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Neither Morkere nor his brother Edwin, with their local forces, was able to meet Hardrada with success. They attempted to enter York but at Fulford on the 20th September they were routed, and Hardrada held the great northern capital. Meanwhile Harold had not been idle.
Yea, yonder's the brave lad who had no qualms at the flash of a good Toledo in a knight's fist. How now, my nevvy! Is not my daughter's nevvy mine?" "Save your knighthood!" said Smallbones. "Who would have looked to see you here, Sir John? Methought you were in the Emperor's service!" "A stout man-at-arms is of all services," returned Fulford.
Fulford imagining rightly that the knowledge of his intentions might deter young Birkenholt from escaping, enjoined strict secrecy on either lad, not intending them to meet till it should be too late to return, and therefore had arranged that Giles should quit the party on the way to Calais, bringing with him Will Wherry, and the horse he rode. Giles had then, been enrolled among the Badgers.
A gentleman applied to the prime minister for the place for a friend of his, whose services to the party he duly dilated on. "I understood," said his lordship, "that Mr. Fulford's claims are considered paramount." "Mr. Fulford!" was the rejoinder. "I scarcely thought that such a place as this would be an object to Mr.
Giles was unfeignedly delighted at this extension of holiday, Stephen felt that it deferred the day would it be of strange joy or pain? of standing face to face with Dennet; and even Kit had come to tolerate foreign parts more with Sir John Fulford to show him the way to the best Flemish ale! The knight took upon himself the conduct of the Dragons.
The Badgers, it appeared, were in camp not far from Gravelines, whence the Emperor was watching the conference between his uncle-in-law and his chief enemy; and thence Fulford, who had a good many French acquaintance, having once served under Francis the First, had come over to see the sport.
"Well crowed, my young London gamebirds," returned Fulford, coolly. "I meant no disrespect to the gentleman in green. Nay, I am mightily beholden to him for acting his part out and taking on himself that would scarce befit a gentleman of a company impedimenta, as we used to say in the grammar school. How does the old man? I must find some token to send him."
His replies that the Captain was gone in quest of his family to Somersetshire settled the matter, since there had been old Martin Fulford's abode, and there John Fulford had parted with his wife and father.
The Badgers, it appeared, were in camp not far from Gravelines, whence the Emperor was watching the conference between his uncle-in- law and his chief enemy; and thence Fulford, who had a good many French acquaintance, having once served under Francis I., had come over to see the sport.
"I am bound for my quarters, I came but to thank you for your goodness to me, and to bid you farewell." "And how as to thy pledge to join us, young man?" demanded Fulford sternly. "I gave no pledge," said Stephen. "I said I would consider of it." "Faint-hearted! ha! ha!" and the English Badgers translated the word to the Germans, and set them shouting with derision.
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