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The charcoal-burner, when all was made fast, set his team in reen alley towards

the raunt

Prosper and his h March The , Prosper hiateway of the castle, crossed the drawbridge, and entered

the courtyard aht as he was, vexed at his check, curiously desiring to see

Isoult again (who had such believing eyes!), he took no heed of all

this, but dise At this there was a hush,

as when the play is to begin Then Master Porges, the seneschal,

sole him, solemnly blinked at him, and cleared his throat

for a speech

"Messire," he said, "Messire, to call for a page is an easy e is a difficult es

"What do youperiphrasis

"Messire," went on Master Porges, hard put to it, "to answer you were

to defile the tongue God hath given me for her ladyship's service To

obey is better than sacrifice Her present obedience is that I should

request your presence in the ante-cha before these halls"

"You will dopolite,

"to answer irl Melot, Messire," answered Master Porges