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Updated: June 1, 2025
John by the four living creatures with the fourfold head, the saints were to be perfected, the unity of the faith preserved, and the body of Christ edified and kept in its full growth and perfection till He come Himself to claim the Bride." Edred's eyes were full of vivid intelligence.
Edred's mind at this moment was working rapidly and following up a train of thought as fascinating as it was new. He suddenly turned back to the very beginning of the book, and began reading to himself some words he found there. Presently he looked up quickly into his instructor's face.
True gave a bound that jerked the chain out of Edred's hand, and leaped upon the dark thing, licking it, whining, and uttering little dog moans of pure love and joy. For the dark something was Dickie, fast asleep. He was bound with cords, his poor lame foot tied tight to the other one. His arms were bound too. And now he was awake. "Down, True!" he said. "Hush! Ssh!"
To die openly for the cause would have been one thing a martyr has ofttimes spoken more eloquently by his death than by his life but to be thus buried in a living grave would benefit none; and who would not shrink from such a fate? The pause which succeeded Edred's impassioned appeal was broken by the entrance of Julian, flushed and heated. "It is as we thought. The house is watched.
He was unable to speak himself, but Julian spoke eagerly for him. "I trow the fault is half mine. It was done in tilting. I was careless, and saw not that Edred's guard was down. I fear me I have something hurt him. I trust it is not the eye. Look to it quickly, sweet mother. It was a nasty blow."
When they reached their room that night, Bertram and Julian carefully locked the door behind them a precaution they did not often take; and when they took from the great chest their own best riding suits, they also took out Edred's and looked it well over. "It will fit him to a nicety," said Bertram. "He and Edred are almost of a height, and both slim and slightly built.
"Nay, that will I not. An thou stayest at home for fault of mine, I will stay to keep thee company. "Now, gentle mother, prithee see if he be much hurt. I cannot rest till I know." The lady was ready now to make her examination, and gently removed the rude wrappings the boys had made for themselves. Edred's face presented an ugly appearance as these were taken away.
So he kept steadily on and took no notice at all of a black patch by the sweetbrier bush by Beale's cottage door just exactly as if some one was crouching in the shadow. He pressed his thumb on the latch and opened the door very softly. Something moved inside and a chain rattled. Edred's heart gave a soft, uncomfortable jump. But it was only True, standing up to receive company.
The sun was not yet up, and the gray dimness of the coming summer's day enshrouded the great courtyard as Bertram and Julian descended to it with a slim figure between them clad in a riding dress similar to their own, the slouched hat drawn over the face, which face was well wrapped and muffled in white linen, as Edred's had been the previous day.
He sent Edred to the chantry to pray for an hour, and met him there at the end of that time to listen to all he had to say. Edred's story was soon told nothing held back, not even the innermost thoughts of his heart and the expression of the face beneath the enshrouding cowl was something strange to see.
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