Still, it is true they may not know where we lie hid, and that is our best chance of eating more good breakfasts this side the grave." "A pest on your evil talk," said de Cressi with an uneasy laugh, for he loved Hugh best of all his sons and was afraid of him.

"Get through safely, man, and though I like not your grim face and bloody ways you shall lose little by it.

I promise you," he added in a whisper, "that if you bring my boy safe home again, you shall not want for all your life; ay, and if there is need, I'll pay your blood-scot for you." "Thank you, master, thank you.

I'll remember, and for my part promise you this, that if he does not return safe, Dick the Archer never will.
But I think I'll live to shoot more than your four dozen of arrows." As he spoke there came a knock upon the outer door and every one sprang up.
"Fear not," said Sir Andrew; "doubtless it will be the men with the horses.

I'll go look.