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Chapter 40

           "Nay,thouhasthitmethere,"saidtheKnight;"and,soothtosay,Ihavelittletimetojanglewiththee.Keepthehornanthouwilt,butletusproceedonourjourney."

           "Youwillnotharmme,then?"saidWamba.

           "Itelltheeno,thouknave!"

           "Ay,butpledgemeyourknightlywordforit,"continuedWamba,asheapproachedwithgreatcaution.

           "MyknightlywordIpledge;onlycomeonwiththyfoolishself."

           "Nay,then,ValourandFollyareoncemorebooncompanions,"saidtheJester,comingupfranklytotheKnight’sside;"but,intruth,IlovenotsuchbuffetsasthatyoubestowedontheburlyFriar,whenhisholinessrolledonthegreenlikeakingofthenine-pins.AndnowthatFollywearsthehorn,letValourrousehimself,andshakehismane;for,ifImistakenot,therearecompanyinyonderbrakethatareonthelook-outforus."

           "Whatmakestheejudgeso?"saidtheKnight.

           "BecauseIhavetwiceorthricenoticedtheglanceofamotionfromamongstthegreenleaves.Hadtheybeenhonestmen,theyhadkeptthepath.ButyonderthicketisachoicechapelfortheClerksofSaintNicholas."

           "Bymyfaith,"saidtheKnight,closinghisvisor,"Ithinkthoube’stintherighton’t."

           Andingoodtimedidhecloseit,forthreearrows,flewatthesameinstantfromthesuspectedspotagainsthisheadandbreast,oneofwhichwouldhavepenetratedtothebrain,haditnotbeenturnedasidebythesteelvisor.Theothertwowereavertedbythegorget,andbytheshieldwhichhungaroundhisneck.

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