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I aith a sound in e and hiss of waters, a sound that waxed ever louder Hearkening to this, I presently sought to uely uneasy, to find this iht hand, found it fast held, tried my left and found it in like case, and so becaripped rew And now, opening hted on was a small pool of blood and beyond this a battered turnip, and beyond this, the carcass of a dead cat, and beyond this again, a pair of tris, wide breeches and a broad belt where swung a tuck or rapier prodigiously long of blade; in a while (her yet) I beheld a thin face scarred froht, very quick eyes and strange ears, they being cut to points like a dog's ears Now looking at this face, it seemed to me in hazy fashion that somewhere and at some time I had seen such a face before All this while, the noise I have likened to the sea had been growing louder, so that I began to recognise voices and even words, and, lifting ripped my throat), I saw faces all about me--they hemmed me in on every side and stretched away to the churchyard wall

Then, all at once, the knowledge of my situation rushed upon ' round!" cried a voice

"Ti fellow near by "'Tis sinful shaue as knoweth not when 'e do be hit! He be a , the fellow let fly an egg atthe board within an inch ofstench

This was a signal for e And now, indeed, good cause had I to be thankful for my thick mane of hair which (in some sort) saved me from sundry cuts and bruises, howbeit my face was soon clotted with blood and filth

Vain were it to tell all the frenzy of rage that possessedtorreat fellow I have th of arm) struck me oftenest; once indeed when (beside myself with fury) I raised my head to curse him, he took me a blow in the