Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-08

valry and feud for three long general tons
When we were children it abated for a
while, since your father lent money to
mine, and that is why they suffered US tc
grow up side by side But then they quar-
relied about the ferry that We had set in
pawn, and your father asked his gold back
again and, not getting it, took the ferry,
which I have always held a foolish and
strife breeding deed, since from that
day forward the war was open. There
fore. Hugh. il we meet at all it must be
in these frozen reeds or behind the cover
of thicket, like village slut and her
man"
/ Il know that well enough, Eve, who
have spoken with you but twice in nine
months" and he devoured her beautiful
farewell
| 'Of. that i'll word. this, Hugh. have a
new sutton up yonder. a fine French sutton.
q very great lord indeed, whose wealth,
am told, none can number. From his
mother he has the Valley of the Waveney
up to Bungay town-aye, and beyond-and
from his father whole county in Norman
dy Five French knights ride behind his
banner, and with them ten squires and
know not how many men-at-arms. There
lis feasting yonder at the castle, l can
tell you. Ere his train leaves US our winter
Iprovender will be done and Wen have to
drink small beer till the wine ships come
in from France in spying.
And what is this lords name2"
Gods truth. he has several" she an
tswered Sir Edmund Acour in England.
and in France the high and puissant Count
tof Noyon, and in Italy, near to the city of
lVenice-for there, too, he has posses
sions which came to him through his
grandmother-the Seigneur of Cat
trina"
And having SO much. does he want you.
too, Eve? And if so. why?"
80 he swears," she answered slowly.
land as for the reason, why, 1 suppose
you must seek it in my face, which by
i'll fortune has pleased his 1ordship
since first he saw it month ago. At
the least he has asked me in marriage
of my father, who jumped al him like
winter pike. and so 1 am betrothed."
''And do you want him. Ever"
Aye I want him as far as the sun 10
from the moon or the world from either
want him in heaven or beneath the
earth or anywhere away from me-
At these words light shone in Hugh's
keen gray eyes.
I'm glad of that, Eve, for 1 have heard
much of this fine fellow-among other
things that he is a traitor come here to
spy on England. But should I be a
match for MIN. man to man, Ever" he
asked after little pause.
She looked him up and down. them
answered.
Il think SO, though he is no weaklng;
but not for him and the five knights and
the ten squires, and my noble father and
my brother and the rest Oh, Hugh!
Hugh!" she added bitterly. cannot you
understand that you are but mer-
chants lad. though your blood be as,
noble as any in this realm-a merchants .
lad, the last of five brothers? Why were
you not born the first of them if you
wished for Eve Clavering, for then your
red gold might have bought met
ASK that of those who begot me-" said
Hugh. Come, now, what's in your mind? i
You're not one to be sold like a heifer at
a faring and go whimpering to the altar
and 1 am not one to see you led there
while 1 stand upon my feet. We are
made of clay too stin for French
lnr3s fusers Eve though II il tr,,s +bSt