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Herebald and Bernulf appeared not to notice; but, withdrawing to a little distance, seemed to confer together and examine narrowly the leaves and twigs and rushes to see if they were bent or broken by the passage of a recent traveller.
"I would my horse had but the nimbleness and speed of the knave's legs," he said. "But our toils be almost over, and so I complain not. I make no doubt we lay hold of the young lord and the serving-man in Yarmouth." At this Herebald looked sceptical. "What meanest thou by that look?" asked Richard Wood. "Why, nothing," returned Herebald.
"We did but talk of what 'twere best to do and a few other matters," replied Herebald, advancing. "And we think we may promise places to ye all in the boat. Run, Bernulf; make speed and bring the man and his boat." Away went Bernulf, leaping lightly across a pool here, picking his way skilfully over long grass and among reeds there, to the amazement of Richard Wood, who watched.
But to Richard Wood it seemed that they must be at least ten miles advanced on their way, for, to him, all the marsh looked the same. "Did I not do well, Herebald?" asked Bernulf. "Here have we kept them busy in the marsh for a whole day, and that giveth the lad with the canon so much the better a start." "Yea," said Herebald. "To-night rest thou, and I will start the trail for them to-morrow."
Herebald reiterated his promise to do so, and then went away with Bernulf, while Richard Wood followed his men into the bar, where they were already drinking. "What meanest thou, Bernulf? Why wouldst thou not lodge here?" asked Herebald as they rode along. "Why, this, Herebald," was the answer. "We have much to do ere we go to rest.
"Why," said the canon, whimsically, "it were doubtless wholly evil that I should undergo compulsion in mine own domain by a strange serving-man, and be compelled to render aid even against the king's men. Still, since I be compelled to render aid, it were good to render the best possible, and so take with ye Herebald and Bernulf; and spare not for blows, so that ye bring off the young man safe."
"The business in hand hath an early end when luck goeth with a man," observed Bernulf, with satisfaction. "Yea," responded Herebald. "And luck most often goeth with the man that hath good wit of his own." Their strong arms made light of the short distance they had to row, and they were soon back at the little inn and at rest. As for Richard Wood, weary as he was, he was long in finding sleep.
He therefore went forward with renewed animation, and when, at set of sun, he stopped before a little Yarmouth inn, he was well satisfied with himself. "Do ye also lodge here?" he asked the Saxons. Herebald affected to be uncertain. "Surely it were better that ye do so," urged Richard Wood, "that we may search the town and the ships together on the morrow." "Nay," put in Bernulf.
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