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           Thenyoucouldtryandknockthelordintothewaterandyougottobelordofthecrossing,butonlyifyou’dsaid"Mayhaps."Otherwiseyouwereoutofthegame.Thelordgottoknockanyoneinthewateranytimehepleased,andhewastheonlyonewhogottouseastick.

           Inpractice,thegameseemedtocomedowntomostlyshoving,hitting,andfallingintothewater,alongwithalotofloudargumentsaboutwhetherornotsomeonehadsaid"Mayhaps."LittleWalderwaslordofthecrossingmoreoftenthannot.

           HewasLittleWaldereventhoughhewastallandstout,witharedfaceandabigroundbelly.BigWalderwassharp-facedandskinnyandhalfafootshorter."He’sfifty-twodaysolderthanme,"LittleWalderexplained,"sohewasbiggeratfirst,butIgrewfaster."

           "We’recousins,notbrothers,"addedBigWalder,thelittleone."I’mWaldersonofJammos.MyfatherwasLordWalder’ssonbyhisfourthwife.He’sWaldersonofMerrett.HisgrandmotherwasLordWalder’sthirdwife,theCrakehall.He’saheadofmeinthelineofsuccessioneventhoughI’molder."

           "Onlybyfifty-twodays,"LittleWalderobjected."AndneitherofuswilleverholdtheTwins,stupid."

           "Iwill,"BigWalderdeclared."We’renottheonlyWalderseither.SerStevronhasagrandson,BlackWalder,he’sfourthinlineofsuccession,andthere’sRedWalder,SerEmmon’sson,andBastardWalder,whoisn’tinthelineatall.

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