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Ford, Herbert and Monty, of that party; with Noll Roderick himself and three drovers. That Leslie had not joined the riders was due to his mother's anxiety for his health, though his father had rather favored his going. The lad had been indignant at the "molly-coddling" and had hurt the tender heart of the Gray Lady by some angry words.
Noll thanked his uncle for this kindness, but at the time, was much at a loss what to do with his weekly allowance which every Monday morning brought him. He found a use for it, however, as time will show. After this long talk, Noll felt somewhat lighter-hearted, if for no other reason than because he had received Uncle Richard's permission to go on with his work of aid.
Noll sent a dozen men to stand by the gun, defending it from capture with their lives. Clash! Zing! Slash! Slash! Thrust cut! It was steel against steel now. On more open ground the Moros might have had a slight advantage, for they are skilled users of the sword and creese, and when their blood is up they know little in the way of terror. R-r-r-r-r-rip!
"Peace, Charlie, peace!" said the king; then addressing Sir Oliver and the attendants, "Harm not the urchin; for he has taught my son a good lesson, if Heaven do but give him grace to profit by it. Hereafter, should he be tempted to tyrannize over the stubborn race of Englishmen, let him remember little Noll Cromwell and his own bloody nose."
After getting the wondering assemblage seated in proper order, Noll began by asking, "Who wants to learn to read?" It seemed as if the sound of his voice had wrought a spell, for each of the ten were as silent as so many mutes. "Who would like to know how to read?" Noll repeated. Still a long silence, most discouraging to the teacher.
The old housekeeper bustled between her cupboards and a little round table which she had drawn before the fire, casting wistful looks at Noll as he sat gravely gazing in the coals.
"At Hastings I had arithmetic and geography and Latin. Then with papa I studied history, and a little a very little, Uncle Richard in mineralogy, he liked that so, you know." "And what do you propose to do here?" asked his uncle. "I would like to do just the same," said Noll, "and keep up with my class, perhaps." "He has still some thoughts of returning?"
Running his gaze along the table, he sighted the Collector and broke into a view-halloo. "Oliver! Brother Noll!" Captain Harry made a second run of it, caught his foot on the prostrate toper whom Langton had dragged out of Miss Quiney's way, and fell on his brother's neck.
He found his brother in what were now his usual cheerful spirits. For after the first week or so of his being sent to Coventry, Oliver, in his own study at least, kept up a cheerful appearance. "Hullo, Stee," said he as the young brother entered. "You're just in time. Here's a letter from mother." "Is there? How jolly! Read it out, Noll." So Oliver read it out.
Trafford followed, without a word, and Noll led the way to the little schoolroom, with its two benches and three-legged stool and pile of well-thumbed primers and spelling-books. "It's not much," said Noll, apologetically, "but it's a beginning, and they all know their letters, and some can spell a little."
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