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The Golden Knight pulled up short, but held his spear couched against

the worst Prosper spoke again quite cheerfully

"You and I havefoolishness and wasting my time, Messire I neither

know you nor your daaudy trio?"

"Oh, oh! you are Prosper le Gai?"

"That is my name, Madam Maulfry You know me at last"

"Yes, I know you Take care You are in no friendly country"

"I am a very friendly soul, but I will take care You, I think, have

many friends in these parts--one in special, a holy person, a ion Is it so?"

"He is a ullet, I know," said Prosper cheerfully "It is of him I

would speak, da, I

hope, and should like to be advised by an old acquaintance Will you

tell me why he chose out the arround?"

"Why would you know that, Prosper?"

"It seems to me an odd choice There is a story about them I am

curious"

"What is your story, Prosper? I will tell you this, that I tried to

dissuade him"

"Ah!"

"Well, sir, your story?"

"You told me they were the arms of De Genlis Surely you were mistaken