5/8 I must reach Worrel by sunrise." "And so you shall. The fleetest steed in my stables shall carry you. If you will not accept my thanks, accept at least the shelter of my roof." The boy seemed to hesitate. There was not a prouder man in wide England, but this unknown lad had saved his life, and Sir Everard was only two-and-twenty, and full of generous impulses. You own to being footsore and weary. |