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"So are we like to be crushed 'twixt hammer and anvil," quoth Sir Hacon, tightening the lacing of his battered casque. "So will I give thee charge of our knights and men-at-arms what is left of them, alas! to meet Black Ivo's banner, my doleful Hacon!" spake Sir Benedict. "Nay, Benedict," said Sir Hacon, grim-smiling, "my dole is but caution!"
Quoth Walkyn, grim-smiling: "There is in this world no axe like unto it save one that was my brother's and shall be thine henceforth, Ulf the Strong. Come now, and I will give it unto thee." Then bent they reverently before the Abbess, saluted Beltane and, side by side, strode away together. "Would all feuds might so end, sweet son," sighed the Abbess, her wistful eyes down-bent upon the fire.
"Well, Martin," said Sir Richard, grim-smiling, "'twas none so desperate a business after all! Come now, let us minister to this poor prisoner."
"Devil, forsooth!" he gasped, "aha, I've seen many a man hang for less than this " "True," sighed Beltane, "men hang for small matters here in Pentavalon, and to hang is an evil death, methinks!" "So, so!" nodded Black Roger, grim-smiling, "I've watched them kick a fair good while, betimes!" "Ah!" cried Beltane, his eyes widening, "those hands of thine, belike, have hanged a man ere this?"
For a moment Spike strove desperately to reach Bud's grim-smiling face until, finding his efforts vain, he ceased all at once, bowed his head upon his arms, and burst into a passion of bitter sobbing; then, with an agile twist, he wrenched himself free, and turning, sped away, heedless of his jaunty straw hat that had fallen and lay upon the dusty sidewalk.
Open in the Duke's name 'tis I, Robert, lord of Hurstmanswyke, with message to the lord Seneschal, Sir Gui, and captives from Bourne!" Then, grim-smiling in the dusk, Beltane spake: "Now greeting and fair greeting to thee, my lord, and to thy captives. Hath Thrasfordham fallen so soon?" "Thrasfordham, fool!
And he pointed where Beltane stood near by, chin in fist, his eye bright and purposeful, his mouth grim-smiling; even as they watched he beckoned Walkyn and Eric to him and spake certain commands what time the trumpet brayed again in summons fierce and arrogant.
Madeline Hammond gazed in bewilderment at the little man, so pale and shaken, and a protest trembled upon her lips; but it was never uttered, for this half-drunken cowboy now appeared to be a cool, grim-smiling devil; and stretching out a long arm, he grasped her and swung her back to the bench. "You stay there!" he ordered.
To and fro, and up and down they fought upon the level sward what time Black Roger rubbed complacent hands, grim-smiling and confident; and ever as they fought the stranger knight laughed and gibed, harsh and loud, from behind his grimly casque. "Ho! fight, youth, fight!" cried he, "have done with love-taps! Sa-ha, have at thee fight, I say!"
Nay, behold this sweet babe ah, gentle Christ so innocent and slain! A tender babe! And yonder yonder, what dire sights lie yonder " and sighing, the youthful knight sank back across Black Roger's arm and so lay speechless and a-swoon. Quoth Roger, grim-smiling: "What, Giles, here's one that loveth woman's finger-work no more than thou!"
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