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'He upturned my clerk's ink'

'I saw your clerk knock it over hilanced round the barn He was there to disrupt the proceedings but use no violence TheAt first it had worked He'd scared Roger with his talk about Sir Huer had a short u to explode

'There is, ipso facto, no sound basis …'

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'Get hirabbed hio quietly The barn was no place for a fight Bystanders ed outside As he expected, the hitching rail was empty

'What's happened to our horses?'

'They've been confiscated'

'I'ive them back'

Robin sank down on his haunches It was a trick he'd learnt fro kid It wouldn't enter their stupid heads that you were out to maim them

'Move!'

They yanked at his shoulders and Robin hurled hiue The other was kneed in the groin A third suffered a flesh wound from Robin's dirk The barn emptied and people scattered Their only casualty was theHis lasses that had been trampled underfoot

Robin displayed his neord proudly They were in the Julian with the usual crowd Richard was there with Betty and so were Thomas Draper and John Tucker The sword had been taken fro a blow-by-blow account of his heroism

'He looked real surprised when I nipped hiht I'd corinned across the table

'The uessed you had that dirk strapped under your arm'

'Jonnie Baret wasn't He saw I had it'

Tho or two'

Betty tapped Richard's arm 'You listen to what Toood sortno ht think'

Richard turned towards the door An old wo flowers She was poorly dressed and seemed hesitant He beckoned her to the table