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Anarchus replies: "Man, if thou be'st a Babe of Grace, And of an holy Seed, I will reply incontinent, And in my words proceed; But, if thou art a child of wrath, And lewd in conversation, I will not, then, converse with thee, Nor hold communication."
Ere Glossin had got upon his feet, the hoarse yet suppressed voice of Hatteraick growled through the recesses of the cave: 'Hagel and donner! be'st du? 'Are you in the dark? 'Dark? der deyvil! ay, said Dirk Hatteraick; 'where should I have a glim? 'I have brought light'; and Glossin accordingly produced a tinder-box and lighted a small lantern.
"What profane mummery is this?" said the Prior. "Friend, if thou be'st indeed of the church, it were a better deed to show me how I may escape from these men's hands, than to stand ducking and grinning here like a morris-dancer." "Truly, reverend father," said the Friar, "I know but one mode in which thou mayst escape. This is Saint Andrew's day with us, we are taking our tithes."
The jar of succory-water," said she "Roland, if thou be'st a man, help me empty the jar on the chimney or from the window make such waste among the viands as if we had made our usual meal, and leave the fragments on cup and porringer, but taste nothing as thou lovest thy life. I will sit by the Queen, and tell her at her waking, in what a fearful pass we stand.
Infadoos frowned as he answered "Nay, I come not; it is not for me to enter there. But thou, Gagool, curb thy tongue, and beware how thou dealest with my lords. At thy hands will I require them, and if a hair of them be hurt, Gagool, be'st thou fifty times a witch, thou shalt die. Hearest thou?"
'Be good enough to leave me. 'Well, I make no objections, mind. I'm takin' thy word thou'rt Maud Ruthyn 'appen thou be'st and 'appen thou baint. I'm not aweer on't, but I takes thy word, and all I want to know's just this, did Meg open the gate to thee? I made him no answer, and to my great relief I saw Milly striding and skipping across the unequal stepping-stones.
"No more of that, if thou be'st wise. There are laws against striking princes," said the smith: "best not handle the horseshoe till it cools. All is hushed up now."
It was I who hurt him, but indeed I didn't mean to do it." "A noice bizness yoi've made of it atween ee," the woman said, but in a not unkind voice. "Who'd ha' thought as Bill would ha' got hurted by such a little un as thou be'st; but coom in, he will be main glad to see ee, and thy feyther ha' been very good in sending up all sorts o' things for him.
Let bath be made For such men fordone, Wash thou hands and feet thereof, Comb their hair and dry them Ere the coffin has them; Then bid them sleep full sweetly. This for the tenth counsel: That thou give trust never Unto oaths of foeman's kin, Be'st thou bane of his brother, Or hast thou felled his father; Wolf in young son waxes, Though he with gold be gladdened.
Not an angel had they got among the four of them either, having all their year's income on their backs, and more too. I trow they and their heirs will have good cause to remember this same Field of Gold." "And what be'st thou doing, nevvy?" asked the jester. "Thy trade seems as brisk as though red blood were flowing instead of red wine."
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