It was thus he was thinking instead of remembering that now was the time in which his tale should be told.
Lady Ongar, however, soon carried him away from the actual brink of the precipice.

"But how about the dragon," said she, "or rather about the dragon's brother, at whom you were bound to go and tilt on my behalf?
Have you tilted, or are you a recreant knight ?" "I have tilted," said he, "but the he-dragon professes that he will not regard himself as killed.

In other words, he declares that he will see you." "That he will see me ?" said Lady Ongar, and as she spoke there came an angry spot on each cheek.

"Does he send me that message as a threat ?" "He does not send it as a threat, but I think he partly means it so." "He will find, Harry, that I will not see him; and that should he force himself into my presence, I shall know how to punish such an outrage.

If he sent me any message, let me know it." "To tell the truth, he was most unwilling to speak to me at all, though he was anxious to be civil to me.