But whether or no, as soon as we cross the border again, I doubt not that you will be able to find some lord under whom you may gain advancement." "I will gladly do so, Sir Oswald.

'Tis strange that I should not have seen your face before; for, since we left Worcester, I have come to know the greater part of the esquires here." "I arrived but an hour ago," Oswald replied, "having made my way through the Welsh, on foot, with that tall fellow you saw without." "That was a dangerous deed, truly," Pemberton said, in tones of surprise.

"May I ask why you essayed so perilous a feat ?" "I was the bearer of a despatch for the king.

I was an esquire to Sir Henry Percy, but have for some time been staying with his brother-in-law, Sir Edmund Mortimer.
"Had Sir William a man-at-arms, who served as his servant?
For I shall make my man-at-arms, who has gone through many adventures with me, has fought by my side, and saved my life, my second squire." "Yes, a very good and trusty fellow." "Then of course I shall keep him on.

Now, will you tell my man to come in?
"Roger," he said, "You doubtless heard the earl's words, and I am now master of this tent, together with the armour, horses, and clothes of Sir William Baxter.