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Ragnor was steeped in silent grief. Rahal had shut up her sorrow behind dry eyes and a closed mouth. The Bishop had taken the seat next to Thora. He felt as if no one had missed or even thought of him. And such conversation as there was related entirely to the war.
Mother sees more than any one else can see. She has spiritual vision. We are not yet able for it, nor worthy of it." "Then why did she not see our wedding catastrophe? She might have averted it by changing the date." "Ask her;" and as Thora said these words and wearily closed her eyes, Rahal entered the room. She went straight to Ian, put her arms round him and kissed him tenderly.
"Thora Kinlay," he said, "finish the conjugation where Jessie Grey left off." I was again at the window. Mr. Drever looked towards a fair-haired, blue-eyed girl who stood directly opposite to him. At her throat there was a cowslip a rare flower in Orkney.
Porridge and broth and very small ale were the fare, and salted meat would be for supper, and as Grisell knew but too well already, her own retainers were grumbling at the voracious appetites of the men-at-arms as much as did their unwilling guests at the plainness and niggardliness of the supply. Thora had begged for a further allowance of beer for them, or even to broach a cask of wine.
I'm the nacherelly thora kind, but if I'm pressed, an' there's more important things up to me than the dustin', I give it a lick an' a promise, same as the next one, an' let it go at that, till the time comes I can do better. Life's too short to fuss an' fidget your soul out over trifles. It ain't always what you want, but what you must.
"I hope your foot is mending," said she very gently. "Yes," said I; and Captain Gordon turned to me as though he wondered at my sudden shyness. Thora looked down at a daisy growing at her feet in the green turf, seeming to seek inspiration from its golden heart.
Then Rahal gave him the two letters and sent him away. Thora was still "far off," or she would have remembered her letters but it was near the noon of the next day when she asked her mother where they were. "Thy father has them." "I am sorry, so sorry!"
She never went beyond the castle except to mass, now and then to visit a sick person, and to seek some of the herbs of which she had learnt the use, and then she was always attended by Thora and Ridley, who made a great favour of going. Bernard had given her the greater part of his heart, and she soothed his pain, made his hours happy, and taught him the knowledge she brought from the convent.
But he was now in the doorway, looking out again to the hills. So she was silent, and I thought of somewhat. "There is none in this land or in any other of whom I think as I do of Thora," I said; "but my mind has been full of warfare and trouble with the king. Now, if I may, I will ask for somewhat that I may wear for her sake in the fight, and so she will know that I think of her."
And when that was heard, we told the jarl of Alfred's wish to treat with Guthrum and the other chiefs through him. That Osmund would gladly do; indeed, he said that, in hopes of being thus useful, he had stayed so near at hand. So he and the thane talked long of the matter for Alfred had sent messages while I spoke with the lady, of Thora mostly.
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