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Ere Richard reached the yard, he saw, over the top of the wall, the first load of wheat-sheaves from the harvest-field, standing at the door of the barn, and high-uplifted thereon the figure of Faithful Stopchase, one of the men, a well-known frequenter of puritan assemblies all the country round, who was holding forth, and that with much freedom, in tones that sounded very like vituperation, if not malediction, against some one invisible.
Betaking himself to his study, he plunged himself straightway deep in the comfort of the last born and longest named of Milton's tracts. The moment he was gone, Richard, who had now made up his mind as to his first procedure, sent Stopchase away, saddled Oliver, rode slowly out of the yard, and struck across the fields.
I have taken them to task, and truly I will break his head who wags tongue against thee. As for Stopchase, he does well enough in all except owing thee thanks which he declines to pay. But for thy charm, good mistress Rees, what is it tell me ?
How much of her hay hath she eaten, Stopchase? he added, as the man returned with disconsolate look. 'About a bottle, sir, answered Stopchase, rather indefinitely; but the conclusion drawn was, that she had been taken very soon after the house was quiet. The fact was, that since the return of their soldiers, poor watch had been kept by the people of Redware.
Heywood and Richard had enough to do, and the more that Faithful Stopchase, on whom was their chief dependence, had not yet recovered sufficiently from the effects of his fall to be equal to the same exertion as formerly of which he was the more impatient that he firmly believed he had been a special object of Satanic assault, because of the present value of his counsels, and the coming weight of his deeds on the side of the well-affected.
'Thou knows not his tricks. His name be his nature, and we call him Beelzebub when master Stopchase be not by. I be right glad to see your honour up again. Jacob was too old to go to the wars, and too indifferent to regret it; but he was faithful, and had authority over the few men left. 'I thank you, Jacob, said Richard. 'What brute is this? I know him not.
I give you my promise I will go to-morrow. 'Be it so, then. Stopchase, let the men be ready at this hour on the morrow. The rest of the day is their own. So saying, Roger Heywood turned away, in no small distress, although he concealed it, both at the loss of the mare and his son's grief over it.
Heywood and Richard had enough to do, and the more that Faithful Stopchase, on whom was their chief dependence, had not yet recovered sufficiently from the effects of his fall to be equal to the same exertion as formerly of which he was the more impatient that he firmly believed he had been a special object of Satanic assault, because of the present value of his counsels, and the coming weight of his deeds on the side of the well-affected.
'Where is my mare? he said. 'Surely no one has been fool enough to take her to the water just as we are going to start. Stopchase stood and stared without reply, then turned and left the stable, but came back almost immediately, looking horribly scared. Lady was nowhere to be seen or heard. Richard rushed hither and thither, storming.
On a certain day in August, the royal standard, with the motto, 'Give to Caesar his due, was set up at Nottingham. Richard mounted his mare, and taking leave of his father, led Stopchase and nineteen men more, all fairly mounted, to offer his services to the parliament, as represented by the earl of Essex.
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