 9 ; 10 and 9 ; 18 . 10 and 11 they 11 they 12 call 12 call 13 thee 13 thee 14 kin 14 kin 15 to 18 . 19 " ( [hugh] was [indeed] [of] [godwin] 's blood [.] ) 1 ( 3 was 1 ( 10 ) 7 's 8 blood 8 blood 10 ) " the [manor] that was thine is given to this boy and to his children for ever . 1 " 5 was 2 the 4 that 4 that 5 was 5 was 6 thine 5 was 7 is 7 is 8 given 8 given 9 to 9 to 10 this 10 this 11 boy 11 boy 12 and 12 and 13 to 13 to 14 his 14 his 15 children 14 his 16 for 16 for 17 ever 17 ever 18 . sit up and beg , for he [can] [turn] [thee] [out] like a dog , [hugh] . " 1 sit 2 up 1 sit 12 like 2 up 3 and 3 and 4 beg 4 beg 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 he 12 like 13 a 13 a 14 dog 13 a 17 . 14 dog 15 , 17 . 18 " then [de] [aquila] [laughed] [till] [the] [tears] [ran] [down] his face . 1 then 10 his 10 his 11 face 11 face 12 . " ' [i] warned the [king] , " said he , " what would come of giving [england] to us [norman] thieves . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 4 warned 5 the 4 warned 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 he 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 , 10 he 22 thieves 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 what 13 what 14 would 14 would 15 come 15 come 16 of 16 of 17 giving 17 giving 19 to 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 4 , 4 , 6 , 6 , 7 less 7 less 8 than 8 than 9 two 9 two 10 days 10 days 11 confirmed 11 confirmed 12 in 11 confirmed 16 and 11 confirmed 22 thy 12 in 13 thy 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 already 16 and 18 thou 18 thou 19 hast 19 hast 20 risen 20 risen 21 against 22 thy 23 overlord 23 overlord 24 . what shall we do to him , [sir] [hugh] ? " 1 what 4 do 1 what 7 , 2 shall 3 we 2 shall 4 do 4 do 5 to 5 to 6 him 7 , 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " ' [i] am a swordless [man] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 swordless 2 ' 5 a 4 am 5 a 6 swordless 8 , 8 , 9 " 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 3 not 5 with 3 not 7 , 4 jest 5 with 5 with 6 me 7 , 9 and 8 " 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 laid 11 laid 12 his 12 his 13 head 13 head 14 on 14 on 15 his 15 his 16 knees 16 knees 18 groaned 17 and 18 groaned 18 groaned 19 . " ['to] me ? " said [hugh] . 1 " 3 me 1 " 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 " 7 and 1 " 14 here 4 a 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 , 8 , 10 that 14 here 15 , 15 , 18 not 18 not 21 to 18 not 22 any 22 any 24 . 24 . 25 " " if [i] know men , thou art more faithful unsworn than a score of [normans] [i] [could] [name] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 20 . 2 if 4 know 2 if 7 thou 5 men 7 thou 6 , 7 thou 7 thou 8 art 9 more 10 faithful 9 more 12 than 10 faithful 11 unsworn 12 than 13 a 13 a 14 score 14 score 15 of 15 of 20 . take [dallington] , and join [sir] [richard] to fight me [tomorrow] , if it please [thee] ! " 1 take 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 join 5 join 8 to 8 to 9 fight 9 fight 10 me 10 me 12 , 10 me 18 " 12 , 13 if 13 if 14 it 14 it 15 please 17 ! 18 " " ' [nay] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 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 6 up 6 up 9 woods 9 woods 10 and 10 and 11 watched 11 watched 12 on 12 on 13 her 12 on 15 . 13 her 14 also then she wept , but we were alone . ' 1 then 2 she 1 then 4 , 2 she 3 wept 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 we 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 2 knight 15 valley 3 was 4 silent 4 silent 9 , 5 for 9 , 6 a 7 long 7 long 8 time 8 time 9 , 9 , 12 turned 10 his 11 face 11 face 12 turned 13 across 15 valley 14 the 15 valley 15 valley 17 smiling 15 valley 18 . 16 , 17 smiling ' [oh] [,] well done ! ' said [una] , and clapped [her] hands very softly . 1 ' 4 well 1 ' 6 ! 4 well 5 done 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 clapped 12 clapped 14 hands 14 hands 15 very 15 very 16 softly 16 softly 17 . ' [she] was sorry , and she said so . ' 1 ' 11 ' 3 was 4 sorry 4 sorry 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 she 7 she 8 said 8 said 9 so 9 so 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [aye] , she was sorry , and she said so , ' said [sir] [richard] , coming [back] with a little start . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 was 4 she 8 and 5 was 6 sorry 6 sorry 7 , 8 and 9 she 9 she 10 said 10 said 11 so 11 so 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 17 , 17 , 18 coming 18 coming 20 with 20 with 21 a 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 2 lay 2 lay 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 5 hilt 5 hilt 10 him 6 , 9 saw 9 saw 10 him 10 him 12 it 11 blow 12 it 12 it 13 off 13 off 14 . de [aquila] leaped up ; but there was only the moonlight fretty on the floor . 1 de 3 leaped 3 leaped 4 up 4 up 5 ; 5 ; 6 but 6 but 9 only 7 there 8 was 7 there 9 only 9 only 10 the 10 the 11 moonlight 11 moonlight 12 fretty 12 fretty 15 floor 13 on 14 the 14 the 15 floor 15 floor 16 . " ' [hearken] ! " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 " 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " it is my sword , " and as he belted it on the music ceased . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 my 4 my 5 sword 4 my 6 , 4 my 11 belted 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 and 9 as 10 he 9 as 11 belted 11 belted 12 it 11 belted 13 on 13 on 14 the 14 the 15 music 15 music 16 ceased 16 ceased 17 . " ' [over] [gods] , forbid that [i] should ever belt blade like that , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 20 . 5 , 6 forbid 6 forbid 7 that 6 forbid 10 ever 9 should 10 ever 10 ever 11 belt 10 ever 17 said 11 belt 12 blade 12 blade 13 like 13 like 14 that 14 that 15 , 15 , 16 " 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 " 2 ' 2 ' 10 . 5 that 6 made 6 made 7 it 7 it 10 . last time it [spoke] was at [hastings] , when [i] [lost] all [my] lands . 1 last 2 time 2 time 3 it 3 it 5 was 5 was 15 . 6 at 8 , 8 , 9 when 9 when 12 all 12 all 14 lands 14 lands 15 . belike it sings now that [i] have new lands and am a man [again] , ["] [said] [hugh] . 1 belike 3 sings 1 belike 10 and 2 it 3 sings 3 sings 4 now 4 now 5 that 7 have 9 lands 8 new 9 lands 9 lands 10 and 10 and 11 am 11 am 12 a 12 a 13 man 13 man 15 , 15 , 19 . ' [now] that was the second time in all my life [i] [heard] this [sword] sing . ' . . . 1 ' 3 that 1 ' 18 ' 3 that 4 was 4 was 5 the 5 the 6 second 6 second 7 time 7 time 8 in 8 in 9 all 9 all 10 my 10 my 11 life 14 this 16 sing 16 sing 17 . 17 . 18 ' 18 ' 19 . 19 . 20 . 20 . 21 . ' [look] ! ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [there] 's [mother] [coming] [down] [the] [long] [slip] . 1 ' 10 . 3 's 10 . what will she say to [sir] [richard] ? 1 what 4 say 1 what 8 ? 2 will 4 say 3 she 4 say 5 to 8 ? she can't help seeing him . ' 1 she 2 can't 2 can't 3 help 3 help 4 seeing 4 seeing 5 him 5 him 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [and] [puck] can't [magic] [us] this time , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 can't 1 ' 10 ' 7 this 8 time 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 ' 4 befell 1 ' 18 ' 4 befell 5 the 5 the 6 sword 6 sword 7 and 7 and 8 my 8 my 9 brother 12 will 13 tell 13 tell 14 on 14 on 15 another 15 another 16 time 16 time 17 , 17 , 18 ' 18 ' 19 said 19 said 20 he 20 he 21 , 21 , 22 rising 22 rising 23 . ' [ohe] , [swallow] ! ' 1 ' 6 ' 3 , 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' the great horse cantered up from the far end of the meadow , close to [mother] [.] 1 the 2 great 2 great 3 horse 3 horse 4 cantered 4 cantered 5 up 4 cantered 8 far 4 cantered 12 meadow 4 cantered 15 to 6 from 7 the 6 from 8 far 8 far 9 end 9 end 10 of 10 of 11 the 12 meadow 13 , 13 , 14 close they heard [mother] say : ' [children] [,] [gleason] ['s] [old] [horse] has broken into the [meadow] again . 1 they 2 heard 2 heard 4 say 4 say 5 : 5 : 6 ' 6 ' 16 the 13 has 14 broken 14 broken 15 into 15 into 16 the 16 the 18 again 18 again 19 . where did he get through ? ' 1 where 4 get 1 where 6 ? 2 did 3 he 2 did 4 get 4 get 5 through 6 ? 7 ' ' [just] below [stone] [bay] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 below 3 below 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [he] tore down [simple] flobs of the bank [!] 1 ' 3 tore 3 tore 4 down 4 down 9 bank 6 flobs 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 bank we noticed it just now . 1 we 2 noticed 2 noticed 3 it 2 noticed 4 just 4 just 5 now 5 now 6 . and we 've caught no end of fish [.] 1 and 8 fish 2 we 3 've 3 've 4 caught 3 've 5 no 5 no 6 end 6 end 7 of 6 end 8 fish we 've been at it all the afternoon . ' 1 we 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 at 4 at 5 it 5 it 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 afternoon 8 afternoon 9 . 9 . 10 ' and they honestly believed that they had . 1 and 2 they 2 they 4 believed 3 honestly 4 believed 4 believed 5 that 5 that 6 they 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 2 never 2 never 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 the 4 the 6 , 6 , 8 and 8 and 10 leaves 10 leaves 13 had 13 had 15 thrown 14 slyly 15 thrown 15 thrown 16 into 16 into 18 laps 16 into 19 . 17 their 18 laps [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 2 is 1 what 16 , 2 is 6 you 3 a 4 woman 4 woman 5 that 4 woman 6 you 6 you 7 forsake 7 forsake 8 her 8 her 9 , 9 , 11 the 11 the 12 hearth-fire 12 hearth-fire 13 and 13 and 15 home-acre 14 the 15 home-acre 16 , 19 with 16 , 24 ? 19 with 20 the 20 the 21 old 21 old 22 grey 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 2 hiked 2 hiked 26 . 3 and 5 with 3 and 26 . 5 with 23 piece 6 a 7 boat-hook 6 a 20 punted 7 boat-hook 18 and 8 ( 11 was 8 ( 16 ) 9 the 10 brook 10 brook 11 was 12 too 13 narrow 12 too 14 for 14 for 15 sculls 15 sculls 16 ) 16 ) 17 , 17 , 18 and 20 punted 21 with 21 with 22 a 22 a 23 piece 23 piece 24 of the kingfisher was asleep on his watching-branch , and the blackbirds scarcely took the trouble to dive into the next bush . 1 the 2 kingfisher 2 kingfisher 3 was 2 kingfisher 15 trouble 4 asleep 5 on 5 on 6 his 6 his 7 watching-branch 7 watching-branch 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 scarcely 10 the 11 blackbirds 11 blackbirds 12 scarcely 12 scarcely 13 took 12 scarcely 15 trouble 14 the 15 trouble 15 trouble 17 dive 16 to 17 dive 17 dive 21 bush 18 into 21 bush 19 the 20 next 20 next 21 bush 21 bush 22 . then the little voices of the slipping water began again . 1 then 9 began 2 the 3 little 3 little 4 voices 4 voices 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 slipping 6 the 9 began 8 water 9 began 9 began 10 again 10 again 11 . ' [it] ['s] [like] the shadows talking , isn't it ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 5 the 1 ' 12 ' 1 ' 13 said 5 the 6 shadows 7 talking 8 , 8 , 9 isn't 9 isn't 10 it 10 it 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 13 said 15 . she had given up trying to read . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 given 3 given 4 up 4 up 5 trying 5 trying 6 to 6 to 7 read 7 read 8 . dan lay over the bows , trailing his hands in the current . 1 dan 5 bows 2 lay 3 over 3 over 4 the 4 the 5 bows 5 bows 7 trailing 5 bows 12 current 6 , 7 trailing 7 trailing 8 his 7 trailing 10 in 8 his 9 hands 10 in 11 the 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 2 heard 2 heard 3 feet 3 feet 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 gravel-bar 6 gravel-bar 7 that 7 that 8 runs 8 runs 11 the 11 the 13 and 13 and 14 saw 14 saw 18 standing 18 standing 19 over 19 over 20 them 20 them 21 . ' [was] yours a dangerous voyage ? ' he asked , [smiling] . 1 ' 3 yours 1 ' 7 ? 1 ' 8 ' 3 yours 6 voyage 4 a 5 dangerous 5 dangerous 6 voyage 8 ' 9 he 8 ' 13 . 9 he 10 asked 10 asked 11 , ' [she] bumped a lot , [sir] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 9 ' 3 bumped 4 a 4 a 5 lot 5 lot 6 , 6 , 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [there] ['s] hardly any [water] this summer . ' 1 ' 4 hardly 1 ' 10 ' 4 hardly 5 any 7 this 8 summer 8 summer 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [ah] , the brook was deeper and wider when [my] [children] played [at] [danish] [pirates] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 6 was 4 the 5 brook 4 the 6 was 6 was 7 deeper 7 deeper 8 and 8 and 9 wider 8 and 17 . 10 when 13 played 10 when 17 . are you pirate-folk ? ' 1 are 2 you 1 are 4 ? 2 you 3 pirate-folk 4 ? 5 ' ' [oh] no . 1 ' 3 no 3 no 4 . we gave up being pirates years ago , ' explained [una] . 1 we 2 gave 2 gave 3 up 3 up 4 being 4 being 5 pirates 4 being 6 years 6 years 7 ago 7 ago 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 explained 10 explained 12 . ' [we] ['re] nearly [always] explorers now . 1 ' 8 . 4 nearly 6 explorers 6 explorers 7 now 7 now 8 . sailing round the world , you know . ' 1 sailing 2 round 1 sailing 3 the 1 sailing 4 world 1 sailing 8 . 1 sailing 9 ' 5 , 8 . 6 you 7 know 6 you 8 . ' [round] ? ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . he sat him in the comfortable crotch of an old ash-root on the bank . 1 he 3 him 1 he 7 crotch 2 sat 3 him 3 him 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 comfortable 7 crotch 8 of 7 crotch 9 an 9 an 10 old 9 an 11 ash-root 9 an 15 . 11 ash-root 14 bank 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 bank ' [how] can it be round ? ' 1 ' 3 can 3 can 5 be 3 can 8 ' 4 it 5 be 5 be 6 round 6 round 7 ? ' [wasn't] it [in] [your] books ? ' 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 8 ' 6 books 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' dan suggested . 1 dan 2 suggested 2 suggested 3 . he had been doing geography at his last lesson . 1 he 4 doing 1 he 7 his 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 doing 4 doing 5 geography 5 geography 6 at 7 his 8 last 7 his 9 lesson 9 lesson 10 . ' [i] [can] neither [write] nor [read] , ' he replied . 1 ' 4 neither 1 ' 8 , 4 neither 6 nor 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 he 10 he 11 replied 11 replied 12 . ' [canst] [thou] read , child ? ' 1 ' 5 , 1 ' 7 ? 4 read 5 , 5 , 6 child 7 ? 8 ' ' [yes] , ' said [dan] , ' barring the very long [words] . ' 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 9 barring 7 , 8 ' 7 , 9 barring 9 barring 10 the 10 the 15 ' 11 very 12 long 12 long 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [wonderful] ! 1 ' 3 ! read to me , that [i] may hear for myself . ' 1 read 3 me 1 read 8 hear 1 read 12 ' 2 to 3 me 3 me 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 7 may 8 hear 9 for 9 for 10 myself 11 . 12 ' dan flushed , but opened the book and began gabbling a little [at] ' [the] [discoverer] of the [north] [cape] . ' 1 dan 2 flushed 1 dan 4 but 3 , 4 but 4 but 8 and 5 opened 6 the 5 opened 8 and 6 the 7 book 8 and 9 began 9 began 10 gabbling 9 began 12 little 11 a 12 little 12 little 22 ' 14 ' 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 21 . 21 . 22 ' ' [but] but [this] [i] know ! 1 ' 3 but 3 but 7 ! 6 know 7 ! this is an old song ! 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 an 3 an 4 old 4 old 5 song 5 song 6 ! this [i] [have] heard sung ! 1 this 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 5 , 5 , 9 interrupted 6 ' 9 interrupted 9 interrupted 10 . ' [nay] , do not stop ! ' 1 ' 8 ' 3 , 4 do 4 do 5 not 5 not 6 stop 5 not 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' he leaned forward , and the shadows of the leaves slipped and slid upon his chain-mail . 1 he 2 leaned 1 he 12 and 2 leaned 3 forward 3 forward 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 the 6 the 7 shadows 7 shadows 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 leaves 10 leaves 11 slipped 12 and 13 slid 12 and 15 his 13 slid 14 upon 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 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 hilt 6 hilt 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 great 9 great 10 sword 10 sword 11 . ' [a] nameless [sea] ! ' he repeated . 1 ' 3 nameless 1 ' 6 ' 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 he 7 he 8 repeated 8 repeated 9 . ' [so] [did] [i] so did [hugh] [and] [i] . ' 1 ' 11 ' 5 so 6 did 6 did 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [where] [did] you go ? 1 ' 6 ? 4 you 5 go 4 you 6 ? tell us , ' said [una] . 1 tell 2 us 2 us 7 . 3 , 4 ' 3 , 7 . 4 ' 5 said ' [wait] . 1 ' 3 . let me hear all first . ' 1 let 2 me 1 let 3 hear 3 hear 4 all 4 all 5 first 5 first 7 ' 6 . 7 ' so [dan] [read] to the poem 's [very] [end] . 1 so 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 poem 6 poem 7 's 7 's 10 . ' [good] , ' said the knight . 1 ' 3 , 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 1 ' 15 the 3 is 7 even 12 the 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 17 ships 17 ships 18 sing 18 sing 20 . 19 it 20 . not those same valiant words , but something like to them . ' 1 not 13 ' 2 those 3 same 2 those 5 words 4 valiant 5 words 5 words 11 them 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 like 8 something 9 like 9 like 10 to 10 to 11 them 11 them 12 . 11 them 13 ' ' [have] you ever explored [north] ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 ever 4 ever 8 ' 5 explored 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' dan shut the book . 1 dan 2 shut 2 shut 3 the 2 shut 4 book 2 shut 5 . ' [nay] . 1 ' 3 . my venture [was] [south] [.] 1 my 2 venture farther [south] than any man has fared , [hugh] and [i] went [down] with [witta] and his heathen . ' 1 farther 3 than 3 than 4 any 3 than 6 has 4 any 5 man 6 has 7 fared 7 fared 8 , 8 , 10 and 10 and 12 went 12 went 14 with 14 with 20 ' 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 1 he 17 his 2 jerked 3 the 2 jerked 5 sword 2 jerked 11 it 4 tall 5 sword 6 forward 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 leaned 9 leaned 10 on 10 on 11 it 11 it 12 with 12 with 13 both 13 both 14 hands 15 ; 16 but 16 but 17 his 17 his 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 looked 19 looked 20 long 20 long 21 past 21 past 22 them 22 them 23 . ' [i] thought you [always] [lived] here , ' said [una] , timidly . 1 ' 3 thought 1 ' 9 ' 4 you 7 here 7 here 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 timidly 13 timidly 14 . ' [yes] [;] [while] my [lady] [aelueva] [lived] . 1 ' 5 my 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 7 ' 4 with 5 me 5 me 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [when] did [this] happen ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 6 ? 1 ' 7 ' 3 did 5 happen 5 happen 6 ? 7 ' 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 2 that 2 that 18 secret 9 , 10 the 9 , 14 , 10 the 13 son 12 's 13 son 14 , 16 of 16 of 17 a 17 a 18 secret 18 secret 26 . 19 arrow 21 he 21 he 22 hunted 22 hunted 23 in 23 in 24 a 24 a 25 forest 25 forest 26 . " this is a cross matter , " said [de] [aquila] , " to meet on the threshold of a journey . 1 " 8 " 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 cross 5 cross 6 matter 6 matter 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 , 12 , 14 to 13 " 14 to 14 to 15 meet 15 meet 16 on 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 threshold 18 threshold 19 of 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 8 have 8 have 9 to 9 to 10 fight 10 fight 11 for 11 for 12 my 12 my 13 lands 13 lands 14 . wait a little . " 1 wait 2 a 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 . 4 . 5 " ' [my] [lady] [being] [dead] , [i] cared nothing for [signs] and [omens] , [nor] [hugh] either . 1 ' 12 and 6 , 8 cared 6 , 12 and 8 cared 10 for 9 nothing 10 for 12 and 14 , 14 , 17 either 17 either 18 . their master was a knight [of] [artois] . 1 their 2 master 1 their 3 was 3 was 5 knight 4 a 5 knight 5 knight 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 20 his 2 served 3 the 3 the 5 of 5 of 10 in 10 in 18 war 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 was 14 was 15 returning 15 returning 16 to 15 returning 17 that 17 that 18 war 19 with 20 his 20 his 21 dogs 21 dogs 22 . he sang us strange [moorish] songs that [first] night , and half persuaded us to go with him . 1 he 2 sang 1 he 11 and 2 sang 3 us 4 strange 6 songs 6 songs 7 that 7 that 9 night 9 night 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 persuaded 11 and 19 . 12 half 13 persuaded 13 persuaded 14 us 15 to 16 go 15 to 19 . 16 go 17 with 17 with 18 him i was on pilgrimage to forget which is what no pilgrimage brings . 1 i 3 on 1 i 8 is 2 was 3 on 3 on 4 pilgrimage 4 pilgrimage 5 to 4 pilgrimage 6 forget 7 which 8 is 8 is 9 what 9 what 10 no 9 what 12 brings 10 no 11 pilgrimage 12 brings 13 . i think [i] would have gone , but [....v] 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 would 4 would 5 have 4 would 7 , 5 have 6 gone 7 , 8 but ' [look] you how the life and fortune of man changes ! 1 ' 12 ! 3 you 4 how 4 how 11 changes 5 the 6 life 6 life 7 and 6 life 8 fortune 8 fortune 9 of 9 of 11 changes 10 man 11 changes 11 changes 12 ! 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 3 after 4 him 4 him 5 , 5 , 13 , 6 and 7 we 6 and 10 aboard 7 we 8 two 10 aboard 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 were 15 were 17 and 16 caught 17 and 17 and 18 bound 17 and 19 ere 19 ere 20 we 20 we 21 could 21 could 22 rise 22 rise 23 . our own ship was swallowed up in the mist . 1 our 2 own 1 our 3 ship 3 ship 4 was 3 ship 8 the 5 swallowed 6 up 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 2 was 1 he 3 stout 2 was 3 stout 3 stout 4 , 3 stout 5 with 3 stout 6 bowed 6 bowed 7 legs 7 legs 8 and 7 legs 10 arms 8 and 9 long 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 3 yellow 3 yellow 11 yellow 4 not 8 but 5 from 6 sickness 6 sickness 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 11 yellow 9 by 10 nature 10 nature 11 yellow 11 yellow 13 honey 11 yellow 15 and 11 yellow 19 endwise 12 as 13 honey 14 , 15 and 16 his 17 eyes 16 his 18 stood 18 stood 19 endwise 19 endwise 20 in 20 in 21 his 21 his 22 head 22 head 23 . 23 . 24 ' ' [how] do you mean ? ' said [una] , her chin on her hand . 1 ' 3 do 1 ' 7 ' 1 ' 11 her 3 do 6 ? 4 you 5 mean 4 you 6 ? 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 11 her 12 chin 12 chin 13 on 13 on 14 her 14 her 15 hand 15 hand 16 . ' [thus] , ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 ' 3 , 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 3 a 2 put 3 a 3 a 4 finger 3 a 5 to 5 to 6 the 5 to 7 corner 7 corner 8 of 7 corner 21 slits 7 corner 22 . 9 each 10 eye 9 each 21 slits 10 eye 11 , 11 , 12 and 13 pushed 14 it 13 pushed 21 slits 14 it 15 up 16 till 18 eyes 16 till 19 narrowed 17 his 18 eyes 19 narrowed 20 to 20 to 21 slits ' [why] , you look just like a [chinaman] ! ' cried [dan] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 you 3 , 10 ! 4 you 5 look 5 look 6 just 6 just 7 like 7 like 8 a 10 ! 11 ' 10 ! 12 cried 10 ! 14 . ' [was] the man a [chinaman] ? ' 1 ' 3 the 1 ' 5 a 3 the 4 man 5 a 8 ' 7 ? 8 ' ' [i] know [not] [what] that may be . 1 ' 3 know 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 2 had 1 witta 14 . 2 had 3 found 3 found 7 among 7 among 10 the 10 the 11 shores 11 shores 12 of we thought he was a devil . 1 we 2 thought 1 we 6 devil 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 3 a 3 a 7 , 7 , 8 a 8 a 9 little 8 a 20 tongue 13 , 14 and 13 , 16 in 14 and 15 much 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 tongue 20 tongue 21 . " ' [not] by my father [guthrum] 's [head] , " said he . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 11 " 2 ' 4 by 5 my 6 father 6 father 8 's 8 's 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . " the [gods] [sent] [ye] [into] my ship for a luck-offering . " 1 " 2 the 1 " 13 " 7 my 11 luck-offering 8 ship 9 for 9 for 10 a 10 a 11 luck-offering 11 luck-offering 12 . 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 ' 26 . 5 quaked 6 , 6 , 7 for 7 for 10 it 10 it 11 was 10 it 19 captives 10 it 26 . 11 was 13 the 13 the 16 custom 16 custom 17 to 17 to 18 sacrifice 19 captives 20 to 20 to 25 weather 21 their 25 weather 23 for 24 fair 24 fair 25 weather " ' [a] [plague] [on] thy [four] [long] bones ! " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 11 " 6 thy 9 bones 9 bones 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 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 3 profit 2 what 17 ? 3 profit 4 canst 4 canst 5 thou 5 thou 7 of 6 make 7 of 7 of 8 poor 8 poor 9 old 9 old 10 pilgrims 10 pilgrims 11 that 11 that 12 can 12 can 16 fight 13 neither 15 nor 14 work 15 nor 15 nor 16 fight 17 ? 18 " " ' [gods] forbid [i] should fight [against] [thee] , [poor] [pilgrim] with the [singing] [sword] , " said he . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 18 " 2 ' 4 forbid 6 should 7 fight 7 fight 10 , 10 , 14 the 10 , 17 , 13 with 14 the 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 20 he 20 he 21 . " come with us and be poor no more . 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 with 2 come 5 and 3 with 4 us 5 and 6 be 6 be 7 poor 6 be 8 no 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 2 teeth 1 thy 11 sign 1 thy 12 thou 2 teeth 3 are 4 far 5 apart 5 apart 6 , 6 , 7 which 7 which 8 is 8 is 9 a 9 a 11 sign 10 sure 11 sign 12 thou 13 wilt 13 wilt 14 travel 14 travel 15 and 15 and 16 grow 16 grow 19 " 17 rich 18 . 18 . 19 " " ' [what] if we will not come ? " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 ? 2 ' 4 if 4 if 5 we 5 we 6 will 6 will 7 not 7 not 8 come 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " ' [swim] to [england] or [france] , " said [witta] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 2 ' 4 to 6 or 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " we are midway between the two . 1 " 3 are 1 " 4 midway 1 " 8 . 2 we 3 are 4 midway 5 between 5 between 7 two 6 the 7 two unless ye choose to drown yourselves no hair of your head will be harmed here aboard . 1 unless 2 ye 2 ye 3 choose 2 ye 14 harmed 4 to 5 drown 5 drown 6 yourselves 6 yourselves 7 no 7 no 8 hair 8 hair 9 of 8 hair 11 head 8 hair 14 harmed 10 your 11 head 12 will 13 be 13 be 14 harmed 14 harmed 16 aboard 15 here 16 aboard 16 aboard 17 . we think ye bring us luck , and [i] [myself] know the runes on that [sword] are good . " 1 we 2 think 2 think 3 ye 3 ye 4 bring 3 ye 18 good 4 bring 5 us 4 bring 6 luck 6 luck 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 know 11 know 12 the 12 the 13 runes 13 runes 14 on 14 on 15 that 17 are 18 good 18 good 19 . 19 . 20 " 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 7 sail 8 . ' [hereafter] all [made] [way] for [us] [as] we walked about the ship , and the ship was full of wonders . ' 1 ' 3 all 1 ' 6 for 1 ' 23 ' 6 for 9 we 10 walked 11 about 11 about 12 the 12 the 13 ship 13 ship 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 the 16 the 17 ship 17 ship 18 was 18 was 19 full 19 full 20 of 20 of 21 wonders 21 wonders 22 . 22 . 23 ' ' [what] was she [like] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 6 ? 1 ' 7 ' 3 was 4 she 3 was 6 ? 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . here [hugh] and [i] slept , with [witta] and the [yellow] [man] , upon tapestries as soft as wool . 1 here 3 and 3 and 13 , 5 slept 6 , 6 , 7 with 7 with 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 13 , 13 , 14 upon 14 upon 15 tapestries 14 upon 16 as 16 as 17 soft 16 as 18 as 17 soft 18 as 18 as 19 wool 19 wool 20 . i remember ' he laughed to himself ' when first we entered there a loud voice cried , " out swords ! 1 i 2 remember 1 i 3 ' 3 ' 4 he 3 ' 8 ' 5 laughed 6 to 6 to 7 himself 7 himself 8 ' 8 ' 9 when 9 when 10 first 10 first 11 we 11 we 12 entered 11 we 21 swords 13 there 21 swords 14 a 15 loud 15 loud 16 voice 16 voice 17 cried 17 cried 18 , 17 cried 19 " 19 " 20 out 20 out 21 swords 21 swords 22 ! 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 2 us 2 us 21 . 6 , 7 and 6 , 21 . 7 and 8 showed 8 showed 10 it 8 showed 17 with 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 but 12 but 13 a 13 a 15 grey 15 grey 16 bird 17 with 18 a 18 a 20 tail 19 red 20 tail he sat her on his shoulder , and she called for bread and wine hoarsely , and prayed him to kiss her . 1 he 3 her 2 sat 3 her 3 her 4 on 3 her 5 his 3 her 9 she 6 shoulder 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 she 9 she 10 called 9 she 11 for 11 for 12 bread 12 bread 13 and 12 bread 14 wine 12 bread 15 hoarsely 15 hoarsely 16 , 15 hoarsely 18 prayed 16 , 17 and 18 prayed 19 him 19 him 20 to 20 to 21 kiss 21 kiss 22 her 22 her 23 . yet she was no more than a silly bird . 1 yet 2 she 2 she 3 was 3 was 5 more 4 no 5 more 5 more 6 than 6 than 7 a 7 a 8 silly 8 silly 9 bird 9 bird 10 . but ye knew this ? ' 1 but 2 ye 1 but 5 ? 2 ye 3 knew 4 this 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' he looked at their smiling faces . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 their 4 their 6 faces 5 smiling 6 faces 6 faces 7 . ' [we] weren't laughing at you , ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 weren't 1 ' 8 ' 4 laughing 5 at 5 at 6 you 6 you 7 , 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 6 a 6 a 7 parrot 7 parrot 8 . it 's just what [pollies] do . ' 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 6 do 6 do 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [so] we [learned] [later] . 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 6 . but here is another marvel . 1 but 2 here 2 here 4 another 3 is 4 another 4 another 5 marvel 5 marvel 6 . the [yellow] [man] , whose name was [kitai] , [had] with him a brown box [.] 1 the 5 whose 4 , 5 whose 5 whose 6 name 6 name 7 was 7 was 9 , 9 , 11 with 11 with 12 him 12 him 13 a 13 a 14 brown 14 brown 15 box ' [south] ? ' said [dan] [suddenly] , and put his hand into his pocket . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 put 10 put 12 hand 11 his 12 hand 12 hand 15 pocket 13 into 14 his 14 his 15 pocket 15 pocket 16 . ' [with] my [own] [eyes] [i] saw it . 1 ' 3 my 1 ' 9 . 7 saw 8 it 8 it 9 . witta called it the [wise] [iron] , [because] it showed him his way [across] the [unknowable] seas . ' 1 witta 2 called 2 called 3 it 3 it 4 the 4 the 7 , 7 , 9 it 9 it 17 seas 10 showed 11 him 10 showed 15 the 11 him 12 his 12 his 13 way 15 the 17 seas 17 seas 18 . 18 . 19 ' again [sir] [richard] looked keenly at the [children] . 1 again 7 the 1 again 9 . 4 looked 5 keenly 5 keenly 6 at 6 at 7 the ' [how] [think] [ye] ? 1 ' 5 ? was it sorcery ? ' 1 was 5 ' 2 it 3 sorcery 3 sorcery 5 ' 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 3 out 3 out 7 pocket-compass 4 his 5 old 5 old 6 brass 5 old 7 pocket-compass 7 pocket-compass 8 , 8 , 9 that 9 that 10 generally 10 generally 14 knife 11 lived 12 with 12 with 13 his 13 his 14 knife 14 knife 15 and 15 and 16 key-ring 16 key-ring 17 . ' [the] [glass] [has] got cracked , but the needle [waggles] all right , sir . ' 1 ' 5 got 1 ' 6 cracked 6 cracked 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 the 9 the 10 needle 10 needle 17 ' 12 all 13 right 12 all 16 . 13 right 14 , 14 , 15 sir 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 7 of 8 wonder ' [yes] , yes ! 1 ' 5 ! 3 , 4 yes 4 yes 5 ! the [wise] [iron] [shook] [and] swung in just this fashion . 1 the 6 swung 1 the 10 fashion 6 swung 7 in 7 in 8 just 8 just 9 this 10 fashion 11 . now it is still . 1 now 2 it 1 now 5 . 2 it 3 is 4 still 5 . now [it] points to the [south] . ' 1 now 8 ' 3 points 4 to 4 to 5 the 4 to 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [north] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [nay] , [south] [!] 1 ' 3 , there is [the] [south] , ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 there 2 is 1 there 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 . ' [te] , ' said [sir] [richard] , clicking his tongue . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 clicking 9 clicking 11 tongue 10 his 11 tongue 11 tongue 12 . ' [there] [can] [be] [no] sorcery if a child carries it . 1 ' 6 sorcery 1 ' 10 carries 7 if 8 a 7 if 10 carries 8 a 9 child 10 carries 11 it 10 carries 12 . wherefore does it [point] [south] or [north] ? ' 1 wherefore 2 does 1 wherefore 9 ' 2 does 3 it 6 or 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' ' [father] says that nobody knows , ' said [una] . 1 ' 8 ' 3 says 4 that 4 that 5 nobody 4 that 7 , 5 nobody 6 knows 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . sir [richard] [looked] [relieved] . 1 sir 5 . ' [then] it may still be magic . 1 ' 7 magic 3 it 4 may 4 may 6 be 5 still 6 be 6 be 7 magic 7 magic 8 . it was magic to us . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 magic 3 magic 4 to 4 to 5 us 5 us 6 . and so we voyaged [.] 1 and 2 so 1 and 4 voyaged 2 so 3 we 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 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 rowed 6 rowed 7 with 7 with 9 oars 9 oars 10 ; 10 ; 23 . 14 sat 15 by 15 by 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 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 5 the 6 great 6 great 7 white-flowering 7 white-flowering 8 waves 8 waves 9 , 9 , 11 as 11 as 15 wisely 15 wisely 21 them 21 them 24 bolder 24 bolder 25 . hugh liked it well from the first . 1 hugh 2 liked 2 liked 4 well 3 it 4 well 4 well 5 from 5 from 6 the 5 from 7 first 7 first 8 . 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 1 we 16 we 4 across 5 a 5 a 6 stormy 5 a 8 , 6 stormy 7 sea 8 , 9 where 9 where 16 we 10 by 11 moonlight 10 by 12 , 10 by 16 we 12 , 13 between 12 , 15 , 13 between 14 clouds 14 clouds 15 , 16 we 17 saw 17 saw 20 ship 17 saw 21 roll 21 roll 22 clean 22 clean 23 over 22 clean 25 sink 24 and 25 sink 25 sink 26 . there is a sickness of the sea which for three days is pure death ! 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 sickness 4 sickness 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 sea 7 sea 8 which 7 sea 15 ! 8 which 9 for 8 which 13 pure 9 for 11 days 10 three 11 days 12 is 13 pure 14 death 15 ! when we next saw [land] [witta] said it was [spain] , and we stood out to [sea] . 1 when 4 saw 1 when 7 said 2 we 4 saw 3 next 4 saw 7 said 8 it 7 said 18 . 8 it 9 was 9 was 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 16 to 13 we 14 stood 14 stood 15 out 15 out 16 to so [we] [put] [into] a [small] harbour which [witta] [knew] [.] 1 so 5 a 5 a 7 harbour 7 harbour 8 which 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 2 , 2 , 3 too 2 , 5 he 3 too 4 , 5 he 6 bought 6 bought 8 lumps 7 for 8 lumps 8 lumps 9 of 8 lumps 10 sweet-smelling 10 sweet-smelling 11 grey 11 grey 12 amber 11 grey 13 a 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 morsel 15 morsel 17 bigger 16 no 17 bigger 17 bigger 18 than 17 bigger 19 a 19 a 20 thumb-nail 20 thumb-nail 21 purchased 21 purchased 22 a 22 a 23 cask 23 cask 24 of 24 of 25 wine 25 wine 26 . but [i] speak like a merchant . ' 1 but 3 speak 3 speak 4 like 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 merchant 6 merchant 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [no] , no ! 1 ' 5 ! 3 , 4 no 4 no 5 ! tell us what you had to eat , ' [cried] [dan] [.] 1 tell 2 us 1 tell 3 what 3 what 4 you 3 what 5 had 5 had 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 , 7 eat 9 ' aha ! 1 aha 2 ! dates is the name [.] 1 dates 4 name 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 3 he 3 he 4 bought 4 bought 6 gold 5 much 6 gold 6 gold 10 few 7 , 9 no 8 and 9 no 9 no 10 few 10 few 11 elephants 11 elephants 12 ' 12 ' 13 teeth 13 teeth 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 23 would 15 and 20 the 16 thither 17 by 17 by 18 help 17 by 19 of 19 of 20 the 23 would 25 go 25 go 26 . witta feared nothing except to be poor . 1 witta 2 feared 1 witta 3 nothing 1 witta 6 be 3 nothing 4 except 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 poor 6 be 8 . how think ye ? " 1 how 3 ye 2 think 3 ye 3 ye 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " ' [gold] or no gold , " said [hugh] , fingering his sword , " it is a joyous venture . 1 " 4 or 1 " 8 " 2 ' 4 or 4 or 5 no 6 gold 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 8 " 22 . 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 fingering 13 his 14 sword 14 sword 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 it 17 it 18 is 18 is 19 a 19 a 20 joyous 20 joyous 21 venture 21 venture 22 . have [at] [these] [devils] of thine , [witta] ! " 1 have 5 of 5 of 6 thine 6 thine 7 , 7 , 9 ! 9 ! 10 " " ' [venture] ! " said [witta] sourly . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 " 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 sourly 8 sourly 9 . " [i] am [only] a [poor] sea-thief . 1 " 3 am 1 " 8 . 3 am 5 a 7 sea-thief 8 . i do not set my life adrift on a plank for joy , or the venture . 1 i 2 do 1 i 16 venture 2 do 3 not 2 do 4 set 4 set 6 life 4 set 7 adrift 4 set 12 joy 5 my 6 life 7 adrift 8 on 9 a 10 plank 10 plank 11 for 11 for 12 joy 12 joy 13 , 13 , 14 or 14 or 15 the 16 venture 17 . once [i] [beach] [ship] again [at] [stavanger] , and feel the wife 's arms round [my] neck , [i] 'll seek no more ventures . 1 once 5 again 5 again 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 feel 10 feel 13 's 10 feel 24 ventures 11 the 12 wife 12 wife 13 's 13 's 14 arms 14 arms 15 round 15 round 17 neck 17 neck 18 , 20 'll 21 seek 21 seek 24 ventures 22 no 23 more 23 more 24 ventures 24 ventures 25 . a ship is heavier care than a wife or cattle . " 1 a 2 ship 2 ship 3 is 2 ship 4 heavier 4 heavier 5 care 4 heavier 6 than 4 heavier 12 " 6 than 9 or 7 a 8 wife 8 wife 9 or 10 cattle 11 . 11 . 12 " ' [he] leaped [down] [among] the rowers , chiding them for [their] [little] strength and their [great] stomachs . 1 ' 19 . 3 leaped 6 the 6 the 7 rowers 7 rowers 8 , 8 , 9 chiding 9 chiding 10 them 10 them 11 for 11 for 14 strength 14 strength 15 and 15 and 18 stomachs 15 and 19 . 16 their 18 stomachs yet [witta] [was] a wolf in fight , and a very fox in cunning . 1 yet 4 a 4 a 5 wolf 5 wolf 6 in 6 in 7 fight 6 in 13 in 7 fight 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 in 10 a 11 very 10 a 12 fox 10 a 13 in 13 in 14 cunning 13 in 15 . this craft his [father] [guthrum] [had] shown [him] [.] 1 this 2 craft 1 this 7 shown 2 craft 3 his he knew all the care of a ship . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 care 5 care 6 of 6 of 7 a 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 16 pierced 5 we 6 saw 6 saw 8 mountain 6 saw 11 was 7 a 8 mountain 8 mountain 10 top 9 whose 10 top 11 was 12 covered 12 covered 13 with 13 with 14 snow 14 snow 15 and 15 and 16 pierced 16 pierced 17 the 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 1 the 5 mountain 2 grasses 3 under 2 grasses 4 this 5 mountain 6 , 6 , 7 boiled 7 boiled 8 and 8 and 9 eaten 9 eaten 10 , 10 , 11 are 11 are 14 cure 11 are 19 gums 12 a 13 good 13 good 14 cure 14 cure 15 for 16 soreness 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 gums 19 gums 20 and 20 and 21 swelled 21 swelled 22 ankles 22 ankles 23 . we lay there eight days , till men in skins threw stones at us . 1 we 14 us 2 lay 3 there 2 lay 4 eight 4 eight 5 days 4 eight 11 threw 5 days 6 , 7 till 10 skins 8 men 9 in 9 in 10 skins 10 skins 11 threw 11 threw 12 stones 11 threw 13 at 13 at 14 us 14 us 15 . that shore is sandy , and we rowed along it within three bowshots . 1 that 2 shore 2 shore 3 is 3 is 4 sandy 3 is 5 , 3 is 7 we 3 is 8 rowed 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 we 8 rowed 9 along 9 along 10 it 10 it 11 within 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 2 we 2 we 3 saw 2 we 17 our 4 whales 5 , 5 , 6 and 5 , 13 , 6 and 10 shape 7 fish 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 shape 10 shape 11 of 11 of 12 shields 13 , 14 but 14 but 16 than 15 longer 16 than 16 than 17 our 17 our 18 ship 18 ship 19 . some slept , some opened their mouths at us , and some danced on the hot waters . 1 some 2 slept 2 slept 3 , 3 , 5 opened 4 some 5 opened 5 opened 6 their 6 their 7 mouths 7 mouths 9 us 8 at 9 us 9 us 10 , 9 us 11 and 9 us 12 some 12 some 13 danced 12 some 17 waters 14 on 15 the 14 on 17 waters 15 the 17 waters 16 hot 17 waters 17 waters 18 . here , too , were fish that flew in the air like birds . 1 here 5 were 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 3 too 5 were 5 were 6 fish 6 fish 8 flew 7 that 8 flew 8 flew 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 air 11 air 13 birds 12 like 13 birds 13 birds 14 . they would fall on the laps of the rowers , and when we went ashore we would roast and eat them . ' 1 they 2 would 1 they 6 laps 2 would 3 fall 4 on 5 the 4 on 6 laps 5 the 6 laps 6 laps 7 of 6 laps 15 ashore 6 laps 19 and 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 rowers 9 rowers 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 when 12 when 13 we 13 we 14 went 16 we 17 would 17 would 19 and 18 roast 19 and 19 and 20 eat 19 and 22 . 20 eat 21 them 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 3 paused 4 to 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 13 they 9 doubted 18 , 11 , 12 but 11 , 13 they 12 but 13 they 13 they 14 only 14 only 15 nodded 15 nodded 16 and 16 and 17 said 18 , 19 ' 19 ' 23 ' 21 on 22 . 22 . 23 ' ' [the] [yellow] [land] lay on our left , the grey sea on our right . 1 ' 5 lay 5 lay 6 on 6 on 7 our 7 our 8 left 7 our 9 , 7 our 14 our 9 , 11 grey 10 the 11 grey 11 grey 12 sea 13 on 14 our 14 our 15 right 15 right 16 . knight though [i] was , [i] pulled my oar amongst the rowers . 1 knight 2 though 1 knight 10 amongst 1 knight 13 . 2 though 4 was 4 was 5 , 5 , 7 pulled 7 pulled 8 my 8 my 9 oar 10 amongst 12 rowers 11 the 12 rowers 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 4 and 4 and 5 dried 5 dried 6 it 6 it 7 , 6 it 10 it 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 stuffed 10 it 11 between 11 between 12 the 12 the 14 of 13 pots 14 of 14 of 15 beads 15 beads 16 lest 16 lest 17 they 16 lest 18 should 16 lest 20 . 18 should 19 break knighthood is for the land . 1 knighthood 2 is 1 knighthood 3 for 1 knighthood 5 land 1 knighthood 6 . 3 for 4 the at sea , look you , a man is but a spurless rider on a bridleless horse . 1 at 2 sea 1 at 3 , 1 at 12 spurless 1 at 16 bridleless 4 look 5 you 4 look 6 , 6 , 9 is 7 a 8 man 8 man 9 is 9 is 10 but 9 is 11 a 11 a 12 spurless 12 spurless 13 rider 14 on 16 bridleless 15 a 16 bridleless 16 bridleless 17 horse 17 horse 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 4 tenfold 4 tenfold 6 sea-cunning 6 sea-cunning 20 . 10 gave 11 him 11 him 12 charge 12 charge 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 rowers 15 rowers 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 18 left 17 the 19 side 19 side 20 . they saw that no [man] [was] [idle] [.] 1 they 2 saw 2 saw 3 that 3 that 4 no 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 , 7 and 2 , 14 a 3 as 5 said 5 said 6 , 6 , 7 and 9 would 10 laugh 10 laugh 11 at 11 at 12 him 12 him 13 , 13 , 14 a 15 ship 23 . 16 is 17 all 17 all 21 a 18 more 20 than 18 more 21 a 21 a 23 . ' [how] ? 1 ' 3 ? thus . 1 thus 2 . witta vowed he would wring her neck . ' 1 witta 2 vowed 2 vowed 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 wring 5 wring 7 neck 5 wring 8 . 6 her 7 neck 8 . 9 ' ' [poor] [polly] ! 1 ' 4 ! did he ? ' said [una] . 1 did 2 he 1 did 3 ? 3 ? 7 . 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [nay] . 1 ' 3 . she was the ship 's bird . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 ship 4 ship 6 bird 5 's 6 bird 6 bird 7 . she [could] [call] all the rowers [by] [name] [....y] 1 she 4 all 4 all 5 the 5 the 6 rowers those [were] [good] [days] for a wifeless man with [witta] and his heathen [beyond] [the] [world] ['s] [end] [....y] 1 those 13 heathen 5 for 6 a 5 for 13 heathen 6 a 7 wifeless 7 wifeless 12 his 8 man 9 with 9 with 11 and 11 and 12 his after many weeks [we] [came] [on] [the] [great] [shoal] [which] [stretched] , as [witta] ['s] father had said , far out to sea . 1 after 2 many 2 many 3 weeks 3 weeks 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 16 father 16 father 17 had 17 had 18 said 18 said 19 , 19 , 20 far 20 far 21 out 21 out 22 to 22 to 23 sea 23 sea 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 3 his 4 head 5 at 6 them 6 them 7 in 7 in 8 sign 8 sign 12 gold 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 buy 11 buy 12 gold ' [what] [did] it mean ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 it 4 it 5 mean 4 it 6 ? 6 ? 10 . 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [patience] . 1 ' 3 . ye shall hear . 1 ye 2 shall 2 shall 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 1 we 26 . 2 followed 3 the 3 the 5 eastward 4 coast 5 eastward 5 eastward 6 sixteen 5 eastward 8 ( 6 sixteen 7 days 8 ( 10 time 8 ( 16 ) 9 counting 10 time 10 time 11 by 11 by 13 on 12 sword-cuts 13 on 13 on 14 the 14 the 15 helm-rail 16 ) 17 till 17 till 18 we 17 till 19 came 19 came 20 to 20 to 21 the 23 in 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 3 was 1 the 8 glittering 2 water 3 was 3 was 4 foul 3 was 6 and 4 foul 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 great 8 glittering 9 flies 8 glittering 12 . 9 flies 11 us 10 tormented 11 us morning and evening a blue mist covered the mud , which bred fevers . 1 morning 2 and 1 morning 3 evening 3 evening 4 a 3 evening 7 covered 4 a 5 blue 4 a 6 mist 5 blue 6 mist 7 covered 8 the 7 covered 9 mud 7 covered 10 , 8 the 9 mud 10 , 12 bred 11 which 12 bred 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 6 beside 6 beside 10 , 7 the 10 , 10 , 12 his 11 rolling 12 his 12 his 13 head 13 head 16 in 16 in 19 tongue 17 his 18 own 18 own 19 tongue 19 tongue 20 . only the [bird] throve . 1 only 2 the 1 only 4 throve 4 throve 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 7 and 7 and 8 screamed 8 screamed 10 that 9 in 10 that 10 that 11 noisome 11 noisome 12 , 12 , 13 silent 13 silent 14 darkness 14 darkness 15 . yes ; [i] think it was the silence [we] [most] feared . ' 1 yes 2 ; 2 ; 13 ' 4 think 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 3 to 4 listen 4 listen 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 comfortable 7 comfortable 8 home 8 home 9 noises 9 noises 10 of 9 noises 12 brook 10 of 12 brook 11 the 12 brook 12 brook 13 . we [thanked] [god] to see the sun again . 1 we 4 to 1 we 5 see 5 see 6 the 5 see 8 again 6 the 7 sun 8 again 9 . soon they fetched store of gold in bars and in dust from their huts , and some great blackened elephants ' teeth . 1 soon 2 they 2 they 3 fetched 3 fetched 4 store 4 store 5 of 5 of 6 gold 6 gold 7 in 7 in 8 bars 8 bars 9 and 9 and 10 in 10 in 11 dust 11 dust 12 from 12 from 13 their 13 their 14 huts 14 huts 15 , 14 huts 19 blackened 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 some 17 some 18 great 17 some 19 blackened 19 blackened 21 ' 20 elephants 21 ' 21 ' 22 teeth 22 teeth 23 . their captain or chief sorcerer then beat on his chest with his fists , and gnashed his teeth . 1 their 2 captain 2 captain 3 or 2 captain 5 sorcerer 4 chief 5 sorcerer 5 sorcerer 6 then 5 sorcerer 7 beat 5 sorcerer 9 his 7 beat 8 on 9 his 10 chest 10 chest 11 with 11 with 12 his 12 his 13 fists 13 fists 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 gnashed 16 gnashed 17 his 17 his 18 teeth 18 teeth 19 . ' [said] [thorkild] of [borkum] : " do they mean we must fight for all this gear ? " and he [half] drew sword . 1 ' 19 " 1 ' 25 . 4 of 6 : 6 : 7 " 7 " 18 ? 8 do 9 they 8 do 18 ? 9 they 10 mean 9 they 11 we 11 we 12 must 12 must 13 fight 13 fight 14 for 14 for 15 all 15 all 16 this 16 this 17 gear 18 ? 19 " 20 and 21 he 20 and 24 sword 20 and 25 . 21 he 23 drew " ' [nay] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [i] think they ask us to league against some enemy . " 1 " 13 " 3 think 4 they 4 they 6 us 5 ask 6 us 6 us 7 to 7 to 9 against 7 to 11 enemy 8 league 9 against 9 against 10 some 11 enemy 12 . 12 . 13 " " ' [i] like this [not] , " said [witta] , of a sudden . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 4 like 5 this 5 this 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 14 sudden 12 of 13 a 13 a 14 sudden 14 sudden 15 . " back into mid-stream . " 1 " 2 back 2 back 4 mid-stream 3 into 4 mid-stream 4 mid-stream 5 . 5 . 6 " ' [so] we did , and sat still all , watching the black folk and the gold [they] piled on the bank . 1 ' 6 and 3 we 4 did 4 did 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 22 bank 7 sat 8 still 8 still 9 all 9 all 10 , 10 , 11 watching 11 watching 12 the 12 the 15 and 13 black 14 folk 14 folk 15 and 15 and 16 the 16 the 17 gold 17 gold 19 piled 19 piled 20 on 20 on 21 the 21 the 22 bank 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 2 we 3 heard 3 heard 4 drums 4 drums 5 beat 5 beat 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 forest 8 forest 21 unguarded 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 the 11 the 12 people 12 people 21 unguarded 13 fled 14 to 13 fled 16 huts 15 their 16 huts 16 huts 21 unguarded 17 , 18 leaving 18 leaving 21 unguarded 19 the 20 gold 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 4 , 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 bows 7 bows 8 , 7 bows 11 speech 8 , 9 pointed 11 speech 13 and 11 speech 23 forest 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 we 14 we 15 saw 15 saw 16 a 16 a 17 great 19 come 20 out 20 out 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 5 with 3 his 4 brows 4 brows 5 with 5 with 6 his 5 with 8 , 6 his 7 hand 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 moistened 10 moistened 11 his 11 his 12 pink 12 pink 19 ' 13 tongue 14 between 14 between 16 lips 15 his 16 lips 16 lips 17 thus 17 thus 18 . 18 . 19 ' ' [a] [devil] ! ' said [dan] , delightfully horrified . 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 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 2 than 3 a 2 than 6 covered 3 a 4 man 5 ; 6 covered 6 covered 7 with 7 with 8 reddish 8 reddish 9 hair hugh loosed arrow , and pierced him through the throat . 1 hugh 2 loosed 1 hugh 8 through 1 hugh 9 the 2 loosed 3 arrow 2 loosed 6 pierced 3 arrow 4 , 4 , 5 and 6 pierced 7 him 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 2 fell 2 fell 3 roaring 3 roaring 24 . 4 , 5 and 4 , 18 a 4 , 24 . 5 and 9 ran 9 ran 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 forest 13 forest 14 and 14 and 15 hauled 15 hauled 16 him 16 him 17 into 18 a 23 sight 19 tall 21 out 21 out 22 of 22 of 23 sight anon they cast down the blood-stained arrow , and lamented together among the leaves . 1 anon 2 they 1 anon 7 arrow 1 anon 11 together 1 anon 15 . 3 cast 4 down 3 cast 7 arrow 4 down 6 blood-stained 5 the 6 blood-stained 7 arrow 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 lamented 12 among 13 the 13 the 14 leaves 13 the 15 . witta saw the gold on the bank ; he was loath to leave it . 1 witta 2 saw 1 witta 4 gold 1 witta 9 he 1 witta 13 leave 1 witta 14 it 3 the 4 gold 4 gold 7 bank 4 gold 8 ; 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 bank 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 loath 12 to 13 leave 14 it 15 . let us row in [while] these [devils] bewail [themselves] , and at least [bear] [off] [what] [we] [may] . " 1 let 2 us 1 let 3 row 3 row 4 in 4 in 13 least 6 these 8 bewail 8 bewail 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 at 12 at 13 least 13 least 19 . 19 . 20 " ' [bold] as a wolf , cunning as a fox was [witta] ! 1 ' 3 as 1 ' 13 ! 3 as 4 a 4 a 5 wolf 5 wolf 6 , 6 , 7 cunning 7 cunning 8 as 8 as 9 a 9 a 10 fox 10 fox 11 was 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 2 set 2 set 3 four 2 set 5 on 3 four 4 archers 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 fore-deck 7 fore-deck 25 bank 8 to 10 the 10 the 15 leap 10 the 19 , 15 leap 16 from 16 from 18 tree 17 the 18 tree 19 , 20 which 20 which 21 was 21 was 22 close 22 close 23 to 23 to 24 the 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 3 would 2 none 14 paces 3 would 4 set 4 set 5 foot 5 foot 6 ashore 6 ashore 7 , 7 , 8 though 8 though 9 the 10 gold 14 paces 11 was 12 within 12 within 14 paces 13 ten 14 paces 14 paces 15 . no man is hasty to his hanging ! 1 no 2 man 1 no 4 hasty 3 is 4 hasty 4 hasty 6 his 4 hasty 7 hanging 5 to 6 his 7 hanging 8 ! they whimpered at [their] oars [like] [beaten] hounds , and [witta] bit his fingers for rage . 1 they 2 whimpered 2 whimpered 3 at 3 at 5 oars 5 oars 8 hounds 8 hounds 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 his 12 bit 13 his 13 his 14 fingers 14 fingers 15 for 15 for 16 rage 16 rage 17 . ' [said] [hugh] of a sudden , " hark ! " 1 ' 11 " 4 of 5 a 5 a 6 sudden 6 sudden 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 hark 9 hark 10 ! 10 ! 11 " ' [what] ? ' said [dan] and [una] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 1 ' 5 said 1 ' 9 . 3 ? 4 ' 7 and 9 . ' [it] was the [sword] . ' 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 6 . 3 was 4 the 6 . 7 ' sir [richard] [patted] [the] [smooth] [hilt] . 1 sir 7 . ' [it] [sang] as a [dane] sings [before] battle . 1 ' 4 as 4 as 5 a 5 a 7 sings 7 sings 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 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 he 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 leaped 11 leaped 12 from 12 from 13 the 13 the 14 bows 14 bows 15 and 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 2 was 1 i 26 . 2 was 11 but 2 was 23 leaped 3 afraid 4 to 4 to 5 my 5 my 6 four 5 my 10 , 6 four 7 bones 7 bones 9 marrow 8 ' 9 marrow 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 for 12 for 15 sake 13 shame 14 's 14 's 15 sake 15 sake 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 of 24 after 25 me 25 me 26 . none other came . 1 none 2 other 1 none 4 . 2 other 3 came " blame me not , " cried [witta] behind us , " [i] [must] abide by my ship . " 1 " 2 blame 1 " 20 " 2 blame 3 me 3 me 4 not 4 not 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 cried 9 behind 10 us 10 us 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 16 by 15 abide 16 by 16 by 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 5 time 5 time 6 to 6 to 7 blame 7 blame 8 or 8 or 9 praise 9 praise 10 . ' [i] [know] not [how] the [devils] leaped [down] , or how [the] [fight] [began] . 1 ' 11 or 1 ' 16 . 4 not 6 the 6 the 8 leaped 8 leaped 10 , 10 , 11 or 12 how 16 . i do not know . 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 know 4 know 5 . i went to it in my mail-shirt , which saved my skin . 1 i 2 went 1 i 11 my 2 went 3 to 3 to 4 it 4 it 5 in 5 in 7 mail-shirt 6 my 7 mail-shirt 7 mail-shirt 9 which 8 , 9 which 9 which 10 saved 11 my 12 skin 12 skin 13 . i passed my sword twice through him , and he crutched himself away between his long arms , coughing and moaning . 1 i 2 passed 1 i 3 my 3 my 4 sword 4 sword 5 twice 4 sword 19 coughing 5 twice 6 through 6 through 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 9 and 11 crutched 11 crutched 12 himself 12 himself 13 away 14 between 17 arms 15 his 16 long 15 his 17 arms 16 long 17 arms 17 arms 19 coughing 18 , 19 coughing 19 coughing 21 moaning 20 and 21 moaning 21 moaning 22 . that was twenty days after . ' 1 that 2 was 2 was 7 ' 3 twenty 4 days 4 days 7 ' 5 after 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [what] had [happened] [?] 1 ' 3 had did [hugh] die ? ' the children asked . 1 did 3 die 3 die 4 ? 4 ? 8 asked 5 ' 8 asked 6 the 7 children 7 children 8 asked 8 asked 9 . ' [never] was such a fight fought by christened [man] , ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 16 . 4 such 5 a 4 such 11 , 5 a 6 fight 6 fight 7 fought 7 fought 8 by 8 by 9 christened 11 , 12 ' 11 , 16 . 12 ' 13 said judge what teeth they were ! ' 1 judge 3 teeth 2 what 3 teeth 3 teeth 4 they 3 teeth 7 ' 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 16 gouges 22 blade 17 on 18 either 18 either 19 side 19 side 20 of 20 of 21 the 21 the 22 blade 22 blade 23 . ' [those] [same] teeth met in [hugh] ['s] [right] arm and side , ' [sir] [richard] went on . 1 ' 4 teeth 1 ' 19 . 4 teeth 10 arm 5 met 6 in 6 in 10 arm 11 and 12 side 11 and 19 . 12 side 13 , 13 , 18 on 14 ' 17 went 17 went 18 on ' [i] ? 1 ' 3 ? oh , [i] had no more than a broken foot and a fever . 1 oh 2 , 2 , 14 . 4 had 5 no 5 no 6 more 6 more 7 than 7 than 8 a 8 a 9 broken 9 broken 10 foot 10 foot 11 and 11 and 12 a 11 and 14 . 12 a 13 fever thorkild 's ear was bitten , but [hugh] 's arm and side clean withered away . 1 thorkild 2 's 2 's 3 ear 3 ear 4 was 4 was 5 bitten 5 bitten 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 's 9 's 10 arm 10 arm 11 and 11 and 12 side 12 side 13 clean 13 clean 14 withered 13 clean 15 away 15 away 16 . i saw him where he lay along , sucking a fruit in his left hand . 1 i 2 saw 1 i 3 him 3 him 4 where 4 where 5 he 4 where 6 lay 4 where 15 hand 6 lay 7 along 7 along 9 sucking 8 , 9 sucking 9 sucking 10 a 10 a 11 fruit 12 in 13 his 13 his 15 hand 14 left 15 hand 15 hand 16 . 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 2 flesh 1 his 3 was 3 was 4 wasted 3 was 5 off 5 off 6 his 5 off 8 , 6 his 7 bones 8 , 11 was 8 , 12 patched 9 his 10 hair 10 hair 11 was 12 patched 13 with 12 patched 17 his 13 with 16 and 14 white 15 , 15 , 16 and 17 his 18 hand 18 hand 20 blue-veined 19 was 20 blue-veined 20 blue-veined 21 like 21 like 22 a 22 a 23 woman 23 woman 24 's 24 's 25 . he put his left arm round my neck and whispered , " take my sword . 1 he 2 put 2 put 3 his 3 his 4 left 4 left 5 arm 5 arm 6 round 6 round 8 neck 7 my 8 neck 8 neck 9 and 8 neck 15 sword 9 and 10 whispered 10 whispered 11 , 10 whispered 12 " 12 " 13 take 13 take 14 my 15 sword 16 . it has been thine [since] [hastings] , [o] my brother , but [i] can never hold hilt [again] . " 1 it 2 has 2 has 3 been 3 been 4 thine 4 thine 7 , 7 , 10 brother 9 my 10 brother 10 brother 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 20 " 14 can 15 never 15 never 16 hold 16 hold 17 hilt 17 hilt 19 . 19 . 20 " i was weak , and he little more than a shadow . 1 i 9 than 2 was 3 weak 3 weak 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 little 7 little 9 than 8 more 9 than 9 than 10 a 10 a 11 shadow 11 shadow 12 . " ' [nay] nay , " said [witta] , at the helm-rail . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 nay 4 nay 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 at 10 at 12 helm-rail 11 the 12 helm-rail 12 helm-rail 13 . " gold is a good right arm to any man . 1 " 2 gold 2 gold 3 is 2 gold 10 man 4 a 5 good 5 good 6 right 6 right 7 arm 6 right 8 to 8 to 9 any 9 any 10 man 10 man 11 . look look at the gold ! " 1 look 7 " 2 look 3 at 2 look 5 gold 4 the 5 gold 5 gold 6 ! 5 gold 7 " he bade [thorkild] show us the gold and the elephants ' teeth , as though we had been children . 1 he 2 bade 2 bade 4 show 4 show 5 us 4 show 6 the 4 show 8 and 4 show 19 children 6 the 7 gold 9 the 10 elephants 10 elephants 11 ' 11 ' 12 teeth 12 teeth 13 , 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 though 14 as 18 been 16 we 18 been 17 had 18 been 18 been 19 children 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 2 worshipped 2 worshipped 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 one 13 one 14 of 13 one 18 healed 14 of 15 their 16 old 17 women 16 old 18 healed 18 healed 19 up 19 up 25 ' 22 poor 23 arm 23 arm 24 . 24 . 25 ' ' [how] much gold did you get ? ' asked [dan] [.] 1 ' 4 gold 3 much 4 gold 4 gold 5 did 4 gold 6 you 4 gold 8 ? 6 you 7 get 8 ? 10 asked 9 ' 10 asked ' [how] can [i] [say] [?] 1 ' 3 can where we came out with wedges of iron under the rowers ' feet we returned with wedges of gold hidden beneath planks . 1 where 2 we 2 we 14 we 3 came 4 out 4 out 5 with 5 with 6 wedges 6 wedges 7 of 7 of 8 iron 8 iron 9 under 9 under 10 the 10 the 11 rowers 11 rowers 12 ' 12 ' 13 feet 12 ' 14 we 14 we 15 returned 15 returned 16 with 16 with 17 wedges 17 wedges 18 of 18 of 19 gold 19 gold 21 beneath 20 hidden 21 beneath 21 beneath 22 planks 22 planks 23 . " ' [i] [had] sooner have my right arm , " said [hugh] , when he had seen all . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 sooner 5 sooner 7 my 5 sooner 14 , 6 have 7 my 7 my 8 right 8 right 9 arm 9 arm 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 14 , 15 when 15 when 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 seen 18 seen 19 all 19 all 20 . " ' [ahai] [!] 1 " 2 ' that was my fault , " said [witta] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 my 3 my 4 fault 4 fault 5 , 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 " 4 have 1 " 22 " 4 have 5 taken 5 taken 6 ransom 6 ransom 9 you 7 and 8 landed 8 landed 9 you 9 you 10 in 12 when 13 first 13 first 14 you 13 first 16 aboard 15 came 16 aboard 16 aboard 17 , 17 , 18 ten 18 ten 19 months 19 months 20 ago 20 ago 21 . 21 . 22 " " ' [it] is over-late now , " said [hugh] , laughing . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 4 is 5 over-late 5 over-late 6 now 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 laughing 12 laughing 13 . ' [witta] plucked at his [long] shoulder-lock . 1 ' 8 . 3 plucked 4 at 4 at 5 his 5 his 7 shoulder-lock 7 shoulder-lock 8 . " but think ! " said he . 1 " 4 ! 2 but 3 think 3 think 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 . think of this and do not blame me overmuch , [hugh] . 1 think 2 of 2 of 3 this 3 this 12 . 4 and 5 do 5 do 6 not 6 not 7 blame 6 not 8 me 8 me 9 overmuch 9 overmuch 10 , 10 , 12 . see ! 1 see 2 ! i will only take a half of the gold . " 1 i 2 will 2 will 11 " 3 only 4 take 4 take 5 a 5 a 6 half 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 " 2 ' 1 " 12 " 4 blame 5 thee 4 blame 7 at 6 not 7 at 7 at 8 all 7 at 11 , 8 all 9 , 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 6 venture 3 was 10 thirty-five 4 a 5 joyous 5 joyous 6 venture 6 venture 7 , 8 and 9 we 8 and 10 thirty-five 10 thirty-five 11 here 11 here 13 done 12 have 13 done 13 done 14 what 14 what 16 men 14 what 18 done 15 never 16 men 17 have 18 done 18 done 19 . if [i] [live] [till] [england] [,] [i] will build me a stout keep [over] [dallington] out of my share . " 1 if 8 will 8 will 9 build 9 build 10 me 10 me 11 a 11 a 12 stout 12 stout 21 " 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 2 will 2 will 5 me 3 fight 4 for 4 for 5 me 5 me 6 now 6 now 7 . but [first] we [must] turn [north] , and with this honest treasure aboard [i] pray we meet no pirate ships . " 1 but 3 we 3 we 5 turn 5 turn 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 with 9 with 10 this 9 with 13 aboard 10 this 11 honest 11 honest 12 treasure 13 aboard 15 pray 15 pray 22 " 16 we 18 no 17 meet 18 no 18 no 19 pirate 19 pirate 22 " 20 ships 21 . 21 . 22 " ' [we] [did] not [laugh] . 1 ' 4 not 4 not 6 . we were careful . 1 we 2 were 2 were 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 3 afraid 2 were 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 lest 4 lest 5 we 4 lest 6 should 4 lest 9 grain 6 should 7 lose 8 one 9 grain 9 grain 10 of 9 grain 11 our 9 grain 12 gold 12 gold 13 , 13 , 14 for 14 for 15 which 15 which 16 we 16 we 17 had 17 had 18 fought 18 fought 20 . " ['] [he] has gone to his own country , " said he . 1 " 4 has 1 " 11 " 4 has 5 gone 6 to 7 his 7 his 8 own 8 own 9 country 9 country 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . he leaped out on the mud , and did not answer when we called ; so we called no more . 1 he 2 leaped 1 he 17 we 2 leaped 3 out 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 mud 6 mud 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 did 9 did 10 not 10 not 11 answer 11 answer 12 when 12 when 13 we 13 we 17 we 14 called 15 ; 15 ; 16 so 16 so 17 we 17 we 18 called 18 called 19 no 19 no 20 more 19 no 21 . he left the [wise] [iron] , which is all that [i] care for and see , the [spirit] [still] points to [the] [south] . " 1 he 2 left 1 he 7 which 2 left 3 the 6 , 7 which 7 which 8 is 8 is 9 all 9 all 10 that 10 that 12 care 12 care 13 for 13 for 20 points 14 and 15 see 15 see 16 , 16 , 17 the 17 the 20 points 20 points 24 . 21 to 24 . 24 . 25 " ' [why] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [because] of the gold because of our gold . 1 ' 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 gold 5 gold 6 because 5 gold 9 gold 6 because 7 of 7 of 8 our 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 4 did 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 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 at 3 at 5 for 5 for 6 his 6 his 7 fears 7 fears 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 22 pitched 9 and 12 for 10 at 11 us 10 at 12 for 12 for 16 to 13 our 16 to 14 counselling 16 to 16 to 17 furl 17 furl 21 ship 18 sail 19 when 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 " 2 ' 1 " 10 " 4 be 5 drowned 5 drowned 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 10 " 26 . 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 than 17 than 18 go 18 go 20 to 20 to 21 a 21 a 23 of 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 ' 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 6 man 6 man 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 had 9 had 10 been 10 been 11 slave 11 slave 18 . 12 to 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 18 . he would have beaten out the gold into deep bands to put round the oars , and round the prow . 1 he 2 would 1 he 15 oars 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 beaten 4 beaten 5 out 5 out 6 the 6 the 7 gold 6 the 10 bands 8 into 9 deep 9 deep 10 bands 10 bands 11 to 10 bands 14 the 11 to 12 put 13 round 14 the 15 oars 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 round 17 and 20 prow 18 round 19 the 20 prow 21 . but for [hugh] , he said and so did all his men they would never have won the gold . 1 but 2 for 2 for 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 said 6 said 14 would 7 and 8 so 8 so 9 did 9 did 10 all 10 all 11 his 11 his 12 men 12 men 13 they 13 they 14 would 14 would 15 never 15 never 16 have 16 have 17 won 17 won 18 the 18 the 19 gold 19 gold 20 . i remember [witta] made a little , thin [gold] [ring] for [our] [bird] to swing in . 1 i 2 remember 2 remember 6 little 4 made 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 , 7 , 8 thin 8 thin 11 for 11 for 14 to 14 to 15 swing 15 swing 16 in 16 in 17 . ' [three] [months] [we] [rowed] and sailed and went ashore for fruits [or] to clean the ship . 1 ' 6 and 1 ' 18 . 6 and 7 sailed 7 sailed 8 and 8 and 9 went 9 went 10 ashore 10 ashore 11 for 11 for 12 fruits 14 to 15 clean 15 clean 17 ship 16 the 17 ship 17 ship 18 . " ' [now] [find] [ye] [pevensey] yourselves , " said [witta] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 yourselves 7 yourselves 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " [i] [love] not [these] narrow [ship-filled] seas . " 1 " 4 not 4 not 9 . 6 narrow 8 seas 8 seas 9 . 9 . 10 " yet , for our gold 's sake , we were more afraid than they . 1 yet 2 , 2 , 4 our 3 for 4 our 4 our 5 gold 4 our 8 , 4 our 9 we 5 gold 7 sake 6 's 7 sake 9 we 10 were 10 were 11 more 11 more 12 afraid 11 more 13 than 13 than 14 they 14 they 15 . we crept along the coast by night [till] we came to the chalk cliffs , and so east to [pevensey] . 1 we 5 coast 1 we 21 . 2 crept 3 along 3 along 4 the 3 along 5 coast 5 coast 6 by 6 by 7 night 9 we 10 came 10 came 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 chalk 12 the 21 . 13 chalk 14 cliffs 14 cliffs 19 to 15 , 16 and 15 , 19 to 16 and 18 east 17 so 18 east witta [would] [not] [come] ashore with us , though [hugh] promised him [wine] at [dallington] [enough] to swim in . 1 witta 9 though 5 ashore 6 with 5 ashore 8 , 6 with 7 us 8 , 9 though 9 though 20 . 11 promised 12 him 11 promised 17 to 12 him 14 at 17 to 18 swim 18 swim 19 in 19 in 20 . i think when [thorkild] [of] [borkum] bade the rowers give way we were near weeping . 1 i 2 think 2 think 7 bade 3 when 7 bade 7 bade 13 were 8 the 9 rowers 9 rowers 10 give 10 give 11 way 11 way 12 we 12 we 13 were 13 were 14 near 14 near 15 weeping 15 weeping 16 . ' [did] he get [home] all right ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 he 1 ' 9 ' 1 ' 10 said 4 get 6 all 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 10 said 12 . ' [i] never knew . 1 ' 4 knew 3 never 4 knew 4 knew 5 . we saw him hoist sail under the moon-track and stand away . 1 we 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 2 saw 4 hoist 4 hoist 5 sail 5 sail 6 under 5 sail 8 moon-track 7 the 8 moon-track 8 moon-track 10 stand 9 and 10 stand 10 stand 11 away 11 away 12 . i have prayed that he found his wife and the children . ' 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 prayed 3 prayed 4 that 3 prayed 11 children 5 he 6 found 5 he 7 his 7 his 8 wife 8 wife 9 and 9 and 11 children 10 the 11 children 11 children 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [and] what did you do ? ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 6 do 4 did 5 you 5 you 6 do 6 do 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [we] waited [on] [the] [marsh] till the day . 1 ' 3 waited 3 waited 7 till 7 till 8 the 8 the 9 day 9 day 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 9 and 18 . 10 stared 11 down 11 down 17 shadows 12 stream 13 through 13 through 14 the 14 the 15 soft 15 soft 17 shadows 16 warm 17 shadows ' [a] [whole] shipload of gold ! ' said [una] , looking at the little [golden] [hind] . 1 ' 8 ' 4 shipload 5 of 5 of 6 gold 6 gold 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 looking 12 looking 13 at 13 at 14 the 14 the 15 little 15 little 18 . ' [but] [i] 'm glad [i] [didn't] see the [devils] . ' 1 ' 4 'm 1 ' 12 ' 4 'm 5 glad 5 glad 8 see 8 see 9 the 11 . 12 ' ' [i] don't [believe] they were [devils] , ' [dan] [whispered] [back] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 9 ' 5 they 6 were 5 they 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 13 . ' [eh] ? ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ' [witta] ['s] [father] [warned] [him] they were unquestionable [devils] . 1 ' 7 they 7 they 8 were 8 were 9 unquestionable 9 unquestionable 11 . one must believe one 's father , and not one 's children . 1 one 2 must 2 must 3 believe 3 believe 4 one 3 believe 13 . 4 one 5 's 4 one 6 father 4 one 10 one 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 not 9 not 10 one 10 one 11 's 11 's 12 children what were [my] [devils] , then ? ' 1 what 2 were 1 what 5 , 5 , 6 then 6 then 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' dan flushed all over . 1 dan 3 all 2 flushed 3 all 3 all 4 over 4 over 5 . ' [not] [always] , ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 , 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 9 the 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 ' 8 drummed 3 , 4 anyhow 4 anyhow 5 , 5 , 6 they 6 they 8 drummed 7 always 8 drummed 8 drummed 9 on 8 drummed 19 before 9 on 10 their 10 their 11 chests 12 , 13 like 13 like 18 , 18 , 19 before 19 before 20 they 19 before 23 people 20 they 21 went 21 went 22 for 23 people 24 . and they built houses in trees , too . ' 1 and 4 houses 2 they 3 built 2 they 4 houses 4 houses 5 in 5 in 6 trees 6 trees 7 , 7 , 8 too 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 1 ' 5 nests 5 nests 10 , 10 , 13 imps 13 imps 15 and 14 lay 15 and 15 and 16 looked 16 looked 17 at 16 looked 18 us 16 looked 19 . wonderful ! 1 wonderful 2 ! were [our] [devils] only nest-building apes ? 1 were 4 only 4 only 5 nest-building 5 nest-building 6 apes 5 nest-building 7 ? is there no sorcery left in the world ? ' 1 is 2 there 2 there 3 no 2 there 5 left 4 sorcery 5 left 5 left 6 in 5 left 9 ? 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 world 9 ? 10 ' ' [i] don't know , ' answered [dan] , uncomfortably . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 answered 7 answered 10 uncomfortably 9 , 10 uncomfortably 10 uncomfortably 11 . and we did . ' 1 and 3 did 2 we 3 did 3 did 4 . 4 . 5 ' ' [but] we didn't , ' said [una] , sighing . 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 6 ' 3 we 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 , 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 sighing 10 sighing 11 . ' [oh] ! there 's [puck] ! ' 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 8 ' 4 there 5 's 5 's 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' ' [no] sorcery , [sir] [richard] ? ' he laughed , and blew on a full dandelion head he had picked . 1 ' 3 sorcery 3 sorcery 4 , 4 , 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' 8 ' 12 and 9 he 10 laughed 10 laughed 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 blew 13 blew 14 on 14 on 17 dandelion 15 a 17 dandelion 16 full 17 dandelion 17 dandelion 18 head 18 head 21 picked 18 head 22 . 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 picked ' [they] tell me that [witta] 's [wise] [iron] [was] a toy . 1 ' 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 4 me 5 that 5 that 13 . 7 's 11 a 11 a 12 toy 11 a 13 . the boy carries such an iron with him . 1 the 2 boy 1 the 9 . 2 boy 8 him 3 carries 4 such 3 carries 8 him 4 such 5 an 5 an 6 iron 7 with 8 him they tell me [our] [devils] [were] apes , called gorillas ! ' said [sir] [richard] , indignantly . 1 they 3 me 1 they 10 gorillas 2 tell 3 me 7 apes 8 , 8 , 9 called 9 called 10 gorillas 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 ' 9 ' 4 the 5 sorcery 4 the 6 of 6 of 7 books 6 of 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [i] [warned] [thee] they were wise children . 1 ' 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 wise 7 wise 8 children 8 children 9 . all people can be wise by reading of books . ' 1 all 2 people 1 all 11 ' 2 people 4 be 2 people 5 wise 3 can 4 be 6 by 7 reading 7 reading 8 of 8 of 9 books 9 books 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [but] are the books [true] ? ' 1 ' 8 ' 3 are 4 the 3 are 7 ? 4 the 5 books 7 ? 8 ' sir [richard] [frowned] . 1 sir 4 . ' [i] like not all this reading and writing . ' 1 ' 10 . 3 like 5 all 4 not 5 all 5 all 7 reading 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 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 11 dandelion 8 holding 9 the 9 the 10 naked 10 naked 11 dandelion 11 dandelion 13 at 12 head 13 at 13 at 15 's 14 arm 15 's 15 's 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 ' 3 if 3 if 4 we 4 we 9 write 9 write 10 falsely 10 falsely 11 , 11 , 20 the 12 why 13 did 13 did 16 not 16 not 17 begin 17 begin 18 with 18 with 20 the he was false enough . ' 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 . 2 was 3 false 3 false 4 enough 5 . 6 ' ' [poor] false [gilbert] . 1 ' 3 false 3 false 5 . yet , in his fashion , he was bold , ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 yet 2 , 2 , 3 in 3 in 4 his 4 his 5 fashion 5 fashion 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 bold 9 bold 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 15 . ' [what] did he do ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 he 1 ' 7 ' 3 did 4 he 4 he 5 do 4 he 6 ? 7 ' 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 3 the 4 tale 4 tale 5 meet 5 meet 6 for 6 for 7 children 7 children 8 , 8 , 10 you 9 think 10 you 10 you 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' he [looked] [at] [puck] ; but ' [tell] [us] [!] 1 he 5 ; 5 ; 6 but 6 but 7 ' tell us ! ' [cried] [dan] and [una] [together] . 1 tell 2 us 1 tell 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 7 and 7 and 10 . thorkild 's [song] 1 thorkild 2 's there 's no [wind] [along] [these] seas , [out] oars [for] [stavanger] ! 1 there 3 no 2 's 3 no 3 no 7 seas 7 seas 8 , 8 , 10 oars 10 oars 13 ! 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 4 wake 3 must 4 wake 4 wake 11 for 5 the 6 white-ash 6 white-ash 7 breeze 7 breeze 8 , 8 , 11 for a long pull [for] [stavanger] [!] 1 a 2 long 2 long 3 pull oh , hear the benches creak and strain ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 hear 3 hear 4 the 4 the 5 benches 5 benches 9 ! 6 creak 7 and 7 and 8 strain 8 strain 9 ! ( [a] [long] [pull] for [stavanger] ! ) 1 ( 5 for 1 ( 8 ) 7 ! 8 ) she thinks she smells the [northland] rain ! 1 she 2 thinks 2 thinks 3 she 3 she 4 smells 4 smells 5 the 5 the 7 rain 7 rain 8 ! ( [a] [long] [pull] for [stavanger] ! ) 1 ( 5 for 1 ( 8 ) 7 ! 8 ) she thinks she smells the [northland] snow , [and] she ['s] as [glad] as we to go . 1 she 2 thinks 1 she 18 . 2 thinks 3 she 3 she 4 smells 4 smells 5 the 4 smells 12 as 5 the 7 snow 7 snow 8 , 7 snow 10 she 12 as 14 as 14 as 15 we 15 we 17 go 16 to 17 go she thinks she smells the [northland] rime , [and] the dear dark nights of [winter-time] . 1 she 2 thinks 2 thinks 3 she 3 she 4 smells 4 smells 5 the 4 smells 16 . 5 the 7 rime 7 rime 8 , 8 , 14 of 10 the 11 dear 11 dear 12 dark 12 dark 13 nights 13 nights 14 of her [very] [bolts] [are] sick [for] [shore] , [and] we we want it ten times more [!] 1 her 5 sick 5 sick 8 , 8 , 10 we 10 we 11 we 11 we 12 want 12 want 13 it 13 it 15 times 14 ten 15 times 15 times 16 more so all [you] [gods] that [love] brave [men] , [send] [us] a three-reef gale again ! 1 so 2 all 2 all 5 that 5 that 7 brave 7 brave 9 , 9 , 12 a 12 a 13 three-reef 13 three-reef 14 gale 14 gale 15 again 15 again 16 ! send us a gale , and watch us [come] [,] [with] close-cropped [canvas] slashing home [!] 1 send 2 us 2 us 3 a 3 a 4 gale 3 a 12 close-cropped 4 gale 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 watch 7 watch 8 us 12 close-cropped 15 home 14 slashing 15 home but there 's no wind in all these seas . 1 but 9 seas 1 but 10 . 2 there 3 's 3 's 9 seas 4 no 5 wind 5 wind 9 seas 6 in 7 all 7 all 8 these 8 these 9 seas a long pull [for] [stavanger] [!] 1 a 2 long 2 long 3 pull so we [must] wake the white-ash breeze , [a] [long] pull for [stavanger] ! 1 so 2 we 2 we 4 wake 4 wake 5 the 5 the 6 white-ash 6 white-ash 7 breeze 7 breeze 8 , 8 , 14 ! 11 pull 12 for 11 pull 14 ! [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 ' 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 with 7 with 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 21 . 15 went 16 on 15 went 18 in 16 on 17 , 18 in 21 . ' [it] [concerns] [de] [aquila] , than whom there was never bolder nor craftier , nor more hardy knight born . 1 ' 6 , 6 , 21 . 7 than 8 whom 8 whom 9 there 9 there 12 bolder 10 was 12 bolder 11 never 12 bolder 12 bolder 14 craftier 13 nor 14 craftier 14 craftier 16 nor 14 craftier 18 hardy 15 , 16 nor 17 more 18 hardy 18 hardy 19 knight 19 knight 20 born 20 born 21 . and remember he was an old , old man at that time . ' 1 and 2 remember 2 remember 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 an 5 an 6 old 6 old 7 , 6 old 8 old 6 old 10 at 8 old 9 man 10 at 12 time 11 that 12 time 12 time 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [when] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [when] we came back from [sailing] with [witta] . ' 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 11 ' 3 we 4 came 4 came 5 back 5 back 6 from 8 with 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [what] did you do [with] your [gold] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 10 ' 1 ' 11 said 3 did 4 you 4 you 5 do 5 do 9 ? 7 your 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' 11 said 13 . ' [have] patience . 1 ' 3 patience 3 patience 4 . link by link is chain-mail made . 1 link 2 by 2 by 3 link 3 link 4 is 4 is 5 chain-mail 5 chain-mail 6 made 6 made 7 . i will tell all in its place . 1 i 3 tell 2 will 3 tell 3 tell 4 all 3 tell 5 in 3 tell 8 . 5 in 6 its 6 its 7 place 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 3 on 4 his 3 on 6 like 5 bed 6 like 6 like 7 a 6 like 10 falcon 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 white 9 white 10 falcon 10 falcon 20 other 10 falcon 21 as 11 , 12 turning 12 turning 13 his 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 swiftly 15 swiftly 16 from 16 from 17 one 17 one 18 to 17 one 20 other 19 the 20 other 21 as 22 we 21 as 26 . 22 we 24 our 23 told 24 our 24 our 25 tale 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 3 jehan 7 had 8 sent 8 sent 10 us 9 to 10 us 10 us 11 with 11 with 12 the 12 the 13 horses 13 horses 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 22 . 15 and 18 had 18 had 19 loaded 19 loaded 20 the 20 the 21 gold 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 4 was 1 when 6 , 4 was 5 told 6 , 11 the 11 the 12 news 12 news 13 of 13 of 15 , 15 , 16 for 16 for 17 we 17 we 18 were 18 were 19 as 19 as 20 men 19 as 21 waked 21 waked 22 from 22 from 23 a 23 a 24 year-long 23 a 25 sleep 25 sleep 26 . this was the [very] thing [that] the [red] [king] had done to [robert] when our [great] [william] died . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 5 thing 5 thing 11 done 7 the 10 had 10 had 11 done 11 done 12 to 12 to 14 when 14 when 18 died 14 when 19 . 15 our 18 died a little earlier , and [witta] ['s] [ship] would have rowed [through] them . 1 a 2 little 2 little 3 earlier 3 earlier 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 9 would 9 would 10 have 10 have 11 rowed 11 rowed 13 them 13 them 14 . ( [better] [ride] a [horse] [on] the [bit] he [knows] , [i] [say] ! ) 1 ( 4 a 1 ( 15 ) 7 the 9 he 9 he 11 , 11 , 14 ! 14 ! 15 ) but that is only a cloak to their falsehood . " 1 but 2 that 1 but 11 " 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 only 4 only 5 a 5 a 6 cloak 6 cloak 7 to 7 to 8 their 9 falsehood 10 . 10 . 11 " he cracked his finger on the table , where the wine was spilt , and thus he spoke : 1 he 2 cracked 1 he 3 his 3 his 4 finger 4 finger 9 where 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 table 7 table 9 where 8 , 9 where 9 where 10 the 9 where 11 wine 9 where 12 was 9 where 13 spilt 9 where 14 , 9 where 18 spoke 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 thus 17 he 18 spoke 18 spoke 19 : " ' [william] [crammed] [us] [norman] barons [full] of [good] [english] acres [after] [santlache] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 7 barons 7 barons 15 . 9 of 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 5 , 1 therefore 9 , 5 , 7 has 7 has 8 risen 9 , 11 has 11 has 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 5 with 5 with 6 his 6 his 15 hedge-sparrow 8 , 14 little 8 , 15 hedge-sparrow 12 remember 13 a 13 a 14 little 15 hedge-sparrow 20 . 16 knight 20 . if [henry] [wins] , the [barons] [can] [still] flee [to] [normandy] , where [robert] [will] welcome them . 1 if 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 9 flee 9 flee 12 , 9 flee 17 them 12 , 13 where 16 welcome 17 them 17 them 18 . if [henry] loses , [robert] , he says , [will] [give] [them] more lands [in] [england] . 1 if 3 loses 1 if 4 , 4 , 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 says 8 says 9 , 9 , 13 more 13 more 14 lands 13 more 17 . oh , a pest a pest on [normandy] , for she [will] [be] [our] [england] 's curse this many a long year ! " 1 oh 23 ! 1 oh 24 " 2 , 3 a 3 a 4 pest 4 pest 5 a 4 pest 6 pest 6 pest 7 on 7 on 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 she 11 she 16 's 16 's 17 curse 17 curse 18 this 18 this 19 many 18 this 22 year 19 many 20 a 20 a 21 long 22 year 23 ! " ' [amen] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " but will the war come our ways , think you ? " 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 will 1 " 13 " 3 will 4 the 4 the 5 war 5 war 6 come 5 war 8 ways 7 our 8 ways 8 ways 9 , 10 think 11 you 11 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " ' [not] [from] the [north] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 , 2 ' 5 the 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " but the sea is always open . 1 " 2 but 1 " 5 is 2 but 3 the 4 sea 5 is 5 is 6 always 5 is 8 . 6 always 7 open ye have brought your pigs to a pretty market ! 1 ye 2 have 2 have 3 brought 3 brought 4 your 3 brought 6 to 4 your 5 pigs 6 to 7 a 7 a 8 pretty 7 a 9 market 9 market 10 ! " ' [what] is to do ? " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 ? 4 is 5 to 4 is 7 ? 5 to 6 do 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 1 " 20 " 4 no 8 ; 8 ; 9 and 9 and 10 if 10 if 13 it 12 buried 13 it 13 it 14 , 14 , 15 whom 17 we 18 trust 17 we 19 ? 19 ? 20 " " ' [me] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " [pevensey] [walls] are strong . 1 " 4 are 4 are 5 strong 5 strong 6 . no man but jehan , who is my dog , knows what is between them . " 1 no 2 man 1 no 3 but 1 no 4 jehan 4 jehan 5 , 4 jehan 6 who 6 who 7 is 6 who 10 , 6 who 11 knows 8 my 10 , 9 dog 10 , 11 knows 12 what 12 what 13 is 13 is 14 between 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 2 drew 3 a 3 a 4 curtain 4 curtain 5 by 5 by 6 the 6 the 8 and 7 shot-window 8 and 8 and 12 shaft 9 showed 10 us 10 us 11 the 11 the 12 shaft 12 shaft 13 of 13 of 14 a 14 a 21 wall 15 well 16 in 16 in 21 wall 17 the 18 thickness 17 the 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 wall 21 wall 22 . 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 7 blow 8 at 8 at 10 bottom 9 the 10 bottom 10 bottom 11 . " will it serve ? " said he . 1 " 2 will 2 will 3 it 3 it 4 serve 4 serve 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " ' [needs] must , " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 " 4 must 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " our lives are in thy hands . " 1 " 2 our 1 " 8 . 2 our 3 lives 3 lives 4 are 3 lives 7 hands 4 are 5 in 6 thy 7 hands 8 . 9 " not for love nor for sorrow , but to be with the gold . 1 not 2 for 1 not 4 nor 1 not 8 but 3 love 4 nor 4 nor 5 for 6 sorrow 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 to 9 to 10 be 9 to 13 gold 11 with 12 the 12 the 13 gold 13 gold 14 . have a care , " he said , laughing , " lest [i] use it to make myself [pope] . 1 have 2 a 2 a 3 care 3 care 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 laughing 9 laughing 10 , 10 , 12 lest 10 , 20 . 11 " 12 lest 14 use 15 it 14 use 20 . 15 it 16 to 16 to 17 make 17 make 18 myself trust me not , but return ! " ' 1 trust 2 me 2 me 3 not 3 not 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 return 6 return 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 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 3 seven 4 days 4 days 5 , 5 , 21 ' 6 then 7 , 7 , 8 we 8 we 9 returned 9 returned 10 from 9 returned 17 had 13 from 14 the 14 the 16 which 16 which 17 had 17 had 18 been 17 had 20 . 18 been 19 ours 20 . 21 ' ' [and] [were] [the] [children] [quite] well ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 7 well 7 well 8 ? 8 ? 12 . 9 ' 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 2 and 1 land 10 . 1 land 11 ' 2 and 8 young 4 belong 5 by 5 by 6 right 6 right 7 to 7 to 8 young 8 young 9 men 10 . 11 ' sir [richard] [was] [talking] [to] [himself] . 1 sir 7 . ' [it] would have broken their hearts [if] [we] had taken back [our] [manors] . 1 ' 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 broken 5 broken 6 their 6 their 7 hearts 7 hearts 10 had 10 had 11 taken 11 taken 12 back 12 back 15 . they made us great welcome , but we could see [hugh] [and] [i] [could] [see] that our day was done [.] 1 they 3 us 2 made 3 us 3 us 4 great 3 us 8 we 4 great 5 welcome 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 we 8 we 9 could 9 could 10 see 10 see 16 that 16 that 17 our 16 that 20 done 17 our 18 day 19 was 20 done i was a cripple and he a one-armed man . 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 cripple 4 cripple 5 and 5 and 6 he 5 and 10 . 6 he 7 a 6 he 9 man 7 a 8 one-armed no ! ' 1 no 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' he shook his head . 1 he 2 shook 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . ' [and] therefore ' he raised his voice ' we rode [back] to [pevensey] . ' 1 ' 3 therefore 1 ' 16 ' 3 therefore 4 ' 4 ' 5 he 5 he 6 raised 6 raised 8 voice 7 his 8 voice 9 ' 10 we 9 ' 13 to 10 we 11 rode 13 to 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 6 ' 16 . 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 the 11 the 12 knight 13 seemed 14 very 14 very 15 sorrowful 15 sorrowful 16 . ' [little] maid , it all passed long ago . 1 ' 6 all 3 maid 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 all 6 all 7 passed 6 all 10 . 7 passed 9 ago 8 long 9 ago they were young ; we were old [.] 1 they 2 were 1 they 5 we 3 young 4 ; 4 ; 5 we 5 we 6 were 5 we 7 old we let them rule [the] [manors] [.] 1 we 2 let 2 let 3 them 2 let 4 rule " aha ! " [cried] [de] [aquila] from his shot-window , when we [dismounted] . 1 " 3 ! 1 " 15 . 2 aha 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 8 from 8 from 10 shot-window 9 his 10 shot-window 11 , 12 when 11 , 15 . 12 when 13 we welcome , poor ghosts ! " 1 welcome 4 ghosts 1 welcome 5 ! 2 , 3 poor 3 poor 4 ghosts 5 ! 6 " thus it fell out that we were rich beyond belief , and lonely . 1 thus 3 fell 1 thus 8 rich 2 it 3 fell 3 fell 4 out 3 fell 7 were 5 that 6 we 6 we 7 were 8 rich 9 beyond 8 rich 10 belief 10 belief 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 lonely 13 lonely 14 . and lonely ! ' 1 and 2 lonely 1 and 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' ' [what] did you do ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 6 ? 1 ' 7 ' 3 did 4 you 4 you 5 do 5 do 6 ? 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [we] [watched] for [robert] of [normandy] , ' said the knight . 1 ' 4 for 1 ' 9 ' 6 of 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 11 the 12 knight 12 knight 13 . ' [de] [aquila] was [like] [witta] . 1 ' 4 was 1 ' 7 . he suffered no idleness . 1 he 2 suffered 2 suffered 3 no 2 suffered 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 2 foul 1 in 4 he 2 foul 3 weather 4 he 5 would 4 he 11 his 4 he 18 peering 5 would 6 walk 6 walk 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 11 his 12 tower 12 tower 13 , 12 tower 17 rain 13 , 14 frowning 15 against 16 the 16 the 17 rain 18 peering 22 there 19 here 20 and 19 here 22 there 20 and 21 pointing 22 there 23 . it always vexed him to think how [witta] ['s] ship had come and gone without [his] knowledge . 1 it 4 him 2 always 4 him 3 vexed 4 him 4 him 5 to 5 to 6 think 6 think 7 how 7 how 18 . 10 ship 11 had 11 had 12 come 12 come 13 and 13 and 14 gone 14 gone 15 without 15 without 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 7 for 7 for 12 war 11 's 12 war 12 war 16 . 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 1 do 8 but 2 not 3 copy 4 our 5 blind 5 blind 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 see 9 see 10 with 10 with 13 eyes 10 with 14 and 11 thine 13 eyes 12 own 13 eyes 14 and 15 feel 14 and 20 . 15 feel 16 with 16 with 19 hands 17 thine 19 hands 18 own 19 hands 20 . 21 " i do not think he knew any sort of fear . 1 i 2 do 1 i 6 knew 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 think 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 any 7 any 8 sort 8 sort 9 of 9 of 10 fear 10 fear 11 . and so we [lived] [at] [pevensey] , in the little chamber above the [hall] [.] 1 and 2 so 1 and 7 , 2 so 3 we 7 , 8 in 8 in 9 the 8 in 11 chamber 9 the 10 little 11 chamber 12 above 12 above 13 the ' [one] foul [night] [came] [word] that a messenger of the [king] waited below . 1 ' 3 foul 3 foul 14 below 7 that 8 a 8 a 10 of 9 messenger 10 of 10 of 14 below 11 the 13 waited 11 the 14 below 14 below 15 . we were chilled after a long riding [in] the fog [towards] [bexlei] , [which] [is] [an] easy place for ships to land . 1 we 2 were 2 were 3 chilled 3 chilled 10 fog 4 after 5 a 4 after 9 the 5 a 6 long 6 long 7 riding 9 the 10 fog 10 fog 13 , 13 , 17 easy 17 easy 18 place 18 place 19 for 19 for 20 ships 20 ships 21 to 21 to 22 land 22 land 23 . de [aquila] [sent] [word] [the] [man] [might] [either] [eat] with us or wait till we [had] [fed] [.] 1 de 10 with 10 with 11 us 11 us 13 wait 11 us 15 we 12 or 13 wait 13 wait 14 till anon jehan , at the stair-head , cried that he had called for horse , and was gone . 1 anon 2 jehan 1 anon 6 stair-head 2 jehan 3 , 4 at 5 the 4 at 6 stair-head 6 stair-head 8 cried 6 stair-head 14 horse 6 stair-head 17 was 7 , 8 cried 9 that 10 he 9 that 12 called 10 he 11 had 12 called 13 for 13 for 14 horse 14 horse 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 was 17 was 18 gone 17 was 19 . " [pest] on him ! " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 5 ! 3 on 4 him 4 him 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] have more to do than to shiver in the [great] [hall] [for] [every] gadling the [king] sends . 1 " 16 gadling 1 " 20 . 3 have 4 more 4 more 5 to 4 more 7 than 5 to 6 do 7 than 8 to 8 to 9 shiver 9 shiver 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 16 gadling 17 the 19 sends 19 sends 20 . left he no word ? ["] 1 left 3 no 1 left 4 word 1 left 5 ? 2 he 3 no " ['] [oho] ! " said [de] [aquila] , rubbing his nose , " to whom did he say that ? " 1 " 4 ! 1 " 22 " 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 , 9 , 10 rubbing 10 rubbing 11 his 11 his 12 nose 12 nose 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 to 15 to 16 whom 17 did 18 he 17 did 19 say 19 say 20 that 20 that 21 ? 21 ? 22 " " ['to] his beard , chiefly , but some to his horse 's flank as he was girthing up . 1 " 3 his 1 " 4 beard 1 " 20 . 4 beard 5 , 5 , 8 but 6 chiefly 8 but 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 to 9 some 10 to 10 to 13 's 11 his 12 horse 12 horse 13 's 13 's 14 flank 14 flank 19 up 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 girthing 18 girthing 19 up i followed him out , " said jehan the [crab] . 1 i 2 followed 2 followed 3 him 3 him 4 out 4 out 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 6 " 11 . 7 said 8 jehan 9 the 11 . " ' [what] [was] [his] shield-mark ? " 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 6 shield-mark 6 shield-mark 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " ' [gold] horseshoes on [black] , " said the [crab] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 4 horseshoes 5 on 5 on 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 8 " 12 . 9 said 10 the " ' [that] [is] one of [fulke] 's men , " said [de] [aquila] . ' 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 16 ' 8 's 9 men 9 men 10 , 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 2 broke 3 in 3 in 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 12 is 10 on 12 is 11 black 12 is 12 is 13 not 13 not 14 the 14 the 17 shield 16 ' 17 shield 17 shield 18 . the [fulkes] ' [arms] are ' 1 the 3 ' 3 ' 6 ' 5 are 6 ' the knight waved one hand statelily . 1 the 2 knight 2 knight 3 waved 3 waved 5 hand 3 waved 7 . 4 one 5 hand 5 hand 6 statelily i have changed all the names in my tale . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 changed 3 changed 4 all 4 all 5 the 5 the 6 names 6 names 7 in 7 in 8 my 8 my 9 tale 9 tale 10 . his children 's children may be still alive . ' 1 his 2 children 1 his 10 ' 2 children 4 children 3 's 4 children 5 may 6 be 6 be 7 still 7 still 8 alive 8 alive 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [true] true , ' said [puck] , smiling softly . 1 ' 3 true 1 ' 5 ' 3 true 4 , 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 3 is 5 to 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 faith 7 faith 8 even 8 even 9 after 9 after 12 years 10 a 11 thousand 11 thousand 12 years 12 years 13 . 13 . 14 ' [sir] [richard] [bowed] [a] [little] [and] [went] [on] [:] " ' [gold] horseshoes [on] [black] ? " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 ? 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 " 3 had 1 " 24 . 3 had 7 joined 7 joined 8 the 8 the 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 if 12 if 13 this 13 this 14 is 14 is 15 true 18 must 19 be 19 be 20 of 20 of 21 the 21 the 22 upper 22 upper 23 hand 22 upper 24 . no matter , [all] [fulkes] are faithless . 1 no 2 matter 2 matter 3 , 3 , 7 faithless 6 are 7 faithless 7 faithless 8 . still , [i] would not have sent the man away empty . " 1 still 2 , 1 still 4 would 1 still 13 " 4 would 5 not 5 not 6 have 6 have 7 sent 7 sent 8 the 7 sent 9 man 7 sent 10 away 11 empty 12 . 12 . 13 " " ' [he] fed , " said jehan . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 " 4 fed 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 jehan 8 jehan 9 . " [gilbert] the [clerk] fetched him meat and wine from the kitchens . 1 " 3 the 3 the 5 fetched 5 fetched 6 him 6 him 7 meat 7 meat 8 and 7 meat 9 wine 9 wine 10 from 10 from 11 the 11 the 12 kitchens 12 kitchens 13 . he ate at [gilbert] 's table . " 1 he 2 ate 2 ate 3 at 3 at 6 table 5 's 6 table 6 table 7 . 7 . 8 " ' [this] [gilbert] was a clerk from [battle] [abbey] , who kept the accounts of the [manor] of [pevensey] . 1 ' 4 was 1 ' 20 . 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 clerk 6 clerk 7 from 10 , 11 who 10 , 20 . 11 who 12 kept 12 kept 13 the 13 the 15 of 14 accounts 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 18 of he was tall and pale-coloured , and carried those new-fashioned beads for counting of prayers . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 tall 3 tall 4 and 4 and 5 pale-coloured 5 pale-coloured 10 new-fashioned 6 , 10 new-fashioned 7 and 10 new-fashioned 8 carried 9 those 8 carried 10 new-fashioned 10 new-fashioned 11 beads 10 new-fashioned 12 for 12 for 15 prayers 13 counting 14 of 14 of 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 3 large 3 large 4 brown 3 large 5 nuts 5 nuts 6 or 5 nuts 7 seeds 7 seeds 8 , 7 seeds 20 clashed 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 hanging 10 hanging 11 from 11 from 12 his 13 girdle 20 clashed 14 with 15 his 15 his 18 ink-horn 16 pen 17 and 16 pen 18 ink-horn 17 and 18 ink-horn 18 ink-horn 19 they 19 they 20 clashed 20 clashed 21 when 20 clashed 23 walked 22 he 23 walked 23 walked 24 . his place was in the great fireplace . 1 his 2 place 1 his 3 was 3 was 4 in 4 in 5 the 4 in 7 fireplace 6 great 7 fireplace 7 fireplace 8 . there was his table of accounts , and there he lay o ' nights . 1 there 2 was 2 was 11 lay 3 his 10 he 4 table 5 of 5 of 6 accounts 6 accounts 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 he 9 there 10 he 10 he 11 lay 11 lay 12 o 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 17 , 1 when 21 write 4 sat 5 in 5 in 9 justice 9 justice 10 , 10 , 11 take 10 , 12 fines 12 fines 13 , 12 fines 16 lands 13 , 14 or 14 or 15 grant 16 lands 17 , 21 write 26 . 22 it 23 in 22 it 26 . 23 in 24 the but it was none of his work to feed our guests , or to let them depart without his lord 's knowledge . 1 but 3 was 1 but 4 none 2 it 3 was 4 none 5 of 4 none 6 his 6 his 7 work 6 his 19 his 7 work 9 feed 8 to 9 feed 10 our 17 depart 11 guests 12 , 11 guests 17 depart 12 , 13 or 13 or 17 depart 14 to 15 let 15 let 16 them 15 let 17 depart 17 depart 19 his 18 without 19 his 19 his 20 lord 19 his 22 knowledge 20 lord 21 's 22 knowledge 23 . " ' [no] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " he is no friend to me , [or] to [odo] my hound either . " 1 " 2 he 1 " 16 " 2 he 5 friend 3 is 5 friend 4 no 5 friend 6 to 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 10 to 10 to 14 either 12 my 13 hound 12 my 14 either 14 either 15 . 15 . 16 " " ' [no] matter , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 " 4 matter 5 , 5 , 6 " 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 2 be 1 there 3 devils 1 there 17 there 3 devils 4 in 3 devils 11 , 4 in 6 , 6 , 7 as 7 as 10 heard 9 have 10 heard 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 by 13 by 14 the 17 there 23 ! 18 be 19 greater 19 greater 23 ! 23 ! 24 " and that was all he would say . 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 all 4 all 6 would 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 11 ; 2 the 4 's 3 wench 4 's 4 's 5 father 4 's 6 spoke 6 spoke 7 ; 7 ; 8 then 8 then 11 ; 9 her 10 mother 10 mother 11 ; 11 ; 12 then 11 ; 14 together 11 ; 23 bayed 13 all 14 together 14 together 15 , 15 , 17 the 19 rang 20 and 20 and 21 the 21 the 22 hounds 22 hounds 23 bayed 23 bayed 24 . de [aquila] held up his [hands] . 1 de 3 held 1 de 5 his 3 held 4 up 5 his 7 . " write her free , " he called to [gilbert] by the fireplace . 1 " 6 " 2 write 3 her 3 her 4 free 4 free 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 6 " 14 . 7 he 8 called 8 called 9 to 11 by 12 the 12 the 13 fireplace 13 fireplace 14 . " a ' [god] 's name write her free , before she deafens me ! 1 " 2 a 2 a 3 ' 2 a 7 write 5 's 6 name 6 name 7 write 7 write 8 her 8 her 9 free 8 her 12 she 10 , 11 before 11 before 12 she 12 she 14 me 13 deafens 14 me 14 me 15 ! ( the [great] [hall] is always bitter cold . ) 1 ( 2 the 1 ( 10 ) 5 is 6 always 6 always 8 cold 6 always 10 ) 7 bitter 8 cold 9 . 10 ) i [stood] at his side [;] [hugh] [was] [behind] [gilbert] in the fireplace making to play with [wise] rough [odo] . 1 i 4 his 3 at 4 his 4 his 5 side 5 side 11 in 11 in 19 rough 12 the 13 fireplace 12 the 19 rough 13 fireplace 14 making 14 making 15 to 15 to 16 play 16 play 17 with 19 rough 21 . he signed to [de] [aquila] , who bade [gilbert] measure the new field for the new couple . 1 he 2 signed 1 he 6 , 2 signed 3 to 6 , 7 who 7 who 8 bade 8 bade 10 measure 10 measure 13 field 11 the 12 new 11 the 13 field 13 field 18 . 14 for 15 the 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 ' 4 , 4 , 26 . 5 leaning 6 down 5 leaning 7 to 7 to 8 the 7 to 23 snuffed 8 the 9 hearthstones 9 hearthstones 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 14 this 14 this 15 stone 15 stone 20 foot 19 's 20 foot 23 snuffed 24 at 24 at 25 it 25 it 26 . look ! " 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 " ye see ? ' 1 ye 2 see 2 see 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' dan and [una] [nodded] [.] 1 dan 2 and ' [yes] , ' said [una] gravely . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 7 gravely 4 ' 8 . 5 said 7 gravely ' [it] [isn't] what you say so much . 1 ' 4 what 4 what 5 you 5 you 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 1 it 3 what 3 what 4 you 3 what 5 mean 3 what 6 when 3 what 8 say 6 when 7 you 8 say 9 it 9 it 10 . like calling [dan] a beast in fun . 1 like 2 calling 2 calling 4 a 4 a 5 beast 5 beast 6 in 6 in 7 fun 7 fun 8 . only grown-ups don't always understand . ' 1 only 2 grown-ups 2 grown-ups 3 don't 2 grown-ups 6 . 2 grown-ups 7 ' 3 don't 5 understand 4 always 5 understand 6 . 7 ' " ' [he] hath [done] [this] [day] [by] [day] before our very face ? " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 19 . 2 ' 4 hath 10 before 11 our 10 before 14 ? 11 our 12 very 12 very 13 face 14 ? 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 19 . " ' [nay] , hour by hour , " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 4 , 5 hour 5 hour 6 by 6 by 7 hour 7 hour 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " ' [bones] [of] the [saints] ! " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 5 the 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " what avail is honour or a sword against a pen ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 avail 3 avail 4 is 3 avail 10 a 4 is 5 honour 5 honour 6 or 6 or 7 a 7 a 8 sword 8 sword 9 against 10 a 11 pen 11 pen 12 ? where did [gilbert] hide [that] [writing] ? 1 where 2 did 1 where 7 ? 2 did 4 hide he shall eat it . " 1 he 2 shall 1 he 4 it 3 eat 4 it 4 it 6 " 5 . 6 " " ' [in] his breast when he ran out , " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 14 . 4 his 5 breast 4 his 7 he 5 breast 6 when 7 he 14 . 8 ran 9 out 9 out 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " which made me look to see where he kept his finished stuff . 1 " 4 me 1 " 14 . 2 which 3 made 3 made 4 me 4 me 5 look 4 me 9 he 5 look 8 where 6 to 7 see 7 see 8 where 9 he 11 his 10 kept 11 his 12 finished 13 stuff 13 stuff 14 . when [odo] scratched at this stone [here] , [i] [saw] his [face] [change] [.] 1 when 3 scratched 1 when 8 , 1 when 11 his 4 at 5 this 5 this 6 stone 6 stone 8 , so [i] was sure . " 1 so 6 " 3 was 4 sure 4 sure 5 . 5 . 6 " " ' [he] is bold , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 " 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 4 fashion 1 in 9 bold 2 his 3 own 2 his 4 fashion 4 fashion 5 , 5 , 6 my 6 my 8 is 9 bold 10 . 10 . 11 " " ' [overbold] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 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 2 is 4 my 4 my 5 tire-woman 5 tire-woman 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 and 14 and 17 . " ['so] did [i] . it was a black fog . 1 " 5 . 1 " 6 it 3 did 5 . 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 a 7 was 10 fog 8 a 9 black 10 fog 11 . robert could have landed ten thousand men , and we none the wiser . 1 robert 2 could 2 could 3 have 2 could 11 none 3 have 4 landed 4 landed 5 ten 5 ten 6 thousand 6 thousand 7 men 7 men 9 and 8 , 9 and 10 we 11 none 11 none 12 the 12 the 13 wiser 13 wiser 14 . " ' [no] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [but] here is the prayer of [gilbert] himself to his master [fulke] . " 1 " 3 here 1 " 15 " 3 here 4 is 4 is 5 the 5 the 6 prayer 6 prayer 7 of 9 himself 11 his 10 to 11 his 11 his 12 master 12 master 14 . 14 . 15 " " ' [ah] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " well [i] knew it was [fulke] . 1 " 6 was 2 well 4 knew 4 knew 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 8 . what is the price of my blood ? " 1 what 2 is 1 what 8 ? 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 price 4 price 7 blood 5 of 7 blood 6 my 7 blood 8 ? 9 " " ' [fear] and pains is a true word , " said [de] [aquila] , and sucked in his cheeks . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 pains 2 ' 4 and 5 pains 6 is 6 is 7 a 6 is 9 word 6 is 10 , 6 is 11 " 6 is 12 said 7 a 8 true 12 said 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 sucked 17 sucked 18 in 18 in 19 his 19 his 20 cheeks 20 cheeks 21 . " but how excellent a weapon is a pen ! 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 how 3 how 4 excellent 3 how 5 a 3 how 6 weapon 3 how 7 is 7 is 8 a 7 is 9 pen 7 is 10 ! i must learn it . " 1 i 2 must 1 i 5 . 3 learn 4 it 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 " 2 ' 1 " 24 . 2 ' 5 that 5 that 8 advance 8 advance 10 from 10 from 11 his 11 his 12 present 12 present 13 service 13 service 14 to 14 to 15 that 15 that 16 honour 15 that 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 20 which 22 promised 23 him 23 him 24 . and lest [fulke] should forget , he has written below , ' [to] be [sacristan] of [battle] ' . " 1 and 2 lest 1 and 12 ' 2 lest 4 should 4 should 5 forget 5 forget 6 , 6 , 11 , 7 he 8 has 7 he 10 below 8 has 9 written 10 below 11 , 12 ' 14 be 14 be 16 of 16 of 20 " 18 ' 19 . 19 . 20 " ' [at] this [de] [aquila] [whistled] [.] 1 ' 3 this " [a] [man] who can plot against one lord can plot against another . 1 " 4 who 4 who 5 can 5 can 6 plot 5 can 10 can 6 plot 7 against 8 one 9 lord 9 lord 10 can 10 can 11 plot 10 can 13 another 10 can 14 . 11 plot 12 against when [i] [am] stripped of my lands [fulke] [will] whip [off] [my] [gilbert] ['s] [foolish] [head] . 1 when 7 lands 4 stripped 5 of 4 stripped 7 lands 5 of 6 my 7 lands 10 whip 10 whip 17 . none the less [battle] needs a [new] [sacristan] . 1 none 2 the 2 the 3 less 3 less 9 . 5 needs 6 a 6 a 9 . they tell me the [abbot] [henry] [keeps] no sort of rule there . " 1 they 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 14 " 3 me 4 the 8 no 12 there 9 sort 10 of 9 sort 11 rule 11 rule 12 there 12 there 13 . 13 . 14 " " ' [let] the [abbot] wait , " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 2 ' 4 the 6 wait 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " it is our heads and our lands that are in danger . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 heads 4 our 5 heads 5 heads 8 lands 6 and 8 lands 7 our 8 lands 8 lands 9 that 9 that 10 are 10 are 11 in 11 in 12 danger 12 danger 13 . this parchment is the second part of the tale . 1 this 2 parchment 2 parchment 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 second 5 second 6 part 6 part 7 of 7 of 8 the 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 3 has 3 has 4 gone 4 gone 5 to 5 to 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 16 hold 9 so 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 13 , 13 , 14 who 14 who 15 will 15 will 16 hold 16 hold 20 " 17 us 18 traitors 18 traitors 19 . 19 . 20 " " assuredly , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 assuredly 2 assuredly 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . fulke has his ear , and pours poison into it . 1 fulke 2 has 1 fulke 6 and 1 fulke 7 pours 1 fulke 11 . 3 his 4 ear 4 ear 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 pours 8 poison 7 pours 9 into 9 into 10 it presently [the] [king] gives him my land and yours . 1 presently 6 my 4 gives 6 my 5 him 6 my 6 my 7 land 6 my 8 and 6 my 9 yours 9 yours 10 . this is old , " and he leaned back and yawned . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 old 2 is 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 leaned 8 leaned 9 back 9 back 10 and 10 and 11 yawned 11 yawned 12 . " ' [and] [thou] wilt surrender [pevensey] without word or blow ? " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 12 ? 2 ' 5 wilt 5 wilt 6 surrender 8 without 9 word 9 word 10 or 10 or 11 blow 11 blow 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 . " we [saxons] will fight [your] [king] then . 1 " 2 we 1 " 9 . 2 we 4 will 4 will 5 fight 8 then 9 . i will go warn my nephew [at] [dallington] . 1 i 2 will 1 i 4 warn 2 will 3 go 4 warn 5 my 5 my 6 nephew 6 nephew 9 . give me a horse ! " 1 give 2 me 1 give 3 a 3 a 4 horse 3 a 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " ' [give] [thee] a toy and a rattle , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 5 a 5 a 6 toy 6 toy 7 and 7 and 8 a 8 a 9 rattle 9 rattle 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 . " put back the parchment , and rake over the ashes . 1 " 5 parchment 1 " 12 . 2 put 3 back 3 back 4 the 4 the 5 parchment 6 , 7 and 6 , 9 over 7 and 8 rake 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 3 is 1 if 7 , 3 is 4 given 4 given 5 my 7 , 9 is 9 is 12 gate 9 is 20 ? 13 , 14 what 14 what 17 do 15 will 16 he 15 will 17 do 17 do 18 with 18 with 19 it 19 it 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 6 , 2 is 4 at 6 , 7 and 6 , 13 , 6 , 22 . 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 heart 9 heart 10 is 11 in 13 , 15 he 16 can 15 he 22 . 16 can 17 kill 17 kill 21 pleasure 18 peasants 19 at 19 at 20 his 20 his 21 pleasure therefore [i] cannot give up [pevensey] . " 1 therefore 8 " 3 cannot 4 give 4 give 5 up 5 up 7 . 7 . 8 " " ' [good] , " said we [two] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 5 " 9 . 6 said 7 we " ' [ah] , but wait ! 1 " 5 but 1 " 6 wait 2 ' 4 , 4 , 5 but 6 wait 7 ! who will be the first to come through thereby ? 1 who 2 will 1 who 10 ? 2 will 3 be 3 be 4 the 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 to 6 to 7 come 6 to 9 thereby 7 come 8 through even [robert] [of] [normandy] . 1 even 5 . therefore [i] cannot [fight] my [king] . " 1 therefore 3 cannot 1 therefore 8 " 5 my 7 . 7 . 8 " he nursed his sword thus . 1 he 2 nursed 2 nursed 4 sword 3 his 4 sword 4 sword 5 thus 5 thus 6 . " ' [this] [is] [saying] and unsaying like a [norman] , " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 6 and 6 and 7 unsaying 7 unsaying 8 like 8 like 9 a 9 a 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " what of [our] [manors] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 of 2 what 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " ' [i] do not think for [myself] , " said [de] [aquila] , " nor for our [king] , nor for your lands . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 " 4 do 5 not 4 do 6 think 5 not 6 think 6 think 7 for 7 for 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 10 " 25 . 11 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 nor 16 nor 17 for 17 for 18 our 20 , 21 nor 21 nor 22 for 22 for 23 your 23 your 24 lands 24 lands 25 . i think for [england] , [for] [whom] neither [king] nor [baron] [thinks] . 1 i 2 think 1 i 13 . 2 think 3 for 3 for 5 , 5 , 8 neither 8 neither 10 nor i am not [norman] , [sir] [richard] , [nor] [saxon] , [sir] [hugh] . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 not 3 not 5 , 5 , 8 , 8 , 11 , 11 , 14 . english [am] [i] . " 1 english 4 . 4 . 5 " " ' [saxon] , [norman] or [english] , " said [hugh] , " [our] [lives] are thine , however the game goes . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 4 , 6 or 6 or 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 16 are 16 are 17 thine 17 thine 18 , 17 thine 19 however 19 however 20 the 20 the 21 game 21 game 22 goes 22 goes 23 . when do we [hang] [gilbert] ? " 1 when 7 " 2 do 3 we 3 we 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " ' [never] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 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 " 4 , 1 " 25 . 4 , 6 may 5 he 6 may 6 may 8 be 7 yet 8 be 10 of 12 , 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 , 14 , 15 to 15 to 16 do 16 do 18 justice 17 him 18 justice 18 justice 19 , 19 , 20 he 20 he 21 is 21 is 22 a 22 a 23 good 23 good 24 writer 24 writer 25 . dead men make dumb witnesses . 1 dead 2 men 2 men 3 make 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 " 2 ' 2 ' 7 give 7 give 9 to 9 to 11 . and [our] [manors] go with it , " said [i] . 1 and 4 go 4 go 5 with 5 with 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " shall we tell our sons ? " 1 " 2 shall 1 " 8 " 2 shall 3 we 3 we 4 tell 3 we 5 our 6 sons 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " ' [no] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 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 8 hornets 1 the 9 ' 4 not 5 wake 4 not 8 hornets 5 wake 6 up 6 up 7 a 9 ' 10 nest 10 nest 24 . 11 in 12 the 11 in 15 he 15 he 17 smoked 17 smoked 18 out 18 out 19 the 19 the 20 bees 20 bees 21 in 21 in 22 the 22 the 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 4 wise 4 wise 17 enemies 5 he 6 would 6 would 10 war 7 wait 8 till 8 till 10 war 9 that 10 war 10 war 12 over 10 war 17 enemies 11 were 12 over 13 before 15 made 14 he 15 made 15 made 16 new 16 new 17 enemies 17 enemies 18 . but mere talk , such as [gilbert] sends [,] is no proof nowadays . 1 but 2 mere 1 but 13 nowadays 2 mere 3 talk 2 mere 4 , 4 , 6 as 5 such 6 as 6 as 8 sends 10 is 11 no 11 no 13 nowadays 12 proof 13 nowadays 13 nowadays 14 . we [barons] follow [the] [church] , and , like [anselm] , we speak what we please . 1 we 3 follow 3 follow 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 , 8 , 9 like 9 like 11 , 11 , 12 we 12 we 13 speak 13 speak 14 what 14 what 15 we 14 what 16 please 16 please 17 . let us go about [our] [day] ['s] dealings , and say naught to [gilbert] . " 1 let 2 us 1 let 3 go 3 go 4 about 3 go 8 dealings 8 dealings 15 . 8 dealings 16 " 9 , 10 and 9 , 15 . 10 and 11 say 11 say 12 naught 12 naught 13 to " ' [then] we do nothing ? " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 we 4 we 5 do 5 do 6 nothing 5 do 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " ' [we] wait , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 wait 4 wait 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] [am] old , but still [i] find that the most grievous work [i] [know] . " 1 " 4 old 1 " 5 , 1 " 18 " 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 still 9 find 10 that 10 that 11 the 11 the 12 most 12 most 13 grievous 13 grievous 14 work 14 work 17 . 17 . 18 " ' [and] so [we] [found] it , but in the end [de] [aquila] was right . 1 ' 3 so 3 so 6 it 3 so 14 was 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 end 14 was 16 . 15 right 16 . ' [a] [little] [later] in the [year] , armed [men] rode over the hill , [the] [golden] [horseshoes] flying behind the [king] ['s] [banner] . 1 ' 25 . 5 in 6 the 5 in 25 . 6 the 8 , 8 , 15 , 9 armed 14 hill 11 rode 12 over 12 over 13 the 13 the 14 hill 14 hill 15 , 15 , 19 flying 19 flying 20 behind 20 behind 21 the said [de] [aquila] , at the window of our chamber : " how did [i] tell you ? 1 said 4 , 1 said 12 " 4 , 11 : 5 at 7 window 6 the 7 window 7 window 8 of 7 window 10 chamber 9 our 10 chamber 10 chamber 11 : 12 " 16 tell 13 how 16 tell 14 did 16 tell 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 5 to 5 to 6 spy 6 spy 16 him 16 him 18 he 18 he 19 can 18 he 26 " 19 can 20 bring 20 bring 21 proof 21 proof 22 of 23 my 24 treason 24 treason 25 . 25 . 26 " " ' [how] dost thou know ? " said [hugh] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 dost 4 dost 5 thou 4 dost 6 know 6 know 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 " 2 ' 1 " 22 . 2 ' 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 what 6 what 9 do 8 would 9 do 10 if 14 , 10 if 22 . 14 , 15 but 15 but 17 should 17 should 18 have 18 have 19 brought he sucked in his cheeks and drummed on the edge of the well-shaft , where the water sounded all hollow . 1 he 2 sucked 2 sucked 3 in 3 in 4 his 4 his 5 cheeks 5 cheeks 13 well-shaft 6 and 7 drummed 7 drummed 8 on 8 on 9 the 8 on 10 edge 10 edge 11 of 10 edge 12 the 10 edge 13 well-shaft 13 well-shaft 14 , 13 well-shaft 15 where 15 where 17 water 15 where 18 sounded 15 where 19 all 16 the 17 water 19 all 20 hollow 20 hollow 21 . " ' [shall] we go ? " said [i] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 we 4 we 5 go 5 go 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " ' [go] [!] 1 " 2 ' at this time of year [?] 1 at 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 of 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 2 would 3 stop 3 stop 4 them 4 them 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " ' [how] did [i] tell you ? " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 8 ? 4 did 6 tell 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 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 big 9 big 10 south 10 south 11 barn 11 barn 12 , 12 , 15 he 13 " 15 he 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " give them drink , and when [fulke] has eaten we will drink in my chamber . 1 " 2 give 1 " 17 . 2 give 3 them 4 drink 16 chamber 5 , 6 and 5 , 11 we 6 and 7 when 7 when 10 eaten 9 has 10 eaten 11 we 12 will 12 will 13 drink 13 drink 14 in 14 in 15 my 15 my 16 chamber 16 chamber 17 . the [great] [hall] is too cold for old bones . " 1 the 11 " 4 is 5 too 5 too 6 cold 5 too 7 for 7 for 8 old 8 old 9 bones 9 bones 10 . 10 . 11 " ' [did] you know it was going to happen ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 10 ? 1 ' 11 ' 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 it 6 was 7 going 7 going 8 to 8 to 9 happen 9 happen 10 ? 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [assuredly] , ' said [sir] [richard] , with a [sweet] smile . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 with 9 with 10 a 10 a 12 smile 12 smile 13 . he lay rolling his eyes and bubbling with his mouth , and jehan roped him like a calf . 1 he 13 jehan 2 lay 3 rolling 3 rolling 5 eyes 3 rolling 6 and 3 rolling 10 mouth 4 his 5 eyes 6 and 7 bubbling 8 with 9 his 9 his 10 mouth 10 mouth 11 , 10 mouth 13 jehan 12 and 13 jehan 13 jehan 14 roped 14 roped 15 him 14 roped 16 like 16 like 17 a 17 a 18 calf 18 calf 19 . he was cased all in that newfangled armour which we call lizard-mail . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 cased 2 was 7 newfangled 2 was 11 call 4 all 5 in 5 in 6 that 5 in 7 newfangled 8 armour 9 which 9 which 10 we 10 we 11 call 11 call 12 lizard-mail 11 call 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 3 like 3 like 4 my 4 my 5 hauberk 5 hauberk 10 tapped 10 tapped 12 chest 11 his 12 chest 12 chest 23 . 13 but 14 little 14 little 15 pieces 15 pieces 16 of 16 of 18 steel 18 steel 19 overlapping 19 overlapping 20 on 20 on 21 stout 21 stout 23 . ' [at] [this] [gilbert] would have run [out] . 1 ' 5 would 5 would 6 have 6 have 7 run 6 have 9 . i laid my hand on his shoulder . 1 i 2 laid 1 i 3 my 3 my 4 hand 4 hand 5 on 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 10 . 2 fell 3 to 2 fell 4 trembling 4 trembling 5 and 4 trembling 6 praying 4 trembling 7 on 7 on 8 his 8 his 9 beads 9 beads 10 . take [pen] and ink-horn , [gilbert] . 1 take 3 and 3 and 4 ink-horn 4 ink-horn 7 . 5 , 7 . we [cannot] all be [sacristans] [of] [battle] . " 1 we 3 all 1 we 8 . 3 all 4 be 8 . 9 " ' [said] [fulke] from the floor , " ye have bound a [king] ['s] messenger . 1 ' 4 from 4 from 5 the 5 the 6 floor 6 floor 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 ye 9 ye 10 have 10 have 11 bound 11 bound 12 a 12 a 15 messenger 15 messenger 16 . pevensey shall burn for this . " 1 pevensey 3 burn 1 pevensey 4 for 1 pevensey 7 " 2 shall 3 burn 4 for 5 this 5 this 6 . " ' [maybe] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 . i have seen it besieged once , " said [de] [aquila] , " but heart up , [fulke] . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 seen 3 seen 4 it 4 it 5 besieged 5 besieged 6 once 5 besieged 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 8 " 19 . 9 said 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 but 14 but 15 heart 16 up 17 , 17 , 19 . ' [then] [fulke] [sat] up and looked [long] and cunningly at [de] [aquila] . 1 ' 14 . 5 up 6 and 5 up 9 and 6 and 7 looked 9 and 10 cunningly 9 and 14 . 10 cunningly 11 at " ' [am] [i] ? " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . ' [fulke] [laughed] and said , " no man who serves [king] [henry] dare do this much to his messenger . 1 ' 4 and 1 ' 20 messenger 4 and 5 said 5 said 6 , 6 , 18 to 7 " 9 man 7 " 14 dare 8 no 9 man 9 man 10 who 10 who 11 serves 14 dare 15 do 15 do 16 this 15 do 17 much 17 much 18 to 18 to 19 his 20 messenger 21 . when didst thou [come] [over] to [the] [duke] ? 1 when 2 didst 2 didst 3 thou 2 didst 9 ? 3 thou 6 to let me up and we can smooth it out together . " 1 let 2 me 2 me 3 up 2 me 5 we 3 up 4 and 5 we 6 can 5 we 10 together 6 can 8 it 7 smooth 8 it 9 out 10 together 10 together 11 . 10 together 12 " 11 . 12 " and he smiled and becked and winked . 1 and 2 he 1 and 5 becked 2 he 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 and 5 becked 6 and 6 and 7 winked 7 winked 8 . " ' [yes] , we will [smooth] it out , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 11 " 4 , 6 will 4 , 8 it 5 we 6 will 8 it 9 out 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 2 was 4 of 3 turn 4 of 4 of 5 ebb 4 of 13 knees 6 , 10 came 7 and 10 came 8 the 9 water 8 the 10 came 10 came 11 to 11 to 12 his 12 his 13 knees 13 knees 14 . he said nothing , but shivered somewhat . 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 shivered 6 shivered 7 somewhat 7 somewhat 8 . ' [then] jehan of [a] sudden [beat] [down] [gilbert] 's wrist with his [sheathed] dagger . 1 ' 6 sudden 3 jehan 4 of 4 of 6 sudden 6 sudden 16 . 10 's 11 wrist 11 wrist 12 with 12 with 15 dagger 13 his 15 dagger 15 dagger 16 . " stop ! " he said . 1 " 2 stop 2 stop 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 said 6 said 7 . " he swallows his beads . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 4 his 3 swallows 4 his 4 his 5 beads 5 beads 6 . 6 . 7 " " ' [poison] , belike , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 " 4 , 5 belike 5 belike 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " it is good for men who know too much . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 for 4 good 5 for 5 for 8 know 6 men 7 who 6 men 8 know 8 know 10 much 9 too 10 much 10 much 11 . i have carried it these thirty years . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 carried 3 carried 4 it 4 it 5 these 4 it 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 5 and 5 and 6 howled 6 howled 7 . de [aquila] ran the beads through his fingers [.] 1 de 5 beads 3 ran 4 the 4 the 5 beads 5 beads 8 fingers 6 through 7 his 7 his 8 fingers on it was written : " the [old] [dog] goes to [salisbury] to be beaten . 1 on 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 written 3 was 16 . 4 written 5 : 5 : 6 " 6 " 7 the 7 the 10 goes 10 goes 11 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 beaten 15 beaten 16 . i have his [kennel] . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 his 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 " 6 than 2 ' 4 is 4 is 5 worse 5 worse 6 than 6 than 7 poison 7 poison 8 , 7 poison 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 20 cheeks 13 very 14 softly 14 softly 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 sucked 17 sucked 18 in 18 in 20 cheeks 19 his 20 cheeks 20 cheeks 21 . then [gilbert] grovelled in the rushes , and [told] [us] [all] he knew . 1 then 8 and 3 grovelled 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 rushes 6 rushes 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 he 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 14 . " ' [i] will have no clerk of mine mishandled or miscalled , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 14 " 2 ' 9 mine 4 will 5 have 5 have 6 no 5 have 7 clerk 6 no 7 clerk 7 clerk 8 of 8 of 9 mine 10 mishandled 11 or 11 or 12 miscalled 12 miscalled 13 , 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 4 shall 5 be 5 be 6 whipped 6 whipped 7 at 7 at 8 his 8 his 9 own 9 own 10 mast 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 5 letter 2 me 3 first 3 first 5 letter 4 a 5 letter 5 letter 18 whipping 6 , 7 and 6 , 11 it 7 and 8 thou 8 thou 9 shalt 9 shalt 10 bear 11 it 12 , 12 , 13 with 13 with 14 the 13 with 16 for 14 the 15 order 16 for 18 whipping 17 the 18 whipping 18 whipping 19 , 18 whipping 25 " 19 , 20 tomorrow 20 tomorrow 21 to 21 to 22 the 22 the 23 boat 23 boat 24 . " ' [write] [to] [any] [man] that all [is] [betrayed] , " said [de] [aquila] , " and even the [pope] himself would sleep uneasily . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 7 that 7 that 8 all 8 all 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 23 would 12 " 13 said 13 said 16 , 16 , 17 " 16 , 18 and 18 and 19 even 19 even 20 the 20 the 22 himself 23 would 24 sleep 24 sleep 25 uneasily 25 uneasily 26 . eh , [jehan] ? 1 eh 2 , 2 , 4 ? if one told thee all was betrayed , what wouldst thou do ? " 1 if 6 was 1 if 8 , 1 if 14 " 2 one 6 was 3 told 4 thee 4 thee 6 was 5 all 6 was 6 was 7 betrayed 9 what 14 " 10 wouldst 11 thou 10 wouldst 12 do 10 wouldst 14 " 12 do 13 ? " ' [i] would run away , " said [jehan] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 4 would 5 run 5 run 6 away 6 away 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " it might be true . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 might 3 might 4 be 4 be 5 true 5 true 6 . 6 . 7 " " ' [well] said , " quoth [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 quoth 7 quoth 10 . we will give [robert] [full] measure to chew upon . 1 we 8 chew 1 we 10 . 2 will 3 give 2 will 8 chew 6 measure 7 to 7 to 8 chew 8 chew 9 upon write also that [fulke] [himself] is sick to death of a dropsy . " 1 write 2 also 1 write 3 that 3 that 14 " 6 is 7 sick 7 sick 8 to 8 to 9 death 9 death 10 of 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 dropsy 12 dropsy 13 . 13 . 14 " " ' [nay] ! " cried [fulke] , hanging in the well-shaft . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 " 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 8 , 8 , 9 hanging 9 hanging 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 well-shaft 12 well-shaft 13 . " drown me out of hand , but do not make a jest of me . " 1 " 2 drown 2 drown 3 me 2 drown 6 hand 2 drown 8 but 2 drown 12 a 4 out 5 of 4 out 6 hand 6 hand 7 , 8 but 9 do 9 do 10 not 11 make 12 a 12 a 13 jest 12 a 15 me 12 a 17 " 13 jest 14 of 15 me 16 . " ' [jest] ? 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 ? i ? " said [de] [aquila] . 1 i 2 ? 2 ? 3 " 3 " 4 said 4 said 7 . " [i] [am] but fighting for life and lands with a pen , as thou hast shown me , [fulke] . " 1 " 4 but 1 " 22 " 4 but 5 fighting 5 fighting 6 for 6 for 7 life 8 and 10 with 8 and 13 , 8 and 21 . 9 lands 10 with 10 with 11 a 11 a 12 pen 13 , 14 as 13 , 19 , 14 as 16 hast 15 thou 16 hast 16 hast 17 shown 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 , 6 for 6 for 7 he 6 for 21 . 7 he 20 he 8 was 11 and 9 cold 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 20 he 13 " 15 me 13 " 18 " 14 let 15 me 15 me 16 confess 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said " ' [now] , this is right neighbourly , " said [de] [aquila] , leaning over the shaft . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 19 . 5 this 6 is 5 this 18 shaft 6 is 7 right 7 right 8 neighbourly 7 right 9 , 7 right 11 said 9 , 10 " 14 , 15 leaning 15 leaning 16 over 16 over 17 the 17 the 18 shaft 18 shaft 19 . take [pen] and inkhorn , [gilbert] . 1 take 3 and 3 and 4 inkhorn 4 inkhorn 7 . 5 , 7 . here is work that will not irk thee . " 1 here 2 is 1 here 9 . 2 is 7 irk 3 work 4 that 4 that 5 will 5 will 6 not 6 not 7 irk 7 irk 8 thee 9 . 10 " " ' [let] my men go without hurt , and [i] will confess my treason [against] [the] [king] , " said [fulke] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 my 4 my 5 men 5 men 6 go 6 go 7 without 7 without 8 hurt 7 without 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 will 12 will 13 confess 13 confess 15 treason 14 my 15 treason 15 treason 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 said 21 said 23 . plunder he gave them , but pity , none . 1 plunder 2 he 2 he 3 gave 2 he 10 . 3 gave 4 them 3 gave 9 none 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 pity 6 but 8 , 7 pity 8 , 8 , 9 none " ' [te] [!] 1 " 2 ' te ! " said [de] [aquila] . 1 te 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 said 4 said 7 . " thy treason was all confessed [long] [ago] by [gilbert] . 1 " 2 thy 2 thy 3 treason 2 thy 11 . 3 treason 4 was 3 treason 9 by 4 was 5 all 5 all 6 confessed it would be enough to hang [montgomery] himself . " 1 it 3 be 1 it 4 enough 2 would 3 be 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 hang 6 hang 8 himself 8 himself 9 . 9 . 10 " " ' [all] in good [time] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 good 2 ' 4 in 5 good 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " the night is young ; the wine is old ; and we need only the merry tale . 1 " 8 wine 2 the 3 night 3 night 4 is 3 night 8 wine 5 young 6 ; 5 young 8 wine 7 the 8 wine 8 wine 10 old 8 wine 11 ; 8 wine 14 need 9 is 10 old 11 ; 12 and 13 we 14 need 14 need 15 only 14 need 18 tale 15 only 16 the 16 the 17 merry 18 tale 19 . begin the story of thy life since when thou wast [a] [lad] [at] [tours] . 1 begin 2 the 1 begin 7 since 1 begin 8 when 1 begin 15 . 2 the 3 story 3 story 4 of 5 thy 6 life 6 life 7 since 8 when 10 wast 9 thou 10 wast tell it nimbly ! " 1 tell 2 it 1 tell 3 nimbly 3 nimbly 4 ! 3 nimbly 5 " " ' [ye] shame me to my soul , " said [fulke] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 " 2 ' 4 shame 5 me 6 to 6 to 7 my 7 my 8 soul 8 soul 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " ' [then] [i] have done what neither [king] nor [duke] could do , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 15 " 2 ' 5 have 5 have 6 done 6 done 7 what 8 neither 10 nor 8 neither 12 could 12 could 13 do 13 do 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 19 . " but begin , and forget nothing . " 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 begin 3 begin 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 9 " 6 forget 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 . 8 . 9 " " ' [send] [thy] [man] away , " said [fulke] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 6 away 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " ' [that] [much] can [i] do , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 5 can 7 do 7 do 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 13 . ' [but] [,] remember , [i] [am] like the [danes] ' [king] . 1 ' 4 remember 1 ' 11 ' 4 remember 5 , 5 , 8 like 8 like 9 the 11 ' 13 . i cannot turn the tide . ' 1 i 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 turn 3 turn 5 tide 4 the 5 tide 5 tide 6 . 6 . 7 ' " ' [how] [long] will it rise ? " said [fulke] , and splashed [anew] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 ? 5 will 6 it 5 will 8 ? 6 it 7 rise 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 splashed 14 splashed 16 . " ' [for] [three] hours , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 " 5 hours 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " time to tell all thy good deeds . 1 " 6 thy 2 time 3 to 2 time 6 thy 4 tell 6 thy 5 all 6 thy 6 thy 8 deeds 7 good 8 deeds 8 deeds 9 . 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 3 and 4 , 4 , 6 , 6 , 24 " 8 have 9 heard 8 have 23 . 9 heard 14 do 10 thou 11 art 11 art 13 careless 12 somewhat 13 careless 13 careless 14 do 14 do 15 not 14 do 16 twist 23 . 24 " ' [was] it [bad] ? ' said [dan] , awestruck . 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 5 ? 1 ' 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 awestruck 10 awestruck 11 . ' [beyond] belief , ' [sir] [richard] answered . 1 ' 5 ' 3 belief 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 8 answered 5 ' 9 . ' [none] [the] less , there was that in it which forced [even] [gilbert] to laugh . 1 ' 4 less 1 ' 5 , 5 , 6 there 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 that 8 that 11 which 9 in 10 it 9 in 11 which 11 which 12 forced 12 forced 15 to 15 to 16 laugh 16 laugh 17 . we three laughed till we ached . 1 we 3 laughed 1 we 5 we 2 three 3 laughed 4 till 5 we 5 we 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 2 one 1 at 3 place 3 place 5 teeth 4 his 5 teeth 5 teeth 6 so 5 teeth 17 reached 6 so 7 chattered 6 so 8 that 8 that 9 we 10 could 13 hear 11 not 13 hear 12 well 13 hear 13 hear 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 reached 16 we 17 reached 17 reached 19 down 18 him 19 down 19 down 21 cup 19 down 24 . 20 a 21 cup 21 cup 22 of 22 of 23 wine yes , he waved the filthy rags of his life before us , as though they had been some proud banner . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 waved 4 waved 5 the 5 the 6 filthy 5 the 7 rags 7 rags 8 of 7 rags 11 before 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 life 11 before 12 us 12 us 13 , 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 though 15 though 16 they 16 they 17 had 16 they 19 some 18 been 19 some 19 some 21 banner 19 some 22 . 20 proud 21 banner he was shivering , but shameless . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 shivering 3 shivering 4 , 4 , 5 but 4 , 7 . 5 but 6 shameless " my father ! 1 " 3 father 2 my 3 father 3 father 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 3 of 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 cried 8 cried 11 babbled 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 babbled 11 babbled 12 thickly 12 thickly 13 . " ' [there] [is] no [treachery] here , " said [fulke] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 2 ' 5 no 7 here 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " ' [thy] only son ! " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 " 4 only 5 son 5 son 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " why didst thou bring the child here ? " 1 " 10 " 2 why 5 bring 3 didst 4 thou 3 didst 5 bring 5 bring 7 child 5 bring 8 here 6 the 7 child 8 here 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " ' [he] [is] my [heir] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 5 my 5 my 7 . i dared not trust him to my brother , " said [fulke] , and now he was ashamed . 1 i 2 dared 1 i 7 my 2 dared 3 not 3 not 4 trust 4 trust 5 him 5 him 6 to 7 my 8 brother 8 brother 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 now 15 now 16 he 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 3 said 3 said 4 nothing 4 nothing 6 but 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 sat 7 sat 8 weighing 8 weighing 9 a 8 weighing 15 thus 8 weighing 16 . 9 a 10 wine-cup 9 a 11 in 12 his 13 two 13 two 14 hands 14 hands 15 thus anon , [fulke] touched him on the knee . 1 anon 2 , 1 anon 4 touched 4 touched 5 him 5 him 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 knee 8 knee 9 . " ' [let] the boy escape to [normandy] , " said he , " and do with me at [thy] pleasure . 1 " 6 escape 2 ' 4 the 2 ' 6 escape 4 the 5 boy 6 escape 7 to 7 to 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 10 " 22 . 11 said 12 he 12 he 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 and 16 do 17 with 17 with 18 me 17 with 19 at 19 at 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 , 2 , 22 " 3 hang 4 me 3 hang 10 to 4 me 5 tomorrow 5 tomorrow 6 , 6 , 7 with 7 with 8 my 10 to 14 neck 14 neck 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 let 17 let 18 the 17 let 20 go 17 let 21 . 18 the 19 boy 21 . 22 " " ' [be] [still] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] think for [england] . " 1 " 3 think 1 " 6 . 4 for 6 . 6 . 7 " ' [so] we waited [what] [our] [lord] of [pevensey] should devise ; and the sweat [ran] [down] [fulke] 's [forehead] . 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 21 . 3 we 4 waited 8 of 19 's 10 should 11 devise 11 devise 12 ; 12 ; 13 and 13 and 14 the 14 the 15 sweat 15 sweat 19 's 19 's 21 . ' [at] [last] said [de] [aquila] : " [i] [am] [too] [old] to judge , or to trust any man . 1 ' 4 said 1 ' 14 judge 4 said 7 : 7 : 8 " 8 " 13 to 14 judge 15 , 15 , 16 or 16 or 17 to 17 to 18 trust 18 trust 20 man 19 any 20 man 20 man 21 . therefore , go back to [thy] [king] , [fulke] . " 1 therefore 2 , 2 , 3 go 3 go 4 back 4 back 5 to 5 to 8 , 8 , 10 . 10 . 11 " " ' [and] [thou] wilt say nothing of what [has] [passed] ? " said [fulke] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 12 ? 5 wilt 6 say 6 say 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 of 8 of 9 what 9 what 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 . " ' [why] [should] [i] ? 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 6 ? thy son will stay with me . 1 thy 2 son 1 thy 3 will 3 will 4 stay 4 stay 5 with 5 with 6 me 6 me 7 . ' [but] it hadn't anything to do with [his] [son] , ' [cried] [una] , startled . 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 12 ' 4 hadn't 5 anything 5 anything 7 do 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 with 8 with 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 17 . 15 , 16 startled 16 startled 17 . ' [how] [could] we have hanged [fulke] ? ' said [sir] [richard] . 1 ' 4 we 1 ' 9 ' 4 we 5 have 5 have 6 hanged 6 hanged 8 ? 9 ' 10 said 10 said 13 . ' [we] needed [him] to make our peace with the [king] . 1 ' 12 . 3 needed 5 to 3 needed 12 . 5 to 6 make 6 make 8 peace 7 our 8 peace 8 peace 9 with 9 with 10 the he would have betrayed [half] [england] for the boy 's sake . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 betrayed 4 betrayed 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 boy 9 boy 11 sake 10 's 11 sake 11 sake 12 . of that we were sure . ' 1 of 5 sure 2 that 5 sure 3 we 4 were 3 we 5 sure 5 sure 7 ' 6 . 7 ' ' [i] don't understand , ' said [una] . 1 ' 6 ' 3 don't 4 understand 4 understand 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [but] [i] think it was simply awful . ' 1 ' 10 ' 4 think 5 it 5 it 6 was 5 it 9 . 6 was 8 awful 7 simply 8 awful 9 . 10 ' ' [so] [did] not [fulke] . 1 ' 4 not 4 not 6 . he was well pleased . ' 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 pleased 2 was 5 . 3 well 4 pleased 5 . 6 ' ' [what] ? 1 ' 3 ? because his son was going to be killed ? ' 1 because 4 was 1 because 9 ? 2 his 3 son 2 his 4 was 4 was 5 going 4 was 6 to 4 was 8 killed 6 to 7 be 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 5 shown 5 shown 6 him 6 him 8 he 8 he 9 might 9 might 10 save 10 save 13 's 11 the 12 boy 12 boy 13 's 13 's 20 honours 14 life 15 and 15 and 16 his 15 and 20 honours 16 his 17 own 18 lands 20 honours 19 and 20 honours 20 honours 21 . " [i] will do it , " he said . 1 " 3 will 3 will 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 . " [i] swear [i] will do it . 1 " 3 swear 1 " 8 . 5 will 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 2 will 1 i 9 traitor 2 will 3 tell 3 tell 4 the 4 the 7 art 9 traitor 20 of 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 the 12 the 13 most 13 most 14 excellent 14 excellent 15 , 15 , 16 valiant 16 valiant 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 perfect 19 perfect 20 of 20 of 21 us 21 us 22 all 22 all 23 . yes , [i] will save thee . " 1 yes 2 , 2 , 8 " 4 will 5 save 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 ' 6 into 6 into 8 bottom 7 the 8 bottom 8 bottom 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 cup 11 cup 12 , 12 , 13 rolling 13 rolling 14 the 14 the 15 wine-dregs 15 wine-dregs 18 fro 16 to 17 and 17 and 18 fro 18 fro 19 . " ' [ay] , " he said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 . " [if] [i] had a son [,] [i] would , [i] think , save him . 1 " 6 son 4 had 5 a 5 a 6 son 6 son 9 would 6 son 15 him 10 , 12 think 12 think 13 , 13 , 14 save 14 save 15 him 15 him 16 . but do not by any means tell me how thou wilt go about it . " 1 but 2 do 2 do 3 not 2 do 4 by 4 by 6 means 5 any 6 means 6 means 7 tell 7 tell 8 me 7 tell 9 how 7 tell 10 thou 7 tell 13 about 10 thou 11 wilt 12 go 13 about 13 about 14 it 14 it 15 . 15 . 16 " " ' [nay] , nay , " said [fulke] , nodding his bald head wisely . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 nay 5 nay 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 nodding 11 nodding 12 his 12 his 13 bald 13 bald 14 head 14 head 15 wisely 15 wisely 16 . " that is my secret . 1 " 2 that 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 " 2 ' 1 " 4 henceforward 4 henceforward 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 22 " 13 counsel 15 to 15 to 16 serve 16 serve 17 one 17 one 18 master 17 one 20 two 18 master 19 not 20 two 21 . 21 . 22 " " ' [what] ? " said [fulke] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [can] [i] [work] no more honest trading between the two sides these troublous times ? " 1 " 5 no 1 " 17 " 5 no 6 more 6 more 7 honest 8 trading 14 troublous 9 between 12 sides 10 the 11 two 11 two 12 sides 12 sides 13 these 13 these 14 troublous 14 troublous 15 times 15 times 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " ' [serve] [robert] [or] the [king] [england] or [normandy] , " said [de] [aquila] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 12 " 2 ' 6 the 9 or 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 16 . " [i] care not which it is , but make thy choice here and now . " 1 " 9 but 3 care 4 not 4 not 5 which 4 not 9 but 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 make 10 make 11 thy 11 thy 12 choice 11 thy 15 now 13 here 14 and 13 here 15 now 15 now 16 . 16 . 17 " " ' [the] [king] , then , " said [fulke] , " for [i] [see] he is better served than [robert] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 6 then 5 , 6 then 6 then 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 8 " 22 . 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 for 13 for 16 he 16 he 17 is 17 is 18 better 18 better 19 served 18 better 20 than shall [i] swear it ? " 1 shall 3 swear 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 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 need 4 need 5 , 4 need 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 he 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 laid 13 laid 14 his 14 his 15 hand 15 hand 16 on 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 parchments 18 parchments 19 which 19 which 21 had 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 , 4 , 7 , 5 think 6 you 6 you 7 , 7 , 8 would 9 the 11 of 11 of 14 for 14 for 15 that 15 that 17 ? or thy brother ? 1 or 2 thy 2 thy 3 brother 3 brother 4 ? or [the] [monks] of [blois] ? 1 or 6 ? 4 of 6 ? 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 11 serfs 11 serfs 25 . 15 their 16 plough-stilts 16 plough-stilts 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 men-at-arms 18 and 25 . 19 men-at-arms 20 riding 20 riding 21 through 21 through 24 towns this shall be [thy] punishment , if [ever] [i] [find] [thee] [double-dealing] [with] [thy] [king] any more . 1 this 2 shall 2 shall 3 be 3 be 5 punishment 5 punishment 6 , 6 , 7 if 7 if 16 any 16 any 17 more 17 more 18 . meantime , the parchments stay here with thy son . 1 meantime 2 , 2 , 3 the 3 the 4 parchments 3 the 5 stay 3 the 9 son 5 stay 6 here 5 stay 7 with 5 stay 8 thy 9 son 10 . him [i] will return to thee when thou hast made my peace with the [king] [.] 1 him 4 return 3 will 4 return 4 return 5 to 5 to 6 thee 6 thee 9 hast 7 when 9 hast 8 thou 9 hast 9 hast 10 made 10 made 11 my 10 made 12 peace 12 peace 13 with 13 with 14 the the parchments never . " 1 the 2 parchments 2 parchments 5 " 3 never 4 . 4 . 5 " ' [fulke] hid [his] [face] and [groaned] . 1 ' 3 hid 1 ' 8 . 6 and 8 . " ' [bones] [of] the [saints] ! " said [de] [aquila] , laughing . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 5 the 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 , 12 , 13 laughing 13 laughing 14 . " the pen cuts deep . 1 " 2 the 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 3 never 3 never 4 have 4 have 5 fetched 5 fetched 6 that 5 fetched 13 sword 5 fetched 15 " 7 grunt 8 out 7 grunt 13 sword 8 out 9 of 10 thee 13 sword 11 with 12 any 11 with 13 sword 14 . 15 " " ['] [but] so long as [i] do [not] anger [thee] , my tale will be secret ? " said [fulke] . 1 " 4 so 1 " 18 ? 4 so 5 long 5 long 6 as 6 as 8 do 10 anger 12 , 10 anger 17 secret 12 , 13 my 13 my 14 tale 14 tale 16 be 15 will 16 be 17 secret 18 ? 18 ? 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 22 . " ['] [just] so long . 1 " 4 so 4 so 5 long 5 long 6 . does [that] [comfort] [thee] [,] [fulke] ? " said [de] [aquila] . 1 does 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . ' [poor] [fulke] , ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 , 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 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 5 had 6 known 6 known 7 this 7 this 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 catching 13 catching 14 his 14 his 15 breath 15 breath 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 19 would 19 would 21 have 21 have 22 lifted 21 have 26 . 22 lifted 23 hand only lack of this yellow stuff has made me so unlucky in my dealings . " 1 only 2 lack 2 lack 3 of 2 lack 7 has 3 of 4 this 5 yellow 6 stuff 6 stuff 7 has 7 has 8 made 7 has 14 dealings 8 made 9 me 10 so 11 unlucky 11 unlucky 12 in 12 in 13 my 12 in 14 dealings 14 dealings 16 " 15 . 16 " ' [it] was dawn then , and they stirred in the [great] [hall] below . 1 ' 5 then 3 was 5 then 4 dawn 5 then 5 then 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 they 8 they 9 stirred 9 stirred 10 in 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 2 smoothed 1 he 9 his 2 smoothed 3 his 3 his 4 long 3 his 5 beard 5 beard 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 called 9 his 10 son 9 his 14 and 10 son 11 to 11 to 12 his 12 his 13 stirrup 14 and 15 kissed 15 kissed 16 him 16 him 17 . de [aquila] [rode] with him as far as [the] [new] [mill] landward . 1 de 4 with 4 with 5 him 4 with 13 . 5 him 6 as 6 as 8 as 7 far 8 as 8 as 12 landward we thought the night had been all a dream . ' 1 we 2 thought 1 we 4 night 3 the 4 night 4 night 5 had 4 night 9 dream 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 all 8 a 9 dream 9 dream 11 ' 10 . 11 ' ' [but] did he make it right with the [king] ? ' 1 ' 12 ' 3 did 4 he 3 did 5 make 3 did 11 ? 5 make 8 with 6 it 7 right 7 right 8 with 8 with 9 the 11 ? 12 ' dan asked . 1 dan 2 asked 2 asked 3 . ' [about] your not [being] traitors , [i] [mean] . ' 1 ' 3 your 1 ' 11 ' 4 not 6 traitors 6 traitors 7 , 7 , 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 1 ' 10 , 5 no 7 summons 7 summons 8 to 10 , 13 he 13 he 18 had 18 had 19 not 19 not 21 the 21 the 22 first 22 first 23 . yes , that was [fulke] 's [work] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 8 . 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 6 's i know not how he did it , but it was well and swiftly done . ' 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 not 2 know 4 how 4 how 7 it 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 it 7 it 8 , 7 it 15 done 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 11 was 10 it 13 and 11 was 12 well 13 and 14 swiftly 15 done 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [then] you didn't do anything to his son ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 10 ? 1 ' 11 ' 3 you 4 didn't 3 you 10 ? 4 didn't 6 anything 4 didn't 7 to 4 didn't 8 his 5 do 6 anything 8 his 9 son 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [the] boy ? 1 ' 4 ? 3 boy 4 ? oh , he was an imp ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 7 ! 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 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 3 the 2 turned 11 had 3 the 4 keep 3 the 5 doors 3 the 8 dortoirs 5 doors 6 out 6 out 7 of 8 dortoirs 9 while 10 we 11 had 11 had 12 him 11 had 13 . i gave him a bittern's claw to bring him good luck at shooting . 1 i 2 gave 1 i 5 bittern's 1 i 13 shooting 2 gave 3 him 3 him 4 a 5 bittern's 6 claw 5 bittern's 12 at 6 claw 7 to 7 to 8 bring 8 bring 9 him 10 good 11 luck 11 luck 12 at 13 shooting 14 . an imp , if ever there was ! ' 1 an 2 imp 2 imp 3 , 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 ever 5 ever 6 there 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 ! 8 ! 9 ' ' [and] what happened to [gilbert] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 what 1 ' 8 ' 3 what 7 ? 4 happened 5 to 5 to 7 ? 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [not] [even] a whipping . 1 ' 5 whipping 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 . 2 , 4 that 4 that 14 feared 9 loved 11 much 10 as 11 much 11 much 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 feared 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 2 least 26 . 3 he 4 would 3 he 12 , 4 would 5 not 5 not 6 leave 6 leave 7 us 7 us 8 not 7 us 9 even 9 even 10 when 12 , 17 , 12 , 18 would 15 's 17 , 18 would 19 have 19 have 21 him 19 have 26 . a false fellow , but , in his fashion , bold . ' 1 a 2 false 1 a 4 , 2 false 3 fellow 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 , 6 , 7 in 7 in 8 his 8 his 9 fashion 9 fashion 10 , 10 , 11 bold 11 bold 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [did] [robert] [ever] [land] in [pevensey] after all ? ' 1 ' 9 all 1 ' 11 ' 6 in 8 after 8 after 9 all 10 ? 11 ' dan went on . 1 dan 3 on 1 dan 4 . 2 went 3 on many of [henry] ['s] [men] [sailed] [from] [pevensey] [to] that war . 1 many 2 of 2 of 10 that 10 that 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 5 remember 1 fulke 7 and 1 fulke 9 all 1 fulke 17 again 2 came 3 , 6 , 7 and 8 we 9 all 9 all 10 four 9 all 11 lay 12 in 15 chamber 13 the 14 little 14 little 15 chamber 15 chamber 16 once 16 once 17 again 17 again 18 , 17 again 20 drank 18 , 19 and 20 drank 21 together 20 drank 22 . de [aquila] was [right] [.] 1 de 3 was one should not judge men . 1 one 2 should 2 should 4 judge 3 not 4 judge 4 judge 5 men 5 men 6 . fulke was merry . 1 fulke 2 was 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 5 with 4 merry 11 . 4 merry 12 ' 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 catch 7 catch 8 in 8 in 10 breath 9 his 10 breath ' [and] what did you do afterwards ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 what 3 what 6 do 3 what 8 ? 4 did 5 you 4 did 6 do 5 you 6 do 6 do 7 afterwards 8 ? 10 said 8 ? 12 . 9 ' 10 said ' [we] talked [together] [of] [times] [past] [.] 1 ' 3 talked that is all men can do when they grow old , little maid . ' 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 all 3 all 5 can 4 men 5 can 5 can 6 do 5 can 7 when 7 when 9 grow 8 they 9 grow 9 grow 10 old 9 grow 13 maid 10 old 11 , 12 little 13 maid 13 maid 15 ' 14 . 15 ' the bell for tea rang faintly across the meadows . 1 the 9 meadows 2 bell 5 rang 2 bell 9 meadows 3 for 4 tea 3 for 5 rang 5 rang 6 faintly 7 across 8 the 7 across 9 meadows 9 meadows 10 . ' [again] , in the mist and shadow of sleep , [he] saw his native land . ' 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 18 ' 3 , 6 mist 3 , 11 , 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 mist 6 mist 7 and 7 and 8 shadow 9 of 10 sleep 9 of 11 , 13 saw 14 his 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 ' 15 . 3 don't 4 know 3 don't 6 you 4 know 5 when 6 you 14 sleepily 8 that 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 sleepily the [runes] on [weland] ['s] [sword] 1 the 3 on a [smith] [makes] me [to] [betray] [my] [man] [in] [my] [first] [fight] . 1 a 4 me 4 me 13 . to [gather] [gold] [at] the world 's end [i] [am] [sent] . 1 to 5 the 5 the 6 world 6 world 7 's 7 's 8 end 8 end 12 . the [gold] [i] gather [comes] into [england] [out] of deep [water] . 1 the 4 gather 1 the 9 of 4 gather 6 into 9 of 10 deep 10 deep 12 . like a shining [fish] [then] it descends [into] deep [water] . 1 like 2 a 1 like 7 descends 2 a 3 shining 3 shining 6 it 7 descends 11 . 9 deep 11 . it is not given [for] goods [or] [gear] , [but] for [the] [thing] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 9 , 2 is 3 not 3 not 4 given 4 given 6 goods 9 , 11 for 11 for 14 . the [gold] [i] gather [a] [king] covets [for] [an] ill [use] . 1 the 4 gather 1 the 7 covets 7 covets 10 ill 10 ill 12 . the [gold] [i] gather [is] drawn up [out] of deep [water] . 1 the 4 gather 4 gather 6 drawn 6 drawn 7 up 7 up 12 . 9 of 10 deep 10 deep 12 . like a shining [fish] [then] it descends [into] deep [water] . 1 like 2 a 1 like 7 descends 2 a 3 shining 3 shining 6 it 7 descends 11 . 9 deep 11 . it is not given [for] goods [or] [gear] , [but] for [the] [thing] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 9 , 2 is 3 not 3 not 4 given 4 given 6 goods 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 2 and 2 and 7 in 7 in 10 eye 10 eye 11 , 11 , 13 as 13 as 14 long 14 long 15 as 14 long 16 flowers 16 flowers 17 , 17 , 19 daily 17 , 21 . 19 daily 20 die but , as new buds put forth [to] glad new men , [out] of the [spent] [and] unconsidered [earth] [the] [cities] rise [again] . 1 but 3 as 1 but 24 . 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 new 3 as 18 unconsidered 4 new 5 buds 5 buds 7 forth 6 put 7 forth 9 glad 12 , 10 new 11 men 10 new 12 , 12 , 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 18 unconsidered 22 rise 24 . dan [had] [come] [to] [grief] [over] [his] [latin] , and was kept in [;] [so] [una] [went] [alone] to [far] [wood] . 1 dan 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 was 10 and 22 . 11 was 13 in 12 kept 13 in 19 to 22 . they had named the place out of the verse in [lays] of [ancient] [rome] : 1 they 2 had 1 they 15 : 2 had 3 named 3 named 7 of 4 the 5 place 5 place 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 verse 9 verse 10 in 10 in 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 19 of 9 hold 11 by 11 by 12 the 12 the 14 of 13 hands 14 of 14 of 15 giants 15 giants 19 of 19 of 20 old 20 old 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 1 the 6 is 4 ( 5 there 5 there 6 is 6 is 8 a 8 a 17 ridge 8 a 22 stands 12 ) 13 blew 13 blew 14 from 14 from 15 the 15 the 16 bare 16 bare 17 ridge 22 stands 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 5 catapult 1 una 10 , 4 's 5 catapult 5 catapult 6 from 6 from 7 its 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 made 12 made 13 ready 13 ready 14 to 14 to 15 meet 15 meet 19 army 15 meet 27 brook 15 meet 28 . 18 's 19 army 20 stealing 21 through 21 through 24 aspens 22 the 23 wind-whitened 23 wind-whitened 24 aspens 24 aspens 25 by 25 by 26 the 26 the 27 brook a gust boomed up the valley , and [una] [chanted] sorrowfully : 1 a 2 gust 1 a 4 up 2 gust 3 boomed 4 up 5 the 5 the 6 valley 6 valley 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 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 ' 4 to 4 to 7 wasted 7 wasted 13 hath 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 plain 10 plain 13 hath 13 hath 16 , 16 , 24 ' 18 the 19 stout 19 stout 20 guards 20 guards 21 are 21 are 22 slain 22 slain 23 . 23 . 24 ' but the wind , not charging fair to the wood , started aside and shook a single oak in [gleason] ['s] pasture . 1 but 2 the 1 but 4 , 2 the 3 wind 4 , 6 charging 4 , 11 , 4 , 12 started 5 not 6 charging 6 charging 7 fair 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 wood 10 wood 11 , 12 started 13 aside 12 started 14 and 14 and 15 shook 15 shook 18 oak 16 a 17 single 17 single 18 oak 18 oak 19 in 19 in 22 pasture 22 pasture 23 . ' [now] welcome welcome , [sextus] , ' [sang] [una] , loading [the] catapult ' [now] welcome to [thy] [home] ! 1 ' 3 welcome 3 welcome 4 welcome 4 welcome 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 18 to 7 , 21 ! 8 ' 14 catapult 8 ' 15 ' 11 , 12 loading 12 loading 14 catapult 15 ' 17 welcome 17 welcome 18 to why dost thou stay , and turn away ? 1 why 2 dost 2 dost 3 thou 2 dost 4 stay 4 stay 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 away 7 turn 8 away 8 away 9 ? here lies the road to [rome] . ' 1 here 2 lies 1 here 7 . 2 lies 5 to 3 the 4 road 4 road 5 to 7 . 8 ' ' [oh] , my [winkie] ! ' she said aloud , and that was something she had picked up from [dan] . 1 ' 7 ' 3 , 4 my 3 , 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 she 8 she 16 she 9 said 10 aloud 10 aloud 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 was 14 was 15 something 15 something 16 she 16 she 17 had 17 had 18 picked 17 had 22 . 18 picked 19 up 19 up 20 from ' [i] b'lieve [i] 've tickled up a [gleason] cow . ' 1 ' 3 b'lieve 1 ' 12 ' 5 've 6 tickled 6 tickled 7 up 7 up 8 a 8 a 10 cow 10 cow 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [you] little [painted] beast ! ' a voice cried . 1 ' 5 beast 1 ' 6 ! 3 little 5 beast 6 ! 7 ' 6 ! 10 cried 7 ' 8 a 8 a 9 voice 9 voice 10 cried 10 cried 11 . ' [i] 'll teach you to sling your masters ! ' 1 ' 4 teach 1 ' 11 ' 3 'll 4 teach 4 teach 5 you 5 you 6 to 7 sling 9 masters 7 sling 10 ! 8 your 9 masters 10 ! 11 ' she looked down most cautiously , and saw a young man covered with hoopy bronze armour all glowing among the late broom . 1 she 12 covered 2 looked 3 down 3 down 5 cautiously 4 most 5 cautiously 5 cautiously 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 saw 8 saw 9 a 9 a 12 covered 10 young 11 man 11 man 12 covered 12 covered 13 with 12 covered 14 hoopy 14 hoopy 17 all 14 hoopy 20 the 15 bronze 16 armour 16 armour 17 all 17 all 18 glowing 19 among 20 the 20 the 21 late 20 the 22 broom 20 the 23 . 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 2 what 7 was 2 what 17 flicked 4 admired 7 was 5 beyond 6 all 6 all 7 was 7 was 8 his 8 his 9 great 9 great 10 bronze 10 bronze 11 helmet 11 helmet 12 with 12 with 15 horse-tail 13 a 15 horse-tail 14 red 15 horse-tail 16 that 17 flicked 17 flicked 18 in 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 1 she 9 his 2 could 3 hear 3 hear 4 the 3 hear 7 rasp 5 long 6 hairs 5 long 7 rasp 8 on 9 his 9 his 10 shimmery 10 shimmery 11 shoulder-plates 11 shoulder-plates 12 . he caught sight of [una] 's yellow head . 1 he 2 caught 1 he 7 yellow 1 he 8 head 2 caught 3 sight 3 sight 4 of 6 's 7 yellow 8 head 9 . ' [have] [you] seen a painted lead-slinger ? ' he called . 1 ' 7 lead-slinger 4 seen 5 a 5 a 7 lead-slinger 6 painted 7 lead-slinger 7 lead-slinger 11 called 8 ? 11 called 9 ' 11 called 10 he 11 called 11 called 12 . ' [no-o] , ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [but] if you 've seen a bullet ' 1 ' 3 if 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 've 5 've 6 seen 6 seen 8 bullet 7 a 8 bullet 8 bullet 9 ' ' [seen] ? ' cried the man . 1 ' 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 cried 5 cried 6 the 6 the 7 man 7 man 8 . ' [it] [passed] [within] a [hair] 's breadth of my ear . ' 1 ' 7 's 1 ' 13 ' 5 a 7 's 8 breadth 11 ear 9 of 10 my 10 my 11 ear 11 ear 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [well] [,] that was me . 1 ' 4 that 4 that 5 was 5 was 6 me 6 me 7 . i 'm most awfully sorry . ' 1 i 7 ' 2 'm 3 most 2 'm 7 ' 4 awfully 5 sorry 5 sorry 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [didn't] the [faun] tell you [i] was coming ? ' 1 ' 3 the 1 ' 11 ' 5 tell 6 you 5 tell 11 ' 8 was 9 coming 8 was 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' he smiled . 1 he 2 smiled 2 smiled 3 . ' [not] if you mean [puck] . 1 ' 3 if 3 if 4 you 3 if 7 . 4 you 5 mean i thought you were a [gleason] cow . 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 4 were 3 you 4 were 4 were 5 a 5 a 7 cow 7 cow 8 . i [i] didn't know you were a a [what] [are] you ? ' 1 i 4 know 1 i 13 ' 3 didn't 4 know 5 you 6 were 5 you 7 a 7 a 8 a 8 a 11 you 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 6 a 8 of 6 a 9 splendid 7 set 8 of 9 splendid 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 2 face 2 face 3 and 2 face 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 were 4 eyes 6 dark 6 dark 10 eyebrows 7 , 10 eyebrows 8 and 9 his 9 his 10 eyebrows 10 eyebrows 12 above 10 eyebrows 20 bar 11 met 12 above 12 above 13 his 13 his 14 big 13 his 15 nose 15 nose 16 in 15 nose 18 bushy 17 one 18 bushy 18 bushy 19 black 20 bar 21 . ' [they] call [me] [parnesius] [.] 1 ' 3 call i have been a [centurion] of the [seventh] [cohort] of the [thirtieth] [legion] the [ulpia] [victrix] . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 been 3 been 4 a 4 a 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 10 of 10 of 11 the 10 of 17 . 11 the 14 the did you sling that bullet ? ' 1 did 2 you 2 you 3 sling 2 you 7 ' 3 sling 5 bullet 4 that 5 bullet 6 ? 7 ' ' [i] [did] . 1 ' 4 . i was using [dan] ['s] catapult , ' said [una] . 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 using 3 using 6 catapult 6 catapult 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [catapults] ! ' said he . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . ' [i] ought to know something about them . 1 ' 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 something 6 something 7 about 7 about 8 them 8 them 9 . show me ! ' 1 show 2 me 2 me 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' ' [a] sling [on] a forked stick . 1 ' 3 sling 1 ' 8 . 5 a 6 forked 5 a 8 . 6 forked 7 stick i understand ! ' he cried , and pulled at the elastic . 1 i 2 understand 2 understand 3 ! 3 ! 6 cried 4 ' 5 he 5 he 6 cried 6 cried 7 , 6 cried 10 at 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 pulled 9 pulled 10 at 10 at 11 the 10 at 12 elastic 12 elastic 13 . ' [but] what wonderful beast yields this stretching leather ? ' 1 ' 8 stretching 1 ' 10 ? 3 what 4 wonderful 4 wonderful 5 beast 5 beast 6 yields 5 beast 7 this 7 this 8 stretching 8 stretching 9 leather 10 ? 11 ' ' [it] 's laccy elastic . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 4 laccy 1 ' 5 elastic 5 elastic 6 . you put the bullet into that loop , and then you pull hard . ' 1 you 2 put 1 you 3 the 1 you 4 bullet 1 you 15 ' 4 bullet 5 into 4 bullet 6 that 4 bullet 7 loop 7 loop 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 10 then 11 you 11 you 12 pull 12 pull 13 hard 14 . 15 ' the man pulled , and hit himself square on his thumbnail . 1 the 2 man 2 man 11 thumbnail 3 pulled 4 , 4 , 11 thumbnail 5 and 6 hit 6 hit 7 himself 7 himself 11 thumbnail 8 square 9 on 9 on 10 his 10 his 11 thumbnail 11 thumbnail 12 . ' [each] to his own weapon , ' he said gravely , handing it back . 1 ' 3 to 1 ' 4 his 4 his 5 own 4 his 13 handing 6 weapon 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 he 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 gravely 11 gravely 12 , 12 , 13 handing 13 handing 15 back 14 it 15 back 15 back 16 . ' [i] [am] [better] with the bigger [machine] , little maiden . 1 ' 7 bigger 1 ' 12 . 5 with 6 the 6 the 7 bigger 9 , 10 little 10 little 11 maiden 11 maiden 12 . but it 's a pretty toy . 1 but 2 it 1 but 6 toy 2 it 3 's 4 a 5 pretty 4 a 6 toy 6 toy 7 . a wolf would laugh at it . 1 a 2 wolf 2 wolf 3 would 3 would 4 laugh 4 laugh 5 at 5 at 6 it 6 it 7 . aren't you afraid of wolves ? ' 1 aren't 2 you 1 aren't 3 afraid 1 aren't 6 ? 3 afraid 4 of 4 of 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 ' 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 ! a wolf 's like a [winged] [hat] . 1 a 2 wolf 2 wolf 3 's 3 's 8 . 4 like 5 a 5 a 8 . he comes when he [isn't] expected . 1 he 2 comes 2 comes 3 when 3 when 4 he 4 he 6 expected 6 expected 7 . don't they hunt wolves here ? ' 1 don't 2 they 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 ' 6 ' 3 don't 4 hunt 4 hunt 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 remembering 10 remembering 11 what 11 what 12 she 12 she 13 had 13 had 14 heard 14 heard 15 from 15 from 16 grown-ups 16 grown-ups 17 . ' [we] preserve pheasants . 1 ' 5 . 3 preserve 4 pheasants 3 preserve 5 . do you know them ? ' 1 do 2 you 2 you 5 ? 3 know 4 them 4 them 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [what] a [big] [painted] [clucking] fool is a pheasant ! ' he said . 1 ' 3 a 1 ' 11 ! 3 a 10 pheasant 7 fool 8 is 8 is 9 a 9 a 10 pheasant 11 ! 12 ' 12 ' 13 he 13 he 14 said 14 said 15 . ' [just] like some [romans] . ' 1 ' 7 ' 3 like 4 some 4 some 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [but] you 're a [roman] [yourself] , aren't you ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 8 , 1 ' 12 ' 3 you 4 're 4 're 5 a 8 , 9 aren't 9 aren't 10 you 9 aren't 11 ? 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [ye-es] and no 1 ' 3 and 3 and 4 no i 'm one of a [good] few thousands [who] have never seen [rome] [except] [in] a picture . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 18 . 2 'm 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 a 5 a 7 few 7 few 8 thousands 10 have 12 seen 10 have 18 . 11 never 12 seen 12 seen 16 a 16 a 17 picture my people have lived at [vectis] [for] [generations] [.] 1 my 3 have 2 people 3 have 3 have 4 lived 4 lived 5 at vectis that island [west] [yonder] [that] [you] [can] [see] [from] so far in clear weather . ' 1 vectis 2 that 1 vectis 11 so 1 vectis 17 ' 2 that 3 island 11 so 12 far 11 so 13 in 14 clear 15 weather 15 weather 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [do] you mean the [isle] of [wight] ? 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 mean 3 you 9 ? 4 mean 5 the 5 the 7 of it lifts up just before rain , and you see it from the [downs] . ' 1 it 2 lifts 2 lifts 3 up 2 lifts 16 ' 4 just 5 before 5 before 6 rain 6 rain 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 you 9 you 10 see 10 see 11 it 11 it 12 from 12 from 13 the 13 the 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 16 . 3 's 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 south 6 south 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 11 , 11 , 16 . 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 8 old 5 three 6 hundred 6 hundred 7 years 7 years 8 old 8 old 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 the 11 the 12 cow-stables 12 cow-stables 14 where 13 , 14 where 14 where 18 lived 15 our 16 first 16 first 17 ancestor 17 ancestor 18 lived 18 lived 19 , 19 , 20 must 20 must 21 be 21 be 25 older 22 a 23 hundred 23 hundred 24 years 24 years 25 older 25 older 26 . oh , quite that , because the founder of our family had his land given him by [agricola] [at] the [settlement] . 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 quite 3 quite 4 that 3 quite 5 , 5 , 6 because 6 because 7 the 6 because 8 founder 6 because 12 had 9 of 10 our 10 our 11 family 10 our 12 had 12 had 13 his 13 his 14 land 13 his 16 him 15 given 16 him 16 him 17 by 17 by 20 the 20 the 22 . it 's not a bad little place for its size . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 not 2 's 5 bad 4 a 5 bad 5 bad 6 little 6 little 7 place 7 place 10 size 8 for 10 size 9 its 10 size 10 size 11 . in springtime violets grow down to the very beach . 1 in 3 violets 2 springtime 3 violets 3 violets 4 grow 4 grow 5 down 5 down 6 to 6 to 7 the 6 to 9 beach 7 the 8 very 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 3 gathered 3 gathered 4 sea-weeds 4 sea-weeds 5 for 4 sea-weeds 7 and 4 sea-weeds 8 violets 5 for 6 myself 8 violets 9 for 8 violets 20 ' 9 for 12 many 12 many 13 a 13 a 14 time 15 with 16 our 15 with 18 nurse 17 old 18 nurse 18 nurse 20 ' 19 . 20 ' ' [was] your nurse a a [romaness] [too] ? ' 1 ' 10 ' 3 your 4 nurse 4 nurse 5 a 5 a 6 a 6 a 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [no] , a [numidian] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 6 . 4 a 6 . gods be good to her ! 1 gods 2 be 2 be 3 good 3 good 4 to 4 to 5 her 5 her 6 ! a dear , fat , brown thing with a tongue like a cowbell . 1 a 7 thing 2 dear 7 thing 3 , 4 fat 4 fat 5 , 4 fat 6 brown 6 brown 7 thing 7 thing 8 with 7 thing 12 a 8 with 9 a 9 a 10 tongue 10 tongue 11 like 12 a 13 cowbell 13 cowbell 14 . she was a free woman . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 free 4 free 5 woman 5 woman 6 . by the way , are you free , maiden ? ' 1 by 2 the 2 the 3 way 3 way 11 ' 4 , 5 are 5 are 6 you 6 you 7 free 6 you 10 ? 7 free 8 , 8 , 9 maiden 10 ? 11 ' ' [oh] , quite , ' said [una] . 1 ' 6 ' 3 , 4 quite 3 , 5 , 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 ' 3 least 3 least 4 , 4 , 6 tea-time 5 till 6 tea-time 6 tea-time 7 ; 7 ; 8 and 8 and 9 in 9 in 10 summer 10 summer 11 our 11 our 12 governess 11 our 13 doesn't 11 our 17 we 13 doesn't 15 much 14 say 15 much 15 much 16 if 17 we 19 late 18 're 19 late 19 late 20 . 19 late 21 ' the young man laughed again a proper understanding laugh . 1 the 2 young 2 young 3 man 3 man 4 laughed 4 laughed 6 a 4 laughed 9 laugh 5 again 6 a 6 a 7 proper 7 proper 8 understanding 9 laugh 10 . ' [i] see , ' said he . 1 ' 3 see 3 see 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 . ' [that] accounts for [your] being in the wood . 1 ' 9 wood 1 ' 10 . 3 accounts 9 wood 4 for 6 being 6 being 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 wood we hid among the cliffs . ' 1 we 2 hid 2 hid 5 cliffs 3 among 4 the 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 7 , 7 , 8 then 8 then 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [did] we [not] [?] 1 ' 3 we a [greek] , too . 1 a 3 , 3 , 4 too 4 too 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 12 us 2 had 3 a 3 a 4 way 4 way 5 of 5 of 6 clutching 6 clutching 7 her 7 her 8 dress 8 dress 9 when 10 she 12 us 11 hunted 12 us 12 us 18 us 13 among 14 the 14 the 16 that 15 gorse-bushes 16 that 16 that 17 made 17 made 18 us 18 us 19 laugh 18 us 20 . then she 'd say she 'd get us whipped . 1 then 2 she 1 then 3 'd 1 then 9 whipped 3 'd 4 say 3 'd 6 'd 5 she 6 'd 7 get 8 us 7 get 9 whipped 9 whipped 10 . she never did , though , bless her ! 1 she 2 never 2 never 3 did 3 did 4 , 4 , 5 though 5 though 8 her 5 though 9 ! 6 , 7 bless 7 bless 8 her aglaia was a thorough sportswoman , for all her learning . ' 1 aglaia 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 thorough 4 thorough 6 , 5 sportswoman 6 , 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 all 8 all 12 ' 9 her 10 learning 10 learning 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [but] what lessons did you do when when you were little ? ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 lessons 3 what 13 ? 4 lessons 5 did 4 lessons 12 little 5 did 6 you 5 did 11 were 7 do 8 when 8 when 9 when 9 when 10 you 9 when 11 were 13 ? 14 ' ' [ancient] history , the [classics] , arithmetic and so on , ' he answered . 1 ' 3 history 1 ' 13 ' 3 history 4 , 4 , 5 the 7 , 8 arithmetic 7 , 9 and 9 and 10 so 9 and 11 on 11 on 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 he 14 he 15 answered 15 answered 16 . and funny ! 1 and 2 funny 1 and 3 ! roma [dea] ! 1 roma 3 ! how [mother] could make us laugh ! ' 1 how 3 could 1 how 8 ' 3 could 4 make 4 make 5 us 4 make 6 laugh 7 ! 8 ' ' [what] at ? ' 1 ' 5 ' 3 at 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' ' [little] jokes and [sayings] that [every] family has . 1 ' 3 jokes 1 ' 10 . 4 and 6 that 4 and 10 . 6 that 8 family 8 family 9 has don't you know ? ' 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 3 know 3 know 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' ' [i] [know] we have , but [i] didn't know other people had them too , ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 we 1 ' 17 ' 4 we 5 have 5 have 6 , 6 , 7 but 9 didn't 10 know 9 didn't 13 had 11 other 12 people 11 other 13 had 13 had 15 too 14 them 15 too 15 too 16 , 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 18 said 18 said 20 . ' [tell] [me] about all your family , please . ' 1 ' 8 , 4 about 5 all 5 all 6 your 5 all 7 family 5 all 8 , 8 , 9 please 9 please 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [good] [families] are very much [alike] [.] 1 ' 6 much 4 are 5 very 5 very 6 much 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 2 would 2 would 3 sit 3 sit 4 spinning 4 spinning 5 of 5 of 6 evenings 5 of 25 passages 6 evenings 10 in 10 in 11 her 11 her 18 , 12 corner 13 , 12 corner 17 accounts 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 did 17 accounts 18 , 19 and 20 we 19 and 22 romped 22 romped 24 the 24 the 25 passages 25 passages 26 . when our noise grew too loud the [pater] [would] [say] [,] ["] [less] tumult ! 1 when 2 our 1 when 3 noise 1 when 4 grew 4 grew 6 loud 5 too 6 loud 6 loud 7 the 7 the 14 tumult 14 tumult 15 ! less tumult ! 1 less 2 tumult 2 tumult 3 ! have you never heard of a [father] ['s] [right] [over] [his] [children] ? 1 have 4 heard 1 have 13 ? 2 you 3 never 3 never 4 heard 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 2 can 1 he 6 my 2 can 3 slay 3 slay 4 them 5 , 6 my 6 my 7 loves 7 loves 8 slay 8 slay 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 13 the 15 highly 15 highly 16 approve 16 approve 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 action 19 action 20 ! 20 ! 21 " then [mother] [would] [prim] up [her] [dear] [mouth] over the wheel and answer : " [h] ['m] ! 1 then 11 wheel 5 up 9 over 9 over 10 the 10 the 11 wheel 11 wheel 18 ! 12 and 13 answer 13 answer 14 : 14 : 15 " 15 " 18 ! i 'm afraid [there] [can't] [be] [much] of the [roman] [father] [about] you ! " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 afraid 3 afraid 8 of 3 afraid 13 you 8 of 9 the 13 you 14 ! 14 ! 15 " ' [fathers] can if they [like] , ' said [una] , [her] [eyes] dancing . 1 ' 3 can 1 ' 8 ' 4 if 5 they 4 if 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 14 dancing 14 dancing 15 . ' [didn't] [i] [say] all good families are [very] [much] the same ? ' 1 ' 5 all 1 ' 14 ' 5 all 6 good 6 good 7 families 8 are 11 the 8 are 13 ? 11 the 12 same 13 ? 14 ' ' [what] did you do in summer ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 8 ? 1 ' 9 ' 3 did 4 you 3 did 8 ? 4 you 5 do 5 do 6 in 6 in 7 summer 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [play] [about] , [like] us ? ' 1 ' 4 , 4 , 8 ' 6 us 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [yes] , and [we] visited our friends . 1 ' 6 visited 3 , 4 and 4 and 6 visited 6 visited 7 our 6 visited 8 friends 8 friends 9 . there are no wolves [in] [vectis] . 1 there 3 no 2 are 3 no 3 no 4 wolves 4 wolves 7 . we had many friends , and as many ponies as we wished . ' 1 we 3 many 2 had 3 many 3 many 4 friends 3 many 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 as 6 and 14 ' 7 as 8 many 7 as 10 as 8 many 9 ponies 10 as 11 we 11 we 12 wished 13 . 14 ' ' [it] must have been [lovely] , ' said [una] . 1 ' 8 ' 3 must 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [i] [hope] it lasted for ever . ' 1 ' 4 it 4 it 5 lasted 5 lasted 6 for 6 for 7 ever 7 ever 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [not] [quite] , [little] [maid] . 1 ' 4 , 4 , 7 . when [i] was about sixteen or seventeen , the [father] [felt] gouty , and we all went to the [waters] . ' 1 when 22 ' 3 was 4 about 4 about 5 sixteen 5 sixteen 7 seventeen 6 or 7 seventeen 7 seventeen 8 , 8 , 9 the 9 the 12 gouty 12 gouty 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 we 15 we 16 all 16 all 17 went 17 went 18 to 18 to 19 the 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 2 ought 1 you 13 ' 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 get 4 get 7 to 7 to 8 take 9 you 10 some 10 some 11 day 11 day 12 . 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 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . the young man looked astonished for a moment . 1 the 2 young 2 young 3 man 3 man 5 astonished 4 looked 5 astonished 5 astonished 6 for 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 moment 8 moment 9 . ' [aquae] [sulis] , ' he repeated . 1 ' 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 he 6 he 7 repeated 7 repeated 8 . ' [the] [best] baths in [britain] . 1 ' 4 baths 4 baths 5 in 5 in 7 . just as [good] , [i] ['m] [told] , as [rome] . 1 just 2 as 2 as 4 , 4 , 8 , 8 , 9 as 9 as 11 . all the old gluttons sit in hot water , and talk scandal and politics . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 old 3 old 4 gluttons 4 gluttons 5 sit 4 gluttons 8 water 4 gluttons 12 scandal 5 sit 6 in 7 hot 8 water 8 water 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 talk 12 scandal 13 and 13 and 14 politics 14 politics 15 . we young people , of course , took no interest in politics . 1 we 2 young 1 we 12 politics 2 young 3 people 2 young 8 took 3 people 4 , 4 , 6 course 5 of 6 course 7 , 8 took 8 took 10 interest 9 no 10 interest 10 interest 11 in 12 politics 13 . we had not the gout . 1 we 5 gout 2 had 3 not 3 not 4 the 4 the 5 gout 5 gout 6 . there were many of our age like us . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 many 2 were 6 age 2 were 7 like 2 were 9 . 4 of 5 our 5 our 6 age 7 like 8 us we did not find life sad . 1 we 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 find 4 find 5 life 5 life 6 sad 6 sad 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 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 think 4 think 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 profession 8 profession 11 well-born 8 profession 17 'm 9 for 10 a 9 for 11 well-born 11 well-born 12 man 12 man 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 then 17 'm 18 not 17 'm 21 . 18 not 20 brother 19 my 20 brother you see , ' the young man 's eyes twinkled ' his philosopher was a long-haired one ! ' 1 you 2 see 1 you 13 philosopher 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 10 twinkled 5 the 10 twinkled 6 young 7 man 7 man 8 's 8 's 10 twinkled 9 eyes 10 twinkled 10 twinkled 11 ' 10 twinkled 13 philosopher 11 ' 12 his 13 philosopher 14 was 14 was 15 a 15 a 16 long-haired 16 long-haired 17 one 17 one 18 ! 18 ! 19 ' ' [i] thought [philosophers] were bald , ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 thought 1 ' 8 ' 5 were 6 bald 6 bald 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [not] all [.] 1 ' 3 all she was very pretty . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 pretty 4 pretty 5 . i don't blame him . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 blame 3 blame 4 him 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 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 suited 3 have 11 's 5 me 6 better 6 better 7 than 7 than 11 's 8 my 9 eldest 9 eldest 10 brother 10 brother 11 's 11 's 12 doing 11 's 25 . 12 doing 13 this 13 this 14 , 13 this 22 join 14 , 15 for 17 was 18 only 18 only 19 too 19 too 20 keen 20 keen 21 to 21 to 22 join 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 23 ' 2 had 3 always 2 had 4 feared 3 always 4 feared 6 should 7 have 7 have 8 to 8 to 9 stay 9 stay 10 at 10 at 11 home 11 home 12 and 12 and 13 look 13 look 14 after 14 after 15 the 15 the 16 estate 16 estate 17 while 16 estate 23 ' 17 while 18 my 17 while 20 took 19 brother 20 took 20 took 21 this 22 . 23 ' he rapped on his great glistening shield that never seemed to be in his way . 1 he 2 rapped 2 rapped 7 shield 2 rapped 13 in 3 on 7 shield 4 his 5 great 5 great 7 shield 6 glistening 7 shield 8 that 9 never 9 never 13 in 10 seemed 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 in 13 in 15 way 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 ' 4 were 3 we 4 were 4 were 6 contented 5 well 6 contented 6 contented 7 we 6 contented 8 young 8 young 9 people 9 people 10 and 10 and 11 we 11 we 12 rode 12 rode 17 the 13 back 14 to 14 to 17 the but when we reached home , [aglaia] , our governess , saw what had come to us . 1 but 2 when 1 but 18 . 2 when 3 we 3 we 4 reached 3 we 17 us 4 reached 5 home 5 home 6 , 8 , 10 governess 8 , 11 , 9 our 10 governess 11 , 12 saw 12 saw 13 what 13 what 14 had 14 had 15 come 15 come 16 to 16 to 17 us i remember her at the door , the torch over her head , watching us climb the cliff-path from the boat . 1 i 3 her 1 i 15 us 2 remember 3 her 3 her 4 at 3 her 8 the 3 her 11 her 4 at 6 door 5 the 6 door 6 door 7 , 8 the 9 torch 9 torch 10 over 11 her 12 head 12 head 13 , 14 watching 15 us 15 us 17 the 16 climb 17 the 17 the 19 from 18 cliff-path 19 from 19 from 21 boat 20 the 21 boat 21 boat 22 . " [aie] ! 1 " 3 ! aie ! " she said . 1 aie 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 she 4 she 5 said 5 said 6 . " [children] you went away . 1 " 5 away 1 " 6 . 3 you 4 went 4 went 5 away men and a woman you return ! " 1 men 4 woman 2 and 4 woman 3 a 4 woman 4 woman 7 ! 5 you 6 return 6 return 7 ! 7 ! 8 " then she kissed [mother] , and [mother] wept . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 kissed 3 kissed 5 , 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 17 ' 2 our 3 visit 3 visit 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 12 of 7 settled 8 our 8 our 9 fates 9 fates 12 of 12 of 14 , 14 , 15 maiden 15 maiden 16 . 16 . 17 ' he rose to his feet and listened , leaning on the shield-rim . 1 he 2 rose 2 rose 3 to 3 to 5 feet 4 his 5 feet 5 feet 7 listened 6 and 7 listened 7 listened 8 , 8 , 9 leaning 9 leaning 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 shield-rim 12 shield-rim 13 . ' [i] think that 's [dan] my brother , ' said [una] . 1 ' 5 's 1 ' 10 ' 3 think 4 that 4 that 5 's 7 my 8 brother 8 brother 9 , 9 , 10 ' 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 ' 11 ' 3 ; 4 and 4 and 5 the 7 is 8 with 8 with 9 him 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 he 11 ' 14 , 12 he 13 replied 14 , 15 as 15 as 17 with 15 as 23 . 19 stumbled 20 through 20 through 22 copse 21 the 22 copse 22 copse 23 . parnesius looked bewildered , even when [una] explained [.] 1 parnesius 2 looked 2 looked 3 bewildered 3 bewildered 5 even 4 , 5 even 5 even 6 when 6 when 8 explained dan had climbed [into] [volaterrae] , hot and panting . 1 dan 2 had 2 had 3 climbed 3 climbed 6 , 6 , 7 hot 7 hot 8 and 8 and 9 panting 9 panting 10 . ' [i] ['ve] [run] nearly all the way , ' he gasped , ' and then [puck] met [me] . 1 ' 14 ' 5 nearly 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 way 8 way 9 , 9 , 11 he 10 ' 11 he 11 he 12 gasped 12 gasped 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 18 met 18 met 20 . how do you do , sir ? ' 1 how 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 do 4 do 6 sir 5 , 6 sir 6 sir 7 ? 6 sir 8 ' ' [i] am in good health , ' [parnesius] answered . 1 ' 3 am 1 ' 8 ' 4 in 5 good 5 good 6 health 6 health 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 answered 8 ' 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 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 4 to 5 bend 5 bend 6 the 6 the 7 bow 7 bow 8 of 8 of 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 ' 12 ' 18 . 14 held 15 up 15 up 16 his 16 his 17 thumb 17 thumb 18 . ' [i] 'm sorry . 1 ' 3 'm 3 'm 4 sorry 4 sorry 5 . you [must] have pulled off too soon , ' said [dan] . 1 you 3 have 1 you 8 , 3 have 4 pulled 3 have 6 too 4 pulled 5 off 6 too 7 soon 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [but] [puck] [said] you [were] telling [una] a story . ' 1 ' 5 you 1 ' 12 ' 5 you 7 telling 9 a 10 story 9 a 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [continue] , [o] [parnesius] , ' said [puck] , who had perched [himself] on a dead branch [above] them . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 who 11 who 12 had 12 had 13 perched 13 perched 15 on 15 on 16 a 16 a 17 dead 17 dead 18 branch 18 branch 20 them 20 them 21 . ' [i] will be chorus . 1 ' 5 chorus 1 ' 6 . 3 will 4 be 4 be 5 chorus has [he] puzzled you [much] , [una] ? ' 1 has 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 you 4 you 6 , 6 , 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' ' [not] a [bit] , [except] [i] didn't know where [ak] [ak] something was , ' she answered . 1 ' 3 a 1 ' 5 , 5 , 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 know 9 know 10 where 10 where 14 was 13 something 14 was 14 was 18 answered 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 18 answered 17 she 18 answered 18 answered 19 . ' [oh] , [aquae] [sulis] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 6 . that ['s] [bath] , where the buns come from . 1 that 7 buns 4 , 5 where 4 , 6 the 6 the 7 buns 7 buns 8 come 8 come 9 from 9 from 10 . let the hero tell his own tale . ' 1 let 2 the 2 the 3 hero 3 hero 9 ' 4 tell 5 his 5 his 6 own 6 own 7 tale 7 tale 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [thanks] , jester , ' said [parnesius] , shaking his curly dark head . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 jester 4 jester 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 shaking 10 shaking 11 his 10 shaking 14 head 12 curly 14 head 13 dark 14 head 14 head 15 . ' [that] is cooler . 1 ' 4 cooler 1 ' 5 . 3 is 4 cooler now hang it up for me . 1 now 2 hang 2 hang 3 it 3 it 4 up 4 up 5 for 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 . ' [i] was [telling] your [sister] [how] [i] joined the [army] , ' he said to [dan] . 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 13 ' 3 was 5 your 9 joined 10 the 10 the 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 he 14 he 15 said 15 said 16 to 15 said 18 . ' [did] you have to pass an [exam] ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 have 3 you 9 ? 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 pass 6 pass 7 an 9 ? 10 ' dan asked eagerly . 1 dan 2 asked 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 10 was 2 , 8 , 4 many 5 of 5 of 6 our 6 our 7 youngsters 7 youngsters 8 , 10 was 13 fond 10 was 17 . 12 too 13 fond 13 fond 14 of 14 of 15 anything the [roman-born] officers and [magistrates] looked down on us [british-born] [as] [though] [we] were barbarians . 1 the 3 officers 1 the 14 were 3 officers 4 and 4 and 6 looked 6 looked 7 down 7 down 8 on 8 on 9 us 14 were 15 barbarians 15 barbarians 16 . i told [my] [father] so . 1 i 2 told 2 told 5 so 5 so 6 . " ['to] which [empire] ? " 1 " 6 " 3 which 5 ? 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 4 the 4 the 11 " 8 was 9 born 9 born 10 . 10 . 11 " " ' [what] thieves ' talk is that ? " [said] my [father] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 thieves 2 ' 5 ' 5 ' 8 that 6 talk 7 is 7 is 8 that 8 that 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 12 my 12 my 14 . he hated slang . 1 he 2 hated 2 hated 3 slang 3 slang 4 . which am [i] to follow ? " 1 which 5 follow 2 am 4 to 4 to 5 follow 5 follow 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " ' [gratian] , " said he . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 . " at least he 's a sportsman . " 1 " 2 at 2 at 3 least 3 least 4 he 4 he 5 's 5 's 6 a 6 a 7 sportsman 7 sportsman 8 . 8 . 9 " " ' [he] 's all that , " [i] said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 4 's 5 all 5 all 6 that 6 that 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 said 10 said 11 . " hasn't he turned himself into a raw-beef-eating [scythian] ? " 1 " 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 4 turned 2 hasn't 10 ? 3 he 4 turned 4 turned 6 into 5 himself 6 into 6 into 7 a 7 a 8 raw-beef-eating 10 ? 11 " " ' [where] did you hear of it ? " said the [pater] . 1 " 9 ? 1 " 10 " 2 ' 4 did 4 did 5 you 4 did 6 hear 6 hear 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 ? 10 " 11 said 10 " 14 . 11 said 12 the " ' [at] [aquae] [sulis] , " [i] said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 said 9 said 10 . it was perfectly true . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 true 3 perfectly 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 8 a 5 of 8 a 6 ours 7 had 6 ours 8 a 8 a 26 . 9 bodyguard 10 of 9 bodyguard 26 . 10 of 11 fur-cloaked 11 fur-cloaked 20 them 13 , 14 and 13 , 18 crazy 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 so 18 crazy 19 about 19 about 20 them 20 them 21 that 20 them 25 them 21 that 22 he 22 he 23 dressed in [rome] of all places in the world ! 1 in 8 world 3 of 4 all 4 all 5 places 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 1 it 7 my 2 was 6 if 3 as 4 bad 3 as 5 as 5 as 6 if 7 my 8 own " ' [no] [matter] for the clothes , " said the [pater] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 clothes 7 clothes 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 9 " 13 . 10 said 11 the " they are only the fringe of the trouble . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 are 3 are 6 fringe 4 only 5 the 5 the 6 fringe 6 fringe 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 . it began before your time or mine [.] 1 it 2 began 2 began 3 before 3 before 4 your 4 your 7 mine 5 time 7 mine 6 or 7 mine rome has [forsaken] her [gods] , and must be punished . 1 rome 2 has 1 rome 10 punished 4 her 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 must 8 must 9 be 9 be 10 punished 10 punished 11 . the great war with the [painted] [people] broke out in the very year the temples of our [gods] [were] destroyed . 1 the 2 great 1 the 3 war 3 war 4 with 4 with 5 the 5 the 20 destroyed 8 broke 9 out 9 out 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 16 of 11 the 20 destroyed 12 very 13 year 13 year 14 the 14 the 15 temples 15 temples 16 of 16 of 17 our 20 destroyed 21 . we beat the [painted] [people] in [the] [very] [year] our temples were rebuilt . 1 we 13 rebuilt 1 we 14 . 2 beat 3 the 2 beat 11 temples 6 in 10 our 10 our 11 temples 11 temples 12 were 11 temples 13 rebuilt go back further still . " 1 go 2 back 1 go 3 further 3 further 4 still 4 still 5 . 5 . 6 " ' [i] knew nothing about it . 1 ' 7 . 3 knew 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . aglaia never taught us the history of our own country . 1 aglaia 2 never 1 aglaia 3 taught 1 aglaia 11 . 3 taught 4 us 4 us 5 the 5 the 6 history 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 our 9 own 10 country 10 country 11 . she was so full of her ancient [greeks] . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 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 " 2 ' 1 " 17 . 2 ' 12 the 4 is 5 no 5 no 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 the 12 the 14 , 15 at 16 last 15 at 17 . " she has forsaken [her] [gods] , but if the [gods] forgive us [here] , we may save [britain] . 1 " 2 she 2 she 3 has 3 has 4 forsaken 4 forsaken 7 , 7 , 8 but 7 , 20 . 8 but 9 if 9 if 10 the 12 forgive 13 us 13 us 15 , 13 us 16 we 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 3 that 4 , 4 , 5 we 5 we 6 must 6 must 7 keep 8 the 11 back 11 back 12 . ' [what] [wall] ? ' [asked] [dan] and [una] [at] [once] . 1 ' 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' 5 ' 8 and 8 and 12 . ' [father] meant the one we call [hadrian] ['s] [wall] [.] 1 ' 3 meant 3 meant 6 we 4 the 6 we 5 one 6 we 6 we 7 call 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 7 later 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 2 was 3 built 3 built 5 ago 4 long 5 ago 5 ago 6 , 6 , 10 , 10 , 11 to 11 to 12 keep 12 keep 13 out 13 out 14 the 14 the 18 , 18 , 22 . 19 you 21 them 19 you 22 . 20 call 21 them 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 3 fought 3 fought 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 9 that 9 that 10 lasted 10 lasted 11 more 11 more 12 than 12 than 13 twenty 13 twenty 14 years 14 years 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 he 17 he 20 fighting 18 knew 19 what 19 what 20 fighting 20 fighting 21 meant 21 meant 22 . theodosius , one of our [great] [generals] , had chased [the] [little] [beasts] [back] far into the [north] [before] [i] [was] born . 1 theodosius 2 , 2 , 9 had 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 our 5 our 9 had 8 , 9 had 9 had 10 chased 10 chased 15 far 15 far 16 into 16 into 17 the 17 the 22 born 22 born 23 . down [at] [vectis] , [of] [course] [,] we never troubled our heads [about] [them] . 1 down 4 , 4 , 15 . 8 we 9 never 8 we 11 our 9 never 10 troubled 11 our 12 heads 12 heads 15 . but [when] [my] [father] [spoke] as he did , [i] kissed his hand , and waited for orders . 1 but 9 , 1 but 14 , 6 as 7 he 6 as 9 , 7 he 8 did 9 , 11 kissed 11 kissed 12 his 12 his 13 hand 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 waited 16 waited 17 for 17 for 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 8 to 8 to 10 parents 10 parents 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [if] [i] [kissed] [my] [father] 's [hand] , he 'd laugh , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 7 's 1 ' 9 , 1 ' 14 ' 9 , 10 he 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 ; 3 change 4 ; 4 ; 5 but 4 ; 6 if 6 if 7 you 6 if 13 , 7 you 8 do 8 do 9 not 9 not 10 obey 13 , 14 the 13 , 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 4 quite 4 quite 5 sure 5 sure 6 of 6 of 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 2 was 3 your 2 was 4 stick 3 your 4 stick 4 stick 5 in 4 stick 10 shield 5 in 6 their 6 their 7 stomachs 8 and 9 your 9 your 10 shield 10 shield 13 faces 11 in 12 their 12 their 13 faces 13 faces 21 formation 14 to 15 push 15 push 17 into 15 push 21 formation 16 them 17 into 17 into 18 any 18 any 19 sort 19 sort 20 of 21 formation 22 . i noticed a quiet-looking man on the lawn , leaning on a stick . 1 i 4 quiet-looking 2 noticed 3 a 3 a 4 quiet-looking 4 quiet-looking 5 man 4 quiet-looking 13 stick 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 lawn 8 lawn 9 , 9 , 10 leaning 10 leaning 11 on 11 on 12 a 12 a 13 stick 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 3 us 3 us 4 passing 3 us 13 he 3 us 16 me 4 passing 5 buckets 4 passing 6 from 4 passing 9 , 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 pond 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 at 11 at 12 last 11 at 13 he 14 said 15 to 14 said 16 me 15 to 16 me 16 me 17 : 16 me 23 " 18 " 19 who 18 " 23 " 19 who 20 are 20 are 21 you 21 you 22 ? " ' [a] probationer , waiting for a command , " [i] answered . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 probationer 4 probationer 5 , 5 , 6 waiting 6 waiting 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 command 9 command 10 , 9 command 14 . 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 answered i didn't know who he was from [deucalion] [!] 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 6 was 3 know 4 who 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 from " ' [born] in [britain] ? " he said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 ? 4 in 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 . " ' [yes] , if you were [born] in [spain] , " [i] said , for he neighed his [words] [like] [an] [iberian] mule . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 if 5 if 7 were 6 you 7 were 7 were 9 in 9 in 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 said 14 said 15 , 15 , 16 for 16 for 17 he 16 for 24 mule 17 he 18 neighed 18 neighed 19 his 24 mule 25 . " ' [and] what [might] you call yourself when you are at home ? " he said , laughing . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 15 " 4 what 6 you 4 what 7 call 7 call 8 yourself 8 yourself 9 when 8 yourself 10 you 10 you 11 are 11 are 12 at 12 at 13 home 13 home 14 ? 14 ? 15 " 15 " 16 he 16 he 17 said 17 said 18 , 18 , 19 laughing 19 laughing 20 . " ' [that] depends , " [i] [answered] ; ["] [sometimes] [one] [thing] and sometimes another . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 depends 4 depends 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 9 ; 9 ; 14 and 14 and 16 another 15 sometimes 16 another 16 another 17 . but now [i] 'm busy . " 1 but 2 now 1 but 7 " 4 'm 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 2 future 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 13 , 13 , 14 the 14 the 17 . that will help me to remember you . 1 that 2 will 2 will 3 help 3 help 4 me 4 me 5 to 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 6 other 6 other 7 people 7 people 11 . 11 . 12 " ' [he] tossed me the polished stick he was leaning on , and went away . 1 ' 4 me 1 ' 7 stick 1 ' 13 and 3 tossed 4 me 5 the 6 polished 6 polished 7 stick 8 he 9 was 8 he 13 and 9 was 10 leaning 10 leaning 11 on 11 on 12 , 13 and 14 went 14 went 15 away 15 away 16 . you might have knocked me down with it ! ' 1 you 2 might 2 might 3 have 3 have 4 knocked 4 knocked 5 me 4 knocked 6 down 4 knocked 9 ! 7 with 8 it 8 it 9 ! 9 ! 10 ' ' [who] was he ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 ? 1 ' 6 ' 3 was 4 he 3 was 5 ? 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [maximus] [himself] [,] our great [general] ! 1 ' 5 our 1 ' 8 ! 6 great 8 ! the [general] of [britain] who had been [theodosius] ['s] [right] [hand] in the [pict] [war] [!] 1 the 3 of 3 of 5 who 5 who 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 12 in 12 in 13 the not only had he given me my [centurion] ['s] stick [direct] , but three steps in [a] [good] [legion] [as] [well] [!] 1 not 10 stick 2 only 3 had 3 had 4 he 4 he 5 given 5 given 6 me 6 me 7 my 7 my 10 stick 10 stick 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 three 14 three 15 steps 14 three 16 in a new man generally begins in the [tenth] [cohort] of his [legion] , and works up . ' 1 a 2 new 2 new 3 man 3 man 4 generally 4 generally 14 and 5 begins 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 10 of 10 of 11 his 11 his 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 . 15 works 16 up 16 up 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [and] were you pleased ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 7 ' 1 ' 8 said 3 were 4 you 3 were 5 pleased 3 were 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 8 said 10 . ' [very] . 1 ' 3 . ' [a] child you [were] ! ' said [puck] , [from] [above] . 1 ' 3 child 1 ' 13 . 4 you 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 13 . ' [i] was , ' said [parnesius] . 1 ' 5 ' 3 was 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [don't] begrudge it [me] , [faun] . 1 ' 3 begrudge 3 begrudge 4 it 4 it 6 , 6 , 8 . afterwards [the] [gods] [know] [i] put aside the games ! ' 1 afterwards 11 ' 6 put 7 aside 7 aside 8 the 8 the 9 games 9 games 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' and [puck] nodded , [brown] chin on [brown] [hand] , his big eyes still . 1 and 4 , 1 and 6 chin 3 nodded 4 , 6 chin 7 on 6 chin 15 . 7 on 10 , 10 , 13 eyes 11 his 12 big 12 big 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 still ' [regnum] ? 1 ' 3 ? anderida ? ' 1 anderida 2 ? 2 ? 3 ' the children turned their faces to [puck] . 1 the 2 children 1 the 8 . 2 children 3 turned 3 turned 5 faces 3 turned 6 to 4 their 5 faces ' [pevensey] again ! ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 ' 3 again 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [where] [weland] landed ? ' 1 ' 6 ' 4 landed 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [weland] and a few others , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 and 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 1 i 20 . 2 was 3 only 3 only 5 ten 5 ten 6 days 6 days 7 when 7 when 9 was 9 was 10 ordered 10 ordered 11 to 11 to 12 go 12 go 14 with 12 go 17 to 13 up 14 with 14 with 15 thirty 14 with 16 men 17 to 18 my 20 . 21 ' he laughed merrily . 1 he 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 merrily 3 merrily 4 . ' [a] [man] never [forgets] his first march . 1 ' 4 never 1 ' 9 . 6 his 7 first 7 first 8 march 8 march 9 . ' [how] ? 1 ' 3 ? how ? ' [said] [dan] and [una] . 1 how 2 ? 2 ? 3 ' 3 ' 6 and 6 and 8 . parnesius smiled , and stood up , flashing in his armour . 1 parnesius 2 smiled 2 smiled 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 stood 5 stood 6 up 6 up 7 , 7 , 8 flashing 8 flashing 9 in 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 armour 11 armour 12 . ' [hai] ! ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [that] sets [one] thinking ! ' 1 ' 3 sets 1 ' 7 ' 5 thinking 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' " no ! " 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " ' [but] it 's hot , " said one of them , " and we haven't a doctor . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 it 4 it 5 's 4 it 7 , 5 's 6 hot 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 and 15 and 16 we 16 we 17 haven't 17 haven't 18 a 18 a 19 doctor 19 doctor 20 . suppose we get sunstroke , or a fever ? " 1 suppose 4 sunstroke 2 we 3 get 2 we 4 sunstroke 4 sunstroke 5 , 4 sunstroke 6 or 6 or 7 a 7 a 8 fever 8 fever 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " ' [then] die , " [i] said , " and a good riddance [to] [rome] ! 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 die 4 die 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 said 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 and 11 and 12 a 12 a 14 riddance 13 good 14 riddance 14 riddance 17 ! up shield up spears , and tighten your foot-wear ! " 1 up 2 shield 2 shield 3 up 3 up 8 your 4 spears 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 tighten 7 tighten 8 your 8 your 9 foot-wear 8 your 10 ! 10 ! 11 " " ['] [don't] think [yourself] [emperor] of [britain] already , " a fellow shouted . 1 " 4 think 1 " 15 . 4 think 7 of 9 already 10 , 9 already 15 . 10 , 11 " 10 , 14 shouted 11 " 12 a 12 a 13 fellow and , by the [light] of the [sun] , [i] [meant] [it] too ! 1 and 2 , 2 , 3 by 3 by 4 the 4 the 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 9 , 9 , 13 too 13 too 14 ! my raw [gauls] [at] [clausentum] had never treated me so . 1 my 2 raw 1 my 9 me 6 had 7 never 7 never 9 me 8 treated 9 me 9 me 10 so 10 so 11 . he wore the [purple] , as though he were [already] [emperor] [;] his leggings were [of] [white] buckskin laced with gold . 1 he 2 wore 1 he 13 his 2 wore 3 the 3 the 5 , 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 though 7 though 8 he 7 though 9 were 13 his 14 leggings 14 leggings 15 were 15 were 18 buckskin 18 buckskin 19 laced 19 laced 20 with 20 with 21 gold 21 gold 22 . ' [my] [men] [dropped] [like] [like] partridges . 1 ' 7 partridges 7 partridges 8 . ' [he] said nothing [for] [some] [time] , [only] [looked] , with his eyes [puckered] . 1 ' 8 , 3 said 4 nothing 4 nothing 8 , 8 , 11 , 11 , 12 with 12 with 13 his 13 his 14 eyes 14 eyes 16 . then he crooked his forefinger , and [my] [men] walked crawled , [i] mean to one side . 1 then 2 he 2 he 4 his 3 crooked 4 his 4 his 5 forefinger 5 forefinger 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 walked 10 walked 11 crawled 11 crawled 12 , 12 , 18 . 14 mean 15 to 14 mean 18 . 15 to 17 side 16 one 17 side " ' [stand] in the sun , [children] , " he said , and they formed up on the hard road . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 16 formed 2 ' 12 said 4 in 5 the 4 in 9 , 5 the 6 sun 6 sun 7 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 said 12 said 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 they 16 formed 17 up 16 formed 19 the 18 on 19 the 19 the 20 hard 20 hard 21 road 20 hard 22 . " ' [what] would you have done , " he said to me , " if [i] had not been here ? " 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 4 would 6 have 4 would 8 , 5 you 6 have 6 have 7 done 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 said 10 he 23 " 11 said 12 to 12 to 13 me 13 me 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 if 16 if 18 had 18 had 19 not 19 not 20 been 21 here 22 ? 22 ? 23 " " ' [i] should have killed that [man] , " [i] answered . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 " 4 should 5 have 5 have 6 killed 6 killed 7 that 7 that 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 answered 10 " 13 . " ' [kill] him now , " he said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 " 4 him 5 now 5 now 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 . " he will not move a limb . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 will 3 will 4 not 4 not 5 move 5 move 7 limb 6 a 7 limb 7 limb 8 . 8 . 9 " " ' [no] , " [i] said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 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 3 've 10 command 3 've 11 . 5 my 10 command 6 men 7 out 6 men 10 command 8 of 9 my 9 my 10 command i should only be your butcher [if] [i] killed him [now] . " 1 i 2 should 1 i 13 " 2 should 3 only 3 only 4 be 5 your 6 butcher 6 butcher 10 him 9 killed 10 him 10 him 12 . 12 . 13 " do you see what [i] meant ? ' 1 do 2 you 1 do 7 ? 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 what 4 what 6 meant 7 ? 8 ' parnesius turned [to] [dan] [.] 1 parnesius 2 turned ' [yes] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [it] wouldn't have been fair , somehow . ' 1 ' 6 fair 3 wouldn't 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 6 fair 6 fair 7 , 7 , 8 somehow 8 somehow 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [that] was [what] [i] thought , ' said [parnesius] . 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 8 ' 6 thought 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [but] [maximus] frowned . 1 ' 4 frowned 1 ' 5 . " you 'll never be [an] [emperor] , " he said . 1 " 2 you 1 " 8 , 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 never 4 never 5 be 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 . " [not] even a [general] will you be . " 1 " 3 even 1 " 10 " 3 even 4 a 6 will 7 you 6 will 8 be 8 be 9 . 9 . 10 " ' [i] was silent , but [my] [father] seemed pleased . 1 ' 6 but 1 ' 11 . 3 was 4 silent 4 silent 5 , 5 , 6 but 9 seemed 10 pleased 10 pleased 11 . " ' [i] came here to see the [last] of you , " he said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 13 " 4 came 5 here 5 here 7 see 6 to 7 see 7 see 8 the 8 the 10 of 10 of 11 you 11 you 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 said 15 said 16 . " ' [you] have seen it , " said [maximus] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 have 4 have 5 seen 5 seen 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " [i] [shall] never [need] [your] [son] any more . 1 " 4 never 4 never 8 any 8 any 9 more 9 more 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 2 will 1 he 5 he 2 will 3 live 4 and 5 he 5 he 6 will 6 will 7 die 7 die 9 officer 7 die 11 a 8 an 9 officer 11 a 24 . 13 and 14 he 13 and 24 . 14 he 15 might 15 might 16 have 16 have 17 been 17 been 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 my now eat and drink with us , " he said . 1 now 8 " 2 eat 3 and 3 and 4 drink 4 drink 5 with 5 with 6 us 6 us 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 . " your men will wait till you have finished . " 1 " 4 will 2 your 3 men 3 men 4 will 4 will 5 wait 5 wait 6 till 6 till 7 you 7 you 8 have 8 have 9 finished 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 ' 14 and 4 thirty 5 stood 5 stood 6 like 6 like 7 wine-skins 7 wine-skins 8 glistening 8 glistening 9 in 9 in 10 the 9 in 13 , 10 the 11 hot 11 hot 12 sun 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 led 16 led 18 to 18 to 19 where 19 where 20 his 19 where 21 people 19 where 22 had 19 where 23 set 19 where 26 . 23 set 24 a 24 a 25 meal himself he mixed the wine . 1 himself 2 he 2 he 3 mixed 3 mixed 4 the 4 the 5 wine 5 wine 6 . " ' [yes] , " said the [pater] , " you can [drive] two mules [gaul] and [britain] . " 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 the 5 " 9 , 6 said 7 the 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 you 11 you 12 can 12 can 20 " 14 two 15 mules 15 mules 17 and 17 and 19 . 19 . 20 " " ' [no] ; you can't drive three mules . 1 " 6 can't 1 " 10 . 2 ' 4 ; 4 ; 5 you 5 you 6 can't 7 drive 9 mules 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 " 7 , 9 said 9 said 12 . ' [i] sat quite still . 1 ' 3 sat 3 sat 5 still 3 sat 6 . 4 quite 5 still one does not answer a [general] who wears the [purple] . 1 one 2 does 2 does 3 not 3 not 4 answer 4 answer 5 a 5 a 7 who 7 who 8 wears 8 wears 9 the 9 the 11 . " ['] [i] am not angry with you , " he went on [;] " [i] owe [too] [much] to your [father] ["] 1 " 7 with 4 am 5 not 4 am 6 angry 6 angry 7 with 7 with 8 you 8 you 21 your 9 , 10 " 9 , 17 owe 10 " 15 " 11 he 12 went 11 he 15 " 12 went 13 on 17 owe 20 to 20 to 21 your " ' [you] owe me [nothing] [but] advice that you [never] [took] , " said the [pater] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 14 " 2 ' 4 owe 4 owe 5 me 8 advice 9 that 9 that 10 you 10 you 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 14 " 18 . 15 said 16 the " ' to be unjust to any of your family . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 unjust 5 unjust 6 to 6 to 7 any 7 any 8 of 8 of 9 your 9 your 10 family 10 family 11 . " ' [very] like , " said [my] [father] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 " 4 like 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [but] we shall have the [picts] and [their] [friends] breaking through [before] [long] [.] 1 " 3 we 1 " 8 and 3 we 4 shall 4 shall 5 have 5 have 6 the 8 and 11 breaking 11 breaking 12 through you cannot move all troops out of [britain] to [make] you [emperor] , and expect the [north] to sit quiet . " 1 you 2 cannot 1 you 5 troops 1 you 11 you 2 cannot 3 move 2 cannot 4 all 5 troops 6 out 6 out 7 of 9 to 11 you 11 you 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 expect 15 expect 16 the 16 the 22 " 18 to 19 sit 19 sit 20 quiet 19 sit 21 . 21 . 22 " " ' [i] follow my destiny , " said [maximus] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 6 destiny 4 follow 5 my 5 my 6 destiny 6 destiny 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " ' [follow] it , then , " said [my] [father] , pulling up a fern root ; " and die as [theodosius] died . " 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 6 then 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 then 6 then 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 , 12 , 13 pulling 13 pulling 14 up 14 up 15 a 15 a 16 fern 16 fern 17 root 17 root 18 ; 18 ; 19 " 19 " 20 and 20 and 21 die 21 die 26 " 22 as 24 died 24 died 25 . 25 . 26 " " ' [ah] ! " said [maximus] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 " 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " my old [general] [was] killed because he served the [empire] [too] [well] . 1 " 2 my 1 " 14 . 2 my 3 old 6 killed 7 because 7 because 8 he 8 he 9 served 9 served 10 the 10 the 14 . " ' [then] [i] [had] better follow my destiny , " [i] said , " and take [my] [men] to the [wall] . " 1 " 2 ' 1 " 11 " 2 ' 6 better 7 follow 8 my 8 my 9 destiny 9 destiny 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 said 13 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 and 16 and 17 take 17 take 20 to 20 to 21 the 21 the 24 " 23 . 24 " ' [he] looked at me a long time , and bowed his head slanting like a [spaniard] . 1 ' 3 looked 3 looked 4 at 4 at 5 me 4 at 18 . 5 me 16 a 6 a 7 long 7 long 8 time 8 time 13 head 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 bowed 11 bowed 12 his 12 his 13 head 13 head 15 like 14 slanting 15 like 15 like 16 a " follow it , boy , " he said . 1 " 2 follow 2 follow 3 it 2 follow 5 boy 3 it 4 , 5 boy 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 . that was all . 1 that 3 all 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 . i was only too glad to get away , [though] [i] had many messages for home . 1 i 2 was 1 i 17 . 2 was 3 only 3 only 4 too 4 too 5 glad 5 glad 6 to 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 away 8 away 9 , 12 had 13 many 12 had 17 . 13 many 14 messages 14 messages 15 for 15 for 16 home 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 2 never 5 till 4 them 5 till 5 till 6 sunset 6 sunset 7 , 6 sunset 19 below 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 he 10 he 11 turned 11 turned 12 about 12 about 13 and 13 and 14 looked 14 looked 15 at 15 at 17 's 19 below 20 him 20 him 27 ' 21 ' 22 then 21 ' 26 . 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 3 to 3 to 4 the 4 the 6 , 5 broken 6 , 6 , 7 bracken-covered 7 bracken-covered 8 shoulder 8 shoulder 9 of 9 of 10 the 9 of 17 cottage 10 the 14 old 14 old 16 's 17 cottage 18 . ' [there] ? 1 ' 3 ? why , that 's only the old [forge] [where] [they] made iron [once] , ' said [dan] . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 5 only 4 's 18 . 5 only 6 the 6 the 7 old 11 made 12 iron 12 iron 14 , 14 , 15 ' 14 , 16 said 14 , 18 . 15 ' 16 said ' [very] good stuff it was too , ' said [parnesius] calmly . 1 ' 3 good 1 ' 9 ' 4 stuff 5 it 5 it 6 was 5 it 8 , 6 was 7 too 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 12 calmly 9 ' 13 . 10 said 12 calmly ' [we] [mended] three shoulder-straps here and had a spear-head riveted . 1 ' 7 and 1 ' 12 . 4 three 5 shoulder-straps 4 three 6 here 4 three 7 and 8 had 9 a 9 a 10 spear-head 10 spear-head 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 4 rented 4 rented 5 from 5 from 6 the 6 the 10 one-eyed 8 by 9 a 8 by 10 one-eyed 10 one-eyed 14 . 11 smith 14 . i [remember] we called him [cyclops] . 1 i 5 him 1 i 7 . 3 we 4 called 4 called 5 him he sold me a [beaver-skin] rug for my sister 's room . ' 1 he 2 sold 1 he 4 a 2 sold 3 me 4 a 6 rug 6 rug 7 for 6 rug 13 ' 8 my 9 sister 9 sister 10 's 10 's 11 room 11 room 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [but] it couldn't have been here , ' [dan] insisted [.] 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 9 ' 4 couldn't 5 have 5 have 6 been 6 been 7 here 7 here 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 11 insisted ' [but] it was ! 1 ' 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 ! 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 1 from 12 in 2 the 4 of 4 of 8 to 8 to 9 the 12 in 13 the 13 the 21 paces 13 the 22 . 15 here 16 is 16 is 17 twelve 17 twelve 18 miles 18 miles 19 seven 19 seven 20 hundred 20 hundred 21 paces it is all in the [road] [book] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 all 3 all 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 8 . a man doesn't forget his first march . 1 a 2 man 2 man 3 doesn't 2 man 5 his 3 doesn't 4 forget 5 his 6 first 6 first 7 march 7 march 8 . i think [i] [could] tell you every station between this and ! 1 i 2 think 2 think 12 ! 5 tell 6 you 5 tell 8 station 5 tell 9 between 6 you 7 every 9 between 10 this 9 between 11 and 11 and 12 ! he leaned forward , but his eye was caught by the setting sun . 1 he 2 leaned 1 he 4 , 2 leaned 3 forward 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 his 6 his 7 eye 7 eye 9 caught 8 was 9 caught 9 caught 10 by 10 by 12 setting 11 the 12 setting 12 setting 13 sun 13 sun 14 . ' [wait] ! ' he said , lifting a hand , and the sunlight [jinked] on his glass bracelet . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 6 said 5 he 6 said 6 said 7 , 7 , 12 and 8 lifting 10 hand 9 a 10 hand 10 hand 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 sunlight 13 the 14 sunlight 14 sunlight 16 on 16 on 17 his 17 his 18 glass 18 glass 19 bracelet 19 bracelet 20 . ' [wait] ! 1 ' 3 ! i pray to [mithras] ! ' 1 i 2 pray 2 pray 3 to 3 to 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' he rose and stretched his arms westward , with deep , splendid-sounding words . 1 he 2 rose 2 rose 3 and 3 and 4 stretched 4 stretched 5 his 5 his 6 arms 6 arms 7 westward 7 westward 8 , 8 , 9 with 9 with 10 deep 10 deep 11 , 10 deep 12 splendid-sounding 10 deep 13 words 10 deep 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 7 gloria 6 vana 9 prosperitas 9 prosperitas 10 est 10 est 11 transitoria 11 transitoria 12 ? tam [cito] [labitur] [ejus] [potentia] [quam] [vasa] [figuli] [quae] [sunt] [fragilia] . ' 1 tam 12 . 12 . 13 ' they found themselves at the little locked gates of the wood . 1 they 3 themselves 2 found 3 themselves 3 themselves 4 at 4 at 5 the 5 the 6 little 6 little 7 locked 7 locked 8 gates 8 gates 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 wood 11 wood 12 . ' [quo] [caesar] abiit celsus imperio ? 1 ' 4 abiit 4 abiit 5 celsus 5 celsus 6 imperio 6 imperio 7 ? vel [dives] splendidus totus in prandio ? 1 vel 3 splendidus 3 splendidus 4 totus 4 totus 5 in 5 in 6 prandio 6 prandio 7 ? dic [ubi] [tullius] ' 1 dic 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 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 took 5 took 8 hand 5 took 9 and 7 's 8 hand 9 and 10 wheeled 10 wheeled 11 him 11 him 13 to 13 to 14 face 14 face 16 as 16 as 17 she 17 she 18 came 18 came 19 out 19 out 20 of 20 of 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 24 . 2 shut 3 behind 3 behind 4 her 4 her 5 , 5 , 18 and 5 , 24 . 6 at 7 the 6 at 16 , 7 the 9 time 7 the 14 memory-magicking 10 as 12 threw 12 threw 13 the 13 the 14 memory-magicking 16 , 18 and 18 and 23 heads 22 their 23 heads ' [well] , you are jolly late , ' said [una] . 1 ' 5 are 1 ' 9 ' 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 jolly 7 late 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [couldn't] you get away before ? ' 1 ' 7 ? 1 ' 8 ' 3 you 4 get 4 get 5 away 5 away 6 before 6 before 7 ? ' [i] did , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 ' 3 did 4 , 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 ' 3 got 3 got 4 away 4 away 5 in 4 away 19 . 5 in 6 lots 6 lots 7 of 6 lots 8 time 8 time 18 late 9 , 10 but 9 , 11 but 11 but 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 know 14 know 16 was 15 it 16 was 16 was 18 late 17 so 18 late where've you been ? ' 1 where've 2 you 2 you 3 been 2 you 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' ' [in] [volaterrae] waiting for you . ' 1 ' 8 ' 4 waiting 5 for 5 for 6 you 6 you 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [sorry] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [it] was all that beastly [latin] . ' 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 9 ' 3 was 4 all 4 all 5 that 6 beastly 8 . 8 . 9 ' [a] [british-roman] [song] ( [a.d] [.] @number@ ) 1 ( 4 @number@ 4 @number@ 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 2 father 3 's 3 's 4 father 3 's 5 saw 5 saw 6 it 6 it 7 not 7 not 8 , 8 , 11 , 11 , 13 , 13 , 16 come 16 come 19 on 19 on 22 spot 20 that 21 so-holy 21 so-holy 22 spot soon to send forth [again] a brood , [unshakeable] , we pray , that [clings] [to] [rome] 's thrice-hammered hardihood [in] arduous things . 1 soon 2 to 2 to 3 send 3 send 4 forth 4 forth 6 a 6 a 7 brood 7 brood 8 , 8 , 10 , 10 , 11 we 11 we 24 . 12 pray 13 , 12 pray 24 . 13 , 14 that 14 that 18 's 18 's 19 thrice-hammered 19 thrice-hammered 20 hardihood 19 thrice-hammered 23 things 22 arduous 23 things [on] [the] [great] [wall] and [i] 've lost [britain] , and [i] 've [lost] [gaul] , ' 1 and 13 ' 3 've 4 lost 4 lost 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 12 , 7 and 9 've 12 , 13 ' ( the voice seemed very cheerful about it ) , 1 ( 9 ) 2 the 3 voice 2 the 4 seemed 4 seemed 6 cheerful 4 seemed 9 ) 5 very 6 cheerful 7 about 8 it 7 about 9 ) 9 ) 10 , ' [and] [i] 've lost [rome] , and , worst of all , [i] ['ve] lost [lalage] ! ' 1 ' 8 and 1 ' 19 ' 4 've 5 lost 5 lost 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 , 9 , 10 worst 10 worst 11 of 11 of 12 all 12 all 13 , 16 lost 18 ! 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 4 by 4 by 5 the 5 the 6 gate 6 gate 14 song 7 to 14 song 10 when 11 they 10 when 12 heard 12 heard 14 song 13 this 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 5 hurried 4 they 7 their 5 hurried 6 to 6 to 7 their 7 their 8 private 8 private 9 gap 9 gap 10 and 10 and 11 wriggled 11 wriggled 20 that 12 through 14 hedge 13 the 14 hedge 14 hedge 15 almost 15 almost 16 atop 16 atop 17 of 17 of 18 a 18 a 19 jay 18 a 20 that 20 that 21 was 20 that 27 . 21 was 22 feeding 22 feeding 26 hand 25 's 26 hand ' [gently] ! ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [what] are you looking for ? ' 1 ' 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 8 ' 5 looking 6 for 6 for 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [parnesius] , of course , ' [dan] answered . 1 ' 7 ' 3 , 4 of 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 answered 7 ' 10 . ' [we] ['ve] only just remembered yesterday . 1 ' 4 only 1 ' 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 3 as 3 as 4 he ohe , [parnesius] ! ' he called . 1 ohe 2 , 2 , 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 he 6 he 7 called 7 called 8 . ' [here] , [faun] ! ' came the answer [from] [volaterrae] . 1 ' 6 ' 3 , 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 8 the 7 came 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 2 could 2 could 3 see 3 see 4 the 4 the 5 shimmer 5 shimmer 6 of 5 shimmer 8 armour 6 of 7 bronze 8 armour 13 and 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 beech-crotch 11 beech-crotch 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 the 14 the 15 friendly 15 friendly 17 of 16 flash 17 of 17 of 18 the 17 of 22 . 18 the 19 great 19 great 20 shield 21 uplifted 22 . ' [i] have driven out the [britons] . ' 1 ' 3 have 1 ' 9 ' 4 driven 5 out 4 driven 6 the 6 the 8 . 8 . 9 ' parnesius laughed like a boy . 1 parnesius 5 boy 2 laughed 3 like 3 like 4 a 3 like 5 boy 5 boy 6 . ' [i] occupy [their] high forts . 1 ' 7 . 3 occupy 6 forts 5 high 6 forts 6 forts 7 . but [rome] [is] merciful ! 1 but 4 merciful 4 merciful 5 ! you may come [up.'and] up [they] [three] all [scrambled] [.] 1 you 2 may 1 you 5 up 2 may 3 come 5 up 8 all ' [what] was the song you were singing just now ? ' said [una] , as soon as she had settled herself . 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 11 ? 1 ' 12 ' 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 song 5 song 8 singing 6 you 7 were 7 were 8 singing 8 singing 9 just 9 just 10 now 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 , 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 22 herself 22 herself 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 7 that 2 's 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 tunes 7 that 11 born 11 born 12 somewhere 12 somewhere 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 16 . ' [tell] [them] about the marching , [parnesius] . 1 ' 9 . 4 about 5 the 5 the 6 marching 6 marching 7 , 7 , 9 . few [people] nowadays walk from end to end of this country , ' said [puck] . 1 few 3 nowadays 3 nowadays 4 walk 4 walk 5 from 5 from 7 to 6 end 7 to 7 to 8 end 8 end 9 of 9 of 11 country 9 of 12 , 10 this 11 country 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 16 . ' [the] greater their loss . 1 ' 3 greater 1 ' 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 2 know 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 better 3 nothing 9 when 4 better 5 than 6 the 9 when 9 when 12 are 9 when 13 hardened 9 when 14 . 10 your 11 feet 11 feet 12 are you begin after the mists have risen , and you end , perhaps , an hour after sundown . ' 1 you 2 begin 2 begin 3 after 2 begin 18 sundown 3 after 4 the 4 the 5 mists 6 have 7 risen 7 risen 14 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 you 10 you 11 end 10 you 13 perhaps 12 , 13 perhaps 13 perhaps 14 , 14 , 18 sundown 15 an 16 hour 16 hour 17 after 16 hour 18 sundown 18 sundown 20 ' 19 . 20 ' ' [and] what do you have to eat ? ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 6 have 4 do 5 you 4 do 6 have 6 have 8 eat 6 have 9 ? 7 to 8 eat 9 ? 10 ' dan asked promptly . 1 dan 2 asked 2 asked 3 promptly 2 asked 4 . ' [fat] bacon , beans , and bread , and whatever wine happens to be in the rest-houses . 1 ' 3 bacon 3 bacon 4 , 4 , 5 beans 5 beans 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 9 , 7 and 8 bread 9 , 11 whatever 9 , 19 . 10 and 11 whatever 12 wine 13 happens 13 happens 14 to 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 rest-houses 17 the 19 . but soldiers are born grumblers . 1 but 2 soldiers 2 soldiers 4 born 2 soldiers 5 grumblers 3 are 4 born 5 grumblers 6 . their very first day out , my men complained of our water-ground [british] corn . 1 their 2 very 2 very 3 first 3 first 4 day 4 day 5 out 4 day 12 water-ground 6 , 12 water-ground 7 my 12 water-ground 8 men 9 complained 8 men 12 water-ground 9 complained 10 of 11 our 12 water-ground 12 water-ground 14 corn 14 corn 15 . they said it [wasn't] [so] filling as the rough stuff that is ground in the [roman] ox-mills . 1 they 2 said 1 they 18 . 2 said 17 ox-mills 3 it 6 filling 6 filling 7 as 7 as 8 the 8 the 10 stuff 9 rough 10 stuff 10 stuff 11 that 11 that 12 is 12 is 13 ground 13 ground 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 17 ox-mills however , they had to fetch and eat it . ' 1 however 2 , 2 , 3 they 3 they 4 had 4 had 5 to 5 to 6 fetch 6 fetch 7 and 7 and 8 eat 8 eat 9 it 9 it 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [fetch] it [?] 1 ' 3 it where from ? ' said [una] [.] 1 where 2 from 1 where 5 said 2 from 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' ' [from] that newly invented water-mill below the [forge] . ' 1 ' 3 that 1 ' 11 ' 3 that 4 newly 4 newly 5 invented 6 water-mill 7 below 6 water-mill 10 . 7 below 8 the 10 . 11 ' ' [that] 's [forge] [mill] [our] [mill] ! ' 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 9 ' 8 ! 9 ' una looked at [puck] [.] 1 una 2 looked 2 looked 3 at ' [yes] ; yours , ' [puck] put in . 1 ' 3 ; 1 ' 4 yours 4 yours 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 10 . 8 put 9 in 9 in 10 . ' [how] old did you think it was ? ' 1 ' 3 old 1 ' 10 ' 4 did 5 you 4 did 8 was 4 did 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 5 talk 1 didn't 8 ? 5 talk 6 about 6 about 7 it 8 ? 9 ' ' [he] did , and it was old in his [day] , ' [puck] answered . 1 ' 5 and 1 ' 13 ' 3 did 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 old 9 in 10 his 9 in 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 answered 13 ' 16 . ' [hundreds] of years old . ' 1 ' 3 of 1 ' 7 ' 4 years 5 old 5 old 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [it] was [new] in mine , ' said [parnesius] . 1 ' 8 ' 3 was 5 in 5 in 6 mine 6 mine 7 , 7 , 8 ' 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 ' 20 . 3 men 19 adders 4 looked 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 flour 7 flour 19 adders 8 in 9 their 9 their 10 helmets 10 helmets 11 as 11 as 12 though 12 though 13 it 13 it 15 been 14 had 15 been 15 been 16 a 16 a 17 nest 17 nest 19 adders 18 of 19 adders 19 adders 20 . they did it to try my patience . 1 they 2 did 2 did 3 it 2 did 4 to 4 to 5 try 4 to 8 . 5 try 6 my 6 my 7 patience but [i] addressed them , and we [became] [friends] [.] 1 but 3 addressed 3 addressed 4 them 4 them 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 we to tell the truth , they taught me the [roman] [step] . 1 to 2 tell 2 tell 4 truth 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 5 , 5 , 6 they 6 they 7 taught 7 taught 8 me 8 me 9 the 8 me 12 . you see , [i] ['d] [only] served with quick-marching [auxiliaries] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 7 served 7 served 8 with 8 with 9 quick-marching 9 quick-marching 11 . a [legion] 's pace is altogether different [.] 1 a 4 pace 1 a 7 different 3 's 4 pace 5 is 6 altogether 6 altogether 7 different it is a long , slow stride , that never varies from sunrise to sunset . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 2 is 16 . 3 a 6 slow 4 long 5 , 4 long 6 slow 6 slow 7 stride 7 stride 8 , 8 , 9 that 9 that 10 never 11 varies 12 from 12 from 13 sunrise 12 from 14 to 14 to 15 sunset 15 sunset 16 . " [rome] ['s] [race] [rome] 's [pace] , " as the proverb says . 1 " 9 " 6 's 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 14 . 10 as 13 says 11 the 12 proverb 12 proverb 13 says 13 says 14 . twenty-four miles in eight hours , neither more nor less . 1 twenty-four 2 miles 1 twenty-four 6 , 2 miles 3 in 2 miles 4 eight 4 eight 5 hours 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 2 and 2 and 3 spear 3 spear 4 up 4 up 5 , 5 , 6 shield 5 , 25 . 6 shield 7 on 7 on 8 your 8 your 11 cuirass-collar 10 , 11 cuirass-collar 11 cuirass-collar 12 open 11 cuirass-collar 14 handsbreadth 11 cuirass-collar 15 and 13 one 14 handsbreadth 15 and 16 that 16 that 17 's 17 's 18 how 18 how 19 you 18 how 20 take 20 take 21 the 25 . 26 ' ' [and] did you meet [any] adventures ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 8 ? 1 ' 9 ' 3 did 4 you 3 did 8 ? 4 you 5 meet 5 meet 7 adventures 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [there] are no adventures [south] [the] [wall] , ' said [parnesius] . 1 ' 3 are 1 ' 10 ' 4 no 5 adventures 5 adventures 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [what] did you do ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 6 ? 1 ' 7 ' 3 did 4 you 4 you 5 do 5 do 6 ? 7 ' 8 said 8 said 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 ? 4 care 5 for 5 for 8 , 6 such 7 things 6 such 8 , 8 , 10 business 8 , 11 being 8 , 16 ? 9 my 10 business 11 being 12 to 12 to 13 reach 13 reach 14 my 14 my 15 station it took me twenty days . 1 it 2 took 2 took 3 me 3 me 4 twenty 4 twenty 5 days 5 days 6 . ' [of] course , the farther [north] you go the emptier are the roads . 1 ' 3 course 1 ' 11 emptier 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 farther 8 you 9 go 9 go 10 the 9 go 11 emptier 11 emptier 12 are 11 emptier 13 the 11 emptier 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 3 you 3 you 4 fetch 4 fetch 5 clear 4 fetch 8 forests 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 forests 8 forests 22 cities 9 and 10 climb 9 and 14 where 9 and 22 cities 11 bare 12 hills 12 hills 13 , 13 , 14 where 14 where 15 wolves 14 where 16 howl 16 howl 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 ruins 19 ruins 20 of 21 our 22 cities 22 cities 23 that 23 that 24 have 24 have 25 been 25 been 26 . there 's where you meet hunters , and trappers for the [circuses] , [prodding] [along] chained bears and muzzled wolves . 1 there 2 's 2 's 21 . 3 where 4 you 4 you 5 meet 5 meet 6 hunters 6 hunters 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 21 . 8 and 9 trappers 9 trappers 10 for 10 for 11 the 11 the 13 , 13 , 18 and 16 chained 17 bears 17 bears 18 and 18 and 19 muzzled 19 muzzled 20 wolves your pony shies at them , and your men laugh . 1 your 2 pony 2 pony 3 shies 3 shies 4 at 3 shies 8 your 4 at 5 them 5 them 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 your 9 men 9 men 10 laugh 9 men 11 . red-hot in summer , freezing in winter , is that big , purple heather country of broken stone . 1 red-hot 2 in 2 in 3 summer 3 summer 4 , 4 , 5 freezing 5 freezing 9 is 5 freezing 10 that 6 in 7 winter 7 winter 8 , 8 , 9 is 10 that 11 big 10 that 19 . 11 big 12 , 11 big 13 purple 13 purple 14 heather 14 heather 15 country 15 country 16 of 16 of 17 broken 16 of 18 stone and that is the [wall] ! ' 1 and 2 that 1 and 6 ! 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 the 6 ! 7 ' ' [ah] ! ' said the [children] , taking breath . 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 11 . 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 , 8 , 9 taking 9 taking 10 breath ' [you] may well , ' said [parnesius] . 1 ' 3 may 1 ' 6 ' 4 well 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [is] it [just] a [wall] [?] 1 ' 3 it 3 it 5 a like the [one] [round] [the] kitchen-garden [?] ' said [dan] . 1 like 2 the 2 the 6 kitchen-garden 6 kitchen-garden 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [no] , no ! 1 ' 5 ! 3 , 4 no 4 no 5 ! it is the [wall] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 5 . 2 is 3 the along the top are towers with guard-houses , small towers , between [.] 1 along 2 the 2 the 3 top 3 top 8 , 4 are 5 towers 4 are 6 with 6 with 7 guard-houses 7 guard-houses 8 , 8 , 9 small 8 , 10 towers 10 towers 11 , 11 , 12 between even on the narrowest part of it three men with shields can walk abreast , from guard-house to guard-house . 1 even 2 on 1 even 11 shields 2 on 4 narrowest 3 the 4 narrowest 4 narrowest 7 it 4 narrowest 8 three 5 part 6 of 6 of 7 it 8 three 9 men 10 with 11 shields 11 shields 12 can 12 can 13 walk 12 can 17 guard-house 12 can 20 . 14 abreast 15 , 14 abreast 17 guard-house 16 from 17 guard-house 17 guard-house 19 guard-house 18 to 19 guard-house the [little] [people] come there to steal [iron] for their arrow-heads . 1 the 12 . 4 come 5 there 5 there 7 steal 6 to 7 steal 7 steal 11 arrow-heads 9 for 10 their 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 1 ' 6 is 3 the 5 itself 6 is 7 not 7 not 15 . 8 more 9 wonderful 8 more 10 than 10 than 11 the 11 the 12 town 12 town 13 behind 13 behind 14 it 14 it 15 . long ago there were great ramparts and ditches on the [south] side , and no one was allowed to build there . 1 long 2 ago 2 ago 3 there 3 there 4 were 3 there 9 on 5 great 6 ramparts 6 ramparts 7 and 7 and 9 on 8 ditches 9 on 9 on 12 side 9 on 13 , 9 on 20 build 10 the 12 side 14 and 15 no 15 no 16 one 16 one 17 was 17 was 18 allowed 18 allowed 19 to 18 allowed 20 build 20 build 21 there 21 there 22 . think of it ! 1 think 2 of 2 of 3 it 3 it 4 ! 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 3 , 3 , 4 rioting 4 rioting 5 , 5 , 6 cock-fighting 5 , 25 ! 6 cock-fighting 7 , 7 , 8 wolf-baiting 8 wolf-baiting 9 , 9 , 10 horse-racing 10 horse-racing 11 town 11 town 12 , 12 , 15 on 15 on 16 the 20 on 21 the 21 the 23 eastern 22 cold 23 eastern 23 eastern 24 beach 23 eastern 25 ! yes , a snake basking beside a warm wall ! 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 a 3 a 4 snake 4 snake 5 basking 5 basking 6 beside 5 basking 10 ! 6 beside 9 wall 7 a 9 wall 8 warm 9 wall ' [the] [province] of [valentia] ! 1 ' 6 ! 4 of 6 ! we followed the road [,] therefore , into [hunno] town , and stood [astonished] . 1 we 2 followed 1 we 6 therefore 2 followed 4 road 3 the 4 road 6 therefore 7 , 7 , 8 into 8 into 10 town 8 into 15 . 10 town 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 stood the place was a fair a fair of peoples from every corner of the [empire] . 1 the 2 place 2 place 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 fair 5 fair 6 a 6 a 9 peoples 7 fair 8 of 8 of 9 peoples 9 peoples 10 from 10 from 12 corner 11 every 12 corner 12 corner 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 16 . " ' [my] station , " [i] said , and showed him my shield . ' 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 " 4 station 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 said 8 said 9 , 9 , 16 ' 10 and 11 showed 10 and 13 my 11 showed 12 him 13 my 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 2 held 3 up 3 up 4 his 4 his 6 shield 6 shield 7 with 7 with 8 its 8 its 9 three 9 three 13 letters 13 letters 15 a 15 a 16 beer-cask 16 beer-cask 17 . " ' [lucky] omen ! " said he . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 omen 4 omen 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " your [cohort] ['s] the next [tower] to us , but they ['re] all [at] the cock-fight . 1 " 2 your 1 " 18 . 5 the 17 cock-fight 5 the 18 . 6 next 8 to 8 to 9 us 9 us 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 they 12 they 14 all 14 all 16 the 16 the 17 cock-fight this is a happy place . 1 this 2 is 1 this 6 . 2 is 5 place 3 a 5 place 4 happy 5 place come and wet the [eagles] . " 1 come 7 " 2 and 3 wet 2 and 4 the 4 the 6 . 6 . 7 " he meant to offer me a drink . 1 he 2 meant 2 meant 3 to 3 to 6 a 4 offer 5 me 4 offer 6 a 6 a 7 drink 6 a 8 . " ' [when] [i] 've handed over my men , " [i] said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 11 " 5 've 6 handed 6 handed 7 over 7 over 8 my 8 my 9 men 9 men 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 said 13 said 14 . i felt angry and ashamed . 1 i 2 felt 2 felt 3 angry 3 angry 4 and 4 and 5 ashamed 5 ashamed 6 . " ' [oh] , you 'll soon outgrow that sort of nonsense , " he answered . 1 " 14 " 2 ' 14 " 4 , 14 " 5 you 6 'll 6 'll 7 soon 7 soon 8 outgrow 8 outgrow 9 that 8 outgrow 12 nonsense 8 outgrow 14 " 9 that 10 sort 10 sort 11 of 12 nonsense 13 , 14 " 15 he 15 he 16 answered 16 answered 17 . " but don't let me interfere with your hopes . 1 " 2 but 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 7 with 8 your 8 your 9 hopes 9 hopes 10 . go on to the [statue] of [roma] [dea] . 1 go 3 to 1 go 9 . 2 on 3 to 3 to 4 the 4 the 6 of you can't miss it . 1 you 2 can't 2 can't 4 it 3 miss 4 it 4 it 5 . the main road [into] [valentia] ! " and he laughed and rode off . 1 the 2 main 1 the 6 ! 2 main 3 road 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 and 8 and 9 he 8 and 10 laughed 10 laughed 11 and 11 and 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 3 see 4 the 4 the 5 statue 5 statue 10 a 6 not 7 a 7 a 8 quarter 8 quarter 9 of 9 of 10 a 10 a 18 . 11 mile 12 away 12 away 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 went 14 and 18 . it was like marching into a cave . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 marching 2 was 3 like 4 marching 5 into 5 into 6 a 6 a 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 1 we 4 together 3 spears 4 together 4 together 5 , 5 , 9 , 6 my 7 little 7 little 8 thirty 8 thirty 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 it 11 it 12 echoed 12 echoed 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 barrel 15 barrel 17 the 16 of 17 the 17 the 18 arch 17 the 21 none 18 arch 19 , 19 , 20 but 21 none 22 came 22 came 23 . there was a door at one side painted with our number . 1 there 2 was 1 there 4 door 2 was 3 a 4 door 5 at 5 at 8 painted 6 one 7 side 7 side 8 painted 8 painted 9 with 8 painted 12 . 9 with 11 number 10 our 11 number we prowled in , and [i] found a cook asleep , and ordered him to give us food . 1 we 2 prowled 1 we 17 us 3 in 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 found 7 found 8 a 8 a 9 cook 9 cook 13 ordered 10 asleep 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 ordered 13 ordered 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 4 to 4 to 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 looked 12 looked 13 out 12 looked 14 over 14 over 15 the 15 the 17 country 17 country 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 thought 21 thought 22 , 22 , 23 ' 23 ' 24 said 24 said 26 . ' [what] a shame ! ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 a 3 a 4 shame 4 shame 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [but] did you feel happy after you 'd had [a] [good] ' [dan] stopped her with a nudge . 1 ' 3 did 3 did 4 you 3 did 5 feel 3 did 19 nudge 5 feel 6 happy 7 after 19 nudge 8 you 9 'd 9 'd 10 had 9 'd 19 nudge 13 ' 19 nudge 15 stopped 17 with 15 stopped 19 nudge 16 her 17 with 17 with 18 a 19 nudge 20 . ' [happy] ? ' said [parnesius] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . no , [i] was not happy ; but [i] [made] my [new] [cohort] [unhappy] [too] [....v] 1 no 2 , 1 no 7 ; 2 , 5 not 4 was 5 not 5 not 6 happy 7 ; 8 but 8 but 11 my and the men were as the officers . 1 and 2 the 1 and 5 as 2 the 3 men 3 men 4 were 5 as 6 the 6 the 7 officers 7 officers 8 . remember , also , that the [wall] was manned by every breed and race in the [empire] . 1 remember 2 , 2 , 3 also 2 , 9 manned 3 also 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 the 8 was 9 manned 9 manned 10 by 9 manned 12 breed 11 every 12 breed 12 breed 13 and 13 and 14 race 14 race 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 18 . no [two] towers [spoke] the same tongue , or worshipped [the] [same] [gods] . 1 no 14 . 3 towers 7 tongue 5 the 6 same 5 the 7 tongue 7 tongue 8 , 8 , 9 or 9 or 10 worshipped 10 worshipped 14 . in one thing only we were all equal . 1 in 4 only 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 4 only 4 only 6 were 4 only 8 equal 5 we 6 were 6 were 7 all 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 1 no 26 . 2 matter 3 what 3 what 4 arms 4 arms 5 we 5 we 6 had 6 had 7 used 6 had 8 before 8 before 9 we 8 before 10 came 10 came 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 14 , 14 , 16 the 18 we 19 were 18 we 26 . 19 were 20 all 20 all 21 archers 21 archers 22 , 22 , 23 like 23 like 24 the the [pict] cannot run away from the arrow , or crawl under it . 1 the 8 arrow 1 the 9 , 3 cannot 4 run 4 run 5 away 5 away 6 from 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 arrow 9 , 14 . 10 or 11 crawl 11 crawl 12 under 12 under 13 it 13 it 14 . he is a bowman himself . 1 he 5 himself 2 is 4 bowman 3 a 4 bowman 4 bowman 5 himself 5 himself 6 . he knows ! ' 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 4 ' 3 ! 4 ' ' [i] suppose you were fighting [picts] all the time , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 suppose 1 ' 12 ' 4 you 5 were 4 you 8 all 5 were 6 fighting 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 time 10 time 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [picts] seldom [fight] . 1 ' 3 seldom 3 seldom 5 . i never saw a fighting [pict] for half a [year] . 1 i 2 never 1 i 7 for 1 i 11 . 2 never 3 saw 2 never 5 fighting 3 saw 4 a 8 half 9 a 9 a 11 . the tame [picts] told us they had [all] [gone] [north] . ' 1 the 2 tame 2 tame 12 ' 4 told 5 us 4 told 6 they 6 they 7 had 7 had 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [what] is a tame [pict] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 tame 5 tame 7 ? 7 ? 11 . 8 ' 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 3 horse 4 and 4 and 6 dog 4 and 14 perish 5 a 6 dog 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 friend 9 a 10 friend 10 friend 11 , 11 , 12 man 11 , 14 perish 13 would 14 perish 14 perish 15 . the [gods] [gave] [me] [all] three , and there is no gift like friendship . 1 the 6 three 6 three 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 there 9 there 10 is 10 is 11 no 11 no 13 like 12 gift 13 like 13 like 14 friendship 14 friendship 15 . remember this ' [parnesius] [turned] [to] [dan] ' when you become a young man . 1 remember 2 this 1 remember 3 ' 3 ' 8 ' 8 ' 9 when 9 when 10 you 10 you 11 become 11 become 12 a 12 a 14 man 13 young 14 man 14 man 15 . for your fate will turn on the first true friend you make . ' 1 for 4 will 1 for 13 . 2 your 3 fate 3 fate 4 will 4 will 5 turn 4 will 10 friend 6 on 10 friend 7 the 8 first 8 first 9 true 9 true 10 friend 10 friend 12 make 11 you 12 make 13 . 14 ' if you 're a beast , you 'll have beastly friends . 1 if 2 you 1 if 6 , 1 if 12 . 2 you 3 're 3 're 5 beast 4 a 5 beast 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 'll 8 'll 9 have 9 have 10 beastly 10 beastly 11 friends listen to the [pious] [parnesius] [on] [friendship] ! ' 1 listen 2 to 1 listen 8 ! 1 listen 9 ' 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 8 , 6 and 14 he 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 cried 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 rocked 15 rocked 16 on 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 branch 18 branch 19 above 19 above 20 . ' [tell] [them] about your [pertinax] . ' 1 ' 4 about 1 ' 8 ' 4 about 5 your 7 . 8 ' ' [he] was that [friend] the [gods] [sent] me the boy [who] [spoke] [to] [me] [when] [i] [first] [came] . 1 ' 20 . 3 was 4 that 4 that 6 the 6 the 11 boy 9 me 10 the 10 the 11 boy 11 boy 20 . little older [than] [myself] , commanding the [augusta] [victoria] [cohort] on the tower next to us [and] [the] [numidians] . 1 little 2 older 1 little 5 , 5 , 20 . 6 commanding 7 the 7 the 11 on 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 tower 12 the 20 . 13 tower 14 next 14 next 15 to 15 to 16 us in virtue he was far my superior . ' 1 in 2 virtue 2 virtue 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 my 4 was 9 ' 5 far 6 my 6 my 7 superior 7 superior 8 . ' [then] why was he [on] the [wall] ? ' 1 ' 3 why 1 ' 9 ? 4 was 5 he 4 was 7 the 4 was 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' una asked , quickly . 1 una 2 asked 1 una 3 , 1 una 4 quickly 1 una 5 . ' [they] 'd all done something bad . 1 ' 6 something 3 'd 4 all 3 'd 5 done 5 done 6 something 6 something 7 bad 7 bad 8 . you said so yourself . ' 1 you 3 so 1 you 4 yourself 2 said 3 so 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 7 discovered 1 when 11 so 4 up 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 discovered 8 this 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 so 11 so 13 uncle 11 so 14 shipped 12 his 13 uncle 14 shipped 15 him 15 him 16 off 16 off 17 , 17 , 18 by 18 by 19 trickery 19 trickery 20 and 20 and 21 force 21 force 22 , 22 , 23 to 23 to 24 the 23 to 26 . we came to know each other at a ceremony in our [temple] in the dark . 1 we 10 in 2 came 3 to 2 came 4 know 4 know 7 at 5 each 6 other 5 each 7 at 7 at 8 a 7 at 10 in 9 ceremony 10 in 10 in 13 in 11 our 13 in 13 in 15 dark 14 the 15 dark 15 dark 16 . it was the [bull-killing] , ' [parnesius] explained to [puck] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 the 3 the 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 explained 8 explained 9 to 9 to 11 . ' [i] see , said [puck] , and turned to the children . 1 ' 3 see 1 ' 13 . 3 see 4 , 4 , 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 turned 9 turned 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 children ' [that] 's something you [wouldn't] quite understand . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 5 you 3 's 4 something 5 you 8 understand 5 you 9 . 7 quite 8 understand parnesius means he met [pertinax] in [church] . ' 1 parnesius 2 means 1 parnesius 3 he 1 parnesius 8 . 3 he 4 met 4 met 6 in 8 . 9 ' ' [yes] in the [cave] [we] first [met] , and we were [both] raised to the [degree] of [gryphons] [together] . ' 1 ' 3 in 1 ' 21 . 3 in 18 of 4 the 7 first 7 first 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 we 11 we 12 were 12 were 14 raised 14 raised 15 to 15 to 16 the 16 the 18 of 21 . 22 ' parnesius lifted his hand towards his neck for an instant . 1 parnesius 3 his 1 parnesius 4 hand 1 parnesius 5 towards 1 parnesius 6 his 1 parnesius 10 instant 2 lifted 3 his 6 his 7 neck 8 for 10 instant 9 an 10 instant 10 instant 11 . ' [he] had been on the [wall] two years , and [knew] the [picts] [well] . 1 ' 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 on 5 on 6 the 6 the 11 and 8 two 9 years 9 years 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 the 13 the 16 . he taught me first how to take [heather] . ' 1 he 2 taught 1 he 9 . 2 taught 3 me 2 taught 5 how 3 me 4 first 5 how 6 to 6 to 7 take 9 . 10 ' ' [what] 's that ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 ? 1 ' 6 ' 3 's 4 that 4 that 5 ? 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [going] out hunting in the [pict] country with a tame [pict] . 1 ' 11 tame 3 out 4 hunting 4 hunting 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 8 country 8 country 9 with 9 with 10 a 10 a 11 tame 11 tame 13 . 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 1 you 8 you 2 are 3 quite 3 quite 4 safe 4 safe 6 long 5 so 6 long 6 long 7 as 8 you 9 are 8 you 10 his 10 his 11 guest 11 guest 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 wear 14 wear 15 a 15 a 16 sprig 16 sprig 18 heather 17 of 18 heather 18 heather 19 where 19 where 20 it 20 it 23 seen 21 can 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 3 went 1 if 5 you 3 went 4 alone 5 you 6 would 6 would 7 surely 7 surely 8 be 7 surely 19 bogs 8 be 9 killed 9 killed 10 , 10 , 11 if 11 if 13 were 12 you 13 were 13 were 14 not 14 not 15 smothered 15 smothered 16 first 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 bogs 19 bogs 20 . only [the] [picts] [know] their [way] [about] [those] [black] and hidden bogs [.] 1 only 12 bogs 5 their 10 and 10 and 11 hidden 11 hidden 12 bogs old [allo] , the one-eyed , withered [little] [pict] from whom we bought our ponies , was our special friend . 1 old 16 , 3 , 4 the 3 , 16 , 4 the 5 one-eyed 5 one-eyed 6 , 6 , 7 withered 10 from 11 whom 11 whom 12 we 11 whom 13 bought 11 whom 16 , 14 our 15 ponies 15 ponies 16 , 16 , 17 was 17 was 20 friend 18 our 20 friend 19 special 20 friend 20 friend 21 . at first we went only to escape from the terrible town , and to talk together about our homes . 1 at 2 first 1 at 3 we 3 we 4 went 3 we 18 our 4 went 5 only 4 went 6 to 6 to 7 escape 7 escape 8 from 8 from 9 the 10 terrible 11 town 11 town 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 to 14 to 15 talk 15 talk 16 together 15 talk 17 about 17 about 18 our 18 our 19 homes 18 our 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 5 how 4 us 8 wolves 5 how 6 to 6 to 7 hunt 8 wolves 9 and 8 wolves 13 deer 10 those 11 great 11 great 12 red 12 red 13 deer 13 deer 15 horns 14 with 15 horns 15 horns 16 like 16 like 18 candlesticks 18 candlesticks 19 . the [roman-born] officers [rather] looked down on us for doing this , but we preferred the heather to their amusements [.] 1 the 3 officers 1 the 15 preferred 3 officers 5 looked 5 looked 6 down 6 down 7 on 7 on 8 us 8 us 9 for 8 us 14 we 9 for 10 doing 10 doing 11 this 11 this 12 , 13 but 14 we 15 preferred 16 the 16 the 17 heather 17 heather 18 to 18 to 19 their 19 their 20 amusements ' [which] ? 1 ' 3 ? the [stone] one with the line [from] [xenophon] ? ' said [puck] , in quite a new voice . 1 the 3 one 3 one 4 with 4 with 5 the 5 the 6 line 6 line 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' 10 ' 13 , 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 in 14 in 15 quite 14 in 18 voice 15 quite 16 a 16 a 17 new 18 voice 19 . ' [no] ! 1 ' 3 ! what do [i] know of [xenophon] ? 1 what 5 of 1 what 7 ? 2 do 4 know 4 know 5 of that was [pertinax] [after] he had shot his first mountain-hare with an arrow [by] chance ! 1 that 2 was 1 that 16 ! 2 was 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 shot 8 his 9 first 8 his 15 chance 9 first 10 mountain-hare 10 mountain-hare 11 with 11 with 12 an 12 an 13 arrow 15 chance 16 ! mine [i] [made] of [round] pebbles , in memory of my first bear . 1 mine 4 of 4 of 6 pebbles 6 pebbles 7 , 7 , 8 in 8 in 9 memory 9 memory 10 of 9 memory 11 my 11 my 12 first 11 my 14 . 12 first 13 bear it took me one happy day to build . ' 1 it 3 me 2 took 3 me 3 me 6 day 4 one 6 day 5 happy 6 day 6 day 7 to 7 to 8 build 8 build 9 . 9 . 10 ' parnesius faced the children quickly . 1 parnesius 2 faced 2 faced 3 the 2 faced 5 quickly 2 faced 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 2 called 2 called 3 us 2 called 5 children 4 his 5 children 5 children 6 sometimes 6 sometimes 7 , 6 sometimes 16 barbarians 7 , 8 and 9 we 10 were 10 were 11 fond 11 fond 12 of 11 fond 16 barbarians 13 him 16 barbarians 14 and 15 his 15 his 16 barbarians 16 barbarians 20 never 16 barbarians 24 us 17 , 18 though 18 though 19 we 18 though 20 never 24 us 26 . the marks endure till you die . ' 1 the 2 marks 2 marks 3 endure 3 endure 6 die 4 till 5 you 4 till 6 die 6 die 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [how] 's it [done] [?] ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 7 ' 4 it 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [anything] like tattooing ? ' 1 ' 3 like 1 ' 6 ' 4 tattooing 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [they] prick the skin till the blood runs , and rub in coloured juices . 1 ' 3 prick 1 ' 16 . 3 prick 4 the 4 the 5 skin 5 skin 6 till 7 the 8 blood 8 blood 9 runs 9 runs 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 rub 12 rub 13 in 13 in 15 juices 14 coloured 15 juices 15 juices 16 . allo was painted blue , green , and red from his forehead to his ankles . 1 allo 6 green 1 allo 15 ankles 2 was 3 painted 3 painted 4 blue 4 blue 5 , 4 blue 6 green 6 green 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 red 8 and 10 from 11 his 12 forehead 12 forehead 13 to 13 to 14 his 14 his 15 ankles 15 ankles 16 . he said it was part of his religion . 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 it 2 said 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 part 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 2 things 3 took 3 took 4 place 4 place 5 behind 5 behind 6 us 5 behind 7 in 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 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 14 . 3 not 5 the 5 the 6 news 6 news 7 on 7 on 8 the 10 till 11 fifteen 11 fifteen 14 . wonderful ! 1 wonderful 2 ! and [i] [tell] another [strange] thing ! ' 1 and 4 another 4 another 6 thing 6 thing 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 2 joined 7 knees 3 his 4 hands 4 hands 5 across 6 his 7 knees 7 knees 8 , 7 knees 15 curve 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 leaned 10 leaned 11 his 11 his 12 head 13 on 14 the 14 the 15 curve 15 curve 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 18 shield 18 shield 19 behind 19 behind 20 him 20 him 21 . " ' [no] , don't wait , " said [allo] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 don't 5 don't 6 wait 6 wait 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " take my advice and go home both of you . " 1 " 5 and 2 take 3 my 3 my 4 advice 4 advice 5 and 5 and 6 go 6 go 7 home 7 home 12 " 8 both 9 of 9 of 10 you 10 you 11 . 11 . 12 " " ' [we] have no homes , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 have 4 have 5 no 5 no 6 homes 6 homes 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " you know that as well as we do . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 that 3 know 9 do 4 that 5 as 5 as 6 well 5 as 7 as 7 as 8 we 9 do 10 . we 're finished men thumbs down against both of us . 1 we 2 're 2 're 4 men 3 finished 4 men 4 men 5 thumbs 5 thumbs 6 down 6 down 7 against 6 down 11 . 7 against 8 both 8 both 10 us 9 of 10 us only men without hope would risk their necks on your ponies . " 1 only 3 without 1 only 13 " 2 men 3 without 3 without 4 hope 4 hope 5 would 4 hope 11 ponies 5 would 6 risk 6 risk 10 your 7 their 8 necks 7 their 10 your 8 necks 9 on 12 . 13 " the old man laughed one of those short [pict] laughs like a fox barking on a frosty night . 1 the 2 old 2 old 3 man 2 old 4 laughed 4 laughed 5 one 5 one 6 of 5 one 7 those 5 one 10 laughs 7 those 8 short 10 laughs 11 like 11 like 12 a 11 like 13 fox 13 fox 14 barking 14 barking 15 on 15 on 16 a 16 a 17 frosty 17 frosty 18 night 18 night 19 . " [i] 'm fond of you two , " he said . 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 fond 4 fond 5 of 5 of 6 you 6 you 11 said 7 two 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 . " besides , [i] 've taught you what little you know about hunting . 1 " 2 besides 2 besides 3 , 2 besides 6 taught 5 've 6 taught 6 taught 7 you 7 you 8 what 8 what 12 about 8 what 13 hunting 9 little 10 you 10 you 11 know 11 know 12 about 13 hunting 14 . take my advice and go home . " 1 take 3 advice 2 my 3 advice 3 advice 5 go 4 and 5 go 5 go 6 home 6 home 7 . 7 . 8 " " ' [we] can't , " [i] said . 1 " 6 " 2 ' 4 can't 2 ' 6 " 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 " 4 out 1 " 6 favour 6 favour 10 , 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 one 11 for 24 " 12 one 13 thing 13 thing 14 ; 14 ; 15 and 15 and 16 for 16 for 17 another 17 another 18 , 21 an 22 uncle 22 uncle 23 . 23 . 24 " " ' [roma] [dea] ! " said [pertinax] , sitting up . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 " 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 sitting 10 sitting 11 up 10 sitting 12 . " what can you guess what [maximus] thinks , you old horse-coper ? " 1 " 2 what 1 " 12 horse-coper 2 what 3 can 3 can 5 guess 4 you 5 guess 5 guess 6 what 6 what 8 thinks 8 thinks 9 , 9 , 10 you 10 you 11 old 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 1 he 3 us 3 us 5 out 3 us 9 we 4 far 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 any 6 of 8 country 9 we 10 'd 10 'd 12 heard 10 'd 18 arrow 10 'd 21 , 11 ever 12 heard 12 heard 13 of 13 of 14 , 15 straight 18 arrow 16 as 17 an 17 an 18 arrow 19 till 21 , 20 sunset 21 , 21 , 22 towards 21 , 25 . 22 towards 23 the 22 towards 24 sunset 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 6 long 2 came 4 last 2 came 5 to 3 at 4 last 5 to 6 long 6 long 7 capes 7 capes 8 stretching 7 capes 13 and 8 stretching 9 into 9 into 10 winding 11 waters 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 on 13 and 19 us 13 and 20 we 14 on 17 beach 15 a 16 grey 16 grey 17 beach 18 below 19 us 20 we 21 saw 21 saw 22 ships 22 ships 24 up 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 3 counted 1 forty-seven 19 . 6 galleys 10 ships 6 galleys 19 . 7 but 8 the 8 the 10 ships 10 ships 11 from 11 from 12 the 12 the 18 rule 16 does 18 rule " ' [come] away ! come away ! " said [allo] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 4 away 5 ! 5 ! 6 come 5 ! 8 ! 6 come 7 away 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " my [heather] won't protect you [here] . 1 " 2 my 1 " 8 . 4 won't 5 protect 5 protect 6 you 6 you 8 . we shall all be killed ! " 1 we 3 all 2 shall 3 all 3 all 4 be 4 be 5 killed 5 killed 6 ! 6 ! 7 " his legs trembled like his voice . 1 his 2 legs 2 legs 6 voice 3 trembled 6 voice 4 like 5 his 4 like 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 2 we 2 we 7 heather 3 went 4 back 4 back 5 across 5 across 7 heather 6 the 7 heather 7 heather 8 under 7 heather 21 beasts 8 under 9 the 9 the 10 moon 10 moon 11 , 11 , 14 was 12 till 13 it 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 nearly 15 nearly 16 morning 16 morning 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 our 19 our 20 poor 21 beasts 22 stumbled 22 stumbled 23 on 22 stumbled 24 some 24 some 25 ruins 24 some 26 . ' [when] we woke , very stiff and cold , [allo] was [mixing] the meal and [water] . 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 18 . 3 we 4 woke 4 woke 5 , 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 stiff 7 stiff 8 and 8 and 9 cold 10 , 12 was 12 was 14 the 14 the 15 meal 15 meal 16 and 16 and 18 . one does not light fires in the [pict] country [except] [near] a [village] . 1 one 2 does 2 does 3 not 3 not 4 light 4 light 5 fires 5 fires 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 9 country 9 country 12 a 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 6 signalling 2 little 3 men 2 little 6 signalling 4 are 6 signalling 5 always 6 signalling 6 signalling 7 to 6 signalling 20 buzzing 8 each 9 other 9 other 10 with 10 with 11 smokes 11 smokes 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 a 14 a 15 strange 14 a 17 brings 16 smoke 17 brings 17 brings 18 them 17 brings 20 buzzing 18 them 19 out 20 buzzing 21 like 21 like 22 bees 22 bees 23 . they can sting , too ! 1 they 2 can 2 can 3 sting 2 can 5 too 2 can 6 ! 4 , 5 too " ' [what] we saw last [night] was a trading-station , " said [allo] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 12 " 2 ' 4 we 4 we 5 saw 6 last 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 trading-station 10 trading-station 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " nothing but a trading-station . " 1 " 2 nothing 2 nothing 3 but 2 nothing 5 trading-station 4 a 5 trading-station 5 trading-station 6 . 6 . 7 " " ' [i] do not like lies on an empty stomach , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 13 " 4 do 5 not 5 not 6 like 6 like 13 " 7 lies 8 on 7 lies 12 , 8 on 11 stomach 9 an 10 empty 10 empty 11 stomach 12 , 13 " 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 " 23 " 4 " 5 ( 5 ( 13 ) 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 like 9 like 10 an 10 an 11 eagle 11 eagle 12 's 12 's 13 ) 13 ) 14 " 14 " 16 suppose 16 suppose 22 ? 17 that 18 is 18 is 19 a 18 is 22 ? 19 a 20 trading-station 20 trading-station 21 also 22 ? 23 " they make it by raising and dropping a wet hide on a fire . 1 they 2 make 2 make 3 it 2 make 4 by 4 by 5 raising 5 raising 6 and 6 and 7 dropping 7 dropping 8 a 8 a 9 wet 8 a 10 hide 10 hide 11 on 11 on 13 fire 12 a 13 fire 13 fire 14 . " ' [no] , " said [allo] , pushing the platter back into the bag . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 " 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 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 " 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 for 4 for 5 you 5 you 6 and 6 and 7 me 7 me 8 . your fate is fixed . 1 your 2 fate 2 fate 3 is 3 is 5 . 4 fixed 5 . come . " 1 come 2 . 2 . 3 " ' [we] [came] . 1 ' 4 . " ' [whatever] happens , " said [allo] , [while] [our] ponies grunted [along] , " [i] want you to remember me . " 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 " 4 happens 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 24 " 12 ponies 13 grunted 13 grunted 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 18 want 18 want 19 you 18 want 20 to 20 to 21 remember 21 remember 22 me 22 me 23 . 23 . 24 " " ' [i] shall not forget , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 4 shall 5 not 5 not 6 forget 6 forget 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " you have cheated me out of my breakfast . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 have 3 have 4 cheated 4 cheated 5 me 5 me 6 out 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 8 oats 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 handful 5 handful 6 of 6 of 8 oats 7 crushed 8 oats 8 oats 9 to 9 to 10 a 10 a 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 said 15 said 16 . then he laughed his laugh that was not a laugh . 1 then 2 he 2 he 4 his 3 laughed 4 his 4 his 5 laugh 5 laugh 10 laugh 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 not 7 was 10 laugh 8 not 9 a 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 1 " 12 oats 2 what 3 would 3 would 4 you 5 do 6 if 6 if 7 you 7 you 12 oats 8 were 9 a 9 a 10 handful 10 handful 11 of 10 handful 12 oats 12 oats 13 being 13 being 14 crushed 13 being 15 between 15 between 17 upper 16 the 17 upper 17 upper 20 stones 18 and 19 lower 19 lower 20 stones 20 stones 21 of 21 of 22 a 22 a 23 mill 23 mill 24 ? 24 ? 25 " " ' [i] 'm [pertinax] [,] not a riddle-guesser , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 not 4 'm 7 not 7 not 8 a 8 a 9 riddle-guesser 9 riddle-guesser 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " ' ['you're] a fool , " said [allo] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 a 4 a 5 fool 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 " 4 and 1 " 12 , 4 and 7 are 7 are 8 threatened 8 threatened 9 by 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 all 14 all 16 can 15 you 16 can 16 can 17 do 17 do 18 is 18 is 20 laugh 19 to 20 laugh 20 laugh 21 . 20 laugh 22 " " ' [threatened] men live long , " [i] said . 1 " 11 . 2 ' 8 " 2 ' 10 said 4 men 5 live 5 live 6 long 5 live 8 " 7 , 8 " 10 said 11 . " ' [i] pray the [gods] that may be true , " he said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 12 " 2 ' 4 pray 4 pray 5 the 7 that 8 may 8 may 9 be 9 be 10 true 10 true 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 said 14 said 15 . " but [i] ask you again not to forget me . " 1 " 2 but 2 but 12 " 4 ask 5 you 4 ask 9 forget 6 again 7 not 6 again 9 forget 7 not 8 to 9 forget 10 me 10 me 11 . 11 . 12 " ' [we] climbed the [last] hot hill and looked out on the eastern sea , three or four miles off . 1 ' 21 . 3 climbed 4 the 3 climbed 7 hill 4 the 6 hot 7 hill 9 looked 7 hill 13 eastern 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 out 10 out 11 on 11 on 12 the 11 on 13 eastern 12 the 13 eastern 13 eastern 14 sea 13 eastern 15 , 15 , 17 or 15 , 21 . 16 three 17 or 17 or 18 four 18 four 19 miles 19 miles 20 off " ' ['you're] madder [than] [allo] ! " he said . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 madder 4 madder 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 . " it must be the sun ! " 1 " 2 it 2 it 4 be 2 it 6 sun 3 must 4 be 5 the 6 sun 6 sun 7 ! 7 ! 8 " ' [maximus] never stirred [till] [we] [stood] [before] [him] . 1 ' 10 . 3 never 4 stirred 4 stirred 10 . then he looked me up and down , and said : " [hungry] [again] ? 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 up 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 me 5 up 6 and 6 and 7 down 7 down 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 said 10 said 11 : 11 : 12 " 12 " 15 ? it seems to be my destiny to feed you whenever we meet . 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 my 5 my 6 destiny 6 destiny 8 feed 6 destiny 9 you 7 to 8 feed 9 you 11 we 10 whenever 11 we 11 we 12 meet 11 we 13 . i have food here . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 food 3 food 4 here 4 here 5 . allo shall cook it . " 1 allo 2 shall 1 allo 3 cook 1 allo 5 . 3 cook 4 it 5 . 6 " " ' [no] , " said [allo] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " a [prince] in his own land does not wait on wandering [emperors] . 1 " 2 a 1 " 7 land 1 " 8 does 1 " 12 wandering 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 own 6 own 7 land 8 does 9 not 9 not 10 wait 10 wait 11 on 12 wandering 14 . i feed my two children without asking your leave . " 1 i 2 feed 1 i 8 your 1 i 11 " 2 feed 3 my 2 feed 4 two 4 two 5 children 6 without 7 asking 7 asking 8 your 8 your 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 5 up 5 up 6 the 6 the 7 ashes 7 ashes 8 . " ' [i] was wrong , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 " 4 was 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 4 all 5 mad 5 mad 6 . speak up , [o] [madman] [called] [emperor] ! " 1 speak 2 up 2 up 3 , 3 , 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 ' 9 but 1 ' 24 . 3 smiled 7 smile 4 his 5 terrible 4 his 6 tight-lipped 6 tight-lipped 7 smile 7 smile 8 , 8 , 9 but 15 do 16 not 15 do 24 . 16 not 20 afraid 20 afraid 21 of 21 of 22 mere 22 mere 23 looks so [i] was not [afraid] [.] 1 so 4 not 3 was 4 not " ' [i] meant you , [parnesius] , to live and die a [centurion] of [the] [wall] , " said [maximus] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 19 " 4 meant 5 you 5 you 6 , 6 , 8 , 8 , 9 to 9 to 10 live 9 to 13 a 10 live 11 and 11 and 12 die 13 a 15 of 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 " 2 but 2 but 3 it 3 it 4 seems 4 seems 5 from 5 from 6 these 5 from 14 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 14 " 9 he 10 fumbled 9 he 12 his 9 he 14 " 10 fumbled 11 in 12 his 13 breast 14 " 17 think 15 you 17 think 16 can 17 think 17 think 21 draw 18 as 19 well 19 well 20 as 20 as 21 draw 21 draw 23 " 22 . 23 " mother and my sister always liked my pictures . 1 mother 2 and 2 and 8 pictures 3 my 4 sister 3 my 7 my 5 always 6 liked 6 liked 7 my 7 my 8 pictures 8 pictures 9 . ' [he] handed me one that [i] had [called] " [maximus] 's [soldiers] ["] . 1 ' 3 handed 1 ' 15 . 3 handed 4 me 3 handed 5 one 3 handed 6 that 3 handed 10 " 6 that 8 had 12 's 15 . it showed a row of fat wine-skins , and our old [doctor] of the [hunno] hospital snuffing at them . 1 it 7 wine-skins 2 showed 7 wine-skins 3 a 4 row 4 row 5 of 5 of 6 fat 6 fat 7 wine-skins 7 wine-skins 10 our 7 wine-skins 18 at 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 our 10 our 11 old 11 old 16 hospital 13 of 14 the 14 the 16 hospital 17 snuffing 18 at 18 at 19 them 19 them 20 . on the [wall] , we always [called] a wine-skin a ["] [maximus] ["] . 1 on 2 the 1 on 4 , 4 , 5 we 5 we 6 always 6 always 10 a 8 a 9 wine-skin 8 a 10 a 10 a 14 . oh , yes ; and [i] had drawn [them] in [imperial] helmets . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 13 . 2 , 3 yes 3 yes 4 ; 4 ; 5 and 7 had 8 drawn 8 drawn 10 in 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 " 2 ' 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 27 " 8 he 9 went 9 went 10 on 10 on 11 , 11 , 22 smaller 12 " 13 men 13 men 14 's 14 's 15 names 15 names 16 were 16 were 17 sent 17 sent 18 up 18 up 19 to 18 up 22 smaller 22 smaller 24 than 24 than 25 this 25 this 26 . 26 . 27 " ' [he] did not actually [point] his hunting-spear at [maximus] , but [balanced] it on his palm [so] ! 1 ' 19 ! 3 did 4 not 3 did 11 , 4 not 5 actually 5 actually 7 his 7 his 8 hunting-spear 8 hunting-spear 9 at 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 it 12 but 19 ! 15 on 16 his 15 on 17 palm 17 palm 19 ! " ' [i] was speaking of [time] [past] , " said [maximus] , [never] fluttering an eyelid . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 " 4 was 5 speaking 4 was 9 , 5 speaking 6 of 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 18 . 15 fluttering 17 eyelid 15 fluttering 18 . 16 an 17 eyelid " nowadays one is only too pleased to find boys who can think for themselves , and their friends . " 1 " 2 nowadays 2 nowadays 3 one 3 one 4 is 4 is 5 only 5 only 6 too 6 too 7 pleased 7 pleased 9 find 8 to 9 find 9 find 10 boys 10 boys 11 who 11 who 12 can 12 can 13 think 12 can 14 for 14 for 15 themselves 15 themselves 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 friends 17 and 21 " 18 their 19 friends 20 . 21 " he nodded at [pertinax] . 1 he 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 at 3 at 5 . " your [father] lent [me] the letters , [parnesius] [,] so you run no risk from [me] . " 1 " 2 your 1 " 19 " 4 lent 13 run 6 the 7 letters 7 letters 8 , 8 , 11 so 11 so 12 you 12 you 13 run 13 run 15 risk 14 no 15 risk 15 risk 16 from 16 from 18 . 18 . 19 " " ' [none] whatever , " said [pertinax] , and rubbed the spear-point on his sleeve . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 whatever 4 whatever 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 11 rubbed 10 and 11 rubbed 11 rubbed 12 the 12 the 13 spear-point 13 spear-point 14 on 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 " 2 ' 2 ' 20 . 4 have 5 been 4 have 17 troops 5 been 6 forced 6 forced 7 to 6 forced 11 in 7 to 8 reduce 7 to 9 the 9 the 10 garrisons 11 in 13 , 13 , 14 because 17 troops 18 in 18 in 20 . now [i] come to take troops from the [wall] itself , " said he . 1 now 12 " 3 come 4 to 3 come 8 the 4 to 5 take 5 take 6 troops 5 take 7 from 8 the 10 itself 10 itself 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 he 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 . " ' [i] wish you joy of us , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 " 4 wish 5 you 5 you 6 joy 6 joy 7 of 7 of 8 us 8 us 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " we 're the last sweepings of the [empire] [the] men without hope . 1 " 3 're 1 " 6 sweepings 2 we 3 're 4 the 5 last 5 last 6 sweepings 6 sweepings 8 the 6 sweepings 11 men 6 sweepings 12 without 7 of 8 the 12 without 13 hope 13 hope 14 . myself , [i] 'd sooner trust condemned criminals . " 1 myself 2 , 1 myself 8 criminals 4 'd 5 sooner 4 'd 6 trust 6 trust 7 condemned 6 trust 8 criminals 8 criminals 9 . 9 . 10 " " ' [you] think so ? " he said , quite seriously . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 ? 4 think 5 so 5 so 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 quite 11 quite 12 seriously 12 seriously 13 . " but it will only be till [i] win [gaul] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 11 . 2 but 3 it 3 it 6 be 4 will 6 be 5 only 6 be 6 be 7 till 9 win 11 . one must [always] risk [one] ['s] [life] , or one 's soul , or one 's peace or some little thing . " 1 one 2 must 2 must 4 risk 4 risk 8 , 8 , 9 or 9 or 14 or 10 one 11 's 11 's 12 soul 12 soul 13 , 13 , 14 or 14 or 18 or 15 one 16 's 15 one 17 peace 17 peace 18 or 18 or 19 some 19 some 20 little 20 little 21 thing 20 little 22 . 20 little 23 " 22 . 23 " ' [allo] passed round the fire with the sizzling deer 's meat . 1 ' 6 fire 1 ' 13 . 3 passed 4 round 4 round 5 the 5 the 6 fire 7 with 8 the 8 the 9 sizzling 9 sizzling 10 deer 10 deer 11 's 11 's 12 meat 12 meat 13 . he served us two first . 1 he 2 served 2 served 3 us 3 us 4 two 3 us 5 first 5 first 6 . " ' [ah] ! " said [maximus] , waiting his turn . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 " 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 waiting 9 waiting 10 his 10 his 11 turn 11 turn 12 . " [i] perceive you are in your own country . 1 " 3 perceive 1 " 10 . 4 you 5 are 4 you 10 . 5 are 6 in 6 in 9 country 7 your 8 own 8 own 9 country well , you deserve it . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 you 3 you 6 . 4 deserve 5 it 5 it 6 . they tell me you have [quite] a following [among] the [picts] , [parnesius] . " 1 they 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 4 you 4 you 7 a 5 have 7 a 7 a 8 following 8 following 10 the 10 the 15 " 12 , 14 . 14 . 15 " " ' [i] have hunted with them , " [i] said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 4 have 5 hunted 5 hunted 6 with 6 with 7 them 7 them 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 said 11 said 12 . " maybe [i] [have] a [few] [friends] among the heather . " 1 " 2 maybe 1 " 10 heather 5 a 8 among 8 among 9 the 9 the 10 heather 10 heather 11 . 11 . 12 " ' [had] you ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 4 ? 1 ' 5 ' 3 you 4 ? 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [yes] ; but that was neither here nor there . 1 ' 3 ; 3 ; 4 but 4 but 11 . 5 that 6 was 5 that 11 . 6 was 7 neither 7 neither 9 nor 8 here 9 nor 9 nor 10 there the little green man orated like a like [cicero] [.] 1 the 2 little 2 little 3 green 3 green 4 man 4 man 5 orated 5 orated 6 like 6 like 7 a 7 a 8 like he made us out to be magnificent fellows [.] 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 us 3 us 4 out 3 us 8 fellows 5 to 6 be 6 be 8 fellows 7 magnificent 8 fellows maximus never took his eyes off our faces . 1 maximus 2 never 1 maximus 4 his 1 maximus 6 off 1 maximus 8 faces 1 maximus 9 . 2 never 3 took 4 his 5 eyes 7 our 8 faces " ' [enough] , " he said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 . " [i] have [heard] [allo] on you . 1 " 3 have 1 " 8 . 6 on 7 you 7 you 8 . i wish to hear you [on] [the] [picts] . " 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 3 to 3 to 4 hear 4 hear 5 you 5 you 9 . 9 . 10 " ' [i] [told] him as much as [i] [knew] , and [pertinax] helped [me] out . 1 ' 11 and 4 him 5 as 5 as 6 much 5 as 7 as 7 as 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 helped 13 helped 15 out 15 out 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 6 a 2 is 4 harm 4 harm 5 in 6 a 20 . 8 if 9 you 8 if 20 . 9 you 11 take 11 take 12 the their real grievance against us came from our burning their heather . 1 their 3 grievance 1 their 10 their 2 real 3 grievance 4 against 5 us 5 us 6 came 5 us 8 our 7 from 8 our 8 our 9 burning 8 our 10 their 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 3 garrison 1 the 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 22 . 7 moved 8 out 7 moved 13 and 8 out 9 twice 10 a 11 year 11 year 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 burned 14 solemnly 15 burned 15 burned 17 heather 16 the 17 heather 17 heather 18 for 18 for 19 ten 19 ten 20 miles 20 miles 22 . rutilianus , [our] [general] , [called] it clearing the country . 1 rutilianus 2 , 2 , 5 , 5 , 7 it 7 it 11 . 8 clearing 9 the 9 the 10 country 10 country 11 . " ' [true] , quite true , " said [allo] . 1 " 4 , 1 " 8 " 2 ' 4 , 5 quite 6 true 6 true 7 , 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 1 " 11 you 2 how 3 can 3 can 4 we 3 can 5 make 7 holy 9 , 9 , 10 if 10 if 11 you 11 you 12 burn 12 burn 15 ? 15 ? 16 " ' [we] [talked] [long] , [maximus] asking keen questions that [showed] he [knew] [much] and had thought more about [the] [picts] . 1 ' 5 , 5 , 22 . 7 asking 8 keen 7 asking 9 questions 9 questions 10 that 10 that 12 he 12 he 15 and 15 and 16 had 15 and 22 . 16 had 17 thought 17 thought 18 more 17 thought 19 about stand away , so that you do not [see] [allo] 's face ; and speak [your] [own] thoughts . " 1 stand 2 away 2 away 3 , 3 , 4 so 4 so 5 that 5 that 6 you 6 you 7 do 7 do 8 not 8 not 20 " 11 's 12 face 12 face 13 ; 13 ; 14 and 14 and 15 speak 15 speak 18 thoughts 18 thoughts 19 . 19 . 20 " " ' [no] , " [i] said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 said 7 said 8 . " you [cannot] remake that [province] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 that 2 you 4 remake 5 that 7 . the [picts] have been free too long . " 1 the 9 " 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 free 5 free 6 too 6 too 7 long 7 long 8 . 8 . 9 " " ' [leave] [them] their village councils , and let them furnish their own soldiers , " he said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 councils 2 ' 6 village 5 their 6 village 7 councils 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 19 said 9 and 10 let 10 let 11 them 10 let 12 furnish 13 their 14 own 14 own 15 soldiers 15 soldiers 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 he 18 he 19 said 19 said 20 . " you , [i] am sure , would hold the reins very lightly . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 , 3 , 7 , 5 am 6 sure 6 sure 7 , 7 , 8 would 8 would 9 hold 9 hold 11 reins 10 the 11 reins 11 reins 12 very 12 very 13 lightly 13 lightly 14 . 14 . 15 " " even then , no , " [i] said . 1 " 2 even 1 " 7 " 2 even 3 then 3 then 4 , 5 no 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 said 9 said 10 . " at least not now . 1 " 2 at 2 at 3 least 3 least 4 not 4 not 5 now 5 now 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 19 . 2 have 3 been 3 been 4 too 4 too 8 to 8 to 9 trust 9 trust 12 a 9 trust 14 name 14 name 15 for 15 for 16 years 16 years 17 and 19 . 20 " ' [i] [heard] [old] [allo] behind me mutter : " [good] [child] ! " 1 ' 14 " 6 behind 7 me 7 me 8 mutter 8 mutter 9 : 9 : 10 " 10 " 13 ! 13 ! 14 " " ' [then] what do you recommend , " said [maximus] , " to keep the [north] quiet [till] [i] win [gaul] ? " 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 what 4 what 5 do 4 what 6 you 4 what 7 recommend 4 what 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 9 " 24 " 10 said 12 , 12 , 14 to 13 " 14 to 14 to 15 keep 15 keep 16 the 16 the 18 quiet 21 win 23 ? 23 ? 24 " " ' [leave] the [picts] alone , " [i] said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 2 ' 4 the 6 alone 7 , 7 , 8 " 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 " 2 stop 2 stop 3 the 3 the 4 heather-burning 4 heather-burning 11 improvident 5 at 6 once 6 once 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 they 9 they 10 are 10 are 11 improvident 11 improvident 13 animals 12 little 13 animals 13 animals 14 send 14 send 15 them 15 them 16 a 16 a 17 shipload 16 a 18 or 18 or 19 two 18 or 20 of 20 of 21 corn 21 corn 23 and 22 now 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 " 2 ' 1 " 13 accountant 2 ' 7 distribute 7 distribute 8 it 8 it 9 not 9 not 11 cheating 10 some 11 cheating 13 accountant 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 . " ' [yes] , and allow [them] to come to our hospitals when they are sick , " [i] said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 allow 5 and 21 . 6 allow 8 to 8 to 9 come 9 come 10 to 9 come 12 hospitals 10 to 11 our 11 our 12 hospitals 13 when 14 they 13 when 21 . 14 they 15 are 15 are 16 sick 16 sick 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 20 said " ' [surely] they would die first , " said [maximus] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 , 2 ' 4 they 4 they 5 would 5 would 6 die 6 die 7 first 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " ' [not] if [parnesius] brought them in , " said [allo] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 " 4 if 7 them 6 brought 7 them 7 them 8 in 8 in 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 " 4 show 1 " 16 . 4 show 5 you 5 you 9 bear-clawed 6 twenty 7 wolf-bitten 7 wolf-bitten 8 , 8 , 9 bear-clawed 11 within 14 of 12 twenty 13 miles 13 miles 14 of 14 of 15 here 15 here 16 . but [parnesius] must stay with them in hospital , [else] they would go mad with fear . " 1 but 18 " 3 must 4 stay 4 stay 5 with 4 stay 7 in 6 them 7 in 7 in 8 hospital 8 hospital 9 , 9 , 11 they 11 they 12 would 12 would 13 go 13 go 14 mad 14 mad 15 with 15 with 16 fear 16 fear 17 . 17 . 18 " " ' [i] see , " said [maximus] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 , 2 ' 4 see 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " like everything else in the world , it is one man 's work . 1 " 3 everything 2 like 3 everything 3 everything 4 else 4 else 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 world 7 world 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 is 9 it 15 . 10 is 11 one 11 one 12 man 12 man 13 's 13 's 14 work you , [i] think , are that one man . " 1 you 11 " 2 , 4 think 2 , 10 . 4 think 5 , 6 are 7 that 6 are 9 man 6 are 10 . 8 one 9 man 10 . 11 " " ' [pertinax] and [i] are one , " [i] said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 2 ' 4 and 4 and 6 are 7 one 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 said 11 said 12 . " ' [as] you please , so long as you work . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 you 4 you 5 please 5 please 6 , 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 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 you 5 you 6 know 6 know 14 . 7 that 9 mean 9 mean 13 harm 12 no 13 harm 13 harm 14 . leave us to talk [together] , " said [maximus] [.] 1 leave 2 us 1 leave 3 to 3 to 4 talk 4 talk 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said " ' [no] need ! " said [allo] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 need 4 need 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " [i] [am] the corn between the upper and lower millstones . 1 " 4 the 1 " 8 upper 4 the 5 corn 5 corn 6 between 6 between 7 the 8 upper 9 and 9 and 10 lower 10 lower 11 millstones 11 millstones 12 . i must know what the lower millstone means to do . 1 i 2 must 2 must 4 what 3 know 4 what 4 what 10 do 5 the 6 lower 6 lower 7 millstone 7 millstone 8 means 8 means 9 to 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 . these boys have spoken the truth as far as they know it . 1 these 2 boys 2 boys 3 have 2 boys 10 they 2 boys 11 know 3 have 4 spoken 4 spoken 5 the 5 the 6 truth 6 truth 7 as 7 as 8 far 7 as 9 as 8 far 9 as 11 know 12 it 12 it 13 . i , a [prince] , will tell you the rest . 1 i 2 , 2 , 3 a 2 , 5 , 2 , 6 will 6 will 7 tell 7 tell 8 you 8 you 9 the 9 the 10 rest 10 rest 11 . i am troubled about the [men] of the [north] . " 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 troubled 3 troubled 4 about 4 about 5 the 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 3 like 4 a 3 like 9 , 4 a 5 hare 5 hare 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 heather 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 over 12 over 14 shoulder 13 his 14 shoulder 14 shoulder 15 . " ' [i] [also] , " said [maximus] , " or [i] should not be here . " 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 6 " 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 or 11 or 18 " 13 should 15 be 14 not 15 be 15 be 16 here 16 here 17 . 17 . 18 " " ' [listen] , " said [allo] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 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 " 3 and 1 " 24 falls 3 and 6 the 3 and 9 " 9 " 14 " 10 he 14 " 11 meant 14 " 12 the 14 " 14 " 15 came 15 came 20 said 16 to 17 our 16 to 18 beaches 18 beaches 19 and 19 and 20 said 20 said 22 ' 21 , 22 ' 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 3 you 3 you 4 . you sent men . 1 you 2 sent 2 sent 3 men 3 men 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 3 we 3 we 4 said 3 we 5 to 5 to 13 liars 13 liars 14 ! make our men alive [that] [rome] killed , and we will believe you . ' 1 make 2 our 2 our 3 men 2 our 10 we 3 men 4 alive 4 alive 7 killed 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 we 10 we 13 you 11 will 13 you 12 believe 13 you 13 you 15 ' 14 . 15 ' they went away ashamed . 1 they 2 went 2 went 3 away 3 away 4 ashamed 4 ashamed 5 . now they come back bold , and they tell the old tale , which we begin to [believe] that [rome] falls ! " 1 now 2 they 2 they 3 come 2 they 7 and 2 they 8 they 3 come 4 back 5 bold 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 they 9 tell 9 tell 10 the 9 tell 12 tale 11 old 12 tale 12 tale 13 , 13 , 22 ! 14 which 16 begin 15 we 16 begin 16 begin 17 to 17 to 19 that 19 that 21 falls 21 falls 22 ! 22 ! 23 " " ' [ah] [,] [i] wish it too ! 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 wish 6 wish 7 it 7 it 9 ! 8 too 9 ! i wish to save what is left of the corn from the millstones . 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 3 to 3 to 5 what 4 save 5 what 5 what 6 is 6 is 7 left 7 left 10 corn 8 of 10 corn 9 the 10 corn 10 corn 11 from 11 from 12 the 12 the 13 millstones 13 millstones 14 . then you hide behind the [wall] , and scorch us with [greek] fire . 1 then 2 you 2 you 3 hide 3 hide 4 behind 3 hide 9 scorch 5 the 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 scorch 9 scorch 10 us 9 scorch 13 fire 9 scorch 14 . 10 us 11 with how can [i] keep [my] [young] [men] from listening to the [winged] [hats] [in] [winter] especially , when we are hungry ? 1 how 2 can 2 can 22 ? 4 keep 8 from 8 from 9 listening 9 listening 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 16 especially 16 especially 17 , 17 , 18 when 18 when 19 we 19 we 20 are 20 are 21 hungry 21 hungry 22 ? my [young] [men] [will] [say] , ['] [rome] [can] neither [fight] [nor] rule . 1 my 6 , 1 my 10 neither 10 neither 13 rule 13 rule 14 . she is taking her [men] [out] [of] [britain] . 1 she 2 is 2 is 3 taking 3 taking 4 her 4 her 9 . the [winged] [hats] [will] [help] [us] [to] push [down] the [wall] . 1 the 8 push 8 push 12 . 10 the 12 . let us show them the secret roads across the bogs . ' 1 let 2 us 1 let 3 show 3 show 4 them 4 them 5 the 5 the 6 secret 6 secret 7 roads 7 roads 10 bogs 8 across 9 the 9 the 10 bogs 10 bogs 11 . 11 . 12 ' do [i] want that ? 1 do 3 want 1 do 5 ? 4 that 5 ? no ! " 1 no 2 ! 2 ! 3 " he spat like an adder . 1 he 2 spat 2 spat 3 like 3 like 4 an 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 5 the 5 the 6 secrets 6 secrets 7 of 6 secrets 12 were 7 of 8 my 8 my 9 people 12 were 13 burned 13 burned 14 alive 14 alive 15 . my two children here have spoken truth . 1 my 3 children 2 two 3 children 3 children 4 here 4 here 5 have 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 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 cherish 5 cherish 6 us 5 cherish 11 from 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 from 9 feed 10 us 9 feed 11 from 11 from 13 off 12 far 13 off 13 off 14 with 14 with 16 hand 15 the 16 hand 16 hand 17 behind 16 hand 20 . 17 behind 19 back 18 the 19 back parnesius understands us . 1 parnesius 2 understands 2 understands 3 us 3 us 4 . see , [i] [give] you [three] [years] . 1 see 2 , 2 , 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 1 i 20 . 2 shall 3 not 3 not 4 grieve 4 grieve 5 over 5 over 6 that 6 that 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 well 12 tribe 15 tribe 13 never 14 helps 14 helps 15 tribe 15 tribe 16 except 16 except 17 for 17 for 18 one 17 for 19 price 19 price 20 . we [picts] will go too . 1 we 3 will 3 will 4 go 4 go 5 too 5 too 6 . the [winged] [hats] [will] [grind] [us] [to] [this] ! " 1 the 9 ! 9 ! 10 " he tossed a handful of dust in the air . 1 he 2 tossed 2 tossed 4 handful 3 a 4 handful 4 handful 6 dust 5 of 6 dust 6 dust 9 air 7 in 9 air 8 the 9 air 9 air 10 . " ' [oh] , [roma] [dea] ! " said [maximus] , half aloud . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 half 12 half 13 aloud 13 aloud 14 . " it is always one man 's work always and everywhere ! " 1 " 2 it 2 it 8 work 3 is 4 always 3 is 8 work 5 one 6 man 6 man 7 's 7 's 8 work 8 work 9 always 9 always 10 and 9 always 11 everywhere 9 always 12 ! 9 always 13 " " and one [man] 's [life] , " said [allo] . 1 " 2 and 1 " 8 " 2 and 3 one 5 's 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " you are [emperor] , but not a [god] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 , 2 you 3 are 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 not 7 not 8 a 8 a 10 . you may die . " 1 you 2 may 1 you 3 die 3 die 4 . 4 . 5 " " ' [i] have thought of that too , " said he . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 have 4 have 5 thought 4 have 9 , 5 thought 6 of 6 of 7 that 7 that 8 too 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 12 he 13 . " very good . 1 " 2 very 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 2 this 1 if 5 , 2 this 3 wind 5 , 9 at 9 at 10 the 10 the 12 end 12 end 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 17 morning 17 morning 18 . " ' [one] instant , [caesar] , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 " 4 instant 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " all men have their price . 1 " 4 have 2 all 3 men 3 men 4 have 4 have 6 price 4 have 7 . 5 their 6 price i am not bought yet . " 1 i 2 am 1 i 3 not 3 not 4 bought 4 bought 7 " 5 yet 6 . 6 . 7 " " ['do] you also begin to bargain so early ? " said [maximus] . 1 " 14 . 3 you 4 also 4 also 5 begin 5 begin 6 to 6 to 8 so 7 bargain 8 so 8 so 9 early 9 early 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " well ? " 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 ? 3 ? 4 " " ' [give] me justice [against] my uncle [icenus] , the [duumvir] of [divio] [in] [gaul] , " he said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 justice 2 ' 4 me 5 justice 21 . 7 my 8 uncle 7 my 10 , 10 , 11 the 11 the 13 of 13 of 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 he 19 he 20 said 20 said 21 . " ' [only] a [life] ? 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 a 4 a 6 ? i thought it would be money or an office . 1 i 7 or 2 thought 3 it 3 it 4 would 3 it 5 be 5 be 7 or 6 money 7 or 7 or 9 office 8 an 9 office 9 office 10 . certainly you shall have him . 1 certainly 2 you 2 you 3 shall 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 3 name 1 write 4 on 1 write 11 ; 2 his 3 name 5 these 6 tablets 5 these 10 side 7 on 8 the 7 on 10 side 9 red 10 side 10 side 11 ; 11 ; 12 the 11 ; 14 is 12 the 13 other 14 is 17 living 15 for 16 the 15 for 17 living 17 living 18 ! 18 ! 19 " 19 " 20 and 20 and 22 held 22 held 23 out 23 out 24 his 24 his 25 tablets 25 tablets 26 . " ' [he] is of no use to me [dead] , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 12 " 4 is 5 of 5 of 6 no 6 no 7 use 7 use 8 to 8 to 9 me 9 me 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " my mother is a widow . 1 " 2 my 1 " 7 . 2 my 3 mother 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 widow 6 widow 7 . i am far off . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 far 3 far 4 off 3 far 5 . i am not sure he pays her all her dowry . " 1 i 2 am 2 am 4 sure 2 am 10 dowry 3 not 4 sure 5 he 6 pays 5 he 7 her 6 pays 7 her 7 her 9 her 7 her 10 dowry 8 all 9 her 10 dowry 12 " 11 . 12 " " ' [no] matter . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 5 . 4 matter 5 . my arm is reasonably long . 1 my 2 arm 2 arm 3 is 2 arm 4 reasonably 2 arm 6 . 4 reasonably 5 long we will look through your uncle 's accounts in due time . 1 we 2 will 1 we 5 your 3 look 4 through 4 through 5 your 5 your 6 uncle 5 your 10 due 6 uncle 7 's 8 accounts 9 in 9 in 10 due 10 due 11 time 11 time 12 . now , farewell till tomorrow , [o] [captains] [of] the [wall] ! " 1 now 2 , 1 now 13 " 2 , 3 farewell 3 farewell 4 till 4 till 5 tomorrow 5 tomorrow 6 , 10 the 12 ! 12 ! 13 " ' [we] saw him grow small across the heather as he walked to the galley . 1 ' 15 galley 3 saw 4 him 4 him 5 grow 5 grow 6 small 5 grow 7 across 7 across 8 the 8 the 9 heather 9 heather 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 walked 12 walked 13 to 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 galley 15 galley 16 . there were [picts] , scores , each side of him , hidden [behind] stones . 1 there 2 were 1 there 4 , 4 , 5 scores 5 scores 6 , 6 , 15 . 7 each 8 side 8 side 9 of 9 of 10 him 10 him 11 , 11 , 12 hidden 12 hidden 14 stones 14 stones 15 . he never looked left or right . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 looked 2 never 4 left 2 never 5 or 2 never 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 2 sailed 2 sailed 4 southerly 3 away 4 southerly 4 southerly 5 , 4 southerly 10 evening 5 , 6 full 6 full 7 spread 8 before 9 the 9 the 10 evening 10 evening 11 breeze 11 breeze 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 when 14 when 22 , 15 we 16 had 16 had 17 watched 17 watched 18 him 18 him 19 out 19 out 20 to 20 to 21 sea 21 sea 22 , 22 , 25 silent 23 we 24 were 24 were 25 silent 25 silent 26 . we understood that [earth] [bred] [few] [men] like [to] [this] man . 1 we 2 understood 2 understood 3 that 3 that 11 man 8 like 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 ' 5 the 1 ' 15 thing 1 ' 21 . 5 the 6 ponies 6 ponies 7 and 6 ponies 14 a 7 and 8 held 8 held 9 them 10 for 11 us 10 for 12 to 12 to 13 mount 13 mount 14 a 15 thing 19 done 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 never 18 never 19 done 19 done 20 before " ' [what] do you do , [o] my friend ? " 1 " 2 ' 1 " 12 " 4 do 5 you 5 you 6 do 6 do 7 , 7 , 9 my 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 16 ' 2 we 13 be 2 we 15 . 3 rode 5 to 5 to 6 that 6 that 8 of 8 of 9 which 9 which 11 were 11 were 12 to 12 to 13 be 15 . 16 ' parnesius stopped . 1 parnesius 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 . the children sat still , not even asking if that were all the tale . 1 the 2 children 1 the 15 . 2 children 14 tale 3 sat 4 still 3 sat 5 , 3 sat 11 were 5 , 6 not 6 not 7 even 8 asking 9 if 9 if 11 were 10 that 11 were 11 were 12 all 12 all 13 the 12 all 14 tale puck beckoned , and pointed the way out of the wood . 1 puck 2 beckoned 2 beckoned 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 pointed 5 pointed 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 wood 11 wood 12 . ' [sorry] , ' he whispered , ' but you must go now . ' 1 ' 3 , 3 , 5 he 4 ' 5 he 5 he 6 whispered 6 whispered 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 but 9 but 11 must 10 you 11 must 11 must 12 go 12 go 13 now 13 now 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [we] [haven't] made him angry , have we ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 7 , 1 ' 10 ? 1 ' 11 ' 4 made 5 him 5 him 6 angry 6 angry 7 , 8 have 9 we 8 have 10 ? 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [he] looks so far off , and and [thinky] . ' 1 ' 3 looks 3 looks 7 , 4 so 5 far 4 so 7 , 5 far 6 off 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 and 9 and 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [bless] your heart , [no] [.] 1 ' 3 your 3 your 4 heart 4 heart 5 , wait till tomorrow . 1 wait 2 till 2 till 3 tomorrow 3 tomorrow 4 . it won't be long . 1 it 2 won't 1 it 4 long 2 won't 3 be 3 be 4 long 4 long 5 . remember , you 've been playing [lays] [of] [ancient] [rome] . ' 1 remember 2 , 2 , 3 you 3 you 4 've 4 've 5 been 5 been 6 playing 6 playing 11 . 11 . 12 ' and as soon as they had scrambled through their gap where [oak] , [ash] and [thorn] grew , that was all they remembered . 1 and 2 as 2 as 3 soon 3 soon 4 as 4 as 5 they 5 they 6 had 5 they 13 , 6 had 7 scrambled 7 scrambled 8 through 8 through 10 gap 9 their 10 gap 10 gap 11 where 13 , 15 and 13 , 24 . 15 and 17 grew 18 , 19 that 18 , 20 was 19 that 20 was 20 was 21 all 20 was 22 they 22 they 23 remembered 23 remembered 24 . a [song] to [mithras] 1 a 3 to mithras , [god] of the [morning] , [our] trumpets [waken] [the] [wall] ! 1 mithras 2 , 1 mithras 9 trumpets 2 , 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 7 , 9 trumpets 13 ! ' [rome] [is] above the [nations] , but [thou] [art] over all ! ' 1 ' 8 but 1 ' 14 ' 4 above 5 the 5 the 7 , 7 , 8 but 11 over 12 all 12 all 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 2 , 2 , 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 heather 9 heather 13 heat 10 swims 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 heat 13 heat 14 , 14 , 26 . 16 helmets 22 sandals 16 helmets 26 . 17 scorch 19 foreheads 18 our 19 foreheads 19 foreheads 20 , 20 , 22 sandals mithras , [god] of the [sunset] , [low] [on] the [western] main , [thou] descending immortal , [immortal] to rise [again] ! 1 mithras 2 , 2 , 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 7 , 7 , 10 the 10 the 12 main 12 main 13 , 13 , 22 ! 15 descending 16 immortal 16 immortal 17 , 17 , 19 to 19 to 20 rise 20 rise 22 ! mithras , [god] of the [midnight] , [here] [where] the great bull [dies] , [look] [on] [thy] children in darkness . 1 mithras 2 , 2 , 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 7 , 7 , 10 the 10 the 11 great 11 great 12 bull 11 great 21 . 12 bull 14 , 14 , 20 darkness 18 children 19 in 19 in 20 darkness oh , take our sacrifice ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 5 sacrifice 3 take 4 our 4 our 5 sacrifice 5 sacrifice 6 ! many roads [thou] hast fashioned [:] [all] [of] them lead to the [light] [!] 1 many 2 roads 2 roads 4 hast 4 hast 5 fashioned 5 fashioned 9 them 9 them 11 to 10 lead 11 to 11 to 12 the mithras , also a soldier , teach us to die aright ! 1 mithras 2 , 1 mithras 3 also 3 also 4 a 3 also 11 aright 4 a 5 soldier 5 soldier 6 , 6 , 7 teach 7 teach 8 us 9 to 10 die 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 2 next 3 day 3 day 4 happened 4 happened 5 to 4 happened 10 a 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 what 7 what 8 they 8 they 9 called ' [if] [i] [had] [eyes] as [i] could see , [no] mortal man would trouble me . ' 1 ' 10 , 1 ' 18 ' 6 as 8 could 6 as 10 , 8 could 9 see 12 mortal 15 trouble 13 man 14 would 14 would 15 trouble 15 trouble 16 me 15 trouble 17 . 17 . 18 ' they knew about rabbits already . 1 they 4 rabbits 2 knew 3 about 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 14 . 2 they 3 climbed 3 climbed 4 up 4 up 7 into 7 into 8 the 8 the 9 lower 9 lower 10 end 10 end 11 of ' [how] [quietly] you [came] ! ' said [una] , moving up to make room . 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 16 . 4 you 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 moving 11 moving 12 up 12 up 13 to 13 to 14 make 14 make 15 room ' [where] 's [puck] ? ' 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 6 ' 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 ' 4 understand 5 all 5 all 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 ' 12 , 17 hearing 13 ' 14 but 17 hearing 18 about 18 about 19 the 19 the 20 little 20 little 22 . 22 . 23 ' ' [he] [who] [makes] [himself] [emperor] anywhere [must] know everything , everywhere , ' said [parnesius] . 1 ' 7 anywhere 7 anywhere 9 know 9 know 10 everything 9 know 11 , 11 , 12 everywhere 12 everywhere 13 , 13 , 17 . 14 ' 17 . 15 said 17 . ' [we] had this much from [maximus] 's mouth [after] [the] [games] . ' 1 ' 4 this 1 ' 14 ' 3 had 4 this 4 this 5 much 5 much 6 from 8 's 9 mouth 9 mouth 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [games] ? 1 ' 3 ? what [games] ? ' said [dan] . 1 what 3 ? 1 what 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 . parnesius stretched his arm out stiffly , thumb pointed to the ground . 1 parnesius 5 out 2 stretched 3 his 2 stretched 5 out 3 his 4 arm 5 out 6 stiffly 6 stiffly 7 , 7 , 8 thumb 7 , 9 pointed 9 pointed 10 to 10 to 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 3 of 4 game 4 game 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 he 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 ' 4 two 1 ' 6 ' 4 two 5 days 6 ' 8 in 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 honour 10 honour 11 when 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 landed 12 he 25 . 13 landed 14 all 15 unexpected 16 at 16 at 19 the 19 the 22 of 22 of 23 the 22 of 25 . in the old days the [legions] [kept] silence [before] [their] [emperor] . 1 in 2 the 1 in 8 silence 2 the 3 old 3 old 4 days 5 the 8 silence 8 silence 12 . so did not we ! 1 so 2 did 1 so 4 we 1 so 5 ! 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 2 could 1 you 10 the 1 you 13 his 2 could 3 hear 3 hear 4 the 4 the 5 solid 5 solid 6 roar 6 roar 7 run 13 his 14 chair 13 his 21 . 14 chair 17 rocking 15 was 16 carried 16 carried 17 rocking 17 rocking 18 through 18 through 19 the 18 through 20 crowds that chair was like a little boat among waves , dipping and falling , but always rising again after one had shut the eyes . ' 1 that 2 chair 1 that 11 dipping 3 was 4 like 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 boat 7 boat 8 among 8 among 9 waves 8 among 11 dipping 9 waves 10 , 11 dipping 12 and 11 dipping 18 again 12 and 13 falling 13 falling 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 always 17 rising 18 again 18 again 19 after 19 after 20 one 20 one 21 had 20 one 26 ' 21 had 22 shut 22 shut 24 eyes 23 the 24 eyes 25 . 26 ' parnesius shivered . 1 parnesius 2 shivered 2 shivered 3 . ' [were] [they] angry with him ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 7 ? 1 ' 8 ' 4 angry 5 with 5 with 6 him 6 him 7 ? 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [no] more angry than wolves in a cage when their trainer walks [among] [them] . 1 ' 16 . 3 more 5 than 4 angry 5 than 5 than 6 wolves 5 than 12 trainer 5 than 13 walks 6 wolves 7 in 6 wolves 11 their 7 in 9 cage 7 in 10 when 8 a 9 cage 13 walks 16 . was it not so , [faun] ? ' 1 was 2 it 2 it 3 not 3 not 4 so 4 so 5 , 5 , 8 ' 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 5 be 6 , 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 1 i 8 , 2 had 3 hardly 3 hardly 4 seen 3 hardly 5 the 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 9 but 12 gave 10 he 11 always 11 always 12 gave 12 gave 13 me 12 gave 14 leave 14 leave 18 to 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 1 he 6 , 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 glutton 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 cooks 7 and 12 , 9 five 11 cooks 12 , 13 and 12 , 23 . 13 and 14 he 13 and 17 a 14 he 15 came 15 came 16 of 17 a 18 family 19 that 20 believed 20 believed 21 in 21 in 22 oracles 22 oracles 23 . we could smell his good dinner when we entered , but the tables were empty . 1 we 8 we 2 could 3 smell 3 smell 4 his 3 smell 5 good 5 good 6 dinner 5 good 7 when 7 when 8 we 8 we 9 entered 9 entered 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 the 12 the 13 tables 13 tables 14 were 14 were 15 empty 15 empty 16 . he lay snorting on a couch . 1 he 2 lay 1 he 3 snorting 1 he 6 couch 4 on 5 a 5 a 6 couch 6 couch 7 . maximus sat apart among long rolls of accounts . 1 maximus 4 among 2 sat 3 apart 3 apart 4 among 4 among 5 long 4 among 6 rolls 6 rolls 7 of 7 of 8 accounts 8 accounts 9 . then the doors were shut . 1 then 2 the 2 the 3 doors 3 doors 4 were 4 were 5 shut 5 shut 6 . " ' [i] [shall] [know] them again , [caesar] , " said [rutilianus] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 11 " 6 them 7 again 7 again 8 , 8 , 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " very good , " said [maximus] . 1 " 2 very 2 very 3 good 3 good 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " now hear ! 1 " 2 now 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 1 you 18 you 2 are 3 not 2 are 4 to 4 to 5 move 5 move 6 man 6 man 7 or 7 or 8 shield 8 shield 13 as 16 shall 17 tell 17 tell 18 you 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 8 , 7 eat 8 , 8 , 11 permission 8 , 12 . 9 without 10 their 9 without 11 permission they are the head and arms . 1 they 2 are 2 are 6 arms 2 are 7 . 3 the 4 head 4 head 6 arms 5 and 6 arms you are the belly ! " 1 you 2 are 1 you 4 belly 1 you 6 " 3 the 4 belly 5 ! 6 " " ' [as] [caesar] pleases , " the old man grunted . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 pleases 5 pleases 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 the 8 the 9 old 9 old 10 man 9 old 12 . 10 man 11 grunted " if my pay and profits are not cut , you [may] make [my] [ancestors] ' [oracle] my master . 1 " 2 if 1 " 11 you 2 if 3 my 2 if 10 , 3 my 5 and 4 pay 5 and 5 and 6 profits 5 and 7 are 7 are 8 not 7 are 9 cut 11 you 13 make 11 you 20 . 16 ' 18 my 18 my 19 master 19 master 20 . rome has been ! 1 rome 3 been 1 rome 4 ! 2 has 3 been rome has been ! " 1 rome 3 been 2 has 3 been 3 been 5 " 4 ! 5 " then he turned on his side to sleep . 1 then 2 he 1 then 9 . 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 8 sleep 4 on 6 side 5 his 6 side 6 side 8 sleep 7 to 8 sleep " ' [he] [has] it , " said [maximus] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 " 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " we will get to what [i] need . " 1 " 2 we 1 " 10 " 2 we 4 get 3 will 4 get 4 get 5 to 5 to 6 what 8 need 9 . 9 . 10 " ' [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 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 number 8 number 9 of 8 number 12 supplies 9 of 10 men 12 supplies 13 on 13 on 14 the 14 the 22 day 16 down 17 to 17 to 18 the 18 the 21 very 21 very 22 day 23 in 26 . 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 6 when 2 , 3 but 5 groaned 6 when 6 when 7 his 6 when 10 off 7 his 8 pen 9 marked 10 off 10 off 11 detachment 11 detachment 12 after 11 detachment 13 detachment 13 detachment 14 of 13 detachment 15 our 13 detachment 22 ! 15 our 18 our 16 best 17 of 17 of 18 our 18 our 20 worthless 19 least 20 worthless 20 worthless 21 men it was like an eagle pecking a carcass . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 . 2 was 8 carcass 3 like 4 an 4 an 5 eagle 5 eagle 7 a 6 pecking 7 a 7 a 8 carcass " ' [and] now , how many catapults have you ? " 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 8 catapults 4 now 5 , 5 , 6 how 6 how 7 many 7 many 8 catapults 8 catapults 9 have 8 catapults 10 you 10 you 11 ? 11 ? 12 " he turned up a new list , [but] [pertinax] laid his [open] hand [there] . 1 he 2 turned 1 he 11 his 3 up 4 a 4 a 5 new 5 new 6 list 6 list 7 , 7 , 10 laid 10 laid 11 his 11 his 13 hand 13 hand 15 . " ' [no] , [caesar] , " said he . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 " 4 , 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " do not tempt the [gods] [too] [far] . 1 " 2 do 1 " 9 . 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 tempt 5 the 9 . take men , or engines , but not both ; else we refuse . " ' 1 take 12 we 2 men 3 , 3 , 4 or 4 or 7 but 5 engines 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 not 7 but 9 both 9 both 10 ; 10 ; 12 we 11 else 12 we 12 we 13 refuse 13 refuse 14 . 14 . 15 " 15 " 16 ' ' [engines] ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [the] catapults of the [wall] [huge] [things] forty [feet] high to the head firing nets of raw stone or forged bolts . 1 ' 3 catapults 3 catapults 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 9 forty 9 forty 15 firing 11 high 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 head 14 head 15 firing 15 firing 16 nets 15 firing 17 of 15 firing 22 bolts 18 raw 19 stone 19 stone 20 or 20 or 21 forged 21 forged 22 bolts 22 bolts 23 . nothing can stand against them . 1 nothing 2 can 1 nothing 4 against 1 nothing 6 . 2 can 3 stand 4 against 5 them he [left] [us] [our] [catapults] at last , but he took a [caesar] ['s] [half] of [our] [men] [without] pity . 1 he 12 a 6 at 7 last 6 at 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 took 11 took 12 a 12 a 16 of 16 of 20 pity 20 pity 21 . we were a shell when he rolled up the lists ! 1 we 2 were 1 we 10 lists 2 were 3 a 4 shell 10 lists 5 when 10 lists 6 he 7 rolled 7 rolled 8 up 7 rolled 10 lists 8 up 9 the 10 lists 11 ! " ' [hail] , [caesar] ! 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 6 ! we [,] [about] to die , salute you ! " said [pertinax] , laughing . 1 we 4 to 4 to 5 die 5 die 6 , 6 , 8 you 6 , 11 said 7 salute 8 you 8 you 9 ! 8 you 10 " 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 laughing 14 laughing 15 . " if any enemy [even] leans against the [wall] now , it will tumble . " 1 " 2 if 1 " 14 tumble 2 if 3 any 2 if 11 , 2 if 12 it 3 any 4 enemy 4 enemy 6 leans 6 leans 7 against 7 against 8 the 10 now 11 , 12 it 13 will 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 25 . 3 it 4 is 3 it 25 . 4 is 5 a 4 is 9 played 5 a 6 gamble 6 gamble 7 a 7 a 8 game 9 played 11 the 11 the 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 19 , 14 and 15 the 15 the 16 stakes 17 are 19 , 21 , 22 and 21 , 25 . 22 and 23 perhaps you play on my side ? " 1 you 2 play 1 you 7 " 2 play 3 on 3 on 4 my 5 side 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " ' [we] will play , [caesar] , " [i] said , [for] [i] had [never] met a man like this [man] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 4 will 5 play 5 play 6 , 6 , 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 said 11 said 12 , 12 , 23 . 15 had 17 met 17 met 20 like 18 a 19 man 18 a 20 like 19 man 20 like 20 like 21 this 21 this 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 5 he 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 18 . 9 proclaim 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 17 troops 15 before 16 the 16 the 17 troops 17 troops 18 . 18 . 19 " ' [so] we went into the moonlight , where they were cleaning the ground after [the] [games] . 1 ' 3 we 3 we 4 went 4 went 5 into 5 into 6 the 6 the 7 moonlight 7 moonlight 8 , 8 , 9 where 9 where 10 they 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 cleaning 12 cleaning 13 the 13 the 14 ground 14 ground 15 after 15 after 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 15 helmet 6 atop 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 10 , 10 , 11 the 11 the 12 frost 11 the 15 helmet 12 frost 13 on 13 on 14 her 15 helmet 16 , 16 , 18 her 16 , 25 . 17 and 18 her 18 her 19 spear 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 5 of 2 saw 5 of 3 the 4 twinkle 3 the 5 of 5 of 7 all 5 of 9 the 5 of 18 catapults 6 night-fires 7 all 7 all 8 along 10 guard-towers 18 catapults 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 12 and 18 catapults 13 the 14 line 15 of 16 the 15 of 18 catapults 17 black 18 catapults 18 catapults 19 growing 19 growing 20 smaller 20 smaller 21 and 21 and 22 smaller 22 smaller 23 in 23 in 24 the 24 the 25 distance 25 distance 26 . here [pertinax] was [more] [than] [my] [right] [hand] . 1 here 3 was 1 here 9 . and he spoke to each as though that man were as high-minded as himself . 1 and 3 spoke 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 5 each 4 to 5 each 5 each 6 as 6 as 7 though 7 though 10 were 8 that 9 man 9 man 10 were 10 were 11 as 11 as 12 high-minded 11 as 13 as 13 as 14 himself 13 as 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 6 what 6 what 16 forgot 8 were 9 needed 9 needed 10 to 10 to 16 forgot 16 forgot 23 of 17 things 18 are 18 are 20 accomplished 20 accomplished 21 by 21 by 22 means 22 means 23 of 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 3 made 3 made 6 haste 4 ready 6 haste 5 in 6 haste 6 haste 7 , 6 haste 9 none 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 none 9 none 11 soon 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 3 our 4 best 3 our 17 catapults 4 best 5 men 5 men 6 to 7 the 8 ends 8 ends 9 of 8 ends 17 catapults 9 of 10 the 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 set 14 set 16 screened 15 up 16 screened 16 screened 17 catapults 17 catapults 18 by 17 catapults 21 . 18 by 20 beach 19 the 20 beach ' [now] a ship [coming] in to [land] [men] [must] furl her sail . 1 ' 3 a 1 ' 14 . 3 a 4 ship 6 in 7 to 7 to 11 furl 11 furl 12 her 12 her 13 sail 13 sail 14 . then she turns over , and the sea makes everything clean again . 1 then 2 she 1 then 12 again 1 then 13 . 2 she 3 turns 2 she 8 sea 3 turns 4 over 4 over 6 and 5 , 6 and 7 the 8 sea 9 makes 10 everything 10 everything 12 again 11 clean 12 again a few men [may] [come] ashore , but very few [....v] 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 men 3 men 6 ashore 6 ashore 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 very 9 very 10 few it was not hard work , except the waiting on the beach in blowing sand and snow . 1 it 2 was 1 it 17 snow 3 not 5 work 3 not 7 except 4 hard 5 work 6 , 7 except 7 except 8 the 8 the 9 waiting 9 waiting 10 on 10 on 11 the 10 on 17 snow 11 the 12 beach 12 beach 13 in 13 in 16 and 14 blowing 15 sand 15 sand 16 and 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 5 we 5 we 6 dealt 6 dealt 7 with 7 with 8 the 8 the 11 that 11 that 13 . ' [early] in the spring , when the [east] winds [blow] like skinning-knives , they gathered again off [segedunum] [with] [many] ships . 1 ' 3 in 3 in 4 the 3 in 22 ships 4 the 5 spring 5 spring 6 , 6 , 7 when 7 when 8 the 7 when 14 , 8 the 10 winds 10 winds 12 like 12 like 13 skinning-knives 14 , 15 they 15 they 16 gathered 16 gathered 17 again 17 again 18 off 22 ships 23 . allo told me they would never rest till they had taken a tower in open fight . 1 allo 3 me 1 allo 4 they 1 allo 13 tower 2 told 3 me 4 they 5 would 4 they 9 they 5 would 6 never 6 never 7 rest 7 rest 8 till 9 they 10 had 10 had 11 taken 11 taken 12 a 13 tower 14 in 14 in 15 open 15 open 16 fight 16 fight 17 . certainly they fought in the open . 1 certainly 3 fought 1 certainly 6 open 2 they 3 fought 4 in 5 the 4 in 6 open 6 open 7 . i waited , and a wave tumbled him at my feet . 1 i 2 waited 1 i 10 my 2 waited 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 7 tumbled 5 a 6 wave 5 a 7 tumbled 7 tumbled 8 him 9 at 10 my 10 my 11 feet 11 feet 12 . ' [as] [i] [stooped] , [i] [saw] he wore such a medal as [i] wear [.] ' 1 ' 5 , 1 ' 17 ' 5 , 8 he 8 he 9 wore 10 such 11 a 10 such 13 as 11 a 12 medal 13 as 17 ' 15 wear 17 ' parnesius raised his hand to his neck . 1 parnesius 4 hand 2 raised 3 his 2 raised 4 hand 4 hand 7 neck 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 ' 3 , 3 , 4 when 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 speak 7 speak 24 . 8 , 10 addressed 10 addressed 11 him 11 him 12 a 12 a 13 certain 13 certain 22 certain 15 which 17 only 16 can 17 only 17 only 18 be 18 be 22 certain 20 in 21 a 21 a 22 certain 22 certain 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 2 answered 2 answered 3 with 3 with 18 science 4 the 5 necessary 4 the 14 of 5 necessary 12 the 7 the 9 that 9 that 10 belongs 10 belongs 11 to 11 to 12 the 14 of 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 science 18 science 19 of 19 of 21 my 21 my 23 . i put my shield over him till he could stand up . 1 i 3 my 2 put 3 my 3 my 4 shield 4 shield 6 him 4 shield 7 till 4 shield 11 up 5 over 6 him 8 he 11 up 9 could 10 stand 10 stand 11 up 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 5 not 4 am 5 not 5 not 6 short 5 not 13 taller 6 short 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 a 13 taller 16 . 16 . 24 " 17 he 18 said 18 said 19 : 19 : 20 " 20 " 22 now 21 what 22 now 22 now 23 ? 23 ? 24 " i said : " at your pleasure , my brother , to stay or go . " 1 i 2 said 2 said 3 : 3 : 4 " 4 " 5 at 4 " 17 " 5 at 6 your 6 your 7 pleasure 7 pleasure 8 , 8 , 9 my 9 my 10 brother 11 , 12 to 12 to 15 go 13 stay 14 or 14 or 15 go 15 go 16 . 16 . 17 " ' [he] [looked] [out] across the surf . 1 ' 7 surf 1 ' 8 . 5 across 6 the 5 across 7 surf there remained one ship unhurt , beyond range of our catapults [.] 1 there 2 remained 1 there 11 catapults 3 one 4 ship 3 one 11 catapults 5 unhurt 6 , 6 , 7 beyond 7 beyond 8 range 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 1 i 4 catapults 2 checked 3 the 3 the 4 catapults 4 catapults 8 her 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 waved 7 waved 8 her 8 her 9 in 9 in 10 . she came as a hound comes to a master . 1 she 2 came 1 she 10 . 2 came 3 as 2 came 6 comes 3 as 5 hound 4 a 5 hound 6 comes 7 to 6 comes 9 master 8 a 9 master when she was yet a hundred paces from the beach , he flung back his hair , and swam out . 1 when 2 she 2 she 3 was 2 she 10 beach 3 was 4 yet 4 yet 5 a 5 a 6 hundred 6 hundred 7 paces 7 paces 8 from 8 from 9 the 10 beach 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 15 his 13 flung 14 back 14 back 15 his 15 his 16 hair 16 hair 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 swam 19 swam 20 out 19 swam 21 . they hauled him in , and went away . 1 they 2 hauled 2 hauled 3 him 3 him 4 in 4 in 5 , 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 2 knew 8 are 2 knew 17 did 4 those 5 who 4 those 8 are 6 worship 8 are 8 are 9 many 8 are 13 races 9 many 10 and 10 and 11 of 11 of 12 all 13 races 14 , 14 , 15 so 17 did 18 not 17 did 19 think 19 think 21 more 20 much 21 more 21 more 22 upon 21 more 25 . 22 upon 23 the 23 the 24 matter ' [at] [first] [i] thought it was a bribe from some tradesman in the town meant for old [rutilianus] . 1 ' 9 bribe 1 ' 12 tradesman 5 thought 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 bribe 10 from 11 some 11 some 12 tradesman 12 tradesman 16 meant 13 in 16 meant 14 the 15 town 14 the 16 meant 16 meant 17 for 16 meant 20 . 17 for 18 old " [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 " 2 this 1 " 18 . 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 gift 5 gift 6 from 8 , 9 that 9 that 17 beach 9 that 18 . 12 whom 13 you 13 you 14 saved 14 saved 15 on 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 beach he says you are a [man] . " 1 he 2 says 1 he 5 a 2 says 4 are 3 you 4 are 5 a 7 . 7 . 8 " " ' [he] is a [man] , too . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 9 . 4 is 5 a 5 a 7 , 7 , 8 too 7 , 9 . tell him [i] can wear his gift , " [i] answered . 1 tell 2 him 1 tell 7 gift 2 him 6 his 4 can 5 wear 4 can 6 his 7 gift 12 . 8 , 9 " 8 , 12 . 9 " 11 answered they think you [and] [pertinax] could lead them to victories . " 1 they 12 " 2 think 6 could 3 you 6 could 6 could 7 lead 7 lead 9 to 7 lead 10 victories 8 them 9 to 10 victories 11 . 11 . 12 " allo looked at me like a one-eyed raven . 1 allo 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 7 one-eyed 4 me 5 like 5 like 6 a 6 a 7 one-eyed 7 one-eyed 9 . 8 raven 9 . " ' [allo] , " [i] said , " you are the corn between the two millstones . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 said 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 you 10 you 11 are 11 are 17 millstones 12 the 13 corn 13 corn 17 millstones 14 between 15 the 14 between 17 millstones 15 the 16 two 17 millstones 18 . be content if they grind evenly , and don't thrust your hand between them . " 1 be 2 content 1 be 3 if 1 be 8 and 1 be 10 thrust 1 be 16 " 3 if 4 they 4 they 5 grind 5 grind 6 evenly 6 evenly 7 , 9 don't 10 thrust 10 thrust 11 your 10 thrust 12 hand 12 hand 13 between 13 between 14 them 14 them 15 . " ' [i] ? " said [allo] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . time [is] [what] we need [you] and [i] [and] [maximus] . 1 time 4 we 4 we 5 need 5 need 7 and 7 and 11 . 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 4 a 6 message 6 message 8 to 6 message 18 council 8 to 9 the 13 for 15 to 15 to 16 make 16 make 17 a 17 a 18 council 18 council 20 . we barbarians are all alike . 1 we 2 barbarians 2 barbarians 3 are 3 are 5 alike 3 are 6 . 4 all 5 alike we sit [up] half the night to discuss [anything] a [roman] [says] . 1 we 2 sit 2 sit 7 to 4 half 5 the 4 half 6 night 6 night 7 to 7 to 8 discuss 8 discuss 10 a 10 a 13 . eh ? " 1 eh 2 ? 2 ? 3 " " ' [we] have no [men] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 no 2 ' 4 have 5 no 7 . we must fight with words , " said [pertinax] . 1 we 2 must 1 we 10 . 2 must 3 fight 4 with 5 words 5 words 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " leave it [to] [allo] and me . " 1 " 3 it 1 " 9 " 2 leave 3 it 6 and 7 me 7 me 8 . 8 . 9 " ' [indeed] [,] [they] [permitted] the corn-ships [which] [i] sent to [the] [picts] to pass [north] that season without harm . 1 ' 6 the 6 the 7 corn-ships 7 corn-ships 10 sent 10 sent 11 to 11 to 14 to 14 to 15 pass 15 pass 17 that 17 that 18 season 18 season 19 without 19 without 20 harm 19 without 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 2 the 1 therefore 19 , 2 the 8 winter 8 winter 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 since 11 since 12 they 12 they 13 were 13 were 14 in 14 in 16 sort 14 in 18 children 15 some 16 sort 16 sort 17 my 19 , 21 was 21 was 22 glad 22 glad 23 of 23 of 24 it 24 it 25 . he could not spare them . 1 he 2 could 1 he 6 . 2 could 3 not 2 could 5 them 4 spare 5 them he needed them to win [more] victories in [gaul] . 1 he 2 needed 2 needed 3 them 3 them 4 to 4 to 5 win 5 win 7 victories 7 victories 8 in 8 in 10 . he answered : " you will learn that [i] [have] at last settled accounts with the pup [gratian] . 1 he 2 answered 2 answered 3 : 3 : 4 " 4 " 5 you 5 you 7 learn 6 will 7 learn 7 learn 8 that 8 that 11 at 11 at 12 last 12 last 13 settled 13 settled 14 accounts 14 accounts 15 with 15 with 16 the 16 the 17 pup 17 pup 19 . just now [i] can spare none . " ' 1 just 2 now 1 just 5 spare 1 just 8 " 4 can 5 spare 6 none 8 " 7 . 8 " 8 " 9 ' ' [what] [did] he [mean] [by] his [general] ['s] son ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 4 he 1 ' 12 ' 1 ' 13 said 4 he 7 his 7 his 10 son 11 ? 12 ' 13 said 15 . it was his fate , and it was his fall . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 his 3 his 4 fate 4 fate 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 was 7 it 11 . 8 was 10 fall 9 his 10 fall but [theodosius] the [emperor] is a good [man] . 1 but 3 the 1 but 9 . 5 is 6 a 6 a 7 good 7 good 9 . as [i] [know] . ' 1 as 4 . 4 . 5 ' parnesius was silent for a moment and then continued . 1 parnesius 2 was 1 parnesius 8 then 2 was 3 silent 3 silent 4 for 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 moment 7 and 8 then 8 then 9 continued 8 then 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 2 answered 2 answered 3 : 3 : 4 " 4 " 5 you 5 you 6 must 6 must 7 live 7 live 26 . 8 a 9 little 8 a 10 longer 10 longer 12 the 12 the 16 victories 16 victories 17 , 17 , 26 . he may welcome me as a [brother-emperor] [,] or he may be preparing an army . 1 he 2 may 1 he 16 . 2 may 5 as 3 welcome 4 me 3 welcome 5 as 5 as 6 a 9 or 11 may 10 he 11 may 11 may 12 be 12 be 13 preparing 13 preparing 15 army 14 an 15 army 15 army 16 . in either case [i] [cannot] spare [men] just now . " 1 in 2 either 1 in 3 case 3 case 11 " 6 spare 8 just 8 just 9 now 9 now 10 . 10 . 11 " ' [but] he was always saying that , ' cried [una] . 1 ' 3 he 1 ' 12 . 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 always 4 was 6 saying 5 always 6 saying 6 saying 7 that 6 saying 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 cried ' [it] [was] true . 1 ' 4 true 4 true 5 . yes , the [wall] [looked] strong . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 the 3 the 6 strong 6 strong 7 . for [myself] , [i] [knew] [how] [weak] we were [.] 1 for 3 , 3 , 8 we 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 1 for 17 strength 2 the 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 in 9 in 10 those 10 those 11 years 13 learned 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 strength 17 strength 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 22 . they [increased] their strength [every] [day] , but [i] could not increase [my] [men] . 1 they 3 their 3 their 4 strength 4 strength 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 could 10 could 11 not 11 not 12 increase 12 increase 15 . ' [thus] , my friends , [we] [lived] [on] [the] [wall] , waiting waiting waiting for the men [that] [maximus] [never] [sent] . 1 ' 23 . 3 , 4 my 3 , 23 . 4 my 5 friends 5 friends 6 , 6 , 12 , 12 , 13 waiting 13 waiting 14 waiting 14 waiting 15 waiting 15 waiting 16 for 16 for 17 the 17 the 18 men ' [presently] he wrote that he was preparing an army against [theodosius] . 1 ' 3 he 3 he 4 wrote 4 wrote 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 6 he 13 . 7 was 8 preparing 8 preparing 9 an 9 an 10 army 10 army 11 against i hope within a year to finish [with] [theodosius] , son of [theodosius] , [once] and for all . 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 within 2 hope 6 to 3 within 5 year 4 a 5 year 6 to 7 finish 7 finish 10 , 10 , 19 . 11 son 12 of 12 of 14 , 14 , 16 and 16 and 17 for 17 for 18 all 17 for 19 . then you shall have [britain] to rule , and [pertinax] , if he chooses , [gaul] [.] 1 then 9 and 2 you 3 shall 3 shall 4 have 4 have 6 to 6 to 7 rule 7 rule 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 , 11 , 12 if 12 if 13 he 13 he 14 chooses 14 chooses 15 , today [i] [wish] [strongly] you [were] with me to beat my [auxiliaries] [into] shape . 1 today 5 you 5 you 15 . 7 with 8 me 8 me 9 to 9 to 10 beat 10 beat 11 my 11 my 14 shape 14 shape 15 . do not , [i] pray you , believe any rumour of my sickness . 1 do 2 not 2 not 3 , 3 , 5 pray 5 pray 6 you 6 you 13 sickness 7 , 8 believe 7 , 13 sickness 9 any 10 rumour 10 rumour 11 of 10 rumour 13 sickness 12 my 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 20 " 2 have 3 a 2 have 5 evil 3 a 4 little 5 evil 6 in 6 in 9 body 7 my 8 old 8 old 9 body 15 riding 16 swiftly 16 swiftly 19 . 19 . 20 " ' [said] [pertinax] : " it is finished [with] [maximus] . 1 ' 8 finished 4 : 5 " 5 " 6 it 6 it 8 finished 7 is 8 finished 8 finished 11 . he writes as a man without hope . 1 he 2 writes 2 writes 3 as 3 as 4 a 3 as 5 man 5 man 6 without 6 without 7 hope 7 hope 8 . i , a man without hope , can see this . 1 i 2 , 2 , 7 , 2 , 8 can 3 a 4 man 4 man 5 without 4 man 7 , 5 without 6 hope 8 can 9 see 8 can 10 this 10 this 11 . what does he add at the bottom of the roll ? 1 what 4 add 2 does 3 he 2 does 4 add 4 add 7 bottom 5 at 6 the 5 at 7 bottom 6 the 7 bottom 7 bottom 8 of 7 bottom 9 the 9 the 10 roll 10 roll 11 ? " ' [that] is proof , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 , 4 is 5 proof 5 proof 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " [nicaea] [is] not [far] by [sea] from [rome] . 1 " 4 not 1 " 10 . 4 not 6 by 8 from 10 . a woman [there] could take ship and fly [to] [rome] in time of war [.] 1 a 2 woman 2 woman 14 war 4 could 5 take 5 take 7 and 6 ship 7 and 7 and 8 fly 8 fly 11 in 11 in 12 time 12 time 13 of 13 of 14 war yes , [maximus] foresees his death , and [is] fulfilling his promises one by one . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 8 and 4 foresees 6 death 5 his 6 death 6 death 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 fulfilling 10 fulfilling 12 promises 11 his 12 promises 12 promises 13 one 13 one 14 by 13 one 15 one 13 one 16 . 14 by 15 one but [i] am glad my uncle met him . " ' 1 but 3 am 3 am 4 glad 4 glad 7 met 5 my 6 uncle 6 uncle 7 met 7 met 8 him 7 met 10 " 9 . 10 " 10 " 11 ' " ' [you] [think] blackly today ? " 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 ? 2 ' 5 blackly 5 blackly 6 today 7 ? 8 " i asked . 1 i 2 asked 2 asked 3 . " ' [i] think truth . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 . 4 think 5 truth 5 truth 6 . the [gods] weary of the play [we] [have] played [against] [them] . 1 the 3 weary 1 the 9 played 3 weary 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 play 9 played 12 . theodosius will destroy [maximus] [.] 1 theodosius 3 destroy 2 will 3 destroy it is finished ! " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 finished 3 finished 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " ' [will] you write him that ? " 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 2 ' 4 you 4 you 5 write 5 write 6 him 7 that 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 3 , " ' [and] now , " he said , sealing it , " we be two dead men , my brother . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 now 4 now 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 15 be 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 , 8 said 13 " 9 , 12 , 10 sealing 11 it 11 it 12 , 13 " 14 we 14 we 15 be 15 be 16 two 16 two 17 dead 16 two 18 men 18 men 19 , 19 , 21 brother 20 my 21 brother 21 brother 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 8 " 7 . 8 " ' [we] prayed awhile [to] [mithras] , [where] we had [many] [times] prayed [before] . 1 ' 3 prayed 1 ' 4 awhile 4 awhile 7 , 7 , 9 we 9 we 10 had 10 had 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 3 , 3 , 4 we 4 we 5 lived 4 we 16 . 5 lived 7 by 5 lived 11 rumours 5 lived 14 came 6 day 7 by 7 by 8 day 9 among 11 rumours 10 evil 11 rumours 12 till 13 winter 12 till 14 came 14 came 15 again turning him over , [we] [saw] by his belt-buckle [that] he was a [goth] of [an] [eastern] [legion] . 1 turning 3 over 1 turning 4 , 2 him 3 over 4 , 7 by 7 by 8 his 8 his 9 belt-buckle 9 belt-buckle 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 a 12 was 19 . 13 a 15 of suddenly he opened his eyes and cried loudly , " he is dead ! 1 suddenly 2 he 1 suddenly 5 eyes 1 suddenly 6 and 1 suddenly 8 loudly 3 opened 5 eyes 4 his 5 eyes 6 and 7 cried 8 loudly 9 , 8 loudly 13 dead 9 , 10 " 11 he 13 dead 12 is 13 dead 13 dead 14 ! the letters were with me , but the [winged] [hats] sank the ship . " 1 the 2 letters 2 letters 3 were 3 were 4 with 4 with 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 the 8 the 15 " 11 sank 12 the 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 5 died 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 died 5 died 6 between 6 between 8 hands 7 our 8 hands 8 hands 9 . ' [we] [asked] not [who] [was] [dead] . 1 ' 4 not 4 not 8 . we knew ! 1 we 2 knew 2 knew 3 ! we raced [before] the [driving] snow [to] [hunno] , thinking [perhaps] [allo] [might] be [there] . 1 we 2 raced 1 we 16 . 4 the 6 snow 4 the 16 . 6 snow 9 , 6 snow 14 be 9 , 10 thinking we found him already at our stables , and he saw by our faces what we had heard . 1 we 3 him 2 found 3 him 3 him 4 already 4 already 5 at 5 at 7 stables 6 our 7 stables 7 stables 8 , 7 stables 9 and 7 stables 12 by 8 , 9 and 10 he 11 saw 11 saw 12 by 12 by 15 what 13 our 14 faces 14 faces 15 what 15 what 16 we 15 what 18 heard 15 what 19 . 16 we 17 had 17 had 18 heard " ' [it] was in a tent by the sea , " he stammered . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 12 " 4 was 5 in 5 in 6 a 5 in 11 , 6 a 7 tent 7 tent 8 by 8 by 9 the 9 the 10 sea 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 stammered 14 stammered 15 . " he was beheaded by [theodosius] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 7 . 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 beheaded 3 was 5 by he sent a letter to you , written while he waited to be slain . 1 he 2 sent 2 sent 4 letter 3 a 4 letter 4 letter 6 you 4 letter 8 written 4 letter 14 slain 5 to 6 you 6 you 7 , 8 written 9 while 9 while 10 he 9 while 11 waited 10 he 11 waited 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 slain 14 slain 15 . the [winged] [hats] met the ship and [took] it . 1 the 6 ship 1 the 7 and 4 met 5 the 5 the 6 ship 7 and 9 it 9 it 10 . the news is running through the heather like fire . 1 the 2 news 2 news 3 is 3 is 5 through 4 running 5 through 5 through 8 like 6 the 7 heather 7 heather 8 like 8 like 9 fire 8 like 10 . blame me not ! 1 blame 2 me 1 blame 4 ! 2 me 3 not i cannot hold back my young men any more [.] ["] 1 i 2 cannot 1 i 5 my 2 cannot 3 hold 3 hold 4 back 5 my 6 young 5 my 9 more 6 young 7 men 8 any 9 more " ' [i] [would] we [could] [say] as much for [our] [men] , " said [pertinax] , laughing . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 14 " 2 ' 5 we 8 as 9 much 8 as 10 for 10 for 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 17 , 17 , 18 laughing 18 laughing 19 . " but , [gods] be praised , they cannot run away . " 1 " 7 , 1 " 13 " 2 but 3 , 2 but 5 be 5 be 6 praised 6 praised 7 , 8 they 9 cannot 9 cannot 10 run 10 run 11 away 11 away 12 . 12 . 13 " " ' [what] do you do ? " said [allo] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 ? 4 do 5 you 5 you 6 do 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 " 2 ' 1 " 7 " 4 grieves 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 but 12 but 13 we 13 we 14 are 14 are 16 here 16 here 17 to 17 to 18 stop 18 stop 19 that 19 that 22 " 20 thing 21 . 21 . 22 " " ' [if] [i] carry [back] [such] [an] answer they will kill me , " said [allo] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 18 . 2 ' 5 carry 9 answer 14 , 9 answer 15 " 10 they 11 will 11 will 12 kill 12 kill 13 me 13 me 14 , 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 . " [i] [always] promised the [winged] [hats] that you would rise [when] [maximus] [fell] . 1 " 4 promised 1 " 15 . 4 promised 5 the 8 that 9 you 9 you 10 would 10 would 11 rise 11 rise 15 . i [i] did not think he could fall . " 1 i 3 did 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 think 4 not 9 . 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 fall 8 fall 9 . 9 . 10 " " ' [alas] [!] my poor barbarian , " said [pertinax] , still laughing . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 2 ' 5 my 5 my 6 poor 7 barbarian 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 still 13 still 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 , 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 sold 6 sold 7 us 7 us 8 too 8 too 9 many 9 many 10 good 9 many 11 ponies 11 ponies 13 be 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 thrown 14 thrown 15 back 15 back 16 to 16 to 17 your 17 your 18 friends 18 friends 19 . we will make you a prisoner , although you are an ambassador . " 1 we 4 you 2 will 3 make 3 make 4 you 4 you 5 a 5 a 6 prisoner 6 prisoner 7 , 7 , 8 although 8 although 14 " 9 you 10 are 10 are 11 an 11 an 12 ambassador 11 an 13 . 13 . 14 " " ' [yes] , that will be best , " said [allo] , holding out a halter . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 will 6 will 7 be 6 will 8 best 6 will 17 halter 8 best 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 holding 14 holding 15 out 15 out 16 a 17 halter 18 . we bound him lightly , for he was an old man . 1 we 4 lightly 2 bound 3 him 3 him 4 lightly 4 lightly 11 man 5 , 6 for 6 for 8 was 7 he 8 was 8 was 10 old 8 was 11 man 9 an 10 old 11 man 12 . " ' [presently] [the] [winged] [hats] [may] [come] to look for you , and that will give us more time . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 21 . 9 to 10 look 10 look 11 for 11 for 13 , 12 you 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 14 and 21 . 15 that 16 will 16 will 17 give 17 give 18 us 17 give 20 time 18 us 19 more see how the habit of playing for [time] sticks to a man ! " said [pertinax] , as he tied the rope . 1 see 2 how 1 see 23 . 2 how 3 the 3 the 4 habit 4 habit 5 of 5 of 22 rope 6 playing 7 for 7 for 9 sticks 9 sticks 10 to 10 to 11 a 11 a 12 man 12 man 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 17 , 17 , 18 as 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 tied 20 tied 21 the 21 the 22 rope " ' [no] , " [i] said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 said 7 said 8 . " time may help . 1 " 2 time 2 time 4 help 2 time 5 . 3 may 4 help if [maximus] wrote [us] a [letter] while he was a prisoner , [theodosius] [must] [have] [sent] the ship [that] [brought] it . 1 if 3 wrote 1 if 22 . 5 a 7 while 7 while 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 a 10 a 11 prisoner 11 prisoner 12 , 12 , 17 the 17 the 18 ship 18 ship 21 it 21 it 22 . if he can send ships , he can send men . " 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 can 3 can 4 send 4 send 5 ships 5 ships 6 , 6 , 12 " 7 he 8 can 8 can 9 send 8 can 10 men 10 men 11 . 11 . 12 " " ' [how] will [that] profit us ? " said [pertinax] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 ? 4 will 6 profit 4 will 8 ? 6 profit 7 us 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " we serve [maximus] , [not] [theodosius] . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 serve 3 serve 5 , 5 , 8 . " ' [it] [concerns] [us] to defend the [wall] , no matter what [emperor] dies , or [makes] die , " [i] said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 21 " 2 ' 6 to 6 to 7 defend 7 defend 8 the 10 , 11 no 11 no 12 matter 12 matter 13 what 13 what 15 dies 15 dies 16 , 16 , 17 or 17 or 19 die 19 die 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 23 said 23 said 24 . " ['] [that] is [worthy] [of] your brother the philosopher , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 4 is 1 " 9 the 4 is 7 your 7 your 8 brother 9 the 10 philosopher 10 philosopher 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " [myself] [i] [am] [without] [hope] , so [i] do [not] [say] solemn and stupid [things] ! 1 " 17 ! 7 , 8 so 7 , 13 solemn 8 so 10 do 13 solemn 14 and 14 and 15 stupid 15 stupid 17 ! rouse the [wall] ! " 1 rouse 5 " 2 the 4 ! 4 ! 5 " therefore , we must stand fast [....y] 1 therefore 2 , 2 , 3 we 3 we 4 must 4 must 5 stand 5 stand 6 fast my friends , it is above all things strange to see how men bear ill news ! 1 my 2 friends 2 friends 3 , 2 friends 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 above 6 above 7 all 7 all 8 things 8 things 9 strange 9 strange 10 to 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 how 12 how 14 bear 12 how 17 ! 13 men 14 bear 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 2 the 2 the 3 strongest 2 the 4 till 4 till 5 then 5 then 6 become 5 then 8 weakest 7 the 8 weakest 8 weakest 9 , 8 weakest 10 while 10 while 11 the 10 while 12 weakest 12 weakest 13 , 12 weakest 22 strength 12 weakest 26 . 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 it 14 as 17 , 15 it 16 were 17 , 18 reach 18 reach 19 up 19 up 20 and 20 and 21 steal 22 strength 24 the so it was with us . 1 so 2 it 1 so 6 . 2 it 3 was 2 it 5 us 4 with 5 us even [our] [libyan] [cohort] the [third] [stood] up in their [padded] cuirasses [and] did not whimper . 1 even 5 the 1 even 17 . 5 the 8 up 8 up 12 cuirasses 8 up 14 did 9 in 10 their 10 their 12 cuirasses 14 did 15 not 15 not 16 whimper ' [in] three days [came] [seven] chiefs and elders of the [winged] [hats] . 1 ' 3 three 3 three 4 days 4 days 7 chiefs 7 chiefs 14 . 8 and 9 elders 8 and 14 . 9 elders 10 of 10 of 11 the we made them welcome , for they were ambassadors . 1 we 2 made 1 we 9 ambassadors 2 made 3 them 2 made 8 were 4 welcome 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 8 were 7 they 8 were 9 ambassadors 10 . we showed [them] [allo] , alive but bound . 1 we 2 showed 2 showed 5 , 5 , 6 alive 6 alive 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 2 thought 1 they 3 we 1 they 16 them 3 we 4 had 4 had 5 killed 5 killed 6 him 6 him 7 , 6 him 11 it 6 him 16 them 7 , 8 and 10 saw 11 it 12 would 13 not 13 not 14 have 14 have 16 them 15 vexed 16 them 16 them 19 had 17 if 19 had 18 we 19 had 19 had 20 . allo saw it too , and it vexed him . 1 allo 2 saw 1 allo 4 too 1 allo 9 him 2 saw 3 it 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 8 came 8 came 9 to 9 to 10 council 10 council 11 . ' [they] [said] that [rome] was falling , and that we must join them . 1 ' 4 that 4 that 6 was 6 was 13 join 7 falling 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 that 10 that 13 join 11 we 12 must 11 we 13 join 13 join 14 them 14 them 15 . they offered me [all] [south] [britain] to govern after they had taken a tribute out of it . 1 they 2 offered 1 they 10 they 2 offered 3 me 2 offered 7 to 7 to 8 govern 9 after 10 they 10 they 11 had 11 had 12 taken 12 taken 13 a 13 a 14 tribute 14 tribute 15 out 15 out 16 of 16 of 17 it 17 it 18 . ' [i] answered , " [patience] . 1 ' 5 " 1 ' 7 . 3 answered 4 , 4 , 5 " this [wall] is not weighed [off] like plunder . 1 this 3 is 1 this 5 weighed 3 is 4 not 5 weighed 9 . 7 like 8 plunder 8 plunder 9 . give me proof that [my] [general] is dead . " 1 give 2 me 1 give 10 " 3 proof 4 that 4 that 7 is 7 is 8 dead 8 dead 9 . 9 . 10 " " ' [we] [are] not merchants to bargain , " cried [amal] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 " 5 not 6 merchants 6 merchants 7 to 7 to 8 bargain 8 bargain 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 cried 10 " 13 . " moreover , [i] [owe] [this] [man] my life . 1 " 2 moreover 2 moreover 3 , 3 , 8 my 8 my 9 life 9 life 10 . he shall have his proof . " 1 he 2 shall 2 shall 3 have 2 shall 5 proof 4 his 5 proof 5 proof 6 . 5 proof 7 " he threw across to me a [letter] ( [well] [i] [knew] the seal ) [from] [maximus] . 1 he 2 threw 2 threw 3 across 2 threw 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 a 6 a 8 ( 8 ( 12 the 12 the 13 seal 13 seal 14 ) 14 ) 17 . " ' [we] [took] this out of the ship [we] sank , " he cried . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 13 " 5 this 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 ship 9 ship 11 sank 11 sank 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 cried 15 cried 16 . " [i] [cannot] read , but [i] know one sign , at least , which makes me believe . " 1 " 4 read 1 " 5 , 1 " 20 " 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 know 9 one 10 sign 10 sign 11 , 10 sign 18 believe 11 , 13 least 12 at 13 least 14 , 15 which 15 which 16 makes 16 makes 17 me 16 makes 18 believe 18 believe 19 . 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 6 stain 1 he 9 outer 1 he 15 perceived 2 showed 3 me 3 me 4 a 4 a 6 stain 5 dark 6 stain 6 stain 7 on 8 the 9 outer 9 outer 10 roll 11 that 15 perceived 12 my 14 heart 13 heavy 14 heart 14 heart 15 perceived 15 perceived 16 was 16 was 20 of 16 was 22 . 17 the 18 valiant 17 the 20 of 18 valiant 19 blood " ' [read] ! " said [amal] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 " 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " read , and then let us hear whose servants you are ! " 1 " 2 read 1 " 14 " 2 read 3 , 3 , 4 and 3 , 10 servants 4 and 5 then 5 then 6 let 6 let 7 us 6 let 8 hear 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 ' 13 it 11 looked 12 through 12 through 13 it 13 it 14 : 14 : 15 " 15 " 21 . 17 will 18 read 18 read 19 it 19 it 20 all 20 all 21 . listen , barbarians ! " 1 listen 3 barbarians 2 , 3 barbarians 3 barbarians 4 ! 4 ! 5 " he read that which [i] [have] carried [next] [my] [heart] ever since . ' 1 he 2 read 1 he 14 ' 2 read 3 that 3 that 4 which 7 carried 11 ever 11 ever 12 since 12 since 13 . 13 . 14 ' 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 10 piece 6 a 7 folded 6 a 10 piece 7 folded 8 and 7 folded 9 spotted 10 piece 11 of 11 of 12 parchment 12 parchment 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 16 in 14 and 15 began 16 in 17 a 17 a 18 hushed 18 hushed 19 voice 19 voice 20 : " ' [enough] , " said [young] [amal] ; " there is your proof ! 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 5 " 10 " 9 ; 10 " 10 " 11 there 11 there 12 is 11 there 13 your 13 your 14 proof 14 proof 15 ! you must join us now ! " 1 you 2 must 1 you 4 us 1 you 6 ! 3 join 4 us 4 us 5 now 6 ! 7 " ' [pertinax] looked [long] [and] [silently] at him [,] till that fair man blushed like a girl . 1 ' 3 looked 3 looked 7 at 7 at 8 him 8 him 14 blushed 10 till 12 fair 10 till 14 blushed 11 that 12 fair 13 man 14 blushed 14 blushed 15 like 14 blushed 18 . 15 like 16 a 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 3 mules 1 the 4 which 4 which 6 strove 6 strove 7 to 7 to 9 have 9 have 10 torn 10 torn 12 in 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 2 naked 2 naked 3 swords 2 naked 6 the 2 naked 7 tent 4 wait 5 at 5 at 6 the 7 tent 9 to 9 to 12 the 12 the 13 death 13 death 16 to 16 to 18 . " ' [by] the [light] of the [sun] , " [amal] broke in . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 the 4 the 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 9 , 9 , 14 . 10 " 12 broke 12 broke 13 in 12 broke 14 . " this was in some sort a [man] ! 1 " 2 this 2 this 4 in 3 was 4 in 4 in 5 some 5 some 6 sort 6 sort 7 a 6 sort 9 ! we may have been mistaken in his servants ! " 1 we 2 may 1 we 6 in 1 we 7 his 1 we 9 ! 2 may 3 have 4 been 5 mistaken 5 mistaken 6 in 7 his 8 servants 9 ! 10 " ' [and] [pertinax] [read] [on] [:] " you gave me the [time] [for] [which] [i] [asked] . 1 ' 7 " 1 ' 17 . 7 " 8 you 8 you 10 me 9 gave 10 me 10 me 11 the if [i] have failed to use it , do not lament . 1 if 4 failed 1 if 11 lament 1 if 12 . 3 have 4 failed 4 failed 5 to 6 use 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 11 lament 9 do 10 not 10 not 11 lament we have gambled very splendidly against the [gods] , but they hold weighted dice , and [i] must pay the forfeit . 1 we 2 have 2 have 3 gambled 3 gambled 4 very 3 gambled 5 splendidly 5 splendidly 6 against 6 against 21 forfeit 7 the 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 they 11 they 13 weighted 12 hold 13 weighted 13 weighted 14 dice 13 weighted 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 must 18 must 19 pay 19 pay 20 the 20 the 21 forfeit 21 forfeit 22 . remember , [i] [have] [been] ; but [rome] is ; and [rome] will be . 1 remember 2 , 1 remember 15 . 2 , 14 be 6 ; 7 but 6 ; 9 is 9 is 10 ; 10 ; 11 and 11 and 13 will 13 will 14 be tell [pertinax] [his] [mother] is in safety [at] [nicaea] , and her monies are in charge of the [prefect] [at] [antipolis] . 1 tell 7 safety 5 is 6 in 6 in 7 safety 7 safety 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 her 11 and 17 of 12 her 13 monies 13 monies 14 are 15 in 16 charge 16 charge 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 22 . make my [remembrances] [to] [your] [father] [and] [to] [your] [mother] [,] [whose] friendship was great gain to me . 1 make 2 my 2 my 13 friendship 13 friendship 14 was 14 was 15 great 15 great 16 gain 15 great 19 . 16 gain 18 me 17 to 18 me give also to [my] [little] [picts] [and] [to] the [winged] [hats] such messages as their thick heads can understand . 1 give 2 also 1 give 3 to 3 to 9 the 9 the 19 understand 12 such 13 messages 12 such 14 as 14 as 17 heads 14 as 18 can 15 their 16 thick 15 their 17 heads 16 thick 17 heads 18 can 19 understand 19 understand 20 . i would have sent you [three] [legions] this very day if all had gone aright . 1 i 5 you 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 sent 4 sent 5 you 5 you 12 all 8 this 9 very 8 this 10 day 10 day 11 if 11 if 12 all 12 all 14 gone 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 4 together 2 have 4 together 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 ' 3 , 1 ' 12 ' 3 , 5 was 4 that 5 was 6 my 9 last 9 last 11 . 11 . 12 ' ( the children heard the parchment crackle as [parnesius] [returned] it to [its] [place] . ) 1 ( 2 the 1 ( 8 as 1 ( 16 ) 2 the 3 children 3 children 4 heard 4 heard 6 parchment 4 heard 7 crackle 5 the 6 parchment 11 it 12 to 12 to 15 . 15 . 16 ) " ' [i] was mistaken , " said [amal] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 " 4 was 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 " 4 of 1 " 15 . 2 the 3 servants 2 the 4 of 4 of 5 such 4 of 8 will 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 man 8 will 9 sell 9 sell 10 nothing 9 sell 14 sword 10 nothing 11 except 11 except 12 over 13 the 14 sword i am glad of it . " 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 glad 3 glad 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 . 6 . 7 " he held out his hand to me . 1 he 2 held 2 held 3 out 3 out 5 hand 4 his 5 hand 5 hand 6 to 6 to 7 me 7 me 8 . " ['] [but] [maximus] has given you your dismissal , " said an elder . 1 " 5 has 1 " 11 " 5 has 6 given 6 given 7 you 6 given 8 your 8 your 9 dismissal 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 elder 13 an 14 elder 14 elder 15 . " you are certainly free to serve or to rule whom you please . 1 " 2 you 2 you 5 free 3 are 4 certainly 3 are 5 free 5 free 7 serve 5 free 13 please 6 to 7 serve 7 serve 8 or 8 or 9 to 9 to 10 rule 11 whom 12 you 12 you 13 please 13 please 14 . join do not follow join us ! " 1 join 2 do 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 follow 3 not 7 ! 4 follow 5 join 5 join 6 us 7 ! 8 " " ' [we] thank you , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 thank 4 thank 5 you 5 you 6 , 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 " 13 me 4 tells 6 to 4 tells 10 messages 6 to 7 give 7 give 8 you 10 messages 11 as 11 as 12 pardon 12 pardon 13 me 13 me 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 26 " 17 use 18 his 18 his 19 words 19 words 20 your 20 your 22 heads 20 your 23 can 21 thick 22 heads 23 can 24 understand 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 2 pointed 5 door 2 pointed 14 . 4 the 5 door 5 door 10 a 6 to 7 the 6 to 8 foot 6 to 10 a 7 the 8 foot 8 foot 9 of 10 a 11 catapult 10 a 12 wound 12 wound 13 up " ' [we] understand , " said an elder . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 understand 4 understand 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 elder 8 an 9 elder 9 elder 10 . " the [wall] must be won at a price ? " 1 " 2 the 1 " 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 won 6 won 7 at 7 at 8 a 8 a 9 price 9 price 10 ? 10 ? 11 " ' [they] drank , and wiped their yellow beards in silence till they rose to go . 1 ' 12 till 3 drank 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 wiped 6 wiped 7 their 6 wiped 11 silence 8 yellow 9 beards 9 beards 11 silence 10 in 11 silence 11 silence 12 till 12 till 13 they 13 they 14 rose 13 they 15 to 15 to 16 go 16 go 17 . " ' [think] rather what [theodosius] [may] send , " [i] [answered] ; and [though] [they] [laughed] , [i] saw that my chance shot troubled them . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 , 2 ' 4 rather 2 ' 5 what 5 what 8 send 9 , 10 " 10 " 13 ; 13 ; 14 and 14 and 18 , 18 , 20 saw 20 saw 21 that 21 that 22 my 21 that 24 shot 23 chance 24 shot 24 shot 25 troubled 25 troubled 26 them 25 troubled 27 . ' [only] old [allo] lingered [behind] a little [.] 1 ' 3 old 1 ' 5 lingered 5 lingered 7 a 7 a 8 little " ' [you] see , " he said , winking and blinking , " [i] am no more than their dog . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 see 4 see 5 , 5 , 7 he 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 winking 10 winking 12 blinking 11 and 12 blinking 12 blinking 14 " 12 blinking 20 their 13 , 14 " 16 am 18 more 17 no 18 more 18 more 19 than 19 than 20 their 20 their 21 dog 21 dog 22 . when [i] [have] [shown] their men the secret short ways across our bogs , they will kick me like one . " 1 when 15 they 5 their 6 men 5 their 15 they 6 men 13 bogs 7 the 8 secret 7 the 9 short 9 short 10 ways 9 short 13 bogs 11 across 13 bogs 12 our 13 bogs 14 , 15 they 15 they 16 will 15 they 21 . 16 will 17 kick 17 kick 18 me 18 me 19 like 19 like 20 one 21 . 22 " " ' [you] think so ? 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 6 ? 4 think 5 so 5 so 6 ? woe is me ! " said the old man . 1 woe 2 is 1 woe 4 ! 1 woe 5 " 1 woe 6 said 2 is 3 me 4 ! 5 " 6 said 9 man 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 " 3 only 1 " 10 " 5 peace 6 for 6 for 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 went 13 went 14 out 14 out 15 stumbling 15 stumbling 16 through 16 through 17 the 17 the 18 snow 18 snow 19 behind 19 behind 20 the 20 the 21 tall 21 tall 24 . i had this from a [pict] prisoner . 1 i 3 this 2 had 3 this 3 this 4 from 4 from 5 a 5 a 7 prisoner 7 prisoner 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 3 as 3 as 4 much 4 much 7 as 5 our 6 spies 6 spies 7 as 7 as 10 , 8 our 9 enemies 9 enemies 10 , 10 , 11 for 10 , 12 the 10 , 15 oppressed 10 , 23 . 15 oppressed 16 them 15 oppressed 20 their 16 them 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 took 21 winter 22 stores 22 stores 23 . 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 6 began 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 roll 8 roll 10 up 10 up 15 the 11 from 12 each 12 each 14 of 13 end 14 of 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 3 trouble 4 , 5 too 5 too 6 , 5 too 10 for 6 , 7 with 7 with 9 forage 8 the 9 forage 10 for 11 the 11 the 12 ponies 11 the 16 . 12 ponies 13 along 13 along 14 the i [kept] [ten] , and so did [pertinax] . 1 i 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 so 6 so 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 3 and 2 lived 3 and 3 and 4 slept 4 slept 5 in 5 in 6 the 5 in 10 east 6 the 7 saddle 7 saddle 8 , 8 , 9 riding 10 east 12 west 11 or 12 west 12 west 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 we 15 we 16 ate 16 ate 17 our 17 our 18 worn-out 18 worn-out 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 3 of 3 of 4 the 3 of 13 gathered 4 the 5 town 5 town 6 also 13 gathered 14 them 14 them 15 all 15 all 16 in 15 all 21 . 16 in 18 quarter 17 one 18 quarter we broke down the [wall] on either side of it to make as it were a citadel . 1 we 3 down 1 we 12 make 2 broke 3 down 3 down 4 the 6 on 7 either 7 either 8 side 8 side 9 of 9 of 10 it 10 it 11 to 11 to 12 make 12 make 13 as 13 as 14 it 13 as 18 . 14 it 15 were 15 were 17 citadel 16 a 17 citadel our men fought better in close order . 1 our 2 men 1 our 3 fought 3 fought 4 better 3 fought 5 in 3 fought 8 . 5 in 6 close 5 in 7 order i think we fought in our sleep . 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 we 3 we 4 fought 3 we 6 our 5 in 6 our 6 our 7 sleep 7 sleep 8 . ' [the] [winged] [hats] fought like wolves all in a pack . 1 ' 6 like 5 fought 6 like 6 like 7 wolves 7 wolves 8 all 8 all 9 in 8 all 12 . 9 in 10 a 9 in 11 pack 10 a 11 pack where they had suffered most , there they charged in most hotly . 1 where 12 hotly 1 where 13 . 2 they 3 had 2 they 8 they 3 had 4 suffered 4 suffered 6 , 5 most 6 , 7 there 8 they 8 they 12 hotly 9 charged 10 in 9 charged 12 hotly 11 most 12 hotly this was hard for the defenders , but it held them from sweeping on [into] [britain] . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 4 for 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 defenders 6 defenders 9 it 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 9 it 11 them 10 held 11 them 11 them 12 from 11 them 13 sweeping 13 sweeping 14 on 14 on 17 . we wished for some record . 1 we 2 wished 2 wished 3 for 3 for 4 some 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 2 fight 2 fight 3 was 2 fight 5 hottest 5 hottest 6 to 5 hottest 23 . 6 to 13 statue 7 left 8 and 8 and 9 right 9 right 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 great 12 great 13 statue 13 statue 17 , 17 , 19 to 19 to 22 house 21 's 22 house i remember he said his sword was an oracle ! 1 i 4 said 2 remember 3 he 3 he 4 said 4 said 5 his 4 said 7 was 5 his 6 sword 7 was 8 an 7 was 10 ! 8 an 9 oracle " let us [consult] the [oracle] , " he would say , and put the handle against his ear , and shake his head wisely . 1 " 2 let 1 " 7 , 2 let 3 us 3 us 5 the 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 say 11 say 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 handle 13 and 21 and 14 put 15 the 15 the 16 handle 17 against 18 his 18 his 19 ear 19 ear 20 , 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 shake 22 shake 24 head 23 his 24 head 24 head 25 wisely 25 wisely 26 . oh , there were [jests] in [plenty] [on] the [wall] [to] [take] the [place] of food ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 13 the 1 oh 17 ! 2 , 9 the 3 there 4 were 4 were 6 in 6 in 9 the 13 the 15 of 16 food 17 ! ' [we] endured for two months and seventeen days always being pressed from three sides into a smaller space . 1 ' 9 days 3 endured 4 for 4 for 7 and 5 two 6 months 6 months 7 and 7 and 8 seventeen 7 and 9 days 9 days 10 always 9 days 11 being 11 being 12 pressed 12 pressed 13 from 12 pressed 15 sides 14 three 15 sides 15 sides 16 into 16 into 17 a 17 a 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 5 in 5 in 12 . 8 help 9 was 9 was 10 at 10 at 11 hand 11 hand 12 . we did not believe it , but it cheered our men [.] 1 we 2 did 1 we 10 our 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 but 8 it 10 our 9 cheered 10 our 10 our 11 men ' [the] end came not with shootings of joy , but , like the rest , as in a dream . 1 ' 4 came 3 end 4 came 4 came 6 with 5 not 6 with 6 with 7 shootings 6 with 21 . 7 shootings 8 of 7 shootings 11 but 7 shootings 17 as 9 joy 10 , 10 , 11 but 12 , 13 like 13 like 14 the 14 the 15 rest 15 rest 16 , 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 in 18 in 19 a 19 a 20 dream the [winged] [hats] [suddenly] [left] [us] in peace for one night and the next day [;] [which] [is] [too] [long] [for] [spent] [men] . 1 the 7 in 7 in 8 peace 8 peace 9 for 9 for 11 night 10 one 11 night 11 night 12 and 12 and 14 next 13 the 14 next 14 next 15 day 15 day 24 . we slept at first lightly , expecting to be roused , and then like logs , each where he lay . 1 we 2 slept 1 we 17 each 2 slept 5 lightly 3 at 4 first 3 at 5 lightly 5 lightly 6 , 7 expecting 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 roused 10 roused 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 then 13 then 14 like 14 like 15 logs 14 like 16 , 16 , 17 each 17 each 18 where 18 where 20 lay 18 where 21 . 19 he 20 lay may you never need such sleep ! 1 may 2 you 2 you 6 sleep 2 you 7 ! 3 never 4 need 3 never 5 such 5 such 6 sleep when [i] [waked] [our] towers were full of [strange] , armed [men] , who watched us snoring [.] 1 when 5 towers 5 towers 17 snoring 6 were 7 full 7 full 8 of 8 of 10 , 10 , 11 armed 11 armed 13 , 11 armed 17 snoring 13 , 14 who 14 who 15 watched 15 watched 16 us i roused [pertinax] , and we leaped up together . 1 i 2 roused 2 roused 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 we 6 we 7 leaped 7 leaped 10 . 8 up 9 together 9 together 10 . " ' [what] ? " said a young man in clean armour . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 12 armour 2 ' 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 a 8 young 9 man 9 man 10 in 10 in 12 armour 11 clean 12 armour 12 armour 13 . " do you fight [against] [theodosius] ? 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 fight 4 fight 7 ? look ! " 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 " ' [north] [we] looked over the [red] snow . 1 ' 8 snow 1 ' 9 . 4 looked 5 over 5 over 6 the 6 the 8 snow no [winged] [hats] were there [.] 1 no 5 there 4 were 5 there south we looked over the [white] snow , and [behold] there were the [eagles] of [two] strong [legions] encamped . 1 south 2 we 1 south 3 looked 3 looked 4 over 4 over 5 the 5 the 7 snow 7 snow 8 , 7 snow 13 the 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 there 11 there 12 were 13 the 15 of 15 of 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 3 west 5 saw 4 we 5 saw 5 saw 6 flame 6 flame 7 and 7 and 8 fighting 8 fighting 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 14 was 14 was 15 still 15 still 16 . " ' [trouble] no more , " said the young man . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 , 2 ' 4 no 4 no 5 more 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 9 the 11 man 10 young 11 man 11 man 12 . " [rome] 's arm is long . 1 " 3 's 3 's 4 arm 4 arm 5 is 5 is 6 long 6 long 7 . where [are] the [captains] of the [wall] ? " 1 where 3 the 3 the 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 9 " 8 ? 9 " ' [we] said [we] [were] [those] [men] . 1 ' 3 said 3 said 8 . " ' [but] you are old and grey-haired , " he cried . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 and 2 ' 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 old 7 and 8 grey-haired 8 grey-haired 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 cried 12 cried 13 . " [maximus] said that they were boys . " 1 " 3 said 1 " 9 " 3 said 4 that 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 were 7 boys 8 . 8 . 9 " " ' [yes] , that was [true] some years ago , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 15 . 2 ' 6 was 2 ' 15 . 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 was 6 was 10 ago 8 some 9 years 9 years 10 ago 10 ago 11 , 11 , 13 said 12 " 13 said " what is our fate to be , you fine and well-fed child ? " 1 " 2 what 1 " 14 ? 2 what 3 is 2 what 7 be 4 our 5 fate 5 fate 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 9 you 8 , 9 you 9 you 10 fine 10 fine 11 and 11 and 13 child 12 well-fed 13 child 14 ? 15 " " ' [i] am [called] [ambrosius] [,] a secretary of the [emperor] , " he answered . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 17 . 2 ' 8 a 4 am 8 a 9 secretary 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 13 , 13 , 15 he 13 , 17 . 14 " 15 he 15 he 16 answered " show me a certain letter which [maximus] wrote [from] a tent at [aquileia] , and [perhaps] [i] will [believe] . " 1 " 2 show 1 " 21 . 2 show 3 me 4 a 5 certain 4 a 9 wrote 5 certain 6 letter 6 letter 7 which 9 wrote 11 a 11 a 12 tent 12 tent 16 and 13 at 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 will 19 will 21 . 21 . 22 " if you choose to serve [theodosius] , he will give you a [legion] . 1 if 2 you 1 if 7 , 2 you 3 choose 3 choose 4 to 4 to 5 serve 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 will 9 will 10 give 10 give 11 you 11 you 14 . 12 a 14 . if it suits you to go to your homes , we will give you a [triumph] . " 1 if 2 it 2 it 3 suits 3 suits 4 you 4 you 6 go 5 to 6 go 6 go 7 to 7 to 8 your 8 your 9 homes 9 homes 10 , 10 , 18 " 11 we 14 you 11 we 17 . 12 will 13 give 12 will 14 you 13 give 14 you 14 you 15 a 17 . 18 " " ' [oh] , [i] see you are a boy , " said [ambrosius] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 12 " 4 , 6 see 6 see 7 you 7 you 8 are 8 are 9 a 9 a 10 boy 10 boy 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " and you ? " turning to me . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 you 3 you 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 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 " 2 ' 1 " 13 " 2 ' 6 ill-will 5 no 6 ill-will 9 , 10 but 9 , 11 in 11 in 13 " 13 " 15 began 13 " 16 . " ' [in] [war] it is as it is in [love] , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 12 , 2 ' 5 it 5 it 6 is 5 it 8 it 6 is 7 as 8 it 9 is 9 is 10 in 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 . " whether she be good or bad , one gives one 's best once , to one only . 1 " 2 whether 1 " 9 one 2 whether 3 she 2 whether 6 or 3 she 4 be 5 good 6 or 6 or 7 bad 7 bad 8 , 9 one 10 gives 9 one 15 , 10 gives 11 one 11 one 12 's 12 's 13 best 13 best 14 once 15 , 16 to 16 to 17 one 16 to 18 only 18 only 19 . that given , there remains no second worth giving or taking . " 1 that 2 given 2 given 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 6 no 5 remains 6 no 6 no 8 worth 7 second 8 worth 8 worth 9 giving 9 giving 10 or 10 or 11 taking 10 or 13 " 12 . 13 " " ' [that] is true , " said [ambrosius] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 " 4 is 5 true 5 true 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " [i] [was] [with] [maximus] before he died . 1 " 6 before 6 before 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 2 warned 2 warned 4 that 4 that 5 you 5 you 6 would 6 would 7 never 7 never 8 serve 8 serve 9 him 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 say 14 say 22 " 16 am 17 sorry 17 sorry 18 for 18 for 21 . 21 . 22 " " ' [he] [has] [rome] to console him , " said [pertinax] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 " 6 to 7 console 6 to 8 him 8 him 9 , 8 him 10 " 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 " 3 ask 1 " 24 " 3 ask 5 of 5 of 6 your 6 your 7 kindness 7 kindness 8 to 9 let 10 us 9 let 11 go 11 go 12 to 12 to 13 our 13 our 14 homes 13 our 23 . 14 homes 15 and 15 and 16 get 16 get 20 of 18 smell 19 out 19 out 20 of 23 . 24 " ' [none] the less [they] [gave] [us] a [triumph] ! ' 1 ' 3 the 3 the 4 less 4 less 11 ' 8 a 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' ' [it] was well earned , ' said [puck] , throwing [some] [leaves] into the [still] water of the marlpit . 1 ' 7 ' 3 was 4 well 4 well 5 earned 5 earned 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 throwing 11 throwing 14 into 14 into 15 the 15 the 17 water 17 water 18 of 18 of 20 marlpit 19 the 20 marlpit 20 marlpit 21 . the black , oily circles spread dizzily as the children watched them . 1 the 4 oily 2 black 4 oily 3 , 4 oily 4 oily 5 circles 4 oily 6 spread 6 spread 7 dizzily 6 spread 11 watched 6 spread 13 . 8 as 9 the 8 as 10 children 8 as 11 watched 11 watched 12 them ' [i] want to know , oh , ever so many things , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 14 ' 3 want 4 to 3 want 13 , 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 , 6 , 7 oh 7 oh 8 , 7 oh 9 ever 9 ever 10 so 10 so 11 many 11 many 12 things 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 17 . ' [what] [happened] to [old] [allo] [?] 1 ' 4 to did [the] [winged] [hats] [ever] come back ? 1 did 6 come 6 come 7 back 7 back 8 ? and what did [amal] do ? ' 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 did 3 did 5 do 5 do 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' ' [and] what happened to the fat old [general] with the [five] cooks ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 15 ' 1 ' 16 said 3 what 4 happened 3 what 14 ? 4 happened 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 fat 7 fat 8 old 10 with 11 the 11 the 13 cooks 13 cooks 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' 16 said 18 . ' [and] what did [your] [mother] say when you came home ? . ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 did 3 what 12 ? 4 did 7 say 8 when 9 you 8 when 11 home 10 came 11 home 11 home 12 ? 12 ? 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [hst] ! ' he whispered . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 he 5 he 6 whispered 6 whispered 7 . ' [oh] , [mus] ' [reynolds] , [mus] ' [reynolds] ! ' said [hobden] , under his breath . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 5 ' 5 ' 7 , 7 , 9 ' 9 ' 11 ! 11 ! 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 , 15 , 16 under 16 under 17 his 16 under 18 breath 18 breath 19 . ' [if] [i] knowed all was [inside] your [head] [,] [i] 'd know something wuth knowin ' . 1 ' 15 wuth 4 knowed 6 was 4 knowed 15 wuth 5 all 6 was 8 your 15 wuth 12 'd 13 know 12 'd 15 wuth 14 something 15 wuth 15 wuth 16 knowin 16 knowin 17 ' 17 ' 18 . mus ' [dan] an ' [miss] [una] , [come] [along] [o] ' me while [i] lock up my [liddle] henhouse . ' 1 mus 2 ' 1 mus 12 ' 4 an 5 ' 5 ' 8 , 8 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 me 12 ' 21 . 13 me 14 while 16 lock 17 up 17 up 18 my 18 my 20 henhouse 20 henhouse 21 . 21 . 22 ' [a] [pict] [song] we are [the] [little] [folk] we ! 1 we 2 are 1 we 6 we 6 we 7 ! too little to love or to hate . 1 too 2 little 1 too 3 to 1 too 5 or 4 love 5 or 5 or 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 3 alone 4 and 3 alone 11 drag 5 you 7 see 5 you 9 we 9 we 10 can 10 can 11 drag 11 drag 12 down we are the worm in the wood ! 1 we 2 are 1 we 3 the 3 the 4 worm 4 worm 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 wood 7 wood 8 ! 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 8 ! 5 in 6 the 7 root 8 ! 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 8 ! 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 blood we are the thorn in the foot ! 1 we 2 are 1 we 3 the 3 the 4 thorn 4 thorn 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 foot 7 foot 8 ! mistletoe [killing] [an] [oak] [rats] [gnawing] [cables] in [two] [moths] [making] holes in a cloak [how] [they] [must] love [what] [they] [do] [!] 1 mistletoe 8 in 8 in 12 holes 12 holes 13 in 13 in 14 a 14 a 15 cloak 15 cloak 19 love no indeed ! 1 no 2 indeed 2 indeed 3 ! we are not strong , [but] we know [peoples] that are . 1 we 2 are 2 are 3 not 3 not 4 strong 4 strong 5 , 5 , 7 we 7 we 8 know 8 know 10 that 10 that 11 are 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 9 , 3 and 11 smash 4 we 5 'll 4 we 7 them 5 'll 6 guide 7 them 9 , 11 smash 12 and 12 and 13 destroy 13 destroy 14 you 14 you 15 in we shall be slaves just the same ? 1 we 2 shall 1 we 8 ? 2 shall 3 be 2 shall 5 just 3 be 4 slaves 5 just 7 same 6 the 7 same we are the [little] [folk] , we , etc 1 we 2 are 2 are 3 the 2 are 9 etc 6 , 7 we 7 we 8 , 8 , 9 etc [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 12 in 3 afternoon 6 and 6 and 10 play 8 over 9 to 9 to 10 play 11 pirates 12 in 12 in 13 the 12 in 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 3 dressed 3 dressed 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 plum-coloured 6 plum-coloured 7 doublet 7 doublet 8 and 7 doublet 21 . 8 and 13 and 9 tight 10 plum-coloured 10 plum-coloured 11 hose 11 hose 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 drew 15 drew 16 busily 16 busily 17 in 17 in 18 a 18 a 19 red-edged 19 red-edged 20 book ' [sit] [ye] ! 1 ' 4 ! sit ye ! ' 1 sit 2 ye 2 ye 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' puck cried from a rafter overhead . 1 puck 2 cried 1 puck 4 a 2 cried 3 from 4 a 5 rafter 5 rafter 6 overhead 6 overhead 7 . ' [see] what it is to be [beautiful] ! 1 ' 3 what 1 ' 7 be 3 what 5 is 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 to 7 be 9 ! sir [harry] [dawe] [pardon] , [hal] [says] [i] am the very image of a [head] for a gargoyle . ' 1 sir 5 , 5 , 20 ' 9 am 10 the 10 the 12 image 10 the 13 of 11 very 12 image 13 of 14 a 14 a 18 gargoyle 14 a 19 . 16 for 17 a 17 a 18 gargoyle 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 9 cap 3 laughed 4 and 4 and 5 raised 5 raised 6 his 6 his 8 velvet 7 dark 8 velvet 8 velvet 9 cap 9 cap 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 children 12 children 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 his 15 his 17 hair 16 grizzled 17 hair 17 hair 18 bristled 18 bristled 19 out 18 bristled 20 in 18 bristled 24 . 20 in 21 a 21 a 22 stormy 22 stormy 23 fringe he was old forty at least but his eyes were young , with funny little wrinkles all round them . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 forty 3 old 4 forty 4 forty 6 least 5 at 6 least 6 least 7 but 7 but 8 his 7 but 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 were 9 eyes 16 wrinkles 11 young 12 , 12 , 13 with 13 with 14 funny 14 funny 15 little 14 funny 16 wrinkles 16 wrinkles 19 them 17 all 18 round 18 round 19 them 19 them 20 . a satchel of embroidered leather hung from his broad belt , which looked interesting . 1 a 2 satchel 2 satchel 3 of 3 of 4 embroidered 4 embroidered 8 his 5 leather 6 hung 6 hung 7 from 7 from 8 his 8 his 9 broad 8 his 10 belt 10 belt 11 , 10 belt 14 interesting 11 , 12 which 12 which 13 looked 14 interesting 15 . ' [may] we see [?] ' said [una] , [coming] forward . 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 6 ' 4 see 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 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 ' 7 said 3 sure-ly 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 , 8 , 10 up 9 moving 10 up 10 up 11 on 11 on 12 the 11 on 13 window-seat 13 window-seat 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 returned 16 returned 17 to 17 to 18 his 17 to 22 silver-pointed 19 work 20 with 20 with 21 a 21 a 22 silver-pointed 22 silver-pointed 23 pencil 23 pencil 24 . ' [oh] , what a beauty ! ' cried [dan] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 11 . 4 what 5 a 4 what 11 . 5 a 6 beauty 6 beauty 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 8 ' 9 cried " ware fingers ! 1 " 2 ware 2 ware 4 ! 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 10 cross-bow 2 made 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 10 cross-bow 10 cross-bow 12 . and so , too , this fish . 1 and 2 so 2 so 7 fish 3 , 4 too 4 too 5 , 4 too 6 this 6 this 7 fish 7 fish 8 . when his back-fin travels to his tail so he swallows up the blade , even as the whale swallowed [gaffer] [jonah] [....y] 1 when 2 his 2 his 3 back-fin 3 back-fin 4 travels 4 travels 5 to 5 to 6 his 6 his 7 tail 6 his 11 up 7 tail 8 so 8 so 9 he 8 so 10 swallows 11 up 13 blade 12 the 13 blade 13 blade 14 , 14 , 15 even 15 even 16 as 16 as 17 the 17 the 18 whale 18 whale 19 swallowed yes , and that 's my inkhorn . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 and 3 and 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 8 . 6 my 7 inkhorn 7 inkhorn 8 . i made the four silver saints round it . 1 i 2 made 2 made 3 the 2 made 5 silver 2 made 6 saints 4 four 5 silver 6 saints 8 it 6 saints 9 . 7 round 8 it press [barnabas] 's [head] [.] 1 press 3 's the children gasped , for it fairly leaped from the page . 1 the 2 children 1 the 12 . 2 children 3 gasped 2 children 11 page 3 gasped 4 , 3 gasped 5 for 5 for 6 it 5 for 8 leaped 6 it 7 fairly 9 from 10 the 10 the 11 page ' [didn't] you [hate] that ? ' [said] [dan] [after] a great many other questions . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 6 ? 1 ' 7 ' 5 that 6 ? 7 ' 11 a 11 a 12 great 12 great 13 many 13 many 14 other 14 other 15 questions 15 questions 16 . ' [i] never [thought] on't . 1 ' 3 never 1 ' 6 . 5 on't 6 . i knew them . 1 i 2 knew 1 i 4 . 2 knew 3 them i worked for them [:] that was enough . 1 i 2 worked 1 i 9 . 2 worked 3 for 3 for 4 them 4 them 6 that 7 was 8 enough 7 was 9 . no wonder ' [he] [stopped] and [laughed] . 1 no 2 wonder 2 wonder 8 . 3 ' 6 and 6 and 8 . ' [you] became a great man , [hal] , ' said [puck] . 1 ' 5 great 1 ' 13 . 3 became 4 a 4 a 5 great 6 man 7 , 7 , 9 , 7 , 13 . 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said ' [they] said so , [robin] . 1 ' 7 . 3 said 4 so 4 so 5 , 5 , 7 . even [bramante] [said] so . ' 1 even 4 so 4 so 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [why] ? 1 ' 3 ? what did you do ? ' 1 what 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 do 4 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' dan asked . 1 dan 2 asked 2 asked 3 . the artist looked at him queerly . 1 the 2 artist 2 artist 3 looked 3 looked 4 at 4 at 5 him 5 him 6 queerly 6 queerly 7 . ' [things] in stone and [such] , [up] and down [england] . 1 ' 12 . 3 in 4 stone 4 stone 5 and 5 and 7 , 7 , 9 and 9 and 10 down 9 and 12 . you would not have heard of ' em . 1 you 2 would 2 would 3 not 3 not 4 have 4 have 5 heard 5 heard 6 of 6 of 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 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 home 4 home 5 , 5 , 14 of 14 of 15 ours 15 ours 16 . it [cost] [me] more trouble and sorrow than aught [i] ['ve] [touched] [in] [my] [life] . 1 it 4 more 4 more 8 than 5 trouble 6 and 6 and 7 sorrow 6 and 8 than 8 than 9 aught 9 aught 16 . but ' twas a sound lesson . ' 1 but 2 ' 2 ' 3 twas 3 twas 4 a 4 a 8 ' 5 sound 6 lesson 6 lesson 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [um] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [we] ['ve] had lessons this morning . ' 1 ' 4 had 1 ' 9 ' 5 lessons 6 this 6 this 7 morning 7 morning 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [i] 'll [not] afflict ye , lad , ' said [hal] , [while] [puck] [roared] . 1 ' 3 'll 1 ' 10 ' 5 afflict 6 ye 6 ye 7 , 7 , 8 lad 8 lad 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 17 . ' [pirate] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . he wriggled like a hooked fish . 1 he 2 wriggled 2 wriggled 3 like 3 like 4 a 3 like 6 fish 5 hooked 6 fish 6 fish 7 . ' [even] that [andrew] [barton] you were singing of on the stair just now . ' 1 ' 3 that 1 ' 16 ' 3 that 6 you 6 you 7 were 7 were 8 singing 8 singing 9 of 9 of 10 on 10 on 11 the 10 on 12 stair 13 just 14 now 14 now 15 . 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 3 again 2 dipped 3 again 3 again 4 in 4 in 5 the 4 in 6 inkwell 6 inkwell 7 , 6 inkwell 11 breath 6 inkwell 12 over 6 inkwell 18 though 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 held 9 held 10 his 13 a 14 sweeping 14 sweeping 15 line 15 line 16 , 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 though 18 though 19 he 18 though 21 forgotten 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 forgotten 21 forgotten 22 everything 22 everything 23 else 23 else 24 . ' [pirates] don't build churches , do they ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 13 . 3 don't 4 build 4 build 5 churches 6 , 10 ' 6 , 11 said 6 , 13 . 7 do 8 they 7 do 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [or] do they ? ' 1 ' 3 do 1 ' 6 ' 4 they 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [they] [help] mightily , ' [hal] laughed . 1 ' 4 mightily 1 ' 9 . 4 mightily 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 laughed ' [but] you were at your lessons this morn , [jack] [scholar] . ' 1 ' 7 lessons 1 ' 14 ' 3 you 4 were 3 you 6 your 4 were 5 at 6 your 7 lessons 8 this 9 morn 9 morn 10 , 10 , 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [oh] , pirates aren't lessons . 1 ' 4 pirates 3 , 4 pirates 4 pirates 7 . 5 aren't 6 lessons 6 lessons 7 . it was only [bruce] and his silly old spider , ' said [una] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 14 . 2 was 3 only 5 and 6 his 6 his 7 silly 7 silly 8 old 8 old 9 spider 9 spider 10 , 9 spider 14 . 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said ' [why] [did] [sir] [andrew] [barton] help you ? ' 1 ' 10 ' 7 help 8 you 8 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [i] [question] if he ever knew it , ' said [hal] , [twinkling] . 1 ' 4 if 1 ' 10 ' 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 ever 7 knew 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 15 . ' [robin] , [how] a ['] mischief 's name [am] [i] to tell these innocents what comes of sinful pride ? ' 1 ' 3 , 3 , 22 ' 5 a 7 mischief 5 a 12 to 7 mischief 8 's 8 's 9 name 12 to 13 tell 13 tell 16 what 14 these 15 innocents 14 these 16 what 16 what 17 comes 16 what 19 sinful 16 what 21 ? 17 comes 18 of 19 sinful 20 pride 21 ? 22 ' ' [oh] , we know all about that , ' said [una] pertly . 1 ' 10 ' 3 , 4 we 4 we 5 know 5 know 6 all 5 know 8 that 6 all 7 about 8 that 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 10 ' 14 . 13 pertly 14 . ' [if] you get too beany that 's cheeky you get sat upon , of course . ' 1 ' 18 ' 3 you 4 get 4 get 11 get 5 too 6 beany 6 beany 8 's 7 that 8 's 8 's 9 cheeky 8 's 11 get 10 you 11 get 11 get 12 sat 12 sat 13 upon 13 upon 14 , 14 , 16 course 15 of 16 course 16 course 17 . 17 . 18 ' hal considered a moment , pen in air , and [puck] said [some] [long] [words] . 1 hal 2 considered 2 considered 5 , 3 a 4 moment 4 moment 5 , 5 , 6 pen 6 pen 7 in 7 in 8 air 8 air 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 said 12 said 16 . ' [aha] [!] that was my case too , ' he cried . 1 ' 4 that 1 ' 10 ' 4 that 5 was 5 was 6 my 7 case 8 too 8 too 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 he 11 he 12 cried 12 cried 13 . ' [beany] you [say] [but] certainly [i] did not conduct [myself] [well] . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 6 certainly 6 certainly 8 did 8 did 9 not 9 not 10 conduct 10 conduct 13 . but [father] [roger] sitting in [merton] [college] [library] , he did not forget me . 1 but 12 not 4 sitting 5 in 5 in 9 , 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 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " fight the [devil] at [home] ere you call yourself a man and a craftsman . " 1 " 2 fight 1 " 17 " 2 fight 3 the 5 at 15 craftsman 7 ere 8 you 7 ere 15 craftsman 8 you 9 call 10 yourself 11 a 10 yourself 15 craftsman 11 a 12 man 13 and 15 craftsman 14 a 15 craftsman 15 craftsman 16 . 16 . 17 " and [i] quaked , and [i] went [....v] 1 and 3 quaked 3 quaked 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 went how 's yon , [robin] ? ' 1 how 7 ' 2 's 3 yon 3 yon 4 , 4 , 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' he flourished the finished sketch before [puck] . 1 he 2 flourished 2 flourished 3 the 2 flourished 5 sketch 3 the 4 finished 5 sketch 6 before 5 sketch 8 . ' [me] ! 1 ' 3 ! me past peradventure , ' said [puck] , smirking like a man at a mirror . 1 me 2 past 1 me 4 , 1 me 5 ' 1 me 15 mirror 1 me 16 . 2 past 3 peradventure 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 smirking 9 smirking 15 mirror 10 like 11 a 11 a 12 man 12 man 15 mirror 13 at 14 a 13 at 15 mirror ' [ah] , see ! 1 ' 5 ! 3 , 4 see 4 see 5 ! the rain has took off ! 1 the 2 rain 2 rain 3 has 2 rain 4 took 4 took 5 off 5 off 6 ! i hate housen in daylight . ' 1 i 2 hate 2 hate 3 housen 3 housen 4 in 3 housen 7 ' 4 in 5 daylight 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 8 up 8 up 9 . ' [who] ['s] for my [little] [lindens] [?] 1 ' 4 for 4 for 5 my we can talk there . ' 1 we 2 can 2 can 3 talk 2 can 6 ' 4 there 5 . 5 . 6 ' they tumbled downstairs , and turned past the dripping willows by the sunny mill-dam . 1 they 2 tumbled 2 tumbled 3 downstairs 2 tumbled 11 by 3 downstairs 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 turned 6 turned 7 past 7 past 8 the 8 the 9 dripping 9 dripping 10 willows 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 ' 3 o 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 7 ' 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 staring 11 staring 22 to 11 staring 24 . 12 at 13 the 12 at 15 , 13 the 14 hop-garden 15 , 17 the 17 the 18 hops 18 hops 19 were 19 were 20 just 19 were 21 ready 21 ready 22 to ' [what] are these ? 1 ' 5 ? 3 are 4 these 4 these 5 ? vines ? 1 vines 2 ? no , not vines , and they twine the wrong way to beans . ' 1 no 2 , 1 no 15 ' 2 , 3 not 3 not 4 vines 5 , 6 and 5 , 9 the 6 and 7 they 7 they 8 twine 9 the 10 wrong 10 wrong 11 way 11 way 12 to 12 to 13 beans 13 beans 14 . 14 . 15 ' he began to draw in his ready book . 1 he 6 his 1 he 9 . 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 draw 4 draw 5 in 5 in 6 his 6 his 8 book 7 ready 8 book ' [hops] . 1 ' 3 . new [since] [your] day [,] ['] [said] [puck] [.] 1 new 4 day ' [they] ['re] an herb of [mars] , and their flowers dried flavour ale . 1 ' 15 . 4 an 5 herb 5 herb 6 of 6 of 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 dried 10 their 11 flowers 10 their 12 dried 12 dried 13 flavour 13 flavour 14 ale 14 ale 15 . we say 1 we 2 say ' [turkeys] , [heresy] , [hops] , and [beer] [came] [into] [england] all in one year . ' 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 18 ' 3 , 8 and 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 and 13 all 14 in 13 all 17 . 14 in 15 one 15 one 16 year 17 . 18 ' ' [heresy] [i] know [.] 1 ' 4 know i 've seen [hops] [god] [be] praised for their beauty [!] 1 i 2 've 1 i 7 praised 2 've 3 seen 7 praised 8 for 8 for 9 their 9 their 10 beauty what is your [turkis] ? ' 1 what 2 is 1 what 5 ? 2 is 3 your 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 2 knew 1 they 11 they 2 knew 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 as 8 as 9 soon 9 soon 10 as 11 they 12 reached 12 reached 14 orchard 14 orchard 15 on 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 hill 17 hill 18 the 18 the 19 full 18 the 20 flock 18 the 24 . 20 flock 21 charged 21 charged 22 at 22 at 23 them out [came] [hal] ['s] [book] at once . 1 out 6 at 6 at 7 once 7 once 8 . ' [hoity-toity] ! ' he cried . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 he 5 he 6 cried 6 cried 7 . ' [here] 's [pride] in purple feathers ! 1 ' 7 feathers 1 ' 8 ! 3 's 5 in 5 in 6 purple 6 purple 7 feathers here's wrathy contempt [and] [the] [pomps] [of] [the] [flesh] ! 1 here's 10 ! 2 wrathy 3 contempt 3 contempt 10 ! how d'you call them ? ' 1 how 2 d'you 2 d'you 3 call 2 d'you 6 ' 3 call 4 them 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 3 ' 3 ' 20 . 4 the 5 children 4 the 7 , 7 , 8 as 7 , 20 . 8 as 9 the 9 the 10 old 10 old 12 raved 12 raved 13 and 13 and 14 flamed 13 and 15 against ' [save] [your] [magnificence] ! ' he said . 1 ' 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 he 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 . ' [i] 've drafted two good new things today . ' 1 ' 4 drafted 3 've 4 drafted 4 drafted 5 two 5 two 6 good 5 two 8 things 7 new 8 things 8 things 9 today 9 today 10 . 10 . 11 ' and he doffed his cap to the bubbling bird . 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 doffed 3 doffed 4 his 4 his 5 cap 5 cap 6 to 6 to 7 the 6 to 10 . 7 the 9 bird 8 bubbling 9 bird then they walked through the grass to the knoll where [little] [lindens] stands . 1 then 2 they 2 they 6 grass 2 they 9 knoll 3 walked 4 through 4 through 6 grass 5 the 6 grass 6 grass 7 to 8 the 9 knoll 9 knoll 13 stands 10 where 13 stands 13 stands 14 . the old farmhouse , weather-tiled to the ground , took almost the colour of a blood-ruby in the afternoon light . 1 the 2 old 2 old 15 a 3 farmhouse 4 , 3 farmhouse 5 weather-tiled 4 , 5 weather-tiled 5 weather-tiled 15 a 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 ground 8 ground 15 a 9 , 10 took 10 took 11 almost 11 almost 12 the 11 almost 15 a 13 colour 14 of 13 colour 15 a 15 a 16 blood-ruby 16 blood-ruby 17 in 17 in 18 the 17 in 19 afternoon 17 in 20 light 20 light 21 . the old spaniel in his barrel barked once or twice to show he was in charge of the empty house . 1 the 2 old 2 old 3 spaniel 3 spaniel 4 in 3 spaniel 12 show 3 spaniel 18 the 3 spaniel 19 empty 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 barrel 6 barrel 7 barked 7 barked 10 twice 8 once 10 twice 9 or 10 twice 11 to 12 show 12 show 14 was 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 in 15 in 16 charge 16 charge 17 of 19 empty 20 house 19 empty 21 . puck clicked back the garden-gate . 1 puck 2 clicked 2 clicked 3 back 3 back 4 the 3 back 5 garden-gate 3 back 6 . ' [d'you] [marvel] that [i] [love] it ? ' said [hal] , in a whisper . 1 ' 4 that 1 ' 8 ? 4 that 7 it 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 12 , 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 in 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 6 know 6 know 7 of 6 know 11 housen 8 the 9 nature 8 the 10 of 10 of 11 housen 11 housen 12 or 12 or 13 land 12 or 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' the old man was cutting a faggot in his garden by the hives . 1 the 6 a 2 old 3 man 2 old 6 a 3 man 4 was 5 cutting 6 a 6 a 7 faggot 6 a 8 in 6 a 13 hives 6 a 14 . 9 his 11 by 10 garden 11 by 11 by 12 the 11 by 13 hives 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 3 quite 3 quite 5 second 4 a 5 second 5 second 6 after 6 after 9 fell 7 his 8 chopper 8 chopper 9 fell 9 fell 10 that 10 that 11 the 10 that 12 chump 10 that 13 of 10 that 15 blow 10 that 16 reached 10 that 20 . 11 the 12 chump 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 blow 16 reached 17 their 17 their 18 lazy 17 their 19 ears ' [eh] yeh ! ' said [hal] . 1 ' 3 yeh 3 yeh 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [i] [mind] when where that old gaffer stands was [nether] [forge] [master] [john] [collins] 's foundry . 1 ' 18 . 4 when 5 where 5 where 6 that 5 where 8 gaffer 5 where 9 stands 7 old 8 gaffer 9 stands 10 was 10 was 16 's 16 's 17 foundry 17 foundry 18 . many a night has his big trip-hammer shook me in my bed here . 1 many 2 a 2 a 3 night 3 night 12 bed 4 has 5 his 5 his 6 big 6 big 7 trip-hammer 7 trip-hammer 12 bed 8 shook 9 me 8 shook 10 in 10 in 12 bed 11 my 12 bed 12 bed 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 2 the 2 the 5 east 5 east 6 , 6 , 13 's 13 's 14 forge 14 forge 17 answering 17 answering 18 his 18 his 19 brother 19 brother 20 , yes . 1 yes 2 . the valley was as full o ' forges and fineries [as] a [may] shaw o ' cuckoos . 1 the 2 valley 2 valley 3 was 3 was 4 as 3 was 5 full 3 was 17 cuckoos 5 full 6 o 6 o 7 ' 6 o 10 fineries 8 forges 9 and 8 forges 10 fineries 9 and 10 fineries 10 fineries 12 a 12 a 14 shaw 15 o 16 ' 16 ' 17 cuckoos 17 cuckoos 18 . all gone to grass now ! ' 1 all 2 gone 2 gone 3 to 2 gone 4 grass 4 grass 5 now 4 grass 7 ' 6 ! 7 ' ' [what] did they [make] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 did 1 ' 6 ? 1 ' 7 ' 3 did 4 they 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [guns] for the [king] ['s] ships and for others . 1 ' 3 for 3 for 4 the 4 the 7 ships 7 ships 8 and 8 and 11 . 9 for 10 others 9 for 11 . serpentines and cannon mostly . 1 serpentines 2 and 2 and 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 1 when 8 would 2 the 3 guns 3 guns 4 were 4 were 5 cast 5 cast 6 , 6 , 7 down 8 would 9 come 9 come 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 take 16 take 17 our 17 our 18 plough-oxen 18 plough-oxen 19 to 18 plough-oxen 21 them 19 to 20 haul 21 them 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 1 here 3 one 1 here 14 ' 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 first 6 first 7 and 7 and 9 craftsmen 9 craftsmen 11 the 10 of 11 the he fluttered back a page of his book , and showed them a young man 's head . 1 he 2 fluttered 2 fluttered 4 a 3 back 4 a 4 a 5 page 5 page 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 book 8 book 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 showed 11 showed 12 them 12 them 13 a 13 a 15 man 14 young 15 man 15 man 16 's 16 's 17 head 17 head 18 . underneath was written : ['] [sebastianus] . ' 1 underneath 2 was 2 was 3 written 2 was 7 . 3 written 4 : 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 1 i 3 him 3 him 4 thus 4 thus 16 'd 5 sitting 6 by 5 sitting 16 'd 7 our 8 fire 7 our 14 lands 8 fire 9 telling 11 of 12 the 11 of 14 lands 12 the 14 lands 13 new 14 lands 14 lands 16 'd 15 he 16 'd 16 'd 17 find 16 'd 23 . 17 find 18 the 18 the 20 side 19 far 20 side 20 side 22 world 21 the 22 world and he found them , too ! 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 them 4 them 7 ! 5 , 6 too 6 too 7 ! there 's a nose to cleave through unknown seas ! 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 a 1 there 6 cleave 4 nose 5 to 4 nose 6 cleave 6 cleave 9 seas 6 cleave 10 ! 7 through 8 unknown 7 through 9 seas cabot was his name a [bristol] lad half a foreigner . 1 cabot 2 was 2 was 3 his 2 was 5 a 2 was 8 half 3 his 4 name 5 a 7 lad 8 half 10 foreigner 9 a 10 foreigner 10 foreigner 11 . i set a heap by him . 1 i 2 set 1 i 4 heap 1 i 6 him 1 i 7 . 3 a 4 heap 5 by 6 him he helped me to my church-building . ' 1 he 6 church-building 2 helped 3 me 2 helped 4 to 4 to 6 church-building 5 my 6 church-building 6 church-building 8 ' 7 . 8 ' ' [i] thought that was [sir] [andrew] [barton] , ' said [dan] . 1 ' 10 ' 3 thought 4 that 4 that 5 was 5 was 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [ay] , but foundations before roofs , ' [hal] answered . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 9 ' 3 , 4 but 4 but 6 before 5 foundations 6 before 6 before 7 roofs 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 11 answered 9 ' 12 . ' [sebastian] [first] put me in the way of it . 1 ' 10 it 4 put 5 me 4 put 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 way 8 way 9 of 9 of 10 it 10 it 11 . they cared not , and it served me right , one split straw for my craft or my greatness . 1 they 2 cared 2 cared 3 not 2 cared 17 or 3 not 4 , 3 not 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 it 6 it 7 served 7 served 8 me 8 me 9 right 9 right 10 , 10 , 11 one 10 , 12 split 12 split 13 straw 13 straw 14 for 14 for 16 craft 15 my 16 craft 17 or 19 greatness 17 or 20 . 18 my 19 greatness what a murrain [call] [had] [i] , they said , to mell with old [st] [barnabas] ['] ? 1 what 2 a 1 what 18 ? 2 a 3 murrain 7 , 9 said 7 , 10 , 7 , 18 ? 8 they 9 said 10 , 11 to 11 to 12 mell 12 mell 13 with 13 with 14 old only [sir] [john] [pelham] up yonder [at] [brightling] bade me heart-up [and] [go] [on] . 1 only 5 up 5 up 15 . 6 yonder 11 heart-up 9 bade 10 me 10 me 11 heart-up 11 heart-up 15 . yet how could [i] ? 1 yet 5 ? 2 how 3 could 2 how 5 ? did [i] ask [master] [collins] for his timber-tug to haul [beams] ? 1 did 3 ask 1 did 12 ? 3 ask 6 for 6 for 7 his 7 his 8 timber-tug 8 timber-tug 10 haul 9 to 10 haul the oxen had gone to [lewes] [after] lime . 1 the 2 oxen 1 the 8 lime 2 oxen 3 had 3 had 4 gone 4 gone 5 to 8 lime 9 . did he promise me a set of iron cramps or ties for the roof ? 1 did 2 he 1 did 3 promise 1 did 9 cramps 1 did 15 ? 3 promise 4 me 4 me 5 a 5 a 7 of 6 set 7 of 7 of 8 iron 9 cramps 10 or 9 cramps 11 ties 11 ties 12 for 12 for 13 the 13 the 14 roof they never came to hand , or else they were spaulty or cracked . 1 they 2 never 1 they 9 they 1 they 11 spaulty 2 never 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 5 hand 6 , 7 or 7 or 8 else 8 else 9 they 9 they 10 were 11 spaulty 12 or 12 or 13 cracked 13 cracked 14 . so with everything . 1 so 2 with 2 with 3 everything 3 everything 4 . nothing said , but naught [done] [except] [i] [stood] [by] [them] , and then [done] amiss . 1 nothing 2 said 1 nothing 4 but 1 nothing 5 naught 3 , 4 but 5 naught 17 . 12 , 13 and 12 , 17 . 13 and 14 then 14 then 16 amiss i thought the countryside was fair bewitched . ' 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 4 countryside 2 thought 5 was 3 the 4 countryside 5 was 6 fair 6 fair 7 bewitched 7 bewitched 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [it] was , sure-ly , ' said [puck] , knees under chin . 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 7 ' 4 , 5 sure-ly 5 sure-ly 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 knees 11 knees 14 . 12 under 13 chin 13 chin 14 . ' [did] you never suspect ary one ? ' 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 9 ' 3 you 4 never 5 suspect 6 ary 6 ary 7 one 7 one 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 ' 28 . 5 came 6 for 6 for 7 his 7 his 8 guns 8 guns 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 played 10 and 28 . 13 played 14 him 14 him 15 the 15 the 19 tricks 19 tricks 20 as 20 as 21 he 21 he 23 played 23 played 24 me 24 me 26 my 24 me 27 ironwork 25 with 26 my 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 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 vow 10 vow 21 that 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 pass 13 pass 14 no 13 pass 16 for 14 no 15 cannon 16 for 17 the 17 the 20 service 20 service 21 that 21 that 22 were 21 that 25 . 22 were 23 not 23 not 24 perfect saints ! 1 saints 2 ! how [sebastian] stormed ! 1 how 4 ! 3 stormed 4 ! i know , for we sat on this bench sharing our sorrows inter-common . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 , 2 know 11 our 3 , 4 for 5 we 6 sat 5 we 11 our 7 on 9 bench 8 this 9 bench 9 bench 11 our 10 sharing 11 our 11 our 12 sorrows 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 ' 4 ' 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 4 ' 4 ' 26 . 5 em 25 ale 7 the 8 foundations 8 foundations 9 , 9 , 11 we 11 we 12 were 12 were 15 and 13 strengthening 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 went 16 went 17 into 17 into 18 the 18 the 24 of 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 2 they 1 and 9 and 2 they 3 all 4 wagged 9 and 5 their 6 sinful 6 sinful 7 heads 7 heads 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 agreed 9 and 11 . 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 8 me 8 me 9 as ' [when] [i] [brought] my [sweet] news to [lindens] , [sebastian] [was] limewashing the kitchen-beams for [mother] . 1 ' 5 my 5 my 7 news 7 news 8 to 8 to 10 , 10 , 15 kitchen-beams 13 limewashing 14 the 14 the 15 kitchen-beams 15 kitchen-beams 16 for 16 for 18 . he loved her like a son . 1 he 2 loved 2 loved 3 her 2 loved 5 a 2 loved 6 son 4 like 5 a 6 son 7 . " ' [cheer] up , lad , " he says . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 up 4 up 5 , 5 , 6 lad 6 lad 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 says 10 says 11 . " [god] 's where [he] was . 1 " 3 's 1 " 7 . 4 where 6 was 4 where 7 . only [you] [and] [i] [chance] to be pure [pute] [asses] . 1 only 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 pure 8 pure 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 3 been 4 tricked 4 tricked 5 , 5 , 15 sailor 7 , 8 and 7 , 13 , 8 and 9 more 9 more 10 shame 10 shame 12 me 11 to 12 me 13 , 14 a 14 a 15 sailor 15 sailor 16 , 15 sailor 24 ! 16 , 17 that 19 did 20 not 20 not 23 before 20 not 24 ! 21 guess 23 before 22 it 23 before meantime [andrew] [barton] [hawks] off the [port] of [rye] [.] 1 meantime 5 off 5 off 6 the 6 the 8 of and why ? 1 and 2 why 2 why 3 ? clear as the [irish] coast at noonday ! " 1 clear 2 as 2 as 3 the 3 the 5 coast 5 coast 6 at 6 at 7 noonday 7 noonday 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " ['] [it] is sure , large profit . 1 " 4 is 1 " 9 . 4 is 6 , 5 sure 6 , 6 , 7 large 6 , 8 profit men 'll dare any gallows for that . 1 men 3 dare 2 'll 3 dare 3 dare 4 any 3 dare 7 that 4 any 5 gallows 6 for 7 that 7 that 8 . i have been a trader [myself] , " says he . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 been 3 been 4 a 4 a 5 trader 5 trader 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 says 9 says 10 he 10 he 11 . " we must be [upsides] with ' em for the honour of [bristol] . " 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 must 2 we 14 . 3 must 4 be 4 be 11 honour 6 with 8 em 7 ' 8 em 8 em 9 for 9 for 10 the 10 the 11 honour 11 honour 12 of 14 . 15 " ' [then] he hatched a plot , sitting on the limewash bucket . 1 ' 3 he 3 he 4 hatched 4 hatched 5 a 5 a 6 plot 6 plot 7 , 7 , 8 sitting 8 sitting 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 limewash 11 limewash 12 bucket 12 bucket 13 . 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 2 gave 2 gave 4 to 2 gave 12 made 4 to 5 ride 5 ride 9 to 11 and 12 made 12 made 13 a 13 a 15 of 14 show 15 of 15 of 16 taking 16 taking 17 farewells 17 farewells 18 of 18 of 19 our 18 of 26 . 19 our 20 friends 20 friends 21 especially 21 especially 22 of a thick mist , and a moon striking through . 1 a 2 thick 2 thick 3 mist 3 mist 4 , 4 , 7 moon 5 and 6 a 6 a 7 moon 7 moon 8 striking 7 moon 9 through 9 through 10 . ' [i] [had] no sooner locked the tower-door [behind] [us] [than] [over] [goes] [sebastian] [full] length in the dark . 1 ' 4 no 1 ' 5 sooner 5 sooner 6 locked 6 locked 7 the 7 the 8 tower-door 8 tower-door 16 length 16 length 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 dark 19 dark 20 . " ' [pest] ! " he says . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 " 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 says 7 says 8 . " step high and feel [low] , [hal] . 1 " 2 step 2 step 4 and 2 step 9 . 3 high 4 and 4 and 5 feel 5 feel 7 , i 've stumbled over guns before . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 stumbled 3 stumbled 4 over 4 over 6 before 5 guns 6 before 6 before 7 . 7 . 8 " no conceal at all ! 1 no 2 conceal 1 no 3 at 3 at 4 all 4 all 5 ! " ' [there] ['s] [two] [demi-cannon] my [end] , " says [sebastian] , slapping metal . 1 " 10 " 2 ' 10 " 7 my 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 says 10 " 16 . 13 , 14 slapping 14 slapping 15 metal 15 metal 16 . " they 'll be for [andrew] [barton] 's lower deck . 1 " 2 they 1 " 11 . 2 they 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 for 8 's 9 lower 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 3 is 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 his 3 is 5 ware-house 3 is 10 his 6 , 10 his 7 his 8 arsenal 8 arsenal 9 , 8 arsenal 10 his 10 his 11 armoury 10 his 12 ! now see you why your pokings and pryings have raised the [devil] in [sussex] ? 1 now 3 you 2 see 3 you 3 you 4 why 4 why 5 your 4 why 15 ? 5 your 6 pokings 6 pokings 8 pryings 7 and 8 pryings 9 have 10 raised 9 have 15 ? 10 raised 11 the 11 the 13 in you 've hindered [john] 's lawful trade for months , " and he [laughed] [where] he [lay] . 1 you 2 've 2 've 3 hindered 3 hindered 18 . 5 's 6 lawful 6 lawful 7 trade 6 lawful 10 , 7 trade 8 for 8 for 9 months 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 and 12 and 13 he 12 and 18 . 13 he 16 he " ' [aha] [!] 1 " 2 ' your [devil] [has] [left] [his] doublet ! 1 your 6 doublet 6 doublet 7 ! does it become me , [hal] [?] " 1 does 2 it 1 does 3 become 3 become 4 me 4 me 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 9 shafts 3 it 4 on 4 on 5 and 5 and 6 capers 6 capers 7 in 7 in 8 the 9 shafts 11 window-moonlight 10 of 11 window-moonlight 11 window-moonlight 14 . 12 won'erful 13 devilish-like 13 devilish-like 14 . " ' [if] you 'd keep out the [devil] , [shut] the [door] , " he whispered . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 you 2 ' 18 . 4 you 5 'd 6 keep 7 out 7 out 8 the 8 the 10 , 10 , 12 the 12 the 14 , 14 , 16 he 14 , 18 . 15 " 16 he 16 he 17 whispered " and that 's another false proverb , [hal] , for [i] can [hear] your tower-door opening . " 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 5 another 5 another 6 false 6 false 7 proverb 7 proverb 8 , 7 proverb 19 " 8 , 10 , 10 , 11 for 11 for 13 can 15 your 16 tower-door 16 tower-door 17 opening 17 opening 18 . 18 . 19 " " ' [i] locked it . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 locked 4 locked 5 it 5 it 6 . who a-plague has another key , then ? " 1 who 2 a-plague 1 who 8 ? 2 a-plague 3 has 2 a-plague 5 key 2 a-plague 7 then 4 another 5 key 6 , 7 then 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 " 2 ' 1 " 13 " 2 ' 4 the 4 the 5 congregation 5 congregation 6 , 6 , 7 to 7 to 8 judge 8 judge 9 by 10 their 11 feet 10 their 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 says 15 says 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 peers 18 peers 20 the 20 the 21 blackness 21 blackness 22 . " still ! 1 " 2 still 1 " 3 ! still , [hal] [!] 1 still 2 , hear ' em grunt ! 1 hear 3 em 2 ' 3 em 3 em 4 grunt 4 grunt 5 ! that 's [more] o ' my [serpentines] [,] [i] ['ll] [be] bound . 1 that 2 's 2 's 12 bound 2 's 13 . 4 o 5 ' 5 ' 6 my 6 my 12 bound one two three four they bear in ! 1 one 2 two 2 two 3 three 2 two 6 bear 2 two 8 ! 3 three 4 four 4 four 5 they 6 bear 7 in faith , [andrew] equips [himself] [like] [an] [admiral] ! 1 faith 2 , 2 , 9 ! 4 equips 9 ! twenty-four serpentines in all ! " 1 twenty-four 2 serpentines 2 serpentines 3 in 3 in 4 all 3 in 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 6 been 4 it 7 an 5 had 6 been 7 an 8 echo 7 an 9 , 9 , 20 : 10 we 11 heard 11 heard 15 voice 14 's 15 voice 15 voice 16 come 16 come 17 up 17 up 18 all 17 up 19 hollow 19 hollow 20 : 20 : 21 " 20 : 23 serpentines 22 twenty-four 23 serpentines 23 serpentines 24 and 23 serpentines 26 demi-cannon 25 two 26 demi-cannon 26 demi-cannon 27 . that 's the [full] tally [for] [sir] [andrew] [barton] . " 1 that 2 's 1 that 3 the 3 the 5 tally 5 tally 10 . 10 . 11 " " ' [courtesy] costs naught , " whispers [sebastian] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 naught 2 ' 4 costs 5 naught 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 whispers 8 whispers 10 . " shall [i] drop my dagger on his head ? " 1 " 2 shall 2 shall 4 drop 4 drop 8 his 5 my 6 dagger 6 dagger 7 on 6 dagger 8 his 8 his 9 head 8 his 10 ? 8 his 11 " " ' [they] go [over] to [rye] [o] ' [thursday] in the wool-wains , hid under the wool-packs . 1 " 9 ' 1 " 18 wool-packs 2 ' 4 go 2 ' 9 ' 4 go 6 to 11 in 12 the 11 in 14 , 12 the 13 wool-wains 14 , 15 hid 15 hid 16 under 16 under 17 the 17 the 18 wool-packs 18 wool-packs 19 . dirk [brenzett] meets them [at] [udimore] , as before , " says [john] . 1 dirk 3 meets 3 meets 4 them 4 them 7 , 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 before 9 before 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 14 . 12 says 14 . " ' [lord] [!] 1 " 2 ' what a worn , handsmooth trade it is ! " [says] [sebastian] . 1 what 8 is 1 what 13 . 2 a 3 worn 2 a 6 trade 3 worn 4 , 4 , 5 handsmooth 6 trade 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 ! 9 ! 10 " " [i] [lay] we are the sole two babes in the village that have not our lawful share in the venture . " 1 " 4 we 4 we 5 are 5 are 7 sole 5 are 14 have 6 the 7 sole 8 two 9 babes 9 babes 12 village 10 in 11 the 10 in 12 village 11 the 12 village 12 village 13 that 13 that 14 have 14 have 15 not 15 not 16 our 16 our 18 share 16 our 21 venture 16 our 22 . 17 lawful 18 share 18 share 19 in 19 in 20 the 22 . 23 " ' [there] was a full score folk below , [talking] like all [robertsbridge] [market] . 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 15 . 3 was 5 full 3 was 6 score 4 a 5 full 6 score 7 folk 7 folk 8 below 8 below 9 , 9 , 11 like 11 like 12 all we counted them by voice . 1 we 5 voice 2 counted 3 them 2 counted 5 voice 3 them 4 by 5 voice 6 . ' [master] [john] [collins] pipes : " [the] [guns] for the [french] carrack must lie here next month . 1 ' 7 " 5 pipes 6 : 6 : 7 " 7 " 10 for 10 for 11 the 11 the 13 carrack 13 carrack 14 must 14 must 15 lie 15 lie 16 here 16 here 18 month 17 next 18 month 18 month 19 . will , [when] [does] [your] [young] [fool] " ( me , so please you ! ) " come back [from] [lunnon] [?] ["] 1 will 19 back 2 , 8 " 2 , 17 " 8 " 9 ( 9 ( 10 me 10 me 11 , 11 , 12 so 12 so 13 please 13 please 14 you 14 you 15 ! 14 you 16 ) 17 " 18 come 18 come 19 back " ' [no] odds , " [i] [heard] [ticehurst] [will] answer . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 odds 4 odds 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 11 answer 11 answer 12 . " [lay] ' em [just] [where] you 've a mind , [mus] ' [collins] . 1 " 3 ' 1 " 11 , 3 ' 4 em 4 em 7 you 7 you 8 've 8 've 9 a 9 a 10 mind 11 , 15 . 13 ' 15 . we 're all too afraid o ' [the] [devil] to mell with the tower now . " 1 we 2 're 2 're 4 too 2 're 5 afraid 3 all 4 too 5 afraid 11 mell 6 o 7 ' 7 ' 10 to 10 to 11 mell 11 mell 12 with 11 mell 17 " 13 the 14 tower 14 tower 15 now 15 now 16 . 16 . 17 " and the long knave laughed . 1 and 4 knave 2 the 3 long 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 " 2 ' 1 " 15 , 2 ' 4 ! 2 ' 5 ' 5 ' 6 tis 6 tis 8 enow 7 easy 8 enow 8 enow 9 for 9 for 10 you 9 for 11 to 11 to 12 raise 12 raise 13 the 15 , 26 . 17 , 18 " 17 , 23 of 18 " 19 says 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 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 roars 5 roars 7 , 5 roars 21 devilish-like 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 ere 11 could 12 hold 12 hold 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 leaps 15 he 17 down 17 down 19 stairs 18 the 19 stairs 19 stairs 21 devilish-like 20 won'erful 21 devilish-like 21 devilish-like 22 howling 22 howling 23 no 23 no 24 bounds 24 bounds 25 . he had scarce time to lay out for the nearest than they ran . 1 he 2 had 1 he 12 they 2 had 3 scarce 2 had 4 time 4 time 5 to 6 lay 7 out 7 out 10 nearest 8 for 10 nearest 9 the 10 nearest 10 nearest 11 than 11 than 12 they 12 they 13 ran 13 ran 14 . saints , how they ran ! 1 saints 2 , 1 saints 3 how 3 how 5 ran 4 they 5 ran 5 ran 6 ! we heard [them] pound on the [door] of the [bell] [tavern] , and then we ran too . 1 we 2 heard 1 we 15 we 4 pound 5 on 5 on 6 the 6 the 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 we 15 we 16 ran 15 we 17 too 17 too 18 . " ' [what] 's [next] ? " [says] [sebastian] , [looping] [up] [his] [cow-tail] as he leaped the briars . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 17 leaped 4 's 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 10 , 10 , 15 as 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 leaped 17 leaped 18 the 18 the 19 briars 19 briars 20 . " [i] 've [broke] [honest] [john] 's face . " 1 " 3 've 1 " 10 " 7 's 8 face 8 face 9 . 9 . 10 " " ' [ride] to [sir] [john] [pelham] 's , " [i] said . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 " 2 ' 4 to 8 's 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 said 12 said 13 . " he is the only one that ever stood by me . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 6 one 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 only 5 only 6 one 6 one 8 ever 7 that 8 ever 8 ever 9 stood 8 ever 12 . 9 stood 11 me 10 by 11 me 12 . 13 " " ['wel-a-well] ! " he says . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 says 6 says 7 . " [i] 'll [see] [justice] done before daylight . 1 " 3 'll 1 " 9 . 6 done 7 before 7 before 8 daylight 8 daylight 9 . what 's your complaint ? 1 what 2 's 2 's 3 your 2 's 4 complaint 4 complaint 5 ? master [collins] [is] [my] old friend . " 1 master 8 " 5 old 6 friend 6 friend 7 . 7 . 8 " " ' [he] 's none of mine , " [i] cried . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 " 4 's 5 none 5 none 6 of 6 of 7 mine 7 mine 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 . 11 cried 12 . " ' [ah] , but [ye] see [now] they needed it for another use , " says he smoothly . 1 " 16 " 2 ' 16 " 4 , 5 but 4 , 9 they 5 but 7 see 9 they 10 needed 10 needed 11 it 10 needed 12 for 12 for 13 another 13 another 14 use 14 use 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 says 16 " 20 . 18 he 19 smoothly 18 he 20 . " also they did my serpentines , " [sebastian] [cries] . 1 " 3 they 1 " 8 " 2 also 3 they 3 they 4 did 5 my 6 serpentines 6 serpentines 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 11 . " [i] [should] [be] [half] [across] [the] [western] [ocean] [by] now if my guns had been ready . 1 " 11 now 1 " 18 . 11 now 12 if 13 my 14 guns 14 guns 15 had 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 ready 17 ready 18 . but they 're sold to a [scotch] pirate by your old friend " 1 but 2 they 2 they 8 pirate 2 they 10 your 3 're 5 to 4 sold 5 to 5 to 8 pirate 6 a 8 pirate 9 by 10 your 10 your 12 friend 11 old 12 friend 12 friend 13 " " ' [where] ['s] [your] proof ? " says [sir] [john] , stroking his beard . 1 " 8 " 1 " 13 stroking 2 ' 6 proof 2 ' 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 says 12 , 13 stroking 13 stroking 15 beard 14 his 15 beard 15 beard 16 . " ' [words] [!] 1 " 2 ' words only , " says [sir] [john] [.] 1 words 2 only 1 words 4 " 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 says " [master] [collins] is somewhat of a liar [at] [best] . " 1 " 4 is 4 is 5 somewhat 5 somewhat 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 liar 8 liar 11 . 11 . 12 " " ' [yours] , manifestly , " says [sir] [john] . 1 " 4 , 1 " 7 " 2 ' 4 , 5 manifestly 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 11 . 8 says 11 . " [you] come with the [king] ['s] [order] for ' em , and [master] [collins] casts [them] in his foundry . 1 " 3 come 1 " 21 . 3 come 4 with 4 with 5 the 9 for 11 em 10 ' 11 em 11 em 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 21 . 13 and 16 casts 16 casts 18 in 18 in 20 foundry 19 his 20 foundry what a coil to make of a mere act of neighbourly kindness , lad ! " 1 what 2 a 1 what 15 ! 2 a 3 coil 3 coil 4 to 4 to 5 make 5 make 6 of 6 of 11 neighbourly 7 a 8 mere 7 a 11 neighbourly 8 mere 9 act 9 act 10 of 11 neighbourly 14 lad 12 kindness 13 , 13 , 14 lad 15 ! 16 " " ' [i] fear [i] have requited [him] very scurvily , " [says] [sebastian] , [looking] [at] [his] [knuckles] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 have 2 ' 4 fear 6 have 7 requited 7 requited 20 . 9 very 10 scurvily 9 very 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 15 , 15 , 20 . " but what of the demi-cannon ? 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 what 3 what 7 ? 4 of 6 demi-cannon 4 of 7 ? 5 the 6 demi-cannon i could do with ' em well , but they are not in the [king] 's [order] . " 1 i 2 could 2 could 4 with 3 do 4 with 4 with 6 em 5 ' 6 em 6 em 7 well 6 em 19 " 8 , 9 but 8 , 18 . 9 but 10 they 10 they 11 are 11 are 12 not 11 are 13 in 13 in 14 the 16 's 18 . 18 . 19 " " ' [kindness] loving-kindness , " says [sir] [john] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 " 4 loving-kindness 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 10 . 7 says 10 . " [questionless] , in his zeal for the [king] and his love for you , [john] [adds] [those] [two] cannon as a gift . 1 " 3 , 1 " 24 . 3 , 4 in 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 zeal 7 for 8 the 7 for 23 gift 8 the 10 and 11 his 12 love 12 love 13 for 13 for 14 you 14 you 15 , 15 , 20 cannon 20 cannon 21 as 21 as 22 a 22 a 23 gift 23 gift 24 . ' [tis] [plain] as [this] coming daylight , ye stockfish ! " 1 ' 4 as 1 ' 12 " 6 coming 7 daylight 7 daylight 8 , 8 , 9 ye 9 ye 10 stockfish 9 ye 11 ! 11 ! 12 " " ['so] it is , " says [sebastian] . 1 " 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 9 . 7 says 9 . " oh , [sir] [john] , [sir] [john] , why did you never use the [sea] ? 1 " 2 oh 1 " 9 , 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 6 , 9 , 10 why 10 why 11 did 11 did 12 you 11 did 17 ? 12 you 13 never 13 never 14 use 14 use 15 the you are lost ashore . " 1 you 4 ashore 1 you 5 . 2 are 4 ashore 3 lost 4 ashore 5 . 6 " and he looked on him with [great] [love] [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 4 on 2 he 3 looked 4 on 5 him 5 him 6 with " ' [i] [do] my [best] in my station . " 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 . 2 ' 5 my 7 in 8 my 8 my 9 station 9 station 10 . 10 . 11 " ye surprise him , [i] [say] , cruelly . " 1 ye 10 " 2 surprise 3 him 3 him 4 , 4 , 7 , 7 , 8 cruelly 8 cruelly 9 . 9 . 10 " " ' [truth] , [sir] [john] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 7 . if you had seen him run ! " [says] [sebastian] [.] 1 if 2 you 1 if 7 ! 2 you 3 had 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 5 him 5 him 6 run 7 ! 8 " are ye content , lads ? " 1 are 2 ye 1 are 3 content 2 ye 3 content 3 content 4 , 4 , 6 ? 5 lads 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " ' [i] ['d] commit [any] [treason] [for] two demi-cannon , ' said [sebastian] , and rubs [his] [hands] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 12 ' 2 ' 5 commit 9 two 10 demi-cannon 10 demi-cannon 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 rubs 17 rubs 20 . " ye have just compounded with rank treason-felony for the same [bribe] , " says [sir] [john] . 1 " 2 ye 2 ye 3 have 3 have 4 just 4 just 5 compounded 4 just 8 treason-felony 5 compounded 6 with 7 rank 8 treason-felony 8 treason-felony 10 the 8 treason-felony 15 says 9 for 10 the 10 the 11 same 11 same 13 , 13 , 14 " 15 says 18 . " [wherefore] to horse , and get the guns . " ' 1 " 3 to 1 " 11 " 4 horse 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 get 7 get 8 the 8 the 9 guns 9 guns 10 . 10 . 11 " 11 " 12 ' ' [but] [master] [collins] [meant] the guns for [sir] [andrew] [barton] all along , didn't he ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 6 the 1 ' 18 ' 1 ' 19 said 6 the 7 guns 7 guns 8 for 8 for 12 all 13 along 14 , 14 , 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 he 15 didn't 17 ? 17 ? 18 ' 19 said 21 . ' [questionless] , that he did , ' said [hal] . 1 ' 8 ' 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [but] he [lost] [them] . 1 ' 3 he 3 he 6 . ' [and] what did [we] [i] mean , what did [our] [village] do ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 14 ? 1 ' 15 ' 3 what 7 mean 3 what 8 , 4 did 7 mean 8 , 9 what 9 what 10 did 10 did 13 do 13 do 14 ? 15 ' 16 said 16 said 18 . ' [oh] ! 1 ' 3 ! bore it nobly nobly , ' cried [hal] . 1 bore 2 it 2 it 9 . 3 nobly 4 nobly 3 nobly 9 . 4 nobly 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 cried ' [though] they had tricked me [,] [i] was proud [of] [them] . 1 ' 13 . 3 they 4 had 4 had 6 me 4 had 9 was 5 tricked 6 me 9 was 10 proud 10 proud 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 2 came 2 came 3 out 3 out 4 of 4 of 6 housen 5 their 6 housen 6 housen 7 , 7 , 8 looked 8 looked 9 at 8 looked 10 that 10 that 24 shut-mouthed 11 little 12 army 12 army 13 as 13 as 14 though 13 as 24 shut-mouthed 15 it 16 had 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 a 18 a 19 post 19 post 20 , 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 went 22 went 24 shut-mouthed 23 their 24 shut-mouthed 24 shut-mouthed 25 way 25 way 26 . never a sign ! 1 never 2 a 2 a 3 sign 3 sign 4 ! 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 2 'd 1 they 12 . 2 'd 3 ha 2 'd 5 perished 4 ' 5 perished 5 perished 6 sooner 6 sooner 7 than 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 2 that 3 villain 3 villain 4 , 4 , 27 . 7 , 8 coming 8 coming 9 out 8 coming 17 , 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 13 for 14 his 15 morning 14 his 16 ale 16 ale 17 , 17 , 18 he 18 he 21 runs 18 he 27 . 21 runs 26 horse " " [ware] , [sirrah] [devil] ! " cries [sir] [john] [,] reining back . 1 " 2 " 2 " 4 , 4 , 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 cries 9 cries 13 reining 13 reining 14 back 14 back 15 . " ' [oh] ! " says [will] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 " 4 ! 5 " 5 " 8 . 6 says 8 . " [market-day] , is it ? 1 " 5 it 3 , 4 is 4 is 5 it 5 it 6 ? and all the bullocks [from] [brightling] here ? " 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 bullocks 4 bullocks 9 " 7 here 8 ? 8 ? 9 " ' [i] [spared] him his belting for that the brazen knave ! 1 ' 10 brazen 4 him 5 his 4 him 6 belting 6 belting 7 for 7 for 8 that 7 for 10 brazen 9 the 10 brazen 10 brazen 11 knave 11 knave 12 ! ' [but] [john] [collins] was our masterpiece [!] 1 ' 7 masterpiece 5 was 6 our 5 was 7 masterpiece 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 2 happened 1 he 5 his 2 happened 3 along-street 3 along-street 4 ( 5 his 8 up 8 up 12 clouted 12 clouted 13 him 12 clouted 25 . 13 him 14 ) 14 ) 15 when 15 when 16 we 16 we 17 were 17 were 18 trundling 19 the 21 demi-cannon 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 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 reckon 4 reckon 5 you 5 you 9 middlin 6 'll 7 find 7 find 9 middlin 8 her 9 middlin 9 middlin 10 ' 9 middlin 11 heavy 11 heavy 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 says 15 says 16 . " if you 've a mind to pay , [i] ['ll] loan ye my timber-tug . 1 " 15 timber-tug 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 've 4 've 5 a 5 a 6 mind 5 a 15 timber-tug 6 mind 7 to 7 to 8 pay 8 pay 9 , 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 2 won't 2 won't 3 lie 2 won't 4 easy 4 easy 5 on 5 on 6 ary 6 ary 7 wool-wain 7 wool-wain 8 . 8 . 9 " ' [that] was the one [time] [i] ever [saw] [sebastian] taken [flat] [aback] . 1 ' 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 one 5 one 8 ever 8 ever 11 taken 11 taken 14 . he opened and shut his mouth , fishy-like . 1 he 2 opened 2 opened 3 and 3 and 4 shut 4 shut 6 mouth 4 shut 7 , 5 his 6 mouth 7 , 8 fishy-like 7 , 9 . " ' [no] offence , " says [master] [john] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 offence 4 offence 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 10 . 7 says 10 . " you 've got her reasonable good cheap . 1 " 2 you 2 you 8 cheap 3 've 4 got 4 got 7 good 4 got 8 cheap 5 her 7 good 6 reasonable 7 good 8 cheap 9 . i thought ye might not grudge me a groat if [i] helped move her . " 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 ye 3 ye 6 grudge 3 ye 14 her 4 might 5 not 5 not 6 grudge 7 me 9 groat 8 a 9 groat 9 groat 10 if 9 groat 12 helped 12 helped 13 move 13 move 14 her 14 her 16 " 15 . 16 " ah , he was a masterpiece ! 1 ah 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 masterpiece 6 masterpiece 7 ! ' [neither] then [nor] [later] ? ' said [puck] . 1 ' 3 then 1 ' 7 ' 3 then 6 ? 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [once] . 1 ' 3 . ' [twas] after he gave [st] [barnabas] ['] the new chime [of] bells . 1 ' 14 . 3 after 4 he 4 he 5 gave 5 gave 9 the 9 the 11 chime 10 new 11 chime 11 chime 13 bells 13 bells 14 . " ask and have " was their song . ) 1 " 5 " 1 " 10 ) 2 ask 4 have 3 and 4 have 4 have 5 " 5 " 6 was 7 their 10 ) 8 song 9 . 8 song 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 2 had 3 rung 3 rung 19 that 4 ' 12 the 5 em 6 in 6 in 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 tower 13 tower 14 with 14 with 18 , 18 , 19 that 19 that 20 gave 20 gave 21 us 20 gave 24 . 21 us 22 our 22 our 23 rood-screen the old man pinches the bell-rope one hand and scratches his neck with t'other . 1 the 2 old 2 old 3 man 3 man 14 t'other 4 pinches 5 the 5 the 6 bell-rope 6 bell-rope 9 and 6 bell-rope 14 t'other 7 one 8 hand 8 hand 9 and 10 scratches 11 his 11 his 12 neck 12 neck 13 with 13 with 14 t'other 14 t'other 15 . " sooner she was pulling yon clapper than my neck , he says . 1 " 2 sooner 2 sooner 3 she 2 sooner 8 than 2 sooner 12 he 2 sooner 14 . 3 she 4 was 4 was 5 pulling 5 pulling 6 yon 7 clapper 8 than 8 than 10 neck 8 than 11 , 9 my 10 neck 12 he 13 says that was all ! 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 ! that was [sussex] seely [sussex] [for] everlasting . ' 1 that 2 was 1 that 7 everlasting 2 was 4 seely 7 everlasting 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [and] what happened after ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 6 ? 1 ' 7 ' 3 what 4 happened 3 what 6 ? 4 happened 5 after 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [i] [went] back [into] [england] , ' said [hal] , slowly . 1 ' 4 back 1 ' 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 slowly 12 slowly 13 . ' [i] ['d] [had] my lesson [against] pride . 1 ' 8 pride 5 my 6 lesson 5 my 8 pride 8 pride 9 . but they tell me [i] [left] [st] [barnabas] ['] a jewel [just] about a jewel ! 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 4 me 10 a 10 a 11 jewel 11 jewel 15 jewel 13 about 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 ' 4 for 1 ' 25 . 5 and 6 among 6 among 8 own 6 among 9 people 6 among 10 , 7 my 8 own 10 , 11 and 11 and 17 never 11 and 25 . 17 never 18 knew 18 knew 21 or 19 such 21 or 20 trouble 21 or 21 or 22 such 22 such 23 triumph 23 triumph 24 since that 's the nature o ' things . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 the 3 the 4 nature 4 nature 5 o 5 o 6 ' 5 o 7 things 7 things 8 . a dear dear land . ' 1 a 2 dear 1 a 4 land 2 dear 3 dear 4 land 5 . 5 . 6 ' he dropped his chin on his chest . 1 he 2 dropped 2 dropped 3 his 3 his 4 chin 4 chin 5 on 5 on 6 his 6 his 7 chest 7 chest 8 . ' [there] 's [your] [father] [at] [the] [forge] . 1 ' 9 . 3 's 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 ? 1 what 10 ' 2 's 4 talking 3 he 4 talking 4 talking 5 to 8 about 9 ? 10 ' 11 said 10 ' 22 . 13 , 17 with 14 opening 17 with 15 his 16 hand 16 hand 17 with 17 with 19 leaves 18 three 19 leaves 19 leaves 21 it 20 in 21 it 21 it 22 . dan looked towards the cottage . 1 dan 5 cottage 2 looked 3 towards 3 towards 5 cottage 4 the 5 cottage 5 cottage 6 . ' [oh] , [i] know . 1 ' 5 know 3 , 5 know 5 know 6 . it 's that old oak lying across the brook . 1 it 2 's 1 it 5 oak 2 's 3 that 4 old 5 oak 5 oak 6 lying 5 oak 9 brook 7 across 8 the 8 the 9 brook 9 brook 10 . pater always wants it grubbed . ' 1 pater 2 always 1 pater 7 ' 3 wants 4 it 4 it 5 grubbed 5 grubbed 6 . 6 . 7 ' in the [still] valley they could hear old [hobden] 's deep tones . 1 in 2 the 1 in 8 old 1 in 10 's 1 in 13 . 2 the 4 valley 4 valley 5 they 5 they 6 could 6 could 7 hear 11 deep 12 tones 12 tones 13 . ' [have] it [as] you 've a mind to , ' he was saying . 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 11 ' 5 you 6 've 6 've 7 a 7 a 8 mind 8 mind 9 to 9 to 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 saying 14 saying 15 . ' [but] the vivers of her roots they hold the bank [together] . 1 ' 3 the 3 the 4 vivers 4 vivers 5 of 5 of 6 her 6 her 7 roots 7 roots 11 bank 8 they 9 hold 9 hold 10 the 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 13 . 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 2 you 3 grub 2 you 4 her 2 you 10 'll 4 her 5 out 4 her 6 , 4 her 9 she 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 bank 10 'll 12 come 10 'll 23 'll 11 all 12 come 12 come 13 tearin 14 ' 18 ' 15 down 16 , 16 , 17 an 17 an 18 ' 18 ' 19 next 19 next 20 floods 19 next 21 the 19 next 23 'll 21 the 22 brook 23 'll 25 up 23 'll 26 . 24 swarve 25 up but [have] it [as] you 've a mind . 1 but 3 it 3 it 9 . 5 you 6 've 5 you 9 . 6 've 7 a 7 a 8 mind the [mistuss] [she] sets a heap by the ferns on her trunk . 1 the 4 sets 4 sets 6 heap 5 a 6 heap 6 heap 7 by 7 by 8 the 7 by 9 ferns 9 ferns 10 on 10 on 11 her 11 her 12 trunk 12 trunk 13 . ' [oh] ! 1 ' 3 ! i 'll think it over , ' said [the] [pater] . 1 i 2 'll 1 i 11 . 2 'll 3 think 3 think 5 over 4 it 5 over 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 . una laughed a little bubbling chuckle . 1 una 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 a 2 laughed 5 bubbling 3 a 4 little 5 bubbling 6 chuckle 6 chuckle 7 . ' [what] [devil] 's [in] that [belfry] ? ' said [hal] , with a lazy laugh . 1 ' 8 ? 1 ' 9 ' 4 's 6 that 6 that 8 ? 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 with 13 with 16 laugh 14 a 15 lazy 14 a 16 laugh 16 laugh 17 . ' [that] [should] be a [hobden] by his voice . ' 1 ' 4 be 1 ' 11 ' 4 be 5 a 5 a 7 by 8 his 9 voice 8 his 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [why] , the oak is the regular bridge for all the rabbits between [the] [three] [acre] and [our] meadow . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 20 meadow 4 the 5 oak 4 the 9 bridge 5 oak 6 is 6 is 7 the 7 the 8 regular 9 bridge 10 for 10 for 11 all 11 all 12 the 12 the 13 rabbits 13 rabbits 14 between 14 between 18 and 18 and 20 meadow 20 meadow 21 . the best place for wires on the farm , [hobden] [says] . 1 the 2 best 2 best 3 place 3 place 4 for 4 for 5 wires 5 wires 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 farm 8 farm 9 , 9 , 12 . he 's got two there now , ' [una] answered [.] 1 he 2 's 1 he 3 got 3 got 4 two 4 two 5 there 5 there 6 now 5 there 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 answered ' [he] won't ever let it be grubbed ! ' 1 ' 10 ' 3 won't 5 let 4 ever 5 let 5 let 7 be 6 it 7 be 7 be 8 grubbed 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 4 , 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 darling 6 darling 7 , 7 , 12 by 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 1 if 27 . 2 you 3 meet 3 meet 8 , 8 , 9 dressed 9 dressed 10 in 9 dressed 11 blue 11 blue 13 red 12 and 13 red 14 , 16 be 16 be 17 careful 17 careful 18 what 18 what 19 you 18 what 20 say 20 say 22 and 21 , 22 and 22 and 23 mindful 22 and 24 what 24 what 26 said 25 is 26 said 26 said 27 . knocks and footsteps round the house whistles after dark [you] 've no call for running out till the house-dogs bark . 1 knocks 2 and 2 and 3 footsteps 3 footsteps 4 round 4 round 5 the 4 round 7 whistles 4 round 8 after 5 the 6 house 8 after 9 dark 8 after 19 house-dogs 8 after 21 . 11 've 12 no 12 no 13 call 12 no 14 for 14 for 15 running 15 running 16 out 16 out 17 till 17 till 19 house-dogs 18 the 19 house-dogs 19 house-dogs 20 bark 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 20 follow 4 , 5 and 4 , 18 fret 5 and 12 how 7 's 8 here 8 here 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 see 11 see 12 how 12 how 14 they 12 how 15 lie 13 dumb 14 they 18 fret 19 to 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 2 ponies 2 ponies 3 , 3 , 9 for 9 for 10 the 10 the 12 , 12 , 18 . 13 ' 15 for 13 ' 18 . 15 for 16 the them that asks no questions isn't told a lie [watch] the wall , my darling , [while] [the] [gentlemen] [go] [by] [!] 1 them 2 that 2 that 3 asks 3 asks 5 questions 4 no 5 questions 5 questions 6 isn't 6 isn't 7 told 7 told 9 lie 8 a 9 lie 9 lie 16 , 11 the 12 wall 12 wall 13 , 13 , 14 my 14 my 15 darling 15 darling 16 , ' [dymchurch] [flit] ' 1 ' 4 ' [the] [bee] [boy] ['s] [song] bees ! 1 bees 2 ! bees ! 1 bees 2 ! hark to your bees ! 1 hark 2 to 1 hark 5 ! 2 to 4 bees 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 3 in 3 in 4 her 3 in 5 glory 5 glory 6 , 6 , 9 wedding-day 9 wedding-day 10 , 10 , 15 the 10 , 17 , 15 the 16 story 17 , 20 they 20 they 21 'll 21 'll 22 fly 22 fly 23 away 23 away 24 . fly away die away [dwindle] [down] and leave [you] [!] 1 fly 2 away 2 away 3 die 3 die 4 away 4 away 7 and 7 and 8 leave but if you don't deceive [your] [bees] , [your] [bees] will not deceive you . 1 but 2 if 1 but 15 . 2 if 3 you 2 if 4 don't 4 don't 5 deceive 8 , 11 will 11 will 13 deceive 12 not 13 deceive 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 26 . 2 , 3 birth 3 birth 4 or 4 or 7 , 7 , 10 the 10 the 11 seas 11 seas 12 , 11 seas 20 , 12 , 14 you 14 you 15 're 16 sad 17 or 17 or 19 in 19 in 20 , 22 must 23 tell 23 tell 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 11 play 2 you 3 wait 3 wait 4 where 4 where 5 trees 5 trees 6 are 5 trees 7 , 5 trees 10 lightnings 7 , 9 the 11 play 15 you 15 you 19 are 19 are 20 , 20 , 27 . 23 they 24 'll 23 they 27 . pine [away] [dwine] [away] [anything] to [leave] you ! 1 pine 6 to 6 to 8 you 8 you 9 ! but if you never grieve your [bees] , [your] [bees] ['ll] [never] grieve you ! 1 but 2 if 2 if 3 you 2 if 4 never 2 if 15 ! 4 never 5 grieve 5 grieve 13 grieve 6 your 8 , 8 , 13 grieve 14 you 15 ! just at dusk , a soft [september] rain began to fall on the hop-pickers . 1 just 2 at 2 at 3 dusk 3 dusk 4 , 4 , 5 a 5 a 6 soft 6 soft 8 rain 8 rain 14 hop-pickers 9 began 10 to 10 to 11 fall 11 fall 12 on 12 on 13 the 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 2 mothers 1 the 12 bins 2 mothers 3 wheeled 3 wheeled 4 the 4 the 5 bouncing 5 bouncing 6 perambulators 6 perambulators 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 gardens 10 gardens 11 ; 12 bins 13 were 12 bins 18 tally-books 13 were 17 and 14 put 15 away 15 away 16 , 16 , 17 and 18 tally-books 21 . 19 made 20 up 20 up 21 . the young couples strolled home , two to each umbrella , and the single men walked behind them laughing . 1 the 2 young 2 young 3 couples 3 couples 4 strolled 4 strolled 5 home 4 strolled 6 , 4 strolled 18 them 6 , 7 two 7 two 8 to 7 two 9 each 7 two 10 umbrella 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 13 the 14 single 13 the 15 men 15 men 16 walked 16 walked 17 behind 17 behind 18 them 18 them 19 laughing 18 them 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 2 he 3 closed 3 closed 4 the 3 closed 5 shutter 5 shutter 6 , 6 , 9 seemed 7 the 8 oast-house 7 the 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 dark 10 dark 11 before 10 dark 13 day 11 before 12 the 13 day 14 's 13 day 15 end 13 day 19 lit 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 he 18 he 19 lit 19 lit 21 candle 20 the 21 candle 21 candle 22 in 21 candle 24 lanthorn 22 in 23 the 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 4 all 3 liked 7 because 3 liked 10 them 4 all 5 these 5 these 6 things 7 because 8 they 9 knew 10 them 10 them 11 so 11 so 12 well 12 well 13 . they only guessed it when [bess] 's stump-tail wagged against them . 1 they 9 wagged 2 only 3 guessed 3 guessed 4 it 3 guessed 9 wagged 4 it 5 when 7 's 9 wagged 8 stump-tail 9 wagged 9 wagged 10 against 10 against 11 them 10 against 12 . a big voice began singing outside in the drizzle : 1 a 2 big 1 a 3 voice 1 a 4 began 4 began 7 in 4 began 9 drizzle 4 began 10 : 5 singing 6 outside 6 outside 7 in 7 in 8 the ' [there] [can't] be [two] [people] [made] to holler like that ! ' [cried] old [hobden] , wheeling [round] . 1 ' 4 be 1 ' 18 wheeling 4 be 13 ' 8 to 9 holler 9 holler 10 like 9 holler 13 ' 10 like 11 that 11 that 12 ! 15 old 17 , 17 , 18 wheeling 18 wheeling 20 . a man showed at the doorway . 1 a 2 man 2 man 3 showed 3 showed 4 at 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 2 do 2 do 3 say 3 say 4 hoppin 4 hoppin 5 ' 5 ' 7 ll 6 ' 7 ll 7 ll 8 draw 8 draw 9 the 9 the 11 deadest 10 very 11 deadest 11 deadest 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 now 13 and 19 . 16 belieft 18 em 17 ' 18 em 18 em 19 . you , [tom] ? 1 you 2 , 2 , 4 ? tom [shoesmith] ? ' 1 tom 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' hobden lowered his lanthorn . 1 hobden 2 lowered 2 lowered 4 lanthorn 3 his 4 lanthorn 4 lanthorn 5 . ' [you] ['re] a hem of a time makin ' your mind to it , [ralph] ! ' 1 ' 4 a 1 ' 9 makin 4 a 5 hem 5 hem 6 of 5 hem 7 a 7 a 8 time 9 makin 18 ' 10 ' 11 your 11 your 12 mind 12 mind 13 to 13 to 14 it 14 it 15 , 15 , 17 ! 17 ! 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 2 stranger 13 grey-whiskered 3 strode 4 in 4 in 5 three 5 three 6 full 5 three 7 inches 7 inches 8 taller 8 taller 9 than 9 than 11 , 11 , 12 a 12 a 13 grey-whiskered 13 grey-whiskered 14 , 13 grey-whiskered 16 giant 13 grey-whiskered 20 eyes 13 grey-whiskered 21 . 14 , 15 brown-faced 17 with 18 clear 17 with 20 eyes 18 clear 19 blue 19 blue 20 eyes they shook hands , and the children could hear the hard palms rasp together . 1 they 2 shook 2 shook 3 hands 3 hands 4 , 3 hands 12 palms 4 , 5 and 6 the 7 children 7 children 8 could 7 children 12 palms 8 could 9 hear 10 the 12 palms 11 hard 12 palms 12 palms 14 together 13 rasp 14 together 14 together 15 . ' [you] [ain't] [lost] none o ' your grip , ' said [hobden] . 1 ' 5 none 1 ' 11 ' 6 o 7 ' 7 ' 11 ' 8 your 9 grip 9 grip 10 , 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 ' 10 broke 1 ' 17 ' 3 it 4 thirty 4 thirty 6 forty 13 at 16 ? 16 ? 17 ' ' [only] thirty , [an] ' no odds ' tween us regardin ' heads , [neither] . 1 ' 3 thirty 3 thirty 4 , 4 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 no 6 ' 9 ' 7 no 8 odds 9 ' 10 tween 10 tween 11 us 10 tween 12 regardin 12 regardin 13 ' 13 ' 17 . 14 heads 15 , 15 , 17 . you had it back at me with a hop-pole . 1 you 2 had 1 you 10 . 2 had 3 it 3 it 4 back 3 it 9 hop-pole 4 back 5 at 5 at 6 me 7 with 8 a 8 a 9 hop-pole how did we get home that night [?] 1 how 3 we 2 did 3 we 3 we 5 home 4 get 5 home 5 home 7 night 6 that 7 night swimmin ' ? ' 1 swimmin 2 ' 2 ' 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' ' [same] way the pheasant come into [gubbs] 's pocket by a little luck an ' a deal o ' conjurin ' . ' 1 ' 3 way 3 way 5 pheasant 4 the 5 pheasant 5 pheasant 10 pocket 5 pheasant 15 an 6 come 7 into 7 into 10 pocket 9 's 10 pocket 10 pocket 11 by 11 by 12 a 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 luck 15 an 16 ' 15 an 17 a 15 an 23 . 17 a 18 deal 19 o 20 ' 19 o 22 ' 19 o 23 . 20 ' 21 conjurin 23 . 24 ' old [hobden] [laughed] [in] [his] deep chest . 1 old 6 deep 6 deep 7 chest 7 chest 8 . see you 've not forgot your way about the woods . 1 see 3 've 2 you 3 've 3 've 4 not 3 've 5 forgot 5 forgot 6 your 5 forgot 8 about 5 forgot 10 woods 6 your 7 way 8 about 9 the 10 woods 11 . d'ye do any o ' this still ? ' 1 d'ye 2 do 1 d'ye 3 any 3 any 4 o 4 o 5 ' 5 ' 9 ' 6 this 7 still 6 this 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' the stranger pretended to look along a gun . 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 pretended 2 stranger 6 along 2 stranger 8 gun 3 pretended 4 to 5 look 6 along 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 2 answered 3 with 3 with 4 a 3 with 5 quick 3 with 10 as 3 with 17 rabbit-wire 3 with 18 . 5 quick 6 movement 6 movement 7 of 7 of 10 as 8 the 9 hand 9 hand 10 as 10 as 11 though 10 as 14 pegging 11 though 12 he 11 though 13 were 14 pegging 15 down 16 a 17 rabbit-wire ' [no] . 1 ' 3 . that 's all that 's left me now . 1 that 2 's 2 's 5 's 3 all 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 7 me 6 left 7 me 7 me 8 now 8 now 9 . age she must [as] [age] she can . 1 age 2 she 2 she 3 must 2 she 6 she 6 she 7 can 7 can 8 . an ' what 's your news since all these years ? ' 1 an 11 ? 2 ' 3 what 3 what 4 's 3 what 11 ? 4 's 6 news 5 your 6 news 6 news 7 since 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 ' 7 to 1 ' 28 ' 7 to 9 , 9 , 13 to 12 bin 13 to 18 ramblin 20 , 18 ramblin 22 , 18 ramblin 27 , 19 ' 20 , 20 , 21 boys 22 , 23 the 23 the 24 wide 24 wide 25 world 25 world 26 over 27 , 28 ' the man answered cheerily . 1 the 2 man 2 man 3 answered 3 answered 4 cheerily 3 answered 5 . ' [i] reckon [i] [know] as much of [old] [england] as [most] . ' 1 ' 3 reckon 3 reckon 14 ' 6 as 7 much 6 as 11 as 7 much 8 of 11 as 13 . 13 . 14 ' he turned [towards] [the] [children] and winked boldly . 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 6 and 6 and 7 winked 7 winked 8 boldly 8 boldly 9 . ' [i] [lay] [they] told you a sight [o] ['] lies , then . 1 ' 13 then 5 told 6 you 6 you 7 a 7 a 8 sight 8 sight 11 lies 11 lies 12 , 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 14 . 2 was 4 proper 3 cheated 4 proper 5 over 6 a 6 a 7 pair 7 pair 8 of 8 of 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [there] 's [fancy-talkin] ' everywhere . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 5 ' 5 ' 6 everywhere 6 everywhere 7 . you 've cleaved to your own parts pretty middlin ' close , [ralph] . ' 1 you 2 've 1 you 9 middlin 3 cleaved 4 to 3 cleaved 9 middlin 4 to 5 your 5 your 6 own 6 own 7 parts 8 pretty 9 middlin 9 middlin 10 ' 9 middlin 11 close 11 close 12 , 12 , 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [can't] [shift] an old tree ' thout it dyin ' , ' [hobden] chuckled . 1 ' 4 an 1 ' 7 ' 4 an 5 old 5 old 6 tree 7 ' 8 thout 8 thout 9 it 9 it 16 . 10 dyin 11 ' 10 dyin 12 , 12 , 13 ' 12 , 15 chuckled 12 , 16 . ' [an] ['] [i] [be] no more anxious to die than you look to be to help me with my hops tonight . ' 1 ' 6 no 6 no 7 more 7 more 8 anxious 7 more 11 than 8 anxious 9 to 9 to 10 die 11 than 12 you 11 than 13 look 11 than 14 to 11 than 19 with 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 to 16 to 17 help 17 help 18 me 19 with 20 my 19 with 22 tonight 19 with 24 ' 20 my 21 hops 22 tonight 23 . the great man leaned against the brickwork of the roundel , and swung his arms abroad . 1 the 2 great 2 great 3 man 3 man 4 leaned 4 leaned 5 against 4 leaned 7 brickwork 5 against 6 the 7 brickwork 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 11 , 10 roundel 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 swung 13 swung 14 his 14 his 15 arms 15 arms 16 abroad 16 abroad 17 . ' [hire] me ! ' was all he said , and they stumped upstairs laughing . 1 ' 3 me 3 me 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 was 6 was 7 all 7 all 8 he 8 he 9 said 8 he 12 they 8 he 16 . 9 said 10 , 11 and 12 they 12 they 15 laughing 13 stumped 15 laughing 14 upstairs 15 laughing ' [who] is it ? ' 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' una whispered to the [bee] [boy] [.] 1 una 2 whispered 2 whispered 3 to 3 to 4 the ' [dunno] , no more'n you if you dunno , ' said he , and smiled . 1 ' 11 ' 3 , 4 no 4 no 5 more'n 5 more'n 6 you 6 you 7 if 7 if 8 you 8 you 9 dunno 9 dunno 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 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 2 voices 2 voices 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 5 drying-floor 5 drying-floor 6 talked 6 talked 7 and 7 and 8 chuckled 8 chuckled 9 together 9 together 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the 11 and 18 forth 12 the 13 heavy 13 heavy 14 footsteps 15 moved 16 back 16 back 17 and 17 and 18 forth 18 forth 19 . presently a hop-pocket dropped through the press-hole overhead , and stiffened and fattened as they shovelled it full . 1 presently 2 a 2 a 3 hop-pocket 3 hop-pocket 7 press-hole 4 dropped 5 through 5 through 6 the 5 through 7 press-hole 7 press-hole 8 overhead 8 overhead 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 stiffened 11 stiffened 12 and 12 and 16 shovelled 13 fattened 14 as 14 as 15 they 15 they 16 shovelled 16 shovelled 17 it 17 it 18 full 17 it 19 . ' [clank] ! ' went the press , and rammed the loose stuff into tight cake . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 5 went 6 the 6 the 7 press 7 press 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 rammed 10 rammed 11 the 10 rammed 16 cake 11 the 12 loose 12 loose 13 stuff 14 into 16 cake 15 tight 16 cake 16 cake 17 . ' [gentle] ! ' they [heard] [hobden] [cry] [.] 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 they ' [you] 'll bust [her] [crop] if you lay on so . 1 ' 7 if 3 'll 4 bust 3 'll 7 if 7 if 8 you 7 if 12 . 9 lay 10 on 10 on 11 so 11 so 12 . you be as careless as [gleason] 's bull , [tom] . 1 you 11 . 2 be 4 careless 2 be 9 , 3 as 4 careless 4 careless 5 as 5 as 8 bull 7 's 8 bull 9 , 11 . come an ' sit by the fires . 1 come 3 ' 2 an 3 ' 3 ' 4 sit 4 sit 7 fires 5 by 6 the 6 the 7 fires 7 fires 8 . she 'll do [now] . ' 1 she 2 'll 2 'll 3 do 3 do 5 . 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 2 'll 2 'll 3 show 3 show 4 you 4 you 26 . 5 the 6 sort 5 the 12 he 6 sort 9 man 12 he 13 winked 13 winked 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 26 . 15 and 20 laughed 20 laughed 21 and 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 ' 3 know 1 ' 12 ' 6 o 7 ' 7 ' 8 man 7 ' 10 be 9 you 10 be 10 be 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 old 13 old 16 , 16 , 17 groping 17 groping 18 for 18 for 19 the 19 the 20 potatoes 20 potatoes 23 fire 21 round 22 the 22 the 23 fire 23 fire 24 . ' [do] ye ? ' 1 ' 5 ' 3 ye 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' tom went on behind his back . 1 tom 5 his 2 went 3 on 3 on 4 behind 4 behind 5 his 5 his 6 back 6 back 7 . ' [middlin] ' well . ' 1 ' 3 ' 3 ' 5 . 4 well 5 . 5 . 6 ' old [hobden] let himself down on the coals [by] [the] [fire-door] [.] 1 old 8 coals 3 let 5 down 4 himself 5 down 5 down 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 coals ' [i] was [courtin] ' my woman on [the] [marsh] [that] [year] [.] 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 5 ' 5 ' 8 on 6 my 7 woman 7 woman 8 on carter to [mus] ['] [plum] [i] was , gettin ' ten shillin 's week [.] 1 carter 2 to 2 to 9 gettin 7 was 9 gettin 8 , 9 gettin 9 gettin 10 ' 9 gettin 12 shillin 9 gettin 13 's 9 gettin 14 week 10 ' 11 ten mine was a [marsh] woman . ' 1 mine 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 woman 5 woman 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [won'erful] odd-gates [place] [romney] [marsh] , ' said [tom] [shoesmith] . 1 ' 3 odd-gates 3 odd-gates 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 8 ' 12 . ' [i] ['ve] [heard] [say] the world 's divided like [into] [europe] , [ashy] , [afriky] , [ameriky] , [australy] , an ' [romney] [marsh] . ' 1 ' 6 the 1 ' 23 ' 6 the 7 world 7 world 8 's 8 's 9 divided 9 divided 10 like 13 , 15 , 15 , 17 , 17 , 19 , 19 , 21 , 21 , 22 an 22 an 23 ' 23 ' 26 . 26 . 27 ' ' [the] [marsh] folk think so , ' said [hobden] . 1 ' 4 folk 1 ' 8 ' 5 think 6 so 6 so 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [i] had a hem o ' trouble to get my woman to leave it . ' 1 ' 3 had 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 hem 5 hem 6 o 5 hem 14 leave 5 hem 15 it 6 o 7 ' 6 o 9 to 8 trouble 9 to 9 to 10 get 11 my 12 woman 12 woman 14 leave 13 to 14 leave 15 it 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [where] [did] [she] come out of ? 1 ' 5 come 5 come 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 ? i 've forgot , [ralph] . ' 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 forgot 3 forgot 4 , 4 , 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [dymchurch] [under] the [wall] , ' [hobden] answered , a potato in his hand . 1 ' 7 ' 4 the 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 answered 7 ' 16 . 10 , 11 a 10 , 16 . 11 a 12 potato 12 potato 13 in 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 hand ' [then] she 'd be a [pett] [or] a [whitgift] , would she ? ' 1 ' 3 she 3 she 4 'd 4 'd 5 be 5 be 6 a 6 a 9 a 9 a 11 , 11 , 15 ' 12 would 13 she 12 would 14 ? 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 3 open 3 open 4 the 3 open 5 potato 5 potato 7 ate 6 and 7 ate 7 ate 8 it 8 it 9 with 9 with 12 neatness 10 the 12 neatness 11 curious 12 neatness 12 neatness 16 make 13 of 14 men 14 men 15 who 14 men 16 make 16 make 17 most 17 most 18 of 18 of 19 their 19 their 20 meals 20 meals 21 in 21 in 22 the 22 the 24 open 23 blowy 24 open 24 open 25 . and she was a won'erful hand with bees . ' 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 was 2 she 8 bees 3 was 5 won'erful 3 was 6 hand 4 a 5 won'erful 6 hand 7 with 8 bees 9 . 9 . 10 ' he cut away a little piece of potato and threw it out to the door . 1 he 2 cut 1 he 9 and 2 cut 3 away 3 away 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 piece 6 piece 7 of 7 of 8 potato 9 and 10 threw 10 threw 11 it 11 it 12 out 12 out 13 to 13 to 15 door 14 the 15 door 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 19 . 2 've 3 heard 3 heard 4 say 4 say 5 the 7 could 8 see 8 see 9 further 9 further 13 than 11 a 12 millstone 12 millstone 13 than 13 than 14 most 14 most 15 , 15 , 17 said 17 said 19 . ' [did] she , now ? ' 1 ' 3 she 3 she 4 , 4 , 7 ' 5 now 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' ' [she] was [honest-innocent] of [any] [nigromancin] ' , ' said [hobden] . 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 10 ' 5 of 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 ' 3 she 3 she 4 'd 4 'd 5 read 5 read 6 signs 6 signs 7 and 7 and 9 out 8 sinnifications 9 out 9 out 10 o 10 o 11 ' 11 ' 12 birds 12 birds 13 flyin 12 birds 16 stars 13 flyin 14 ' 15 , 16 stars 16 stars 17 fallin 17 fallin 18 ' 18 ' 19 , 19 , 21 hivin 20 bees 21 hivin 21 hivin 22 ' 22 ' 23 , 23 , 24 and 24 and 25 such 25 such 26 . an , she 'd lie awake listenin ' for calls , she said . ' 1 an 2 , 2 , 15 ' 3 she 4 'd 4 'd 7 listenin 5 lie 6 awake 5 lie 7 listenin 7 listenin 8 ' 8 ' 9 for 8 ' 11 , 9 for 10 calls 11 , 12 she 12 she 13 said 13 said 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [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 ' 5 has 1 ' 11 ' 5 has 6 been 8 since 9 time 9 time 10 everlastin 10 everlastin 11 ' 11 ' 12 . ' [twould] be in her blood to listen out o ' nights . ' 1 ' 8 listen 3 be 4 in 4 in 5 her 4 in 6 blood 6 blood 7 to 7 to 8 listen 8 listen 13 . 9 out 10 o 10 o 11 ' 11 ' 12 nights 12 nights 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [nature-ally] , ' old [hobden] [replied] , smiling . 1 ' 9 smiling 3 , 4 ' 3 , 8 , 4 ' 5 old 8 , 9 smiling 9 smiling 10 . ' [i] [mind] when there was smugglin ' a sight nearer us than [what] [the] [marsh] be . 1 ' 7 smugglin 4 when 7 smugglin 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 smugglin 7 smugglin 9 a 7 smugglin 18 . 8 ' 9 a 9 a 10 sight 10 sight 11 nearer 11 nearer 12 us 11 nearer 13 than 17 be 18 . but that wasn't my woman 's trouble . 1 but 3 wasn't 2 that 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 my 4 my 5 woman 4 my 8 . 5 woman 6 's 5 woman 7 trouble ' [twas] a passel [o] ' no-sense [talk] ' he dropped his voice ['] about [pharisees] . ' 1 ' 3 a 1 ' 9 ' 3 a 4 passel 4 passel 6 ' 6 ' 7 no-sense 9 ' 10 he 10 he 12 his 11 dropped 12 his 12 his 13 voice 13 voice 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 1 i 18 . 2 've 3 heard 10 looked 11 straight 10 looked 12 at 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 wide-eyed 14 wide-eyed 18 . ' [pharisees] , ' cried [una] . 1 ' 7 . 3 , 4 ' 3 , 7 . 4 ' 5 cried ' [fairies] ? 1 ' 3 ? oh , [i] see ! ' 1 oh 2 , 2 , 4 see 4 see 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' ' [people] o ' the [hills] , ' said the [bee] [boy] , throwing half of his potato [towards] [the] [door] . 1 ' 3 o 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 10 the 5 the 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 13 , 13 , 22 . 14 throwing 18 potato 15 half 16 of 16 of 17 his 17 his 18 potato 18 potato 22 . ' [there] you be ! ' said [hobden] , pointing at him . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 4 be 4 be 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 pointing 10 pointing 11 at 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 4 has 4 has 5 her 5 her 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 and 6 eyes 9 out-gate 8 her 9 out-gate 9 out-gate 10 sense 9 out-gate 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 7 em 6 ' 7 em 7 em 8 ! 8 ! 9 ' ' [and] what did you think of it all ? ' 1 ' 4 did 3 what 4 did 4 did 6 think 5 you 6 think 6 think 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 all 9 all 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [um] um , ' [hobden] rumbled . 1 ' 3 um 3 um 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 8 . 7 rumbled 8 . ' [but] settin ' that aside ? ' said [tom] , coaxingly . 1 ' 3 settin 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 that 5 that 12 coaxingly 6 aside 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' 8 ' 12 coaxingly 9 said 11 , 9 said 12 coaxingly 12 coaxingly 13 . ' [i] saw [ye] [throw] the [good] [piece] out-at-doors just now . 1 ' 9 out-at-doors 1 ' 12 . 3 saw 6 the 6 the 9 out-at-doors 10 just 11 now 11 now 12 . do ye believe or do ye ? ' 1 do 2 ye 2 ye 6 ye 3 believe 4 or 3 believe 6 ye 4 or 5 do 6 ye 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [there] was a great black eye to that [tater] , ' said [hobden] indignantly . 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 12 ' 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 black 6 black 7 eye 8 to 9 that 9 that 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 15 indignantly 12 ' 16 . 13 said 15 indignantly ' [my] liddle eye didn't see un , then . 1 ' 5 didn't 3 liddle 4 eye 4 eye 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 see 5 didn't 7 un 5 didn't 10 . 7 un 8 , 8 , 9 then it looked as if you meant it for for [any] [one] that might need [it] . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 you 5 you 16 . 6 meant 7 it 6 meant 9 for 7 it 8 for 9 for 12 that 12 that 13 might 13 might 14 need 13 might 16 . but settin ' that aside , d'ye believe or do ye ? ' 1 but 2 settin 2 settin 3 ' 2 settin 5 aside 2 settin 11 ye 4 that 5 aside 6 , 7 d'ye 7 d'ye 8 believe 7 d'ye 11 ye 9 or 10 do 10 do 11 ye 11 ye 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' ' [i] [ain't] [sayin] ' nothin ['] , because [i] ['ve] [heard] naught , an ' [i] ['ve] [see] naught . 1 ' 5 ' 1 ' 13 naught 5 ' 6 nothin 6 nothin 8 , 8 , 9 because 13 naught 14 , 13 naught 20 naught 14 , 15 an 15 an 16 ' 20 naught 21 . now turn again , [tom] . 1 now 2 turn 2 turn 3 again 3 again 4 , 4 , 6 . what 's your say ? ' 1 what 4 say 1 what 5 ? 2 's 3 your 3 your 4 say 5 ? 6 ' ' [i] 'm like you . 1 ' 6 . 3 'm 4 like 4 like 5 you 5 you 6 . i say nothin ' . 1 i 2 say 1 i 3 nothin 3 nothin 4 ' 4 ' 5 . but [i] 'll tell you a tale , an ' you can fit it as how you please . ' 1 but 3 'll 3 'll 4 tell 4 tell 5 you 5 you 6 a 6 a 7 tale 7 tale 8 , 8 , 9 an 9 an 10 ' 10 ' 11 you 10 ' 13 fit 10 ' 20 ' 12 can 13 fit 13 fit 14 it 14 it 15 as 14 it 16 how 16 how 18 please 17 you 18 please 18 please 19 . ' [passel] o ' no-sense stuff , ' growled [hobden] , but he filled his pipe . 1 ' 3 o 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 8 ' 5 no-sense 6 stuff 6 stuff 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 growled 9 growled 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 13 he 14 filled 14 filled 16 pipe 14 filled 17 . 15 his 16 pipe ' [the] [marsh] [men] [they] [call] it [dymchurch] [flit] , ['tom] went on slowly . 1 ' 7 it 1 ' 10 , 10 , 15 . 12 went 13 on 12 went 15 . 13 on 14 slowly ' [hap] you have heard it ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 have 4 have 5 heard 5 heard 8 ' 6 it 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [my] [woman] she ['ve] told it me scores o ' times . 1 ' 4 she 4 she 6 told 6 told 7 it 7 it 9 scores 8 me 9 scores 9 scores 12 times 9 scores 13 . 10 o 11 ' 10 o 12 times dunno [as] [i] [didn't] end by belieftin ' it [sometimes] . 1 dunno 7 belieftin 5 end 6 by 6 by 7 belieftin 7 belieftin 8 ' 7 belieftin 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 3 over 3 over 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 spoke 6 spoke 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 sucked 9 sucked 10 with 10 with 11 his 11 his 12 pipe 12 pipe 13 at 13 at 14 the 14 the 15 yellow 15 yellow 16 lanthorn 16 lanthorn 17 flame 17 flame 18 . tom rested one great elbow on one great knee , where he sat among the coal . 1 tom 2 rested 1 tom 5 elbow 3 one 4 great 3 one 5 elbow 5 elbow 9 knee 6 on 9 knee 7 one 9 knee 8 great 9 knee 9 knee 11 where 10 , 11 where 11 where 12 he 11 where 13 sat 11 where 17 . 13 sat 14 among 14 among 15 the 14 among 16 coal ' [have] you ever bin [in] the [marsh] ? ' he said to [dan] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 10 ' 3 you 4 ever 4 ever 5 bin 7 the 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' 10 ' 11 he 11 he 12 said 12 said 13 to 12 said 15 . ' [only] as far as [rye] , [once] , ' [dan] answered . 1 ' 3 as 3 as 4 far 3 as 5 as 5 as 7 , 7 , 9 , 9 , 13 . 10 ' 12 answered 10 ' 13 . ' [ah] , that 's but the edge . 1 ' 9 . 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 8 edge 5 's 9 . 6 but 7 the 7 the 8 edge ' [the] [marsh] is just about riddled with diks an ' sluices , an ' tide-gates an ' water-lets . 1 ' 15 ' 4 is 5 just 4 is 7 riddled 5 just 6 about 7 riddled 8 with 8 with 9 diks 9 diks 10 an 10 an 11 ' 11 ' 12 sluices 12 sluices 13 , 13 , 14 an 14 an 15 ' 15 ' 16 tide-gates 16 tide-gates 20 . 17 an 18 ' 18 ' 19 water-lets 19 water-lets 20 . you 've seen how flat she is the [marsh] ? 1 you 2 've 2 've 3 seen 3 seen 4 how 4 how 5 flat 4 how 6 she 6 she 7 is 6 she 10 ? 7 is 8 the you 'd think nothin ' easier than to walk eend-on acrost her ? 1 you 2 'd 1 you 13 ? 2 'd 11 acrost 3 think 11 acrost 4 nothin 5 ' 4 nothin 10 eend-on 6 easier 7 than 6 easier 10 eend-on 7 than 8 to 8 to 9 walk 9 walk 10 eend-on 10 eend-on 11 acrost 12 her 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 , 2 , 3 but 3 but 4 the 4 the 5 diks 5 diks 6 an 5 diks 9 water-lets 6 an 7 ' 7 ' 8 the 9 water-lets 11 they 10 , 11 they 11 they 12 twists 12 twists 14 roads 13 the 14 roads 14 roads 15 about 15 about 17 ravelly 16 as 17 ravelly 17 ravelly 20 on 18 as 19 witch-yarn 19 witch-yarn 20 on 20 on 21 the 21 the 22 spindles 22 spindles 23 . so ye get all turned round in broad daylight . ' 1 so 2 ye 2 ye 3 get 3 get 5 turned 4 all 5 turned 5 turned 6 round 6 round 7 in 7 in 9 daylight 8 broad 9 daylight 9 daylight 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [that] 's [because] [they] ['ve] dreened the waters into the diks , ' said [hobden] . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 14 ' 7 dreened 8 the 8 the 9 waters 9 waters 10 into 10 into 11 the 11 the 12 diks 12 diks 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 17 . ' [who] was he ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 ? 1 ' 6 ' 3 was 4 he 3 was 5 ? 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [why] , the [marsh] fever an ' ague . 1 ' 6 fever 3 , 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 2 've 2 've 8 once 2 've 14 proper 3 clapped 7 shoulder 4 me 5 on 5 on 6 the 5 on 7 shoulder 7 shoulder 8 once 8 once 10 twice 9 or 10 twice 13 shook 14 proper 14 proper 15 . a won'erful place for bees an ' ducks ' tis too . ' 1 a 2 won'erful 1 a 12 . 1 a 13 ' 2 won'erful 3 place 2 won'erful 10 tis 4 for 5 bees 5 bees 8 ducks 6 an 7 ' 6 an 8 ducks 8 ducks 10 tis 9 ' 10 tis 10 tis 11 too 12 . 13 ' ' [an] ' old , ' [tom] went on . 1 ' 3 ' 3 ' 6 ' 4 old 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 went 8 went 9 on 9 on 10 . ' [flesh] an ' [blood] [have] [been] [there] [since] [time] [everlastin] ' [beyond] . 1 ' 3 an 3 an 4 ' 4 ' 12 ' 12 ' 14 . i [lay] [the] [marsh] [men] ought to know . 1 i 6 ought 6 ought 7 to 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 . they say there was [always] a middlin ' [few] [pharisees] to be seen on [the] [marsh] . 1 they 2 say 2 say 4 was 3 there 4 was 4 was 17 . 6 a 7 middlin 7 middlin 8 ' 8 ' 11 to 8 ' 17 . 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 seen 13 seen 14 on impident as rabbits , they was . 1 impident 3 rabbits 2 as 3 rabbits 3 rabbits 4 , 4 , 7 . 5 they 6 was 5 they 7 . yes , an ' times they 'd lock the church doors against [parson] an ['] clerk of [sundays] . ' 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 an 3 an 4 ' 4 ' 5 times 5 times 6 they 6 they 7 'd 7 'd 12 against 8 lock 9 the 8 lock 11 doors 10 church 11 doors 11 doors 12 against 12 against 14 an 12 against 20 ' 14 an 16 clerk 16 clerk 17 of 17 of 19 . ' [that] ' ud be smugglers layin ' in the lace or the brandy till they [could] [run] it [out] [o] ' [the] [marsh] . 1 ' 3 ' 1 ' 10 the 3 ' 4 ud 4 ud 5 be 5 be 8 ' 6 smugglers 7 layin 7 layin 8 ' 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 lace 11 lace 12 or 11 lace 19 it 12 or 13 the 13 the 14 brandy 14 brandy 15 till 15 till 16 they 19 it 25 . 22 ' 25 . i 've told my [woman] so , ' said [hobden] . 1 i 2 've 1 i 11 . 2 've 3 told 3 told 4 my 6 so 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [i] 'll [lay] [she] [didn't] [belieft] it , then [not] if she was a [whitgift] . 1 ' 3 'll 3 'll 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 then 10 then 17 . 12 if 13 she 13 she 14 was 14 was 15 a 15 a 17 . 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 2 won'erful 2 won'erful 3 choice 2 won'erful 4 place 4 place 5 for 5 for 7 , 7 , 27 ' 8 the 27 ' 10 , 11 by 11 by 12 all 11 by 13 accounts 13 accounts 14 , 13 accounts 26 . 14 , 20 he 20 he 24 his 21 come 22 in 22 in 23 with 23 with 24 his 26 . 27 ' ' [would] that be a [act] of [parliament] [like] ? ' 1 ' 3 that 3 that 4 be 4 be 5 a 5 a 11 ' 7 of 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' hobden asked . 1 hobden 2 asked 2 asked 3 . ' [sure-ly] . 1 ' 3 . can't do nothing [in] [old] [england] [without] [act] , [warrant] [an] ' [summons] . 1 can't 2 do 2 do 3 nothing 3 nothing 14 . 9 , 12 ' 9 , 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 6 him 2 got 3 his 5 allowed 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 9 , 9 , 24 . 10 they 11 say 10 they 24 . 11 say 12 , 12 , 19 the 19 the 21 churches 21 churches 23 shameful 22 something 23 shameful just about tore the gizzards out of [i] dunnamany . 1 just 2 about 2 about 3 tore 3 tore 4 the 4 the 5 gizzards 4 the 7 of 4 the 9 dunnamany 6 out 7 of 9 dunnamany 10 . ' [same] as bees , ' said the [bee] [boy] . 1 ' 6 ' 3 as 4 bees 4 bees 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 6 ' 11 . 7 said 8 the ' [bees] won't [stay] by a house where there 's hating . ' 1 ' 3 won't 1 ' 13 ' 5 by 6 a 5 by 7 house 7 house 8 where 8 where 9 there 9 there 10 's 10 's 11 hating 11 hating 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [true] , ' said [tom] . 1 ' 3 , 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 ' 4 tarrified 4 tarrified 21 rabbits 5 the 7 same 7 same 10 reaper 9 the 10 reaper 10 reaper 11 goin 11 goin 12 ' 11 goin 13 round 13 round 15 last 14 a 15 last 15 last 16 stand 16 stand 20 tarrifies 17 o 18 ' 18 ' 19 wheat 19 wheat 20 tarrifies 20 tarrifies 21 rabbits 21 rabbits 22 . ' [did] they [all] [see] it that way ? ' said [hobden] . 1 ' 10 ' 1 ' 11 said 3 they 10 ' 6 it 7 that 6 it 9 ? 7 that 8 way 9 ? 10 ' 11 said 13 . ' [all] but [one] that was [called] [robin] if you 've heard of him . 1 ' 3 but 3 but 5 that 5 that 6 was 6 was 15 . 9 if 10 you 10 you 11 've 11 've 12 heard 12 heard 13 of 13 of 14 him 14 him 15 . what are you laughin ' [at] ? ['tom] [turned] [to] [dan] . 1 what 2 are 1 what 7 ? 2 are 4 laughin 3 you 4 laughin 4 laughin 5 ' 7 ? 12 . ' [the] [pharisees] 's trouble didn't tech [robin] , [because] he 'd cleaved middlin ' [close] to [people] , [like] . 1 ' 6 didn't 1 ' 15 ' 4 's 5 trouble 4 's 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 tech 9 , 11 he 11 he 13 cleaved 12 'd 13 cleaved 13 cleaved 14 middlin 14 middlin 15 ' 15 ' 21 . 17 to 19 , 19 , 21 . but [flesh] [an] ' [blood] [must] always think of their own [concerns] , [an] ' [robin] [couldn't] [get] [through] [at] ' em , [ye] [see] . 1 but 4 ' 4 ' 15 ' 7 always 8 think 8 think 9 of 9 of 10 their 10 their 11 own 11 own 13 , 13 , 15 ' 15 ' 21 ' 21 ' 26 . 22 em 23 , 23 , 26 . they thought it was tide-echoes [off] the [marsh] . ' 1 they 2 thought 2 thought 3 it 3 it 4 was 3 it 5 tide-echoes 5 tide-echoes 10 ' 7 the 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [what] [did] you what did the [fai] [pharisees] [want] ? ' 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 12 ' 5 what 6 did 5 what 11 ? 6 did 7 the 11 ? 12 ' una asked . 1 una 2 asked 2 asked 3 . ' [a] [boat] [,] to be sure . 1 ' 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 3 wings 1 their 13 butterflies 2 liddle 3 wings 5 no 6 more 6 more 7 cross 6 more 9 than 9 than 11 many 10 so 11 many 11 many 12 tired 12 tired 13 butterflies 13 butterflies 14 . 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 3 an 3 an 4 ' 4 ' 5 a 4 ' 12 em 5 a 6 crew 6 crew 7 they 8 desired 12 em 9 to 10 sail 9 to 12 em 11 ' 12 em 12 em 13 over 12 em 21 hadn't 13 over 14 to 16 , 17 where 17 where 20 folks 18 yet 19 awhile 19 awhile 20 folks 20 folks 21 hadn't 21 hadn't 22 tore 22 tore 23 down 23 down 24 the they couldn't abide it no shape . 1 they 4 it 2 couldn't 3 abide 2 couldn't 4 it 4 it 6 shape 5 no 6 shape 6 shape 7 . i don't know as you 've ever heard say [pharisees] [are] [like] [chickens] ? ' 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 2 don't 15 ' 3 know 4 as 5 you 6 've 5 you 14 ? 6 've 8 heard 7 ever 8 heard 8 heard 9 say 14 ? 15 ' ' [my] [woman] used to say that too , ' said [hobden] , folding his brown arms . 1 ' 10 ' 1 ' 11 said 4 used 7 that 5 to 6 say 6 say 7 that 7 that 8 too 7 that 10 ' 8 too 9 , 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 folding 14 folding 15 his 15 his 17 arms 15 his 18 . 16 brown 17 arms ' [they] be . 1 ' 3 be 3 be 4 . they don't mean it , an ' [flesh] an ' [blood] don't know it , but that 's the truth as [i] ['ve] [heard] [.] 1 they 3 mean 2 don't 3 mean 3 mean 4 it 4 it 5 , 4 it 14 it 5 , 6 an 6 an 7 ' 7 ' 10 ' 9 an 10 ' 12 don't 13 know 13 know 14 it 14 it 15 , 14 it 17 that 15 , 16 but 17 that 18 's 18 's 19 the 19 the 20 truth 20 truth 21 as it [lay] on the [marsh] like thunder . 1 it 3 on 1 it 7 thunder 3 on 4 the 6 like 7 thunder 7 thunder 8 . oh , [i] [lay] they sweated ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 5 they 5 they 6 sweated 6 sweated 7 ! but [they] [was] [flesh] [an] ' [blood] , an ' [marsh] [men] [before] [all] . 1 but 6 ' 6 ' 10 ' 8 , 9 an 9 an 10 ' 10 ' 15 . they reckoned the signs sinnified trouble for the [marsh] . 1 they 5 sinnified 2 reckoned 5 sinnified 3 the 4 signs 4 signs 5 sinnified 5 sinnified 6 trouble 5 sinnified 7 for 5 sinnified 10 . 7 for 8 the so they looked for the meanin ' in the sea or in the clouds far an ' high up . 1 so 3 looked 2 they 3 looked 3 looked 4 for 4 for 6 meanin 5 the 6 meanin 6 meanin 7 ' 6 meanin 8 in 6 meanin 12 in 6 meanin 14 clouds 6 meanin 17 ' 9 the 10 sea 10 sea 11 or 11 or 12 in 12 in 13 the 15 far 17 ' 16 an 17 ' 17 ' 19 up 18 high 19 up 19 up 20 . they never thought to look near an ' knee-high , where they could see naught . 1 they 2 never 1 they 12 they 2 never 3 thought 3 thought 4 to 4 to 5 look 5 look 9 knee-high 6 near 7 an 6 near 8 ' 8 ' 9 knee-high 9 knee-high 11 where 10 , 11 where 12 they 13 could 13 could 14 see 14 see 15 naught 15 naught 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 2 had 4 sons 3 two 4 sons 4 sons 5 one 5 one 6 born 6 born 11 t'other 7 blind 8 , 8 , 9 an 9 an 10 ' 10 ' 11 t'other 11 t'other 13 dumb 11 t'other 20 when 11 t'other 23 liddle 11 t'other 24 . 12 struck 13 dumb 13 dumb 14 through 14 through 15 fallin 15 fallin 16 ' 15 fallin 17 off 21 he 22 was 21 he 23 liddle 22 was 23 liddle they was [men] grown , but not [wage-earnin] ['] , [an] ' she worked for ' em , keepin ' bees and [answerin] ' [questions] . ' 1 they 27 ' 2 was 4 grown 2 was 10 , 4 grown 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 not 10 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 she 12 ' 24 ' 13 she 14 worked 14 worked 15 for 15 for 17 em 16 ' 17 em 17 em 18 , 18 , 19 keepin 19 keepin 20 ' 20 ' 21 bees 21 bees 22 and 24 ' 26 . 26 . 27 ' ' [what] sort of questions ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 5 questions 1 ' 7 ' 3 sort 4 of 3 sort 5 questions 5 questions 6 ? 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . she felt the [trouble] on the [marsh] same as eels feel thunder . 1 she 2 felt 1 she 10 eels 3 the 5 on 5 on 6 the 6 the 8 same 8 same 9 as 9 as 10 eels 10 eels 13 . 11 feel 12 thunder 11 feel 13 . she was a wise woman . ' 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 wise 4 wise 5 woman 5 woman 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [my] [woman] was won'erful [weather-tender] , too , ' said [hobden] . 1 ' 8 too 4 was 5 won'erful 5 won'erful 7 , 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 1 ' 18 . 6 brish 7 sparks 7 sparks 8 like 8 like 9 off 9 off 10 an 11 anvil 12 out 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 her 14 her 17 thunderstorms 17 thunderstorms 18 . but she never laid out to answer [questions] . ' 1 but 2 she 2 she 3 never 2 she 4 laid 4 laid 5 out 5 out 6 to 6 to 7 answer 7 answer 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [this] [woman] was a [seeker] , like , an ' [seekers] [they] [sometimes] [find] . 1 ' 4 was 1 ' 11 ' 4 was 5 a 7 , 8 like 7 , 9 , 9 , 10 an 10 an 11 ' 11 ' 16 . oh , what is it ? " 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 what 3 what 4 is 4 is 5 it 5 it 6 ? 6 ? 7 " ' [three] [times] she called , an ' three times [the] [tide-wave] [did] [her] [down] . 1 ' 4 she 1 ' 8 ' 4 she 5 called 6 , 7 an 7 an 8 ' 8 ' 9 three 9 three 10 times 10 times 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 1 she 14 she 2 felt 4 liddle 3 a 4 liddle 4 liddle 5 hand 4 liddle 9 her 6 lay 8 on 7 hold 8 on 8 on 9 her 11 , 14 she 14 she 15 stooped 15 stooped 16 to 16 to 17 the 17 the 18 pull 18 pull 19 o 19 o 20 ' 19 o 22 liddle 19 o 24 . 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 4 his 4 his 6 fist 6 fist 9 fire 7 before 8 the 8 the 9 fire 9 fire 10 and 10 and 16 went 11 smiled 12 at 12 at 13 it 13 it 14 as 14 as 15 he 15 he 16 went 16 went 17 on 17 on 18 . " ' [will] [the] [sea] drown the [marsh] ? " she says . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 ? 2 ' 6 drown 6 drown 7 the 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 she 11 she 12 says 12 says 13 . she was [a] [marsh] [woman] [first] an ' foremost . 1 she 2 was 2 was 9 foremost 7 an 8 ' 7 an 9 foremost 9 foremost 10 . " ' [no] , " [says] the liddle voice . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 the 7 the 8 liddle 8 liddle 9 voice 9 voice 10 . " [sleep] sound for all o ' that . " 1 " 10 " 3 sound 5 all 4 for 5 all 5 all 6 o 6 o 7 ' 6 o 8 that 6 o 9 . 9 . 10 " " ' [is] the [plague] comin ' to the [marsh] ? " she says . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 11 ? 2 ' 6 comin 2 ' 7 ' 4 the 6 comin 7 ' 8 to 8 to 9 the 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 she 13 she 14 says 14 says 15 . them was all the ills she knowed [.] 1 them 2 was 2 was 5 ills 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 ills 5 ills 7 knowed 6 she 7 knowed " ' [no] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 . sleep sound for all o ' that [,] " [says] [robin] [.] 1 sleep 2 sound 2 sound 3 for 2 sound 4 all 4 all 5 o 5 o 6 ' 5 o 9 " 6 ' 7 that " ['] [lend] [us] your sons , " says all the [pharisees] . 1 " 5 your 1 " 8 " 5 your 6 sons 6 sons 7 , 8 " 9 says 8 " 13 . 10 all 11 the 10 all 13 . " [give] ' em [leave] an ' [good-will] to sail it for us , [mother] [o] [mother] [!] " 1 " 3 ' 3 ' 4 em 3 ' 7 ' 6 an 7 ' 7 ' 19 " 9 to 10 sail 9 to 12 for 10 sail 11 it 12 for 13 us 13 us 14 , 14 , 19 " " ' [one] 's dumb , an ' t'other's blind , " she says . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 8 ' 4 's 5 dumb 5 dumb 6 , 6 , 7 an 7 an 8 ' 8 ' 9 t'other's 9 t'other's 10 blind 9 t'other's 11 , 9 t'other's 14 says 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 she 14 says 15 . " but all the dearer me for that ; and you 'll lose them in the big sea . " 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 all 2 but 5 dearer 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 dearer 5 dearer 6 me 5 dearer 7 for 5 dearer 12 'll 5 dearer 18 sea 5 dearer 19 . 7 for 8 that 9 ; 10 and 10 and 12 'll 11 you 12 'll 13 lose 15 in 14 them 15 in 15 in 16 the 15 in 18 sea 17 big 18 sea 19 . 20 " the voices just about pierced through her ; an ' there was children 's voices too . 1 the 2 voices 2 voices 3 just 2 voices 15 voices 3 just 4 about 4 about 5 pierced 5 pierced 6 through 6 through 7 her 8 ; 9 an 9 an 10 ' 10 ' 12 was 11 there 12 was 12 was 13 children 13 children 14 's 13 children 15 voices 15 voices 16 too 16 too 17 . she stood out all she could , but she couldn't rightly stand against that . 1 she 2 stood 2 stood 4 all 2 stood 10 couldn't 3 out 4 all 4 all 6 could 5 she 6 could 6 could 7 , 7 , 8 but 9 she 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 rightly 10 couldn't 14 that 11 rightly 12 stand 13 against 14 that 14 that 15 . so she says : " if you can draw my sons [for] your job , [i'd] [not] [hinder] ' em . 1 so 2 she 1 so 3 says 1 so 4 : 4 : 5 " 5 " 6 if 6 if 7 you 6 if 21 . 7 you 8 can 7 you 13 your 8 can 9 draw 9 draw 10 my 10 my 11 sons 14 job 15 , 14 job 21 . 15 , 19 ' 19 ' 20 em you can't [ask] no more of a [mother] . " 1 you 2 can't 1 you 10 " 4 no 5 more 4 no 9 . 5 more 6 of 6 of 7 a 9 . 10 " tom [shoesmith] threw back his head and [half] [shut] [his] [eyes] . 1 tom 3 threw 3 threw 6 head 4 back 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 and 7 and 12 . ' [eh] , me ! ' he said . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 7 he 4 me 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 he 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 . ' [she] was a [fine] , valiant [woman] , the [widow] [whitgift] . 1 ' 4 a 1 ' 6 , 3 was 4 a 6 , 13 . 7 valiant 9 , 9 , 10 the 10 the 13 . the [pharisees] [all] [about] [they] hushed [their] [children] [from] cryin ' an ' they waited dumb-still . 1 the 6 hushed 6 hushed 10 cryin 10 cryin 11 ' 11 ' 12 an 12 an 13 ' 13 ' 16 dumb-still 14 they 15 waited 15 waited 16 dumb-still 16 dumb-still 17 . she was all their dependence . 1 she 2 was 1 she 5 dependence 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 their 5 dependence 6 . ' [thout] her [leave] an ' [good-will] they could not pass [;] [for] [she] [was] the [mother] . 1 ' 3 her 1 ' 6 ' 5 an 6 ' 6 ' 18 . 8 they 9 could 9 could 10 not 9 could 11 pass 11 pass 16 the 11 pass 18 . so she shook like a aps-tree makin ' up her mind . 1 so 2 she 2 she 10 her 3 shook 4 like 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 aps-tree 6 aps-tree 7 makin 7 makin 8 ' 7 makin 9 up 7 makin 10 her 10 her 11 mind 11 mind 12 . ' [last] she drives the word past her teeth , [an] ' " go ! " she says . 1 ' 3 she 1 ' 4 drives 1 ' 19 . 4 drives 6 word 4 drives 7 past 5 the 6 word 7 past 8 her 9 teeth 10 , 9 teeth 19 . 10 , 12 ' 10 , 13 " 13 " 14 go 14 go 15 ! 15 ! 16 " 16 " 17 she 17 she 18 says " go with my [leave] [an] ' [goodwill] . " 1 " 2 go 1 " 10 " 2 go 3 with 3 with 4 my 7 ' 9 . 9 . 10 " ' [i] never [heard] she was all alone , ' said [hobden] . 1 ' 3 never 1 ' 10 ' 5 she 6 was 5 she 9 , 6 was 7 all 7 all 8 alone 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [i] remember now . 1 ' 4 now 3 remember 4 now 4 now 5 . the one [called] [robin] [,] he stayed with her , they tell . 1 the 2 one 2 one 6 he 6 he 7 stayed 7 stayed 8 with 8 with 9 her 9 her 10 , 10 , 12 tell 11 they 12 tell 12 tell 13 . she was all too [grieevious] to listen to his promises . ' 1 she 2 was 2 was 6 to 3 all 4 too 4 too 6 to 6 to 7 listen 7 listen 8 to 8 to 9 his 9 his 10 promises 10 promises 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [ah] ! 1 ' 3 ! she should ha ' made her bargain beforehand . 1 she 2 should 1 she 6 her 1 she 8 beforehand 2 should 3 ha 2 should 4 ' 5 made 6 her 7 bargain 8 beforehand 8 beforehand 9 . i [allus] told [my] [woman] so ! ' [hobden] cried . 1 i 3 told 1 i 11 . 3 told 6 so 6 so 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 8 ' 10 cried ' [no] . 1 ' 3 . tom laughed softly . 1 tom 2 laughed 1 tom 3 softly 3 softly 4 . ' [she] done that . 1 ' 4 that 1 ' 5 . 3 done 4 that yes , she done that ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 done 3 she 4 done 4 done 5 that 5 that 6 ! folks come out fresh an ' shinin ' all over the [marsh] like snails after wet . 1 folks 7 shinin 2 come 3 out 3 out 4 fresh 4 fresh 5 an 5 an 7 shinin 6 ' 7 shinin 7 shinin 8 ' 7 shinin 9 all 7 shinin 15 after 7 shinin 17 . 9 all 10 over 10 over 11 the 13 like 14 snails 14 snails 15 after 15 after 16 wet an ' [that] [while] the [widow] [whitgift] [sat] grievin ' [on] [the] [wall] . 1 an 2 ' 2 ' 10 ' 5 the 9 grievin 9 grievin 10 ' 10 ' 14 . she might have belieft us she might have trusted her sons would be sent back ! 1 she 2 might 1 she 6 she 2 might 3 have 3 have 4 belieft 4 belieft 5 us 6 she 7 might 7 might 8 have 8 have 9 trusted 9 trusted 11 sons 9 trusted 12 would 10 her 11 sons 12 would 13 be 13 be 14 sent 13 be 16 ! 14 sent 15 back she fussed , no bounds , when their boat come in after three days . ' 1 she 2 fussed 1 she 4 no 3 , 4 no 4 no 5 bounds 5 bounds 6 , 6 , 16 ' 7 when 8 their 7 when 10 come 8 their 9 boat 10 come 11 in 10 come 12 after 12 after 13 three 13 three 14 days 14 days 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [and] , of course , the sons were [both] quite cured ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 5 course 1 ' 13 ? 1 ' 14 ' 3 , 4 of 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 , 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 sons 8 sons 9 were 9 were 11 quite 11 quite 12 cured 14 ' 15 said 15 said 17 . ' [no-o] . 1 ' 3 . that would have been out o ' nature . 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 out 5 out 6 o 6 o 7 ' 7 ' 8 nature 8 nature 9 . she got ' em back as she sent ' em [.] 1 she 2 got 2 got 3 ' 3 ' 4 em 4 em 5 back 4 em 10 em 5 back 6 as 7 she 8 sent 8 sent 10 em 9 ' 10 em 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 2 blind 1 the 3 man 3 man 4 he 4 he 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 seen 6 seen 7 naught 7 naught 8 of 8 of 9 anythin 9 anythin 11 , 9 anythin 20 say 10 ' 11 , 12 an 13 ' 13 ' 14 the 14 the 15 dumb 15 dumb 16 man 16 man 17 nature-ally 17 nature-ally 18 he 18 he 19 couldn't 19 couldn't 20 say 20 say 21 aught 21 aught 22 of 22 of 23 what 23 what 25 'd 24 he 25 'd 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 8 pitched 3 that 4 was 3 that 5 why 5 why 6 the 6 the 8 pitched 8 pitched 9 on 8 pitched 10 ' 10 ' 18 ' 11 em 12 for 12 for 13 the 13 the 14 ferryin 14 ferryin 16 job 14 ferryin 17 . 15 ' 16 job 17 . 18 ' ' [but] what did you what did [robin] [promise] the [widow] ? ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 what 1 ' 13 ' 3 what 4 did 3 what 12 ? 4 did 5 you 6 what 7 did 6 what 12 ? 7 did 10 the 13 ' 14 said 14 said 16 . ' [what] did he promise , now ? ' 1 ' 4 he 1 ' 9 ' 3 did 4 he 5 promise 6 , 6 , 7 now 7 now 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' [tom] [pretended] [to] [think] [.] ' [wasn't] your [woman] a [whitgift] , [ralph] [?] 1 ' 3 your 3 your 5 a 5 a 7 , didn't she ever say ? ' 1 didn't 3 ever 2 she 3 ever 3 ever 4 say 3 ever 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [she] [told] me a passel o ' no-sense stuff when he was born . ' 1 ' 4 me 1 ' 16 ' 5 a 6 passel 6 passel 16 ' 7 o 8 ' 7 o 9 no-sense 9 no-sense 10 stuff 9 no-sense 11 when 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 born 14 born 15 . 15 . 16 ' hobden pointed at his son . 1 hobden 2 pointed 2 pointed 3 at 3 at 4 his 4 his 5 son 5 son 6 . ' [there] was always to be one of ' em that could see further into a millstone than most . ' 1 ' 3 was 3 was 12 could 4 always 5 to 4 always 10 em 5 to 6 be 7 one 10 em 8 of 10 em 9 ' 10 em 10 em 11 that 11 that 12 could 12 could 13 see 12 could 14 further 14 further 18 than 15 into 16 a 16 a 17 millstone 17 millstone 18 than 18 than 19 most 19 most 20 . 20 . 21 ' ' [me] ! 1 ' 3 ! that 's me ! ' [said] [the] [bee] [boy] so [suddenly] that they all laughed . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 me 2 's 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 10 so 10 so 12 that 12 that 13 they 13 they 14 all 14 all 15 laughed 15 laughed 16 . ' [i] 've got it now ! ' cried [tom] , slapping his knee . 1 ' 9 cried 3 've 4 got 4 got 5 it 5 it 6 now 5 it 7 ! 7 ! 9 cried 8 ' 9 cried 9 cried 11 , 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 ' 15 wasn't 3 was 15 wasn't 4 the 5 exact 5 exact 6 words 6 words 7 she 7 she 8 told 8 told 9 me 9 me 10 when 9 me 11 we 11 we 13 found 11 we 14 he 12 first 13 found 14 he 15 wasn't 15 wasn't 16 like 16 like 17 others 17 others 18 . but it beats me how you known ['] em , ' said [hobden] . 1 but 3 beats 1 but 9 em 2 it 3 beats 3 beats 4 me 4 me 5 how 5 how 6 you 5 how 7 known 6 you 7 known 9 em 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [aha] ! 1 ' 3 ! there 's more under my hat besides hair ? ' 1 there 2 's 1 there 6 hat 1 there 9 ? 3 more 4 under 4 under 5 my 4 under 6 hat 7 besides 8 hair 8 hair 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' tom laughed and stretched himself . 1 tom 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 and 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 ' 3 where 2 ' 8 ' 3 where 6 live 4 might 6 live 5 you 6 live 7 ? 8 ' 8 ' 9 he 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 , 11 , 12 gravely 12 gravely 13 , 13 , 14 to 13 , 16 . ' [an] ' do you think [your] [pa] ' ud [give] [me] a drink for takin ' you there , [missy] ? ' 1 ' 10 ud 3 ' 4 do 3 ' 9 ' 4 do 5 you 5 you 6 think 9 ' 10 ud 10 ud 23 ' 13 a 14 drink 14 drink 15 for 15 for 16 takin 16 takin 17 ' 17 ' 22 ? 18 you 19 there 19 there 20 , 20 , 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 6 that 4 at 5 this 6 that 7 they 7 they 8 had 8 had 9 to 9 to 10 run 10 run 11 out 11 out 12 . ' [oh] , [puck] [!] 1 ' 3 , puck ! 1 puck 2 ! i guessed you right from when you talked about the salt . 1 i 2 guessed 1 i 12 . 2 guessed 3 you 3 you 4 right 4 right 5 from 5 from 6 when 6 when 7 you 8 talked 9 about 9 about 10 the 10 the 11 salt 11 salt 12 . how could you ever do it ? ' 1 how 2 could 2 could 5 do 3 you 4 ever 4 ever 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' una cried , swinging along delighted . 1 una 2 cried 2 cried 3 , 3 , 4 swinging 4 swinging 5 along 5 along 6 delighted 5 along 7 . ' [do] what ? ' he said , and climbed the stile by the pollard oak . 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 ? 4 ? 6 he 5 ' 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 climbed 10 climbed 13 by 11 the 12 stile 12 stile 13 by 13 by 14 the 13 by 15 pollard 15 pollard 16 oak 16 oak 17 . tom was almost running [.] 1 tom 3 almost 2 was 3 almost 3 almost 4 running ' [yes] . 1 ' 3 . ' [here] you be . ' 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 4 be 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 3 into 4 the 4 the 5 old 5 old 6 kitchen 6 kitchen 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 19 . 9 and 10 slid 10 slid 11 them 11 them 12 down 15 came 16 to 16 to 17 ask 17 ask 18 questions 18 questions 19 . ' [i] 'm helping in [mus] ' [spray] 's oast-house , ' he said to her . 1 ' 3 'm 1 ' 7 ' 3 'm 4 helping 4 helping 5 in 7 ' 12 ' 9 's 10 oast-house 10 oast-house 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 he 13 he 14 said 14 said 15 to 15 to 16 her 16 her 17 . ' [no] , [i] ['m] [no] foreigner . 1 ' 3 , 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 1 i 3 this 3 this 4 country 4 country 6 fore 5 ' 6 fore 6 fore 7 your 6 fore 20 oastin 7 your 8 mother 8 mother 9 was 9 was 10 born 10 born 15 , 15 , 16 it 16 it 17 's 17 's 18 dry 20 oastin 24 . 21 ' 22 , 22 , 24 . thank you . ' 1 thank 2 you 2 you 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 2 went 3 to 3 to 4 get 4 get 5 a 5 a 6 jug 5 a 13 magicked 6 jug 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 went 9 the 10 children 10 children 11 went 11 went 12 in 13 magicked 21 and 14 once 15 more 15 more 18 , 18 , 20 , 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 4 my 6 in 7 a 6 in 22 gill 7 a 8 ferny 8 ferny 10 , 10 , 12 ' 12 ' 15 low 13 a 14 liddle 14 liddle 15 low 15 low 16 shaw 17 an 18 ' 17 an 22 gill 18 ' 19 a 19 a 20 great 20 great 21 high 22 gill 23 . oh , hop-bine yaller an ' wood-smoke blue , [i] reckon you 'll keep her middling true ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 hop-bine 3 hop-bine 4 yaller 3 hop-bine 5 an 5 an 6 ' 6 ' 7 wood-smoke 7 wood-smoke 8 blue 7 wood-smoke 9 , 7 wood-smoke 15 her 7 wood-smoke 16 middling 11 reckon 12 you 12 you 13 'll 13 'll 14 keep 14 keep 15 her 16 middling 17 true 17 true 18 ! i 've given my soul to the [southdown] [grass] , [an] ' sheep-bells tinkled where you pass . 1 i 2 've 1 i 18 . 2 've 3 given 3 given 4 my 4 my 5 soul 5 soul 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 sheep-bells 14 tinkled 16 you 15 where 16 you 16 you 17 pass 16 you 18 . oh , [firle] [an] ' [ditchling] an ' sails [at] [sea] , [i] reckon you [keep] my soul for me ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 9 sails 2 , 5 ' 5 ' 8 ' 7 an 8 ' 9 sails 12 , 12 , 14 reckon 14 reckon 15 you 15 you 20 me 17 my 18 soul 18 soul 19 for 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 11 , 11 , 14 was 14 was 15 appointed 15 appointed 16 a 16 a 20 and 20 and 22 to 22 to 23 be 23 be 24 . but after this was ordained , ( the ancient legends tell ) , [there] [came] [dark] [israel] , [for] [whom] no [river] remained . 1 but 2 after 1 but 7 ( 2 after 3 this 4 was 5 ordained 4 was 6 , 6 , 7 ( 7 ( 8 the 7 ( 12 ) 7 ( 13 , 7 ( 23 remained 8 the 9 ancient 9 ancient 10 legends 11 tell 12 ) 13 , 18 , 18 , 21 no 23 remained 24 . so it was said and done . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 and 4 said 5 and 5 and 6 done 6 done 7 . he is [lord] of [the] [last] [the] [fifth] , most wonderful , [flood] [.] 1 he 2 is 1 he 9 , 2 is 4 of 9 , 12 , 10 most 11 wonderful 11 wonderful 12 , he hears [her] thunder [past] [and] [her] song is in his blood . 1 he 2 hears 1 he 13 . 2 hears 4 thunder 8 song 9 is 9 is 10 in 10 in 11 his 11 his 12 blood 11 his 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 2 can 1 he 26 . 3 foresay 4 : 4 : 5 ' 5 ' 8 fall 8 fall 26 . 9 , 10 ' 9 , 23 to 10 ' 22 leagues 19 desert-belt 21 thousand 21 thousand 22 leagues 23 to 24 the 23 to 26 . he can foresay [:] ' [she] will rise . ' 1 he 2 can 1 he 8 rise 3 foresay 5 ' 5 ' 7 will 7 will 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 1 he 16 . 2 knows 3 what 3 what 5 snows 4 far 5 snows 5 snows 6 melt 5 snows 9 mountain-wall 9 mountain-wall 12 leagues 12 leagues 13 to 13 to 14 the a [prince] without a [sword] , [a] [ruler] [without] a [throne] [;] [israel] follows his quest . 1 a 3 without 3 without 4 a 4 a 6 , 6 , 17 . 10 a 14 follows 14 follows 16 quest 15 his 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 2 every 3 land 3 land 4 a 4 a 5 guest 5 guest 6 , 6 , 12 , 9 lands 10 a 10 a 11 lord 11 lord 12 , 12 , 19 . 15 land 18 he 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 2 the 1 but 6 keeps 6 keeps 11 deeps 8 secret 9 of 9 of 11 deeps 11 deeps 22 . 15 , 17 it 17 it 18 was 18 was 19 ordered 19 ordered 20 to 20 to 21 be 21 be 22 . now it was the third week in [november] , and the woods rang with the noise of pheasant-shooting . 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 18 pheasant-shooting 4 the 5 third 4 the 6 week 6 week 7 in 7 in 16 noise 9 , 10 and 9 , 14 with 10 and 11 the 11 the 12 woods 12 woods 13 rang 14 with 15 the 15 the 16 noise 16 noise 17 of 17 of 18 pheasant-shooting 18 pheasant-shooting 19 . dan [and] [una] [found] a couple of them towling [round] [the] [kitchen-garden] [after] [the] [laundry] [cat] . 1 dan 5 a 5 a 17 . 6 couple 7 of 7 of 8 them 8 them 9 towling 9 towling 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 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 9 they 7 and 8 there 9 they 10 frightened 10 frightened 26 . 11 out 13 the 13 the 15 , 15 , 16 who 16 who 17 were 17 were 18 sheltering 17 were 19 from 19 from 22 beat 20 a 21 big 20 a 22 beat 22 beat 23 across 23 across 24 the 23 across 25 valley 25 valley 26 . then the cruel guns began again , and they grabbed the beagles lest they should stray and get hurt . 1 then 4 guns 2 the 3 cruel 3 cruel 4 guns 4 guns 5 began 4 guns 14 they 5 began 6 again 6 again 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 they 10 grabbed 9 they 14 they 10 grabbed 11 the 10 grabbed 12 beagles 13 lest 14 they 14 they 15 should 15 should 18 get 16 stray 17 and 17 and 18 get 18 get 19 hurt 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 ' 3 wouldn't 4 be 4 be 5 a 5 a 6 pheasant 6 pheasant 7 in 7 in 10 a 10 a 11 lot 11 lot 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 panted 15 panted 16 , 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 he 18 he 23 neck 19 caught 21 by 21 by 22 the 22 the 23 neck 23 neck 24 . ' [why] did you laugh that horrid way ? ' 1 ' 10 ' 3 did 5 laugh 4 you 5 laugh 5 laugh 7 horrid 6 that 7 horrid 7 horrid 8 way 7 horrid 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [i] [didn't] , ' said [una] , sitting on [flora] , the fat lady-dog . 1 ' 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 sitting 9 sitting 10 on 9 sitting 12 , 12 , 13 the 13 the 14 fat 14 fat 15 lady-dog 15 lady-dog 16 . ' [oh] [,] look ! 1 ' 4 look 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 1 the 3 birds 3 birds 4 are 3 birds 8 their 4 are 5 going 5 going 6 back 6 back 7 to 8 their 9 own 9 own 10 woods 10 woods 11 instead 11 instead 12 of 12 of 13 ours 13 ours 14 , 13 ours 15 where 15 where 16 they 15 where 19 safe 17 would 18 be 18 be 19 safe 19 safe 20 . 20 . 21 ' ' [safe] [till] it pleased you to kill them . ' 1 ' 4 it 4 it 5 pleased 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 1 an 4 , 1 an 8 was 2 old 3 man 5 so 6 tall 5 so 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 almost 8 was 13 stepped 9 almost 10 a 10 a 11 giant 11 giant 12 , 13 stepped 14 from 14 from 15 behind 15 behind 16 the 16 the 17 clump 17 clump 18 of 17 clump 19 hollies 19 hollies 22 . the children jumped , and the dogs dropped like setters . 1 the 2 children 1 the 3 jumped 3 jumped 4 , 4 , 5 and 4 , 11 . 5 and 6 the 6 the 7 dogs 7 dogs 8 dropped 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 4 at 5 them 5 them 6 steadily 6 steadily 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 they 9 they 10 stared 10 stared 11 back 11 back 12 without 11 back 15 fear 12 without 14 or 13 doubt 14 or 15 fear 16 . ' [you] are not afraid ? ' he said , running his hands through his splendid grey beard . 1 ' 7 ' 3 are 4 not 4 not 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 running 11 running 14 through 12 his 13 hands 13 hands 14 through 14 through 15 his 15 his 16 splendid 15 his 19 . 16 splendid 17 grey 17 grey 18 beard you see , [mr] [meyer] [will] [fire] at rabbits . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 3 , 8 at 8 at 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 2 he 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 6 a 6 a 7 quid 7 quid 8 sovereign 8 sovereign 9 , 9 , 27 ' 11 mean 12 and 12 and 16 he 16 he 17 'd 17 'd 18 have 18 have 19 stood 19 stood 20 both 20 both 21 barrels 20 both 22 for 22 for 23 half 23 half 24 the 23 half 26 . 24 the 25 money 26 . 27 ' ' [he] [doesn't] understand , ' [una] cried , watching the pale , troubled [face] . 1 ' 5 , 4 understand 5 , 5 , 6 ' 5 , 8 cried 8 cried 9 , 9 , 10 watching 10 watching 11 the 11 the 12 pale 12 pale 13 , 13 , 14 troubled 14 troubled 16 . ' [oh] , [i] wish ' 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 6 ' 5 wish 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 1 she 20 foreign 2 had 3 scarcely 2 had 4 said 4 said 5 it 8 rustled 17 man 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 hollies 12 hollies 14 spoke 13 and 14 spoke 14 spoke 15 to 14 spoke 17 man 15 to 16 the 17 man 18 quickly 18 quickly 19 in 19 in 20 foreign 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 1 puck 17 appearance 2 wore 6 too 3 a 4 long 3 a 5 cloak 3 a 6 too 6 too 9 was 7 the 8 afternoon 8 afternoon 9 was 9 was 10 just 9 was 11 frosting 11 frosting 12 down 13 and 15 changed 14 it 15 changed 15 changed 17 appearance 16 his 17 appearance 17 appearance 18 altogether 18 altogether 19 . ' [nay] , nay ! ' he said at last . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 nay 4 nay 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 he 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 at 9 at 10 last 10 last 11 . ' [you] did not understand the boy . 1 ' 8 . 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 understand 5 understand 6 the 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 9 pure 2 freeman 16 ' 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 hurt 7 , 8 by 8 by 9 pure 9 pure 11 , 10 mischance 11 , 11 , 12 at 11 , 13 the 13 the 14 hunting 14 hunting 15 . ' [i] know that [mischance] ! 1 ' 3 know 3 know 4 that 4 that 6 ! what did his lord do ? 1 what 5 do 1 what 6 ? 2 did 5 do 3 his 5 do 4 lord 5 do laugh and ride over him ? ' the old man sneered . 1 laugh 2 and 2 and 11 sneered 2 and 12 . 3 ride 6 ? 4 over 5 him 5 him 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 the 7 ' 10 man 7 ' 11 sneered 8 the 9 old ' [it] was one of your own people did the hurt , [kadmiel] . ' 1 ' 15 ' 3 was 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 your 6 your 7 own 7 own 8 people 7 own 9 did 9 did 10 the 9 did 11 hurt 11 hurt 12 , 12 , 14 . 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 ' 8 piece 3 he 4 gave 4 gave 5 the 5 the 6 freeman 6 freeman 7 a 7 a 8 piece 8 piece 9 of 9 of 10 gold 10 gold 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 no 13 no 14 more 14 more 15 was 15 was 16 said 16 said 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [a] [jew] [drew] blood from a [christian] and no more was said ? ' 1 ' 5 blood 1 ' 15 ' 5 blood 9 and 6 from 7 a 7 a 9 and 10 no 11 more 11 more 12 was 12 was 13 said 13 said 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' kadmiel cried . 1 kadmiel 2 cried 1 kadmiel 3 . ' [never] ! 1 ' 3 ! when did they torture him ? ' 1 when 2 did 1 when 7 ' 3 they 4 torture 4 torture 5 him 4 torture 7 ' 6 ? 7 ' ' [no] man may be bound , or fined , or slain till he has been judged by his peers , ' [puck] insisted . 1 ' 22 ' 1 ' 24 insisted 1 ' 25 . 3 man 4 may 4 may 5 be 5 be 6 bound 6 bound 7 , 7 , 8 or 8 or 9 fined 9 fined 10 , 9 fined 15 has 10 , 11 or 11 or 12 slain 13 till 14 he 14 he 15 has 15 has 16 been 16 been 17 judged 17 judged 18 by 18 by 19 his 19 his 20 peers 20 peers 21 , 21 , 22 ' ' [there] [is] but [one] [law] in [old] [england] for [jew] [or] [christian] the [law] that was signed at [runnymede] . ' 1 ' 4 but 1 ' 10 for 4 but 7 in 10 for 14 the 14 the 22 ' 16 that 17 was 17 was 18 signed 18 signed 19 at 19 at 21 . 21 . 22 ' ' [why] , that 's [magna] [charta] ! ' 1 ' 9 ' 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 8 ! 8 ! 9 ' dan whispered . 1 dan 2 whispered 1 dan 3 . it was one of the few history dates that he could remember . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 dates 2 was 3 one 3 one 4 of 5 the 8 dates 6 few 7 history 7 history 8 dates 8 dates 9 that 8 dates 10 he 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 2 turned 3 on 3 on 4 him 4 him 5 with 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 sweep 7 sweep 8 and 8 and 9 a 9 a 10 whirr 10 whirr 11 of 11 of 14 gown 12 his 13 spicy-scented 12 his 14 gown 14 gown 15 . ' [dost] [thou] know of that , [babe] ? ' he cried , and lifted his hands in wonder . 1 ' 4 know 1 ' 9 ? 1 ' 10 ' 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 , 7 , 9 ? 10 ' 11 he 10 ' 20 . 11 he 12 cried 12 cried 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 lifted 15 lifted 16 his 15 lifted 17 hands 18 in 19 wonder 18 in 20 . ' [yes] , ' said [dan] firmly . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 7 firmly 4 ' 8 . 5 said 7 firmly ' [magna] [charta] was signed by [john] , [that] [henry] [the] [third] [put] [his] heel [upon] . 1 ' 15 heel 4 was 5 signed 5 signed 6 by 6 by 8 , 8 , 15 heel 15 heel 17 . again [puck] translated to [kadmiel] in the strange , solemn-sounding language , and at last [kadmiel] laughed . 1 again 3 translated 3 translated 18 . 4 to 6 in 6 in 7 the 6 in 10 solemn-sounding 8 strange 9 , 8 strange 10 solemn-sounding 10 solemn-sounding 11 language 11 language 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 18 . 13 and 15 last 13 and 17 laughed 14 at 15 last ' [out] of the mouths of babes do we learn , ' said he . 1 ' 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 mouths 5 mouths 6 of 5 mouths 7 babes 7 babes 9 we 7 babes 10 learn 8 do 9 we 10 learn 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 . for he was a [king] . ' 1 for 7 ' 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 6 . 6 . 7 ' dan looked sideways at his sister . 1 dan 2 looked 1 dan 5 his 1 dan 7 . 2 looked 3 sideways 2 looked 4 at 5 his 6 sister it was her turn . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 her 3 her 4 turn 4 turn 5 . ' [because] he jolly [well] had to , ' said [una] softly . 1 ' 3 he 1 ' 9 ' 3 he 4 jolly 6 had 7 to 7 to 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 softly 12 softly 13 . ' [the] [barons] [made] him . ' 1 ' 7 ' 5 him 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [nay] , ' [kadmiel] [answered] , shaking his head . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 7 , 7 , 8 shaking 8 shaking 9 his 9 his 10 head 10 head 11 . ' [you] [christians] always forget that [gold] [does] [more] [than] the sword . 1 ' 12 sword 1 ' 13 . 4 always 5 forget 5 forget 6 that 6 that 11 the 11 the 12 sword 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 2 curved 1 he 3 his 3 his 4 shoulders 4 shoulders 7 spoke 5 as 7 spoke 6 he 7 spoke 7 spoke 8 . that was my work , ' he cried , triumphantly , to [puck] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 my 2 was 5 , 3 my 4 work 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 he 7 he 8 cried 7 he 14 . 8 cried 9 , 9 , 10 triumphantly 9 , 11 , 11 , 12 to ' [spirit] [of] [earth] , [bear] witness [that] that was my work ! ' 1 ' 5 , 1 ' 14 ' 5 , 7 witness 9 that 10 was 9 that 13 ! 10 was 11 my 11 my 12 work 13 ! 14 ' he shot up to his full towering height , and his words rang like a trumpet . 1 he 2 shot 1 he 3 up 3 up 4 to 4 to 5 his 5 his 7 towering 6 full 7 towering 7 towering 8 height 7 towering 16 trumpet 8 height 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 rang 11 his 12 words 12 words 13 rang 13 rang 14 like 14 like 15 a 16 trumpet 17 . ' [many] [people] can [bear] witness to that , ' [puck] answered . 1 ' 10 ' 4 can 6 witness 6 witness 7 to 7 to 8 that 8 that 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 12 answered 10 ' 13 . ' [tell] [these] babes how it was done . 1 ' 4 babes 1 ' 9 . 5 how 6 it 5 how 9 . 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 done remember , [master] , [they] do not know [doubt] or [fear] . ' 1 remember 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 do 6 do 7 not 7 not 8 know 8 know 13 ' 10 or 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [so] [i] [saw] [in] [their] [faces] when [we] met , ' said [kadmiel] . 1 ' 8 when 1 ' 12 ' 8 when 10 met 10 met 11 , 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [yet] surely , surely they are taught to spit upon [jews] ? ' 1 ' 3 surely 3 surely 4 , 4 , 5 surely 5 surely 6 they 5 surely 13 ? 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 taught 8 taught 9 to 9 to 10 spit 10 spit 11 upon 13 ? 14 ' ' [are] they ? ' said [dan] , much interested [.] 1 ' 5 ' 1 ' 6 said 3 they 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' 6 said 8 , 8 , 10 interested 9 much 10 interested ' [where] at ? ' 1 ' 5 ' 3 at 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' puck fell back a pace , laughing . 1 puck 3 back 1 puck 5 pace 1 puck 7 laughing 1 puck 8 . 2 fell 3 back 4 a 5 pace 6 , 7 laughing ' [kadmiel] is [thinking] of [king] [john] 's reign , ' he explained . 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 9 reign 5 of 8 's 8 's 9 reign 9 reign 14 . 10 , 11 ' 10 , 14 . 11 ' 13 explained 12 he 13 explained ' [his] people were badly treated then . ' 1 ' 3 people 3 people 4 were 4 were 6 treated 5 badly 6 treated 6 treated 7 then 7 then 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 1 it 22 . 2 stuck 3 in 3 in 4 their 4 their 5 lesson-memory 5 lesson-memory 6 that 6 that 10 to 14 ' 15 teeth 14 ' 22 . 15 teeth 16 to 16 to 17 make 17 make 18 them 17 make 19 lend 19 lend 20 him 19 lend 21 money kadmiel understood the look and smiled bitterly . 1 kadmiel 2 understood 1 kadmiel 7 bitterly 2 understood 4 look 3 the 4 look 5 and 6 smiled 6 smiled 7 bitterly 7 bitterly 8 . ' [no] . 1 ' 3 . your [king] [never] [drew] [my] teeth : i think , [perhaps] , [i] drew [his] . 1 your 6 teeth 6 teeth 16 . 7 : 8 i 8 i 9 think 9 think 10 , 10 , 12 , 12 , 14 drew 14 drew 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 1 i 8 but 2 was 3 not 3 not 4 born 7 , 8 but 8 but 21 . 11 in 13 in 13 in 17 town 14 a 15 little 14 a 17 town 15 little 16 white 17 town 20 mountains 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 , 1 yes 8 but 2 , 3 the 5 are 6 cruel 6 cruel 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 at 9 at 10 least 10 least 12 learned 11 their 12 learned 12 learned 13 men 13 men 15 to 14 dare 15 to 15 to 16 think 15 to 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 2 was 3 prophesied 2 was 4 of 4 of 5 me 5 me 6 at 6 at 8 birth 7 my 8 birth 8 birth 9 that 9 that 11 should 11 should 12 be 12 be 13 a 13 a 15 to 15 to 16 a 16 a 18 of 18 of 21 speech 19 a 20 strange 19 a 21 speech 21 speech 26 . 22 and 23 a 23 a 25 language 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 6 for 7 the 9 and 7 the 14 . 9 and 10 the 10 the 12 to why not ? 1 why 2 not 2 not 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 1 my 3 in 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 10 few 11 ) 11 ) 13 me 12 set 13 me 13 me 14 apart 14 apart 18 of 15 as 16 a 16 a 17 child 16 a 18 of 18 of 20 prophecy 19 the 20 prophecy 20 prophecy 21 the 21 the 23 of 23 of 24 the 24 the 26 . we [jews] [dream] [so] [many] [dreams] . 1 we 7 . he paced back and forth through the wood as he [talked] . 1 he 10 he 1 he 12 . 2 paced 3 back 2 paced 6 through 3 back 4 and 5 forth 6 through 6 through 8 wood 6 through 9 as 7 the 8 wood 9 as 10 he the rattle of the shot-guns never ceased , and the dogs whimpered a little and lay flat on the leaves . 1 the 3 of 2 rattle 3 of 3 of 4 the 3 of 21 . 4 the 5 shot-guns 4 the 9 and 5 shot-guns 6 never 7 ceased 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 dogs 11 dogs 20 leaves 12 whimpered 15 and 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 and 15 and 16 lay 16 lay 17 flat 16 lay 18 on 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 ! 1 he 2 ! such a little [prince] it was ! 1 such 2 a 1 such 7 ! 2 a 3 little 5 it 6 was 6 was 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 2 eye 2 eye 3 he 3 he 7 stone-throwing 4 kept 5 on 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 stone-throwing 7 stone-throwing 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 23 . 11 and 13 other 12 the 13 other 13 other 14 it 13 other 15 roved 15 roved 18 streets 16 about 17 the 17 the 18 streets 19 looking 20 for 20 for 23 . yes , and he learned to cry softly when he was hunted up and down those streets . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 9 when 3 and 4 he 3 and 9 when 5 learned 7 cry 6 to 7 cry 7 cry 8 softly 8 softly 9 when 9 when 15 down 9 when 18 . 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 hunted 12 hunted 13 up 13 up 14 and 14 and 15 down 15 down 17 streets 16 those 17 streets he learned to do all things without noise . 1 he 2 learned 2 learned 3 to 3 to 4 do 4 do 5 all 5 all 7 without 6 things 7 without 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 4 the 5 mountains 5 mountains 6 , 5 mountains 19 was 6 , 7 from 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 all 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 world 12 world 13 , 13 , 19 was 14 for 19 was 17 's 19 was 19 was 21 counsellor 20 their 21 counsellor 21 counsellor 22 . 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 4 behind 4 behind 5 the 4 behind 6 armies 6 armies 7 of all over the world the heathen fought each other . 1 all 2 over 2 over 4 world 2 over 7 fought 3 the 4 world 5 the 6 heathen 6 heathen 7 fought 7 fought 9 other 7 fought 10 . 8 each 9 other why not ? 1 why 2 not 2 not 3 ? how should the foolish [kings] [know] [that] [while] they fight and steal and kill ? ' 1 how 2 should 1 how 3 the 3 the 4 foolish 4 foolish 9 they 9 they 11 and 10 fight 11 and 11 and 12 steal 11 and 13 and 13 and 16 ' 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 3 's 4 faces 4 faces 5 showed 5 showed 6 that 6 that 7 they 7 they 10 at 7 they 18 they 8 knew 9 nothing 8 knew 10 at 10 at 11 all 11 all 12 as 12 as 13 , 13 , 14 with 13 , 17 , 14 with 16 eyes 15 open 16 eyes 18 they 19 trotted 19 trotted 20 and 19 trotted 24 long-striding 20 and 21 turned 21 turned 22 beside 22 beside 23 the 24 long-striding 25 old 25 old 26 man 26 man 27 . ' [no] matter , ' he said . 1 ' 5 ' 3 matter 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 . such power [had] [we] [jews] [among] the [gentiles] . 1 such 2 power 2 power 9 . 7 the 9 . ah , my little [prince] ! 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 6 ! 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 little do you wonder that he learned quickly ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 learned 6 learned 7 quickly 7 quickly 8 ? why not ? ' 1 why 2 not 2 not 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' he muttered to himself and went on : 1 he 2 muttered 2 muttered 3 to 3 to 4 himself 4 himself 5 and 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 on 7 on 8 : ' [my] trade was that of a physician . 1 ' 8 physician 3 trade 4 was 4 was 5 that 5 that 6 of 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 3 had 3 had 4 learned 4 learned 5 it 4 learned 13 to 5 it 10 to 10 to 11 the 13 to 14 find why not ? 1 why 2 not 2 not 3 ? a [jew] is as free as a sparrow or a dog . 1 a 3 is 3 is 4 as 4 as 6 as 5 free 6 as 6 as 7 a 7 a 8 sparrow 8 sparrow 9 or 9 or 10 a 10 a 11 dog 11 dog 12 . he goes where he is hunted . 1 he 2 goes 2 goes 3 where 3 where 4 he 4 he 5 is 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 6 libraries 6 libraries 9 dared 9 dared 10 to 10 to 11 think 11 think 12 schools 11 think 13 of 13 of 17 dared 17 dared 18 to 18 to 19 learn 19 learn 20 . i was diligent in my business . 1 i 2 was 1 i 5 my 2 was 3 diligent 3 diligent 4 in 5 my 6 business 6 business 7 . therefore [i] stood before [kings] [.] 1 therefore 4 before 3 stood 4 before 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 2 have 3 been 2 have 24 . 3 been 4 a 4 a 5 brother 5 brother 6 to 8 and 9 a 8 and 13 , 9 a 10 companion 10 companion 11 to 11 to 12 beggars 13 , 14 and 13 , 24 . 14 and 18 between 18 between 21 and 19 the 21 and 20 living 21 and 21 and 22 the 21 and 23 dead there was no profit in it . 1 there 2 was 1 there 5 in 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 profit 5 in 6 it 6 it 7 . i did not find [my] [kingdom] . 1 i 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 7 . 3 not 4 find 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 , 2 , 3 in 3 in 9 travels 3 in 19 , 4 the 7 of 4 the 9 travels 7 of 8 my 9 travels 10 , 10 , 11 when 11 when 14 reached 13 had 14 reached 14 reached 15 the 19 , 22 to 22 to 23 my 23 my 24 father 24 father 25 's 25 's 26 house 26 house 27 . god had wonderfully preserved my people . 1 god 5 my 1 god 7 . 2 had 4 preserved 3 wonderfully 4 preserved 4 preserved 5 my 5 my 6 people none had been slain , none even wounded , and only a few scourged . 1 none 6 none 2 had 3 been 2 had 5 , 3 been 4 slain 5 , 6 none 6 none 15 . 7 even 8 wounded 8 wounded 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 15 . 10 and 11 only 11 only 12 a 12 a 14 scourged 13 few 14 scourged i became once more a son in my father 's house . 1 i 2 became 2 became 3 once 3 once 4 more 3 once 5 a 5 a 6 son 5 a 7 in 7 in 8 my 7 in 11 house 9 father 10 's 10 's 11 house 11 house 12 . but [i] was not rich not very rich . 1 but 3 was 3 was 5 rich 4 not 5 rich 5 rich 6 not 5 rich 7 very 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 4 those 2 , 3 when 4 those 5 that 4 those 6 had 6 had 7 power 7 power 8 and 8 and 9 knowledge 9 knowledge 10 and 10 and 11 wealth 11 wealth 12 talked 12 talked 13 together 13 together 14 , 14 , 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 shadow 19 shadow 20 . why not ? 1 why 2 not 2 not 3 ? he cannot do much harm . 1 he 5 harm 1 he 6 . 2 cannot 3 do 3 do 5 harm 4 much 5 harm if [thou] doubtest , come with me to [bury] in [england] and live [as] [i] live . " 1 if 3 doubtest 3 doubtest 4 , 4 , 18 " 5 come 6 with 5 come 8 to 5 come 12 and 6 with 7 me 8 to 10 in 12 and 13 live 13 live 16 live 16 live 17 . 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 ' 10 candle 4 my 5 mother 5 mother 6 's 6 's 7 face 9 the 10 candle 10 candle 25 . 11 flame 12 , 11 flame 16 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 said 16 , 17 " 16 , 25 . 17 " 19 will 19 will 20 come 20 come 21 with 21 with 22 thee maybe my [kingdom] shall be there . " 1 maybe 8 " 2 my 4 shall 4 shall 5 be 5 be 6 there 6 there 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 4 sailed 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 darkness 9 darkness 10 and 10 and 11 the 11 the 12 cruelty 11 the 17 , 12 cruelty 13 of 17 , 24 . 18 where 19 there 18 where 20 are 20 are 22 learned 22 learned 24 . how can a man be wise if he hate ? 1 how 2 can 2 can 3 a 3 a 4 man 4 man 8 he 5 be 6 wise 6 wise 7 if 7 if 8 he 8 he 9 hate 8 he 10 ? 9 hate 10 ? 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 19 tower 7 for 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 kill 14 kill 17 by 17 by 18 the 18 the 19 tower 19 tower 20 . no none [laid] [hands] [on] [elias] . 1 no 2 none 2 none 7 . he lent [money] to the [king] , and the [king] 's favour was about him . 1 he 2 lent 1 he 15 him 2 lent 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 13 was 11 's 12 favour 12 favour 13 was 14 about 15 him 15 him 16 . a [king] will not take the life so long as there is any gold . 1 a 3 will 3 will 4 not 4 not 5 take 4 not 8 so 4 not 14 gold 5 take 7 life 6 the 7 life 8 so 10 as 9 long 10 as 10 as 13 any 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 11 they 1 this 12 would 4 , 10 because 12 would 13 not 13 not 14 give 14 give 15 him 14 give 16 money 16 money 17 . yet his land was a good land . 1 yet 2 his 2 his 3 land 2 his 8 . 3 land 4 was 4 was 7 land 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 land if he had only given it rest he might have cropped it as a [christian] crops his beard . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 only 4 only 5 given 5 given 6 it 6 it 7 rest 6 it 11 cropped 8 he 9 might 9 might 10 have 10 have 11 cropped 11 cropped 12 it 11 cropped 13 as 11 cropped 18 beard 13 as 14 a 16 crops 17 his 17 his 18 beard 18 beard 19 . therefore his [people] [turned] [against] [us] [jews] , who are [all] people ['s] [dogs] . 1 therefore 2 his 1 therefore 15 . 8 , 9 who 8 , 15 . 9 who 10 are 10 are 12 people why not ? 1 why 2 not 2 not 3 ? lastly [the] [barons] and the people [rose] [together] [against] the [king] [because] of his cruelties . 1 lastly 4 and 1 lastly 10 the 4 and 5 the 5 the 6 people 10 the 13 of 13 of 14 his 14 his 15 cruelties 15 cruelties 16 . they joined then , as cats and pigs will join to slay a snake . 1 they 2 joined 2 joined 3 then 2 joined 9 will 3 then 4 , 4 , 5 as 5 as 6 cats 6 cats 7 and 8 pigs 9 will 9 will 10 join 10 join 11 to 11 to 12 slay 11 to 15 . 12 slay 14 snake 13 a 14 snake i [kept] the accounts , and [i] watched all these things , for [i] [remembered] [the] [prophecy] . 1 i 3 the 3 the 4 accounts 4 accounts 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 watched 6 and 18 . 9 all 10 these 10 these 11 things 11 things 12 , 12 , 13 for 13 for 18 . if he swore to keep those [laws] , they would allow him a little money . 1 if 2 he 1 if 8 , 2 he 3 swore 3 swore 4 to 4 to 5 keep 5 keep 6 those 8 , 9 they 9 they 10 would 10 would 11 allow 11 allow 12 him 12 him 13 a 13 a 14 little 13 a 16 . 14 little 15 money that was the [king] ['s] [god] [money] to waste . 1 that 2 was 1 that 3 the 3 the 8 to 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 5 roll 5 roll 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 10 . why not ? 1 why 2 not 2 not 3 ? we had lent them money . 1 we 2 had 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 1 we 10 our 3 all 5 counsels 10 our 11 doors 11 doors 15 ' 12 in 14 . 14 . 15 ' he threw out his hands suddenly . 1 he 2 threw 2 threw 4 his 2 threw 6 suddenly 3 out 4 his 5 hands 6 suddenly 6 suddenly 7 . ' [we] did not seek to be paid all in money . 1 ' 11 money 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 seek 5 seek 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 paid 8 paid 9 all 9 all 10 in 10 in 11 money 11 money 12 . we sought [power] [power] [power] [!] 1 we 2 sought that is [our] [god] in our captivity . 1 that 2 is 2 is 5 in 5 in 7 captivity 6 our 7 captivity 7 captivity 8 . power to use ! 1 power 2 to 2 to 3 use 3 use 4 ! ' [i] [said] [to] [elias] [:] " these [new] [laws] are good . 1 ' 7 " 7 " 8 these 8 these 11 are 11 are 12 good 12 good 13 . lend no more money to [the] [king] : so long as he has money he will lie and slay the people . " 1 lend 2 no 1 lend 4 money 1 lend 5 to 2 no 3 more 5 to 8 : 8 : 23 " 9 so 10 long 10 long 11 as 11 as 13 has 12 he 13 has 13 has 14 money 14 money 15 he 15 he 16 will 16 will 17 lie 17 lie 18 and 18 and 19 slay 19 slay 20 the 20 the 21 people 20 the 22 . 22 . 23 " " ' [nay] , " said [elias] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [i] know [this] [people] . 1 " 3 know 1 " 6 . they are madly cruel . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 madly 3 madly 4 cruel 4 cruel 5 . better [one] [king] than a thousand butchers . 1 better 4 than 4 than 5 a 5 a 6 thousand 6 thousand 7 butchers 7 butchers 8 . 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 7 to 2 have 3 lent 3 lent 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 money 7 to 8 the 8 the 10 , 10 , 12 they 12 they 13 would 13 would 14 torture 14 torture 15 us 15 us 26 . 16 , 17 but 16 , 26 . 17 but 21 will 21 will 22 lend 22 lend 23 to 23 to 24 the he [hath] promised me a [place] [near] him at [court] , [where] [my] [wife] and [i] shall be safe . " 1 he 3 promised 1 he 8 him 3 promised 4 me 4 me 5 a 8 him 21 " 9 at 11 , 11 , 15 and 15 and 17 shall 17 shall 18 be 18 be 19 safe 19 safe 20 . 20 . 21 " if we lend he will fight again . " 1 if 3 lend 2 we 3 lend 3 lend 4 he 4 he 5 will 5 will 6 fight 6 fight 7 again 7 again 8 . 8 . 9 " " ' [who] [made] [thee] a [lawgiver] in [england] ? " said [elias] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 ? 2 ' 6 a 8 in 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " [i] know [this] [people] . 1 " 3 know 1 " 6 . let the dogs tear one another ! 1 let 2 the 1 let 4 tear 2 the 3 dogs 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 1 i 3 lend 3 lend 4 the 3 lend 20 pleasure 4 the 7 thousand 7 thousand 8 pieces 8 pieces 9 of 9 of 10 gold 10 gold 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 can 13 he 14 can 14 can 15 fight 15 fight 16 the 18 at 19 his 19 his 20 pleasure 20 pleasure 21 . 21 . 22 " ' [oh] ! ' said [dan] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [pevensey] again ! ' and looked at [una] , who nodded and skipped . 1 ' 5 ' 3 again 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 and 6 and 7 looked 7 looked 8 at 8 at 10 , 10 , 11 who 11 who 12 nodded 12 nodded 13 and 13 and 14 skipped 14 skipped 15 . they called him [joseph] , and threw torches at his wet [head] . 1 they 2 called 2 called 3 him 3 him 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 threw 6 and 13 . 7 threw 8 torches 8 torches 9 at 8 torches 11 wet 10 his 11 wet why not ? ' 1 why 2 not 2 not 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' ' [why] , of course ! ' cried [dan] . 1 ' 5 course 1 ' 10 . 3 , 4 of 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 cried ' [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 6 was 5 it 6 was 7 ' 17 and 9 held 10 up 9 held 12 hand 10 up 11 his 12 hand 13 to 13 to 14 stop 14 stop 15 him 15 him 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 , 19 , 20 who 20 who 21 never 21 never 22 noticed 22 noticed 23 , 23 , 26 . 24 went 25 on 24 went 26 . 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 18 sword 3 treasure 19 . 4 of 5 the 4 of 18 sword 5 the 6 old 6 old 7 days 8 put 9 away 9 away 10 , 9 away 18 sword 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 secret 14 cut 15 off 14 cut 16 by 16 by 17 the 16 by 18 sword i have heard the like before . ' 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 heard 3 heard 4 the 3 heard 5 like 3 heard 6 before 6 before 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [so] [have] we , ' [una] whispered . 1 ' 4 we 1 ' 9 . 5 , 6 ' 5 , 9 . 6 ' 8 whispered ' [but] it wasn't wicked a bit . ' 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 9 ' 4 wasn't 5 wicked 4 wasn't 7 bit 6 a 7 bit 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 2 great 2 great 3 store 3 store 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 still 6 still 7 remained 7 remained 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 brooding 9 and 13 he 9 and 23 . 10 by 11 long 11 long 12 brooding 13 he 14 had 13 he 21 his 14 had 15 come 14 had 16 to 16 to 17 look 17 look 18 on 18 on 20 as 19 it 20 as 21 his 22 own yet when we thought how we should lift and convey it , we saw no way . 1 yet 10 convey 2 when 3 we 2 when 4 thought 2 when 10 convey 4 thought 5 how 5 how 6 we 5 how 7 should 8 lift 9 and 9 and 10 convey 10 convey 11 it 10 convey 16 way 12 , 14 saw 13 we 14 saw 14 saw 16 way 15 no 16 way 16 way 17 . this was before the [word] of the [lord] [had] [come] to me . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 before 3 before 4 the 4 the 6 of 6 of 7 the 6 of 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 1 a 4 possessed 2 walled 3 fortress 4 possessed 5 by 5 by 7 ; 7 ; 9 the 7 ; 10 midst 10 midst 11 a 11 a 13 tide-well 13 tide-well 14 out 14 out 15 of 14 out 16 which 16 which 18 remove 17 to 18 remove 18 remove 19 secretly 19 secretly 20 many 20 many 22 of 21 horse-loads 22 of 22 of 23 gold 23 gold 24 ! hopeless ! 1 hopeless 2 ! so [elias] wept . 1 so 3 wept 1 so 4 . adah , his wife , wept too . 1 adah 2 , 1 adah 3 his 3 his 4 wife 4 wife 6 wept 5 , 6 wept 6 wept 7 too 7 too 8 . why not ? 1 why 2 not 2 not 3 ? she was born in [england] [an] [odious] woman . 1 she 2 was 1 she 8 woman 2 was 3 born 3 born 4 in 8 woman 9 . wherefore [the] [king] in his [camp] [stopped] [his] ears against the [barons] and the people . 1 wherefore 4 in 4 in 5 his 5 his 9 ears 9 ears 10 against 10 against 11 the 11 the 13 and 13 and 14 the 14 the 15 people 15 people 16 . wherefore men died daily . 1 wherefore 3 died 2 men 3 died 3 died 4 daily 4 daily 5 . why not ? 1 why 2 not 2 not 3 ? this [elias] refused to do , for he looked on the gold as his own . 1 this 3 refused 3 refused 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 , 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 he 7 for 9 looked 9 looked 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 13 as 12 gold 13 as 13 as 15 own 14 his 15 own 15 own 16 . elias and [adah] went to their chamber . ' 1 elias 2 and 2 and 4 went 4 went 5 to 5 to 6 their 6 their 7 chamber 7 chamber 8 . 8 . 9 ' kadmiel laughed scornfully in his beard . 1 kadmiel 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 scornfully 3 scornfully 4 in 4 in 6 beard 5 his 6 beard 6 beard 7 . the shots across the valley stopped as the shooting party changed their ground for the last beat . 1 the 2 shots 2 shots 6 stopped 2 shots 12 their 2 shots 14 for 3 across 4 the 3 across 5 valley 3 across 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 as 7 as 9 shooting 7 as 11 changed 8 the 9 shooting 10 party 11 changed 12 their 13 ground 14 for 15 the 15 the 16 last 16 last 17 beat 17 beat 18 . ' [what] terms ? ' said [puck] quickly . 1 ' 3 terms 1 ' 5 ' 3 terms 4 ? 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 quickly 8 quickly 9 . ' [the] [fortieth] of the [great] [charter] says : " to none will we sell , refuse , or delay right or justice . " ' 1 ' 4 of 1 ' 26 ' 4 of 5 the 8 says 9 : 9 : 10 " 10 " 24 . 11 to 12 none 12 none 13 will 12 none 24 . 13 will 15 sell 14 we 15 sell 15 sell 16 , 15 sell 17 refuse 16 , 17 refuse 17 refuse 18 , 18 , 19 or 19 or 20 delay 20 delay 21 right 21 right 22 or 21 right 23 justice 24 . 25 " 25 " 26 ' ' [true] , but the [barons] [had] [written] [first] [:] [to] no free man . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 the 5 the 14 man 12 no 13 free 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 3 me 5 hundred 4 two 5 hundred 5 hundred 7 pieces 5 hundred 13 narrow 6 broad 7 pieces 7 pieces 8 of 8 of 9 gold 10 to 11 change 11 change 12 those 12 those 13 narrow 13 narrow 14 words langton , the priest , understood . 1 langton 2 , 2 , 5 , 3 the 4 priest 4 priest 5 , 5 , 6 understood 6 understood 7 . then he went out stealthily , [as] [men] [do] who deal with [israel] [by] [night] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 out 4 out 5 stealthily 5 stealthily 6 , 6 , 10 who 10 who 11 deal 11 deal 12 with 12 with 16 . i think he spent my gift upon his altar [.] 1 i 2 think 1 i 5 my 3 he 4 spent 4 spent 5 my 5 my 6 gift 6 gift 9 altar 7 upon 9 altar 8 his 9 altar why not ? 1 why 2 not 2 not 3 ? i have spoken with [langton] . 1 i 2 have 1 i 6 . 2 have 3 spoken 3 spoken 4 with he was [such] a man as [i] [might] [have] [been] if [if] we [jews] had been a people . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 a 2 was 19 . 4 a 5 man 6 as 11 if 6 as 19 . 11 if 13 we 15 had 16 been 15 had 19 . 16 been 17 a 17 a 18 people but yet , in many things , a child . 1 but 2 yet 2 yet 3 , 3 , 4 in 4 in 7 , 5 many 6 things 6 things 7 , 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 5 the 5 the 6 gold 6 gold 16 man 7 must 9 put 9 put 10 away 10 away 11 from 11 from 12 the 12 the 14 of 14 of 15 any 15 any 16 man 16 man 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 2 halted 3 , 3 , 4 all 4 all 5 black 4 all 6 against 6 against 7 the 7 the 8 pale 8 pale 10 sky 9 green 10 sky 10 sky 11 beyond 11 beyond 12 the 12 the 13 wood 13 wood 14 a 14 a 15 huge 15 huge 16 robed 16 robed 17 figure 17 figure 18 , 18 , 19 like 19 like 20 the 20 the 22 in 22 in 23 the 23 the 25 . ' [i] [rose] . 1 ' 4 . i answered : " there is no need . 1 i 2 answered 2 answered 3 : 2 answered 4 " 2 answered 8 need 5 there 8 need 6 is 7 no 7 no 8 need 8 need 9 . the [lord] is with me . " 1 the 3 is 3 is 4 with 4 with 5 me 5 me 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 11 of 7 gave 8 me 8 me 10 understanding 10 understanding 11 of 11 of 12 all 12 all 25 ways 15 must 16 do 16 do 17 ; 17 ; 18 and 18 and 22 me 22 me 23 in 23 in 24 my 24 my 25 ways first [i] [went] [to] [london] [,] [to] [a] physician of our people , who sold me certain drugs [that] [i] [needed] . 1 first 9 physician 9 physician 10 of 10 of 11 our 11 our 12 people 12 people 14 who 13 , 14 who 14 who 15 sold 15 sold 16 me 16 me 17 certain 17 certain 18 drugs 18 drugs 22 . you shall see why . 1 you 2 shall 1 you 5 . 2 shall 3 see 2 shall 4 why thence [i] went swiftly to [pevensey] . 1 thence 3 went 1 thence 7 . 3 went 4 swiftly 4 swiftly 5 to men fought all around me , for there were neither rulers nor judges in the abominable land . 1 men 2 fought 2 fought 3 all 3 all 4 around 4 around 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 for 7 for 9 were 8 there 9 were 9 were 10 neither 10 neither 12 nor 11 rulers 12 nor 12 nor 13 judges 13 judges 17 land 14 in 17 land 15 the 16 abominable 16 abominable 17 land 17 land 18 . that also [god] showed me . ' 1 that 2 also 1 that 4 showed 4 showed 5 me 5 me 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 8 were 2 was 8 were 3 as 5 as 4 calm 5 as 5 as 6 though 5 as 8 were 6 though 7 he 8 were 23 rolling 9 speaking 10 of 10 of 11 some 11 some 12 stranger 11 some 23 rolling 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 his 14 and 17 filled 15 his 16 voice 17 filled 18 the 18 the 19 little 19 little 20 bare 20 bare 21 wood 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 2 , 4 did 5 no 6 harm 6 harm 7 . the more we physicians know , the less do we do [.] 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 we 3 we 4 physicians 3 we 5 know 3 we 10 we 5 know 8 less 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 less 9 do 10 we 10 we 11 do only the fool says : " [i] dare . " 1 only 3 fool 1 only 5 : 2 the 3 fool 4 says 5 : 5 : 6 " 6 " 8 dare 8 dare 9 . 9 . 10 " i caused a blotched and itching rash to break out upon their skins , but [i] [knew] it would fade in fifteen days . 1 i 2 caused 1 i 18 it 2 caused 3 a 3 a 4 blotched 4 blotched 5 and 5 and 6 itching 6 itching 7 rash 6 itching 8 to 6 itching 11 upon 6 itching 15 but 8 to 9 break 9 break 10 out 11 upon 13 skins 12 their 13 skins 14 , 15 but 18 it 19 would 19 would 20 fade 20 fade 21 in 21 in 23 days 22 fifteen 23 days 23 days 24 . i did not stretch out my hand against their life [.] 1 i 6 my 2 did 3 not 2 did 4 stretch 4 stretch 5 out 5 out 6 my 6 my 7 hand 7 hand 8 against 8 against 10 life 9 their 10 life they in the [castle] [thought] it was [the] [plague] , and they ran out , taking with them their [very] dogs . 1 they 2 in 1 they 3 the 1 they 22 . 6 it 7 was 6 it 22 . 7 was 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 21 dogs 12 they 13 ran 13 ran 14 out 14 out 15 , 15 , 16 taking 16 taking 17 with 17 with 18 them 18 them 19 their 19 their 21 dogs ' [a] [christian] physician , seeing that [i] was a [jew] and a stranger , vowed that [i] had brought the sickness [from] [london] . 1 ' 4 physician 4 physician 5 , 5 , 6 seeing 5 , 15 , 6 seeing 7 that 7 that 9 was 9 was 10 a 10 a 12 and 12 and 13 a 13 a 14 stranger 15 , 16 vowed 16 vowed 17 that 17 that 22 sickness 19 had 20 brought 20 brought 21 the 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 2 is 10 a 10 a 12 leech 12 leech 14 truth 13 speak 14 truth 14 truth 15 of 14 truth 16 any 16 any 17 disease 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 5 me 1 thereupon 13 " 4 beat 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 but 8 a 9 merciful 8 a 10 woman 10 woman 11 said 11 said 12 : 11 said 13 " 13 " 14 do 14 do 15 not 15 not 16 kill 16 kill 17 him 17 him 18 now 18 now 19 . why not ? 1 why 2 not 2 not 3 ? they drove [me] across the drawbridge of the [castle] , and fled back to their booths . 1 they 2 drove 2 drove 11 and 4 across 5 the 5 the 6 drawbridge 6 drawbridge 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 fled 12 fled 13 back 13 back 14 to 14 to 15 their 15 their 16 booths 16 booths 17 . thus [i] came to be alone with the treasure . ' 1 thus 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 alone 6 alone 9 treasure 6 alone 10 . 7 with 8 the 7 with 9 treasure 8 the 9 treasure 10 . 11 ' ' [but] [did] you know this was all going to happen just right ? ' [said] [una] . 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 6 this 4 you 5 know 6 this 7 was 7 was 8 all 8 all 9 going 8 all 11 happen 9 going 10 to 11 happen 12 just 12 just 13 right 12 just 15 ' 13 right 14 ? 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 16 strange 5 that 14 of 7 should 8 be 8 be 9 a 9 a 11 to 11 to 12 a 12 a 14 of 15 a 16 strange 16 strange 17 land 17 land 18 and 18 and 21 speech 18 and 22 . 19 a 21 speech i knew [i] should not die . 1 i 2 knew 2 knew 6 die 4 should 5 not 5 not 6 die 6 die 7 . i washed my cuts . 1 i 2 washed 1 i 3 my 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 2 found 2 found 4 tide-well 3 the 4 tide-well 4 tide-well 5 in 4 tide-well 7 wall 5 in 6 the 7 wall 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 to 12 to 15 dove 15 dove 16 and 16 and 17 dug 17 dug 18 there 18 there 19 in 18 there 24 fortress 19 in 20 that 20 that 21 empty 21 empty 22 , 22 , 24 fortress 24 fortress 25 . he ! 1 he 2 ! i spoiled the [egyptians] ! 1 i 2 spoiled 1 i 5 ! 2 spoiled 3 the he ! 1 he 2 ! if they had only known [!] 1 if 2 they 2 they 3 had 3 had 4 only 3 had 5 known i drew up many good loads of gold , which [i] loaded by night into my boat . 1 i 2 drew 2 drew 3 up 2 drew 4 many 4 many 6 loads 4 many 17 boat 5 good 6 loads 6 loads 7 of 6 loads 8 gold 6 loads 12 loaded 6 loads 16 my 8 gold 9 , 9 , 10 which 13 by 15 into 14 night 15 into 15 into 16 my 17 boat 18 . 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 4 gold 3 been 5 dust 5 dust 6 too 6 too 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 18 ' 9 that 11 been 9 that 17 . 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 washed 12 washed 13 out 13 out 14 by 14 by 16 tides 15 the 16 tides 17 . 18 ' puck shook his head and pursed [his] lips . 1 puck 6 pursed 2 shook 3 his 2 shook 4 head 2 shook 5 and 5 and 6 pursed 6 pursed 8 lips 8 lips 9 . ' [often] [;] for the gold was new to me , ' [kadmiel] replied . 1 ' 4 for 1 ' 12 ' 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 gold 7 was 8 new 8 new 9 to 9 to 10 me 10 me 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 14 replied 12 ' 15 . ' [i] know [the] [golds] [.] 1 ' 3 know 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 4 them 4 them 5 in 4 them 14 redder 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 dark 8 ; 9 but 9 but 10 this 10 this 11 was 10 this 14 redder 11 was 12 heavier 12 heavier 13 and 13 and 14 redder 14 redder 15 than 15 than 16 any 16 any 17 we 17 we 18 deal 17 we 19 in 19 in 20 . perhaps it was the [very] gold of [parvaim] . 1 perhaps 2 it 1 perhaps 9 . 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 6 gold 6 gold 7 of eh , why not ? 1 eh 2 , 1 eh 3 why 3 why 4 not 4 not 5 ? ' [oh] , [marvel] ! ' said [puck] , beneath his breath , rustling in the [dead] leaves . 1 ' 6 ' 3 , 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 19 . 10 beneath 11 his 11 his 12 breath 12 breath 13 , 13 , 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 13 is 2 went 3 out 3 out 4 by 4 by 5 the 5 the 6 little 6 little 7 gate 6 little 8 where 8 where 11 's 9 the 11 's 11 's 12 refuse 11 's 13 is 13 is 14 thrown 14 thrown 15 . ' [weren't] you afraid ? ' said [una] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 6 ' 3 you 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 ? 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [why] ? 1 ' 3 ? there were [no] [christians] in the boat . 1 there 2 were 2 were 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 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 cast 9 cast 11 gold 9 cast 12 all 10 the 11 gold 12 all 13 all 13 all 14 that 14 that 20 ! 15 gold 16 into 16 into 17 the 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 3 's 4 ransom 4 ransom 7 the 5 no 6 , 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 ransom 7 the 9 of 9 of 10 a 9 of 12 ! ' [but] you hadn't , ' said [una] . 1 ' 5 , 3 you 4 hadn't 3 you 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [oh] , yes ! 1 ' 5 ! 3 , 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 2 meant 3 that 3 that 6 might 6 might 7 have 7 have 8 spent 8 spent 9 it 9 it 10 on 10 on 11 that 10 on 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' ' [even] so , ' said [kadmiel] . 1 ' 5 ' 3 so 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . the firing broke out again close behind them . 1 the 3 broke 2 firing 3 broke 3 broke 5 again 4 out 5 again 5 again 6 close 6 close 7 behind 6 close 9 . 7 behind 8 them the pheasants poured over the top of a belt of tall firs . 1 the 2 pheasants 1 the 3 poured 3 poured 4 over 4 over 5 the 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 a 8 a 9 belt 9 belt 10 of 10 of 11 tall 11 tall 12 firs 12 firs 13 . ' [but] what did [elias] [of] [bury] do ? ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 8 do 4 did 8 do 8 do 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' puck demanded . 1 puck 2 demanded 2 demanded 3 . ' [he] [had] promised money to the [king] . ' 1 ' 4 promised 4 promised 5 money 4 promised 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 10 ' 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 ' 4 him 4 him 6 from 4 him 15 . 6 from 14 side 8 that 9 the 9 the 14 side he and [adah] hurried to [lewes] and asked me for an [accounting] [.] 1 he 2 and 2 and 4 hurried 4 hurried 5 to 5 to 7 and 7 and 8 asked 8 asked 9 me 9 me 10 for 10 for 11 an he still looked on the gold as his own . 1 he 2 still 2 still 3 looked 3 looked 4 on 3 looked 6 gold 4 on 5 the 6 gold 7 as 7 as 9 own 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 2 told 3 them 3 them 19 up 4 where 6 had 6 had 7 laid 7 laid 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 19 up 12 gave 15 leave 15 leave 16 to 16 to 17 pick 17 pick 19 up eh , well ! 1 eh 2 , 2 , 4 ! 3 well 4 ! the curses of a fool and the dust of a journey are [two] [things] [no] wise man can [escape] [....y] 1 the 2 curses 1 the 6 and 2 curses 3 of 3 of 4 a 4 a 5 fool 6 and 7 the 7 the 8 dust 7 the 16 wise 8 dust 9 of 9 of 10 a 10 a 11 journey 11 journey 12 are 16 wise 17 man 17 man 18 can but [i] pitied [elias] ! 1 but 5 ! 3 pitied 5 ! they took ship [from] [lewes] [to] [spain] [.] 1 they 2 took 2 took 3 ship that was wise ! ' 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 wise 3 wise 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' ' [and] you ? 1 ' 4 ? 3 you 4 ? did you see the signing of the [law] [at] [runnymede] ? ' [said] [puck] , as [kadmiel] [laughed] [noiselessly] . 1 did 2 you 1 did 3 see 1 did 11 ? 3 see 4 the 4 the 5 signing 5 signing 6 of 6 of 7 the 11 ? 12 ' 12 ' 15 , 15 , 16 as 16 as 20 . ' [nay] . 1 ' 3 . who [am] [i] to meddle [with] [things] [too] [high] [for] me ? 1 who 12 ? 4 to 11 me 4 to 12 ? 5 meddle 11 me i returned to [bury] , and lent money on the autumn crops . 1 i 7 lent 2 returned 7 lent 3 to 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 lent 7 lent 8 money 7 lent 11 autumn 7 lent 12 crops 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 autumn 11 autumn 12 crops 12 crops 13 . why not ? ' 1 why 2 not 2 not 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' there was a crackle overhead . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 crackle 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 3 that 2 cock-pheasant 10 spattered 4 had 5 sheered 5 sheered 6 aside 6 aside 10 spattered 7 after 8 being 8 being 9 hit 9 hit 10 spattered 10 spattered 11 down 10 spattered 20 the 10 spattered 26 . 11 down 12 almost 12 almost 13 on 13 on 14 top 15 of 16 them 16 them 17 , 17 , 18 driving 18 driving 19 up 19 up 20 the 20 the 21 dry 20 the 22 leaves 22 leaves 25 shell 23 like 24 a 23 like 25 shell ' [well] , ' said [puck] calmly , ' what did you think of it ? 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 9 ' 5 said 8 , 5 said 9 ' 7 calmly 8 , 9 ' 10 what 10 what 11 did 10 what 16 ? 12 you 13 think 13 think 14 of 14 of 15 it 15 it 16 ? weland [gave] the [sword] [!] 1 weland 3 the the [sword] [gave] the [treasure] , and the [treasure] [gave] the [law] . 1 the 7 and 1 the 13 . 4 the 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 the 8 the 11 the it 's as natural as an oak growing . ' 1 it 2 's 2 's 7 oak 3 as 4 natural 4 natural 5 as 4 natural 7 oak 6 an 7 oak 7 oak 8 growing 7 oak 10 ' 8 growing 9 . ' [i] don't understand . 1 ' 4 understand 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 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 12 ' 8 's 10 treasure 10 treasure 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' ' [and] why did [sir] [richard] [and] [brother] [hugh] leave it lying about ? 1 ' 3 why 3 why 4 did 4 did 10 leave 10 leave 11 it 10 leave 12 lying 12 lying 13 about 13 about 14 ? and and ' 1 and 2 and 2 and 3 ' ' [never] mind , ' said [una] politely . 1 ' 5 ' 3 mind 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 8 politely 5 ' 9 . 6 said 8 politely ' [he] ['ll] let us come and go and look and know another time . 1 ' 4 let 1 ' 15 . 4 let 5 us 5 us 6 come 7 and 8 go 8 go 9 and 9 and 10 look 9 and 15 . 10 look 11 and 11 and 12 know 12 know 13 another 12 know 14 time won't you , [puck] ? ' 1 won't 2 you 2 you 3 , 3 , 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [another] time maybe , ' [puck] answered . 1 ' 6 ' 3 time 4 maybe 4 maybe 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 answered 6 ' 9 . ' [brr] ! 1 ' 3 ! it 's cold and late . 1 it 2 's 2 's 5 late 3 cold 4 and 4 and 5 late 5 late 6 . i 'll race you towards home ! ' 1 i 2 'll 1 i 7 ! 2 'll 3 race 3 race 4 you 4 you 5 towards 5 towards 6 home 7 ! 8 ' they hurried down into the sheltered valley . 1 they 2 hurried 2 hurried 3 down 2 hurried 4 into 4 into 7 valley 5 the 6 sheltered 5 the 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 8 enough 2 was 4 and 4 and 6 and 8 enough 9 in 9 in 10 that 10 that 11 year-end 11 year-end 12 shower 12 shower 13 to 13 to 14 magic 13 to 15 away 15 away 16 a 16 a 17 thousand 17 thousand 18 memories 18 memories 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 2 they 3 trotted 3 trotted 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 brook 6 brook 7 at 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 bottom 9 bottom 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 lawn 12 lawn 13 , 12 lawn 23 fox 13 , 14 wondering 14 wondering 15 why 17 and 22 quarry-hole 19 had 20 missed 20 missed 21 the 21 the 22 quarry-hole 22 quarry-hole 23 fox 23 fox 24 . old [hobden] [was] [just] finishing [some] hedge-work . 1 old 5 finishing 5 finishing 7 hedge-work 7 hedge-work 8 . they saw his white smock glimmer in the twilight where he faggoted the rubbish . 1 they 2 saw 1 they 5 smock 1 they 11 he 2 saw 3 his 4 white 5 smock 5 smock 6 glimmer 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 twilight 9 twilight 10 where 10 where 11 he 11 he 12 faggoted 12 faggoted 13 the 12 faggoted 14 rubbish 14 rubbish 15 . ' [winter] , he 's come , [i] reckon , [mus] ' [dan] , ' he called . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 12 ' 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 's 6 come 7 , 7 , 9 reckon 9 reckon 10 , 10 , 12 ' 12 ' 15 ' 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 he 16 he 17 called 17 called 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 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 a 7 a 8 stamp 8 stamp 14 as 9 and 10 a 10 a 11 splash 11 splash 12 of 12 of 13 water 13 water 14 as 14 as 15 though 15 though 16 a 16 a 17 heavy 17 heavy 18 old 18 old 19 cow 18 old 26 . 19 cow 20 were 20 were 21 crossing 21 crossing 22 almost 22 almost 23 under 23 under 25 noses 24 their 25 noses hobden ran forward angrily to the ford . 1 hobden 7 ford 2 ran 3 forward 3 forward 4 angrily 4 angrily 5 to 4 angrily 7 ford 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 ford 7 ford 8 . ' [gleason] 's bull [again] , [playin] ' [robin] all [over] the [farm] ! 1 ' 4 bull 1 ' 14 ! 3 's 4 bull 4 bull 6 , 6 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 all 10 all 12 the oh , look , [mus] ['] [dan] his [great] footmark as big as a trencher . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 look 3 look 4 , 4 , 8 his 8 his 10 footmark 10 footmark 16 . 11 as 12 big 11 as 13 as 13 as 14 a 14 a 15 trencher 15 trencher 16 . no bounds to his impidence ! 1 no 2 bounds 2 bounds 3 to 3 to 5 impidence 4 his 5 impidence 5 impidence 6 ! he might count [himself] to be a man or [or] [somebody] ['] 1 he 2 might 2 might 3 count 3 count 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 a 7 a 8 man 8 man 9 or a voice the other side of the brook boomed : 1 a 2 voice 2 voice 3 the 3 the 4 other 4 other 5 side 5 side 6 of 6 of 7 the 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 ' 3 wonder 6 cloak 6 cloak 15 , 15 , 17 where 17 where 18 those 18 those 19 walking 18 those 20 fires 20 fires 21 would then the children went in singing ' [farewell] , [rewards] and [fairies] ' at the tops of their voices . 1 then 2 the 1 then 9 , 2 the 3 children 3 children 6 singing 4 went 5 in 4 went 6 singing 6 singing 7 ' 9 , 11 and 11 and 13 ' 13 ' 15 the 14 at 15 the 15 the 16 tops 16 tops 17 of 17 of 18 their 18 their 19 voices 19 voices 20 . they had forgotten that they had not even said good-night to [puck] . 1 they 9 said 1 they 13 . 2 had 3 forgotten 3 forgotten 4 that 3 forgotten 5 they 3 forgotten 9 said 6 had 8 even 7 not 8 even 8 even 9 said 9 said 10 good-night 9 said 11 to [the] [children] ['s] [song] end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [puck] [of] [pook] 's [hill] [,] [by] [rudyard] [kipling] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 11 's