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handle the staff�察 �draw the sword�察 �and set on in the name of the
Fellowship� ─�
He ended amid loud shouts�察 �but straight´way answering shouts were
heard�察�and a great noise of the winding of horns�察�and I misdoubted a new
onslaught�察�and some of those in the throng began to string their bows and
handle their bills�察�but Will Green pulled me by the sleeve and said�此�
;Friends are these by the winding of their horns�察�thou art quit for this
night�察�old lad。; And then Jack Straw cried out from the cross�此 �Fair and
softly�察 �my masters� �These be men of our Fellowship�察 �and are for your
guests this night�察 �they are from the bents this side of Medway�察 �and are
with us here because of the pilgrimage road�察�and that is the best in these
parts�察 �and so the shortest to Rochester。 And doubt ye nothing of our
being taken unawares this night�察�for I have bidden and sent out watchers
of the ways�察�and neither a man's son nor a mare's son may come in on us
without espial。 Now make we our friends welcome。 Forsooth�察�I looked
for them an hour later�察�and had they come an hour earlier yet�察�some heads
would now lie on the cold grass which shall lie on a feather bed to´night。
But let be�察�since all is well� �
;Now get we home to our houses�察�and eat and drink and slumber this
night�察�if never once again�察�amid the multitude of friends and fellows�察�and
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yet soberly and without riot�察�since so much work is to hand。 Moreover
the priest saith�察 �bear ye the dead men�察 �both friends and foes�察 �into the
chancel of the church�察�and there this night he will wake them�此�but after to´
morrow let the dead abide to bury their dead� ─�
Therewith he leapt down from the cross�察 �and Will and I bestirred
ourselves and mingled with the new´comers。 They were some three
hundred strong�察�clad and armed in all ways like the people of our township�察�
except some half´dozen whose armour shone cold like ice under the
moonbeams。 Will Green soon had a dozen of them by the sleeve to come
home with him to board and bed�察�and then I lost him for some minutes�察�
and turning about saw John Ball standing behind me�察�looking pensively on
all the stir and merry humours of the joyous uplanders。
;Brother from Essex�察─ �said he�察 �shall I see thee again to´night�拭 �I
were fain of speech with thee�察�for thou seemest like one that has seen more
than most。;
;Yea�察─ �said I�察 �if ye come to Will Green's house�察 �for thither am I
bidden。;
;Thither shall I come�察─�said he�察�smiling kindly�察 �or no man I know in
field。 Lo you�察�Will Green looking for something�察�and that is me。 But in
his house will be song and the talk of many friends�察�and forsooth I have
words in me that crave to come out in a quiet place where they may have
each one his own answer。 If thou art not afraid of dead men who were
alive and wicked this morning�察�come thou to the church when supper is
done�察�and there we may talk all we will。;
Will Green was standing beside us before he had done�察�with his hand
laid on the priest's shoulder�察 �waiting till he had spoken out�察 �and as I
nodded Yea to John Ball he said�此�
;Now�察�master priest�察�thou hast spoken enough this two or three hours�察�
and this my new brother must tell and talk in my house�察 �and there my
maid will hear his wisdom which lay still under the hedge e'en now when
the bolts were abroad。 So come ye�察�and ye good fellows�察�come� ─�
So we turned away together into the little street。 But while John Ball
had been speaking to me I felt strangely�察�as though I had more things to
say than the words I knew could make clear�此�as if I wanted to get from
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other people a new set of words。 Moreover�察�as we passed up the street
again I was once again smitten with the great beauty of the scene�察 �the
houses�察 �the church with its new chancel and tower�察 �snow´white in the
moonbeams now�察�the dresses and arms of the people�察�men and women ��for
the latter were now mixed up with the men���察 �their grave sonorous
language�察 �and the quaint and measured forms of speech�察 �were again
become a wonder to me and affected me almost to tears。
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CHAPTER VIII
SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S
I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them�察�
till we came to Will Green's house。 He was one of the wealthier of the
yeomen�察�and his house was one of those I told you of�察�the lower story of
which was built of stone。 It had not been built long�察�and was very trim
and neat。 The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it�察�
or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it�察 �for it was a
handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day�察 �which is as much as saying it
was very beautiful。 The house on the other side of it�察�the last house in the
village�察�was old or even ancient�察�all built of stone�察�and except for a newer
piece built on to ita hall�察 �it seemedhad round arches�察 �some of them
handsomely carved。 I knew that this was the parson's house�察�but he was
another sort of priest than John Ball�察�and what for fear�察�what for hatred�察�
had gone back to his monastery with the two other chantrey priests who
dwelt in that house�察�so that the men of the township�察�and more especially
the women�察�were thinking gladly how John Ball should say mass in their
new chancel on the morrow。
Will Green's daughter was waiting for him at the door and gave him a
close and eager hug�察�and had a kiss to spare for each of us withal�此�a strong
girl she was�察�as I have said�察�and sweet and wholesome also。 She made
merry with her father�察 �yet it was easy to see that her heart was in her
mouth all along。 There was a younger girl some twelve summers old�察�
and a lad of ten�察 �who were easily to be known for his children�察 �an old
woman also�察�who had her livelihood there�察�and helped the household�察�and
moreover three long young men�察�who came into the house after we had sat
down�察�to whom Will nodded kindly。 They were brisk lads and smart�察�but
had been afield after the beasts that evening�察�and had not seen the fray。
The room we came into was indeed the house�察�for there was nothing
but it on the ground floor�察�but a stair in the corner went up to the chamber
or loft above。 It was much like the room at the Rose�察 �but bigger�察 �the
cupboard better wrought�察 �and with more vessels on it�察 �and handsomer。
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Also the walls�察�instead of being panelled�察�were hung with a coarse loosely´
woven stuff of green worsted with birds and trees woven into it。 There
were flowers in plenty stuck about the room�察 �mostly of the yellow
blossoming flag or flower´de´luce�察�of which I had seen plenty in all the
ditches�察�but in the window near the door was a pot full of those same white
poppies I had seen when I first woke up�察�and the table was all set forth
with meat and drink�察�a big salt´cellar of pewter in the middle�察�covered with
a white cloth。
We sat down�察 �the priest blessed the meat in the name of the Trinity�察�
and we crossed ourselves and fell to。 The victual was plentiful of broth
and flesh´meat�察�and bread and cherries�察 �so we ate and drank�察�and talked
lightly together when we were full。
Yet was not the feast so gay as might have been。 Will Green had me
to sit next to him�察�and on the other side sat John Ball�察�but the priest had
grown somewhat distraught�察�and sat as one thinking of somewhat that was
like to escape his thought。 Will Green looked at his daughter from time
to time�察�and whiles his eyes glanced round the fair chamber as one who
loved it�察 �and his kind face grew sad�察 �yet never sullen。 When the
herdsmen came into the hall they fell straightway to asking questions
concerning those of the Fellowship who had been slain in the fray�察�and of
their wives and children�察�so that for a while thereafter no man cared to jest�察�
for they were a neighbourly and kind folk�察 �and were sorry both for the
dead�察�and also for the living that should suffer from that day's work。
So then we sat silent awhile。 The unseen moon was bright over the
roof of the house�察�so that outside all was gleaming bright save the black
shadows�察�though the moon came not into the room�察�and the white wall of
the tower was the whitest and the brightest thing we could see。
Wide open were the windows�察 �and the scents of the fragrant night
floated in upon us�察 �and the sounds of the men at their meat or making
merry about the township�察�and whil
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