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A smile, somewhat sad, flitted over the prelate's pale lips, and Harold was once more alone with Gurth. The soul of all council and cabal on behalf of Harold, which has led to the determination of the principal chiefs, and which now succeeded it was Haco.
On the night when Billy went to the Home it was very full, and he stumbled over more than one recumbent seaman on the landings before he reached the hall, where, late though it was, a number of men were playing chess, draughts, and bagatelle, or reading books and papers. Here he found Haco Barepoles, as rugged as ever, seated by the fire and deeply engaged in a copy of the "Pilgrim's Progress."
I heard Susan say, as I walked along the passage between the rows of sleeping berths that lined each side of the principal dormitory of our Home; "I shall lose you some day, I fear. How was it that you came so near bein' wrecked?" Before the skipper could reply I stood in the doorway of his berth. "Good-day, Haco," said I; "glad to see you safe back once more."
"Now, then, the question is," said Mrs Gaff, sitting down and again seizing Tottie's head for stroking purposes, while she put the question with deep solemnity "the question is, how long will that last?" Haco was a good deal puzzled. He bit his thumb nail, and knit his shaggy brows for some time, and then said "Well, you know, that depends on how much you spend at a time.
Are not yon stout fellows all in mail, so tall and so orderly, in advance of the London burghers, Hilda's aid to our Fyrd?" "They are," answered Haco.
'For my part, said lady Macintosh, 'I can't help thinking that the love of a good woman like yourself must do more for the poor fellow than the approval of all the soldiers in the world. Pardon me, Haco. 'Indeed, my lady, you're perfectly right! returned her husband with a smile.
There was great wealth in the House of Godwin; that wealth mans the ships of England. What hast thou there, Haco?" "Thy new-issued coin: it hath on its reverse the word PEACE." Who ever saw one of those coins of the Last Saxon King, the bold simple head on the one side, that single word "Peace" on the other, and did not feel awed and touched!
She began at the beginning, and explained first, what doubtless sir Haco knew at least something of before, the relation between her father and colonel Gordon, whence his family as well as himself had always felt it their business to look after the young laird.
And this done, Harold, turning to Haco, and the thegns round him, said joyously: "By Heaven's help we shall yet win this day. And know you not that it is my fortunate day the day on which, hitherto, all hath prospered with me, in peace and in war the day of my birth?" "Of your birth!" echoed Haco in surprise. "Ay did you not know it?" "Nay! strange! it is also the birthday of Duke William!
On a field of gold was the effigies of a Fighting Warrior; and the arms were bedecked in orient pearls, and the borders blazed in the rising sun, with ruby, amethyst, and emerald. While he gazed, wondering, on this dazzling ensign, Haco, who rode beside the standard-bearer, advanced, and gave him a letter.
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