6/20 "Ay, sir ?" he questioned, his face dark red. "How long since Dale came in, Diccon ?" "Ten years, sir." "Before we enter Jamestown we'll pass through a certain field and beneath a certain tree. Do you remember what happened there, some years ago ?" "I am not like to forget, sir. You saved me from the wheel." "Upon which you were bound, ready to be broken for drunkenness, gaming, and loose living. I begged your life from Dale for no other reason, I think, than that you had been a horse-boy in my old company in the Low Countries. |