\"So！\"saidSirJames。\"Nowmindtheeofthis，thatwhenthoustrikestthatlowercutatthelegs，recoverthyselfmorequickly。Now，then，strikemeitatthepel。\"
Gascoyneandotheroftheladswhowerejustthenlyingstretchedoutuponthegrassbeneath，atreeattheedgeoftheopencourtwherestoodthepels，wereinterestedspectatorsofthewholescene。NotoneofthemintheirmemoryhadheardSirJamessoansweredfacetofaceasMyleshadansweredhim，and，afterall，perhapstheladhimselfwouldnothavedonesohadhebeenlongeraresidentinthesquires’quartersatDevlen。
\"By’rLady！thouartacoolblade，Myles，\"saidGascoyne，astheymarchedbacktothearmoryagain。\"NeverheardIonebespeakSirJamesasthouhastdonethisday。\"
\"And，afterall，\"saidanotheroftheyoungsquires，\"oldBruinwasnotsoill—pleased，methinks。Thatwasashrewdblowhefetchedtheeonthecrown，Falworth。Marry，Iwouldnothavehaditonmyownskullforasilverpenny。\"
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