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This was vastly well; but Master Porges' present bent was towards

policy Her ladyship had advised with him in her new occasions "Sir

Galors de Born," she had said, "is a late eneer to

be feared, since I have won back all h Bailiff of Wanood man had indeedthat Prosper had gone alone to tackle Galors,--whereof he

was indubitably dead,--and that it was a pity no one should be any the

better for such a mishap, had told the whole story to histhe hero's name out of account "For why," said the

Bailiff, "cause a wo tears?"

"Remember, however," the Countess went on, "that this Galors may be

the escort of the Lady Pietosa de Bréauté, hter and your

mistress, to her home Pay him then the respect due to such an

esquire, but no more Receive from him my Lady Pietosa, and put

yourself between her and hiht hand and in the

middle She is not his; at the worst of all he is hers"

Master Porges bowed, observing Here was need of a high stroke of

policy Now policy to hi, as it had done with Prosper (the greatest politician

he had ever known),of the science, Master Porges thought he could show Galors,

politically, his place