the and grew like little islands and confused the eye the gap besides was more d d g i it the ow usually long it was a place where any stranger might come readily to mischief and dick him with something like a pang of the lad whom he had bo imperfectly directed as for himself one look backward to where the wind mill sails were turning black i the blue of heaven � one look forward to the high ground of forest and he was sufficiently directed and held straight on the water washing to his horse e knees as safe as on a highway half way across and when he had already sighted the path rising high and dry upon the farther side he was aware of a great on his right and saw a grey horse sank to its belly in the mud and still struggling instantly as though it had divined the neighbourhood of help the poor beast began to most it rolled meanwhile a eye insane with terror and as it in the a g clouds of insects rose and about it in the air i thought dick can the poor lad have perished there is his horse for certain � a brave grey i nay comrade if thou to me i will do man can to help thee shalt not lie there to drown by inches and he made ready his and put a quarrel through the creature s head dick rode on after this act of rugged mercy somewhat in spirit and looking closely about him for any sign of bis less happy in the way i le is the i would i had dared to tell him further he thought for i fear he has in the and just aa he was so a voice cried upon hie name from the side and looking over his shoulder he saw the lad s face peering from a of are ye there he said in ye lay so close among the that i had passed you by i saw your horse and put him from his agony which by my t an ye had been a more merciful rider ye had done yourself but come forth out of your hiding here be none to trouble you nay good boy i have do arms nor skill to use them if i had replied the other stepping forth upon the pathway why call me boy cried dick y are not i the elder of us twain good master said the other forgive me i have none the least intention to offend rather i would in every way your gentleness and favour for i am now worse than ever having lost my way my cloak and my poor horse to have a riding rod and spurs and never a horse to sit upon and before all he added looking upon his clothes � before all to be so tut i cried dick would ye mind a blood of wound or dust of � that s a man s t s thk black nay then i like him better plain observed the lad but how shall i do good richard help me with good counsel if i come not safe to i am undone nay said dick i will give more than counsel take my horse and i will run awhile and when i am weary we shall change t ain that so riding and running both may go the so the change was made and they went forward as briskly as they on the dick with his hand upon the other s knee how call ye your name asked dick call me john replied the lad and what make ye to dick continued i seek from a man that would me was the answer the good of is a strong pillar to the weak and how came ye with sir daniel r f pursued dick nay cried the other by the abuse of force he hath taken me by violence from my own place dressed me in these weeds ridden with me till my heart was sick me till i could v wept and when certain of my friends pursued thinking to have me back me in the rear to stand their shot i i was even in the right foot and walk but nay there shall come a day between ns he shall smart for all i t in the ye shoot at the moon with a gun said dick tie a knight and hath a hand of iron an he i had made or with your flight it would go sore with me ay poor boy returned the other y are hu ward i know it by the same token so am i or ao he or else he hath bought my marriage � i not rightly which but it ia some handle to me by boy again said dick nay then shall i call you girl good richard asked never a girl for me returned dick i do the crew of them ye speak said the other ye think more of them than ye pretend not i said dick stoutly they come not in my mind a plague of them say give me to hunt and to fight and to feast and to live with jolly i never heard of a maid yet that was for any service save one only and she poor was burned for a witch and the wearing of men s in spite of nature master crossed himself with and appeared to pray what make ye dick inquired i pray for her spirit answered the other with a somewhat troubled voice for a witch s spirit dick cried but pray for the black her an ye list she was the best in europe was this of old the ran from her he said as if she had been nay he was a brave well but good master richard resumed an 