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Suddenly, as though stirred by an impulse, the same lad who had just created the laugh arose from the bench, and came directly across the room to where Myles and the bowman sat. "Give thee good-den," said he. "What be'st thy name and whence comest thou, an I may make bold so to ask?" "My name is Myles Falworth," said Myles; "and I come from Crosbey-Dale bearing a letter to my Lord."
Hugo's eyes sparkled with sinful pleasure as he said to himself, "Breath o' my life, an' I can but put THAT upon him, 'tis good-den and God keep thee, King of the Game-Cocks!" He waited and watched outwardly patient, but inwardly consuming with excitement till the woman had passed by, and the time was ripe; then said, in a low voice
Hugo's eyes sparkled with sinful pleasure as he said to himself, "Breath o' my life, an' I can but put THAT upon him, 'tis good-den and God keep thee, King of the Game-Cocks!" He waited and watched outwardly patient, but inwardly consuming with excitement till the woman had passed by, and the time was ripe; then said, in a low voice
The old woman who, in the garb of Robin Hood, had been lying quiet in the cottage through all the uproar, jumped up nimbly at this. In the bald absurdity of her disguise she came to the doorway and bowed to the Bishop. "Give you good-den, my lord Bishop," she piped in a shrill voice; "and what does your Grace at my humble door? Do you come to bless me and give me alms?"
"There's one too many 'ere for pleasantness, an' I'm goin'. Good-den, Tom! Good-den, all!" And out he strode, whistling as he went. With his departure every one began to move, the more quickly as the clock in the bar had struck ten a minute or two since. The Reverend Mr. Arbroath stood irresolute for a moment, wishing his chief enemy, "Feathery" Joltram, would go.
Bravely done nobly imparted! Give ye good-den." And wrapping his disguise closer around him, away he went. When he had left the room, the scrivener wrung his hands, and exclaimed, "More blood more blood! I thought to have had done with it, but this time there was no fault with me none and then I shall have all the advantage.
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