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Chapter 10

           Meantime,lethimbeassured,thatIholdhimnotasoneofhiscompanions,withwhomIcanwithpleasureexchangecourtesies;butratherasonewithwhomIstandupontermsofmortaldefiance."

           "Mymaster,"answeredBaldwin,"knowshowtorequitescornwithscorn,andblowswithblows,aswellascourtesywithcourtesy.Sinceyoudisdaintoacceptfromhimanyshareoftheransomatwhichyouhaveratedthearmsoftheotherknights,Imustleavehisarmourandhishorsehere,beingwellassuredthathewillneverdeigntomounttheonenorweartheother."

           "Youhavespokenwell,goodsquire,"saidtheDisinheritedKnight,"wellandboldly,asitbeseemethhimtospeakwhoanswersforanabsentmaster.Leavenot,however,thehorseandarmourhere.Restorethemtothymaster;or,ifhescornstoacceptthem,retainthem,goodfriend,forthineownuse.Sofarastheyaremine,Ibestowthemuponyoufreely."

           Baldwinmadeadeepobeisance,andretiredwithhiscompanions;andtheDisinheritedKnightenteredthepavilion.

           "Thusfar,Gurth,"saidhe,addressinghisattendant,"thereputationofEnglishchivalryhathnotsufferedinmyhands."

           "AndI,"saidGurth,"foraSaxonswineherd,havenotillplayedthepersonageofaNormansquire-at-arms."

           "Yea,but,"answeredtheDisinheritedKnight,"thouhasteverkeptmeinanxietylestthyclownishbearingshoulddiscoverthee."

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