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Chapter 20

           "Why,hermit,"wastheyeoman’sfirstquestionassoonashebeheldtheknight,"whatbooncompanionhastthouhere?"

           "Abrotherofourorder,"repliedthefriar,shakinghishead;"wehavebeenatourorisonsallnight."

           "Heisamonkofthechurchmilitant,Ithink,"answeredLocksley;"andtherebemoreofthemabroad.Itellthee,friar,thoumustlaydowntherosaryandtakeupthequarter-staff;weshallneedeveryoneofourmerrymen,whetherclerkorlayman.But,"headded,takinghimastepaside,"artthoumad?togiveadmittancetoaknightthoudostnotknow?Hastthouforgotourarticles?"

           "Notknowhim!"repliedthefriar,boldly,"Iknowhimaswellasthebeggarknowshisdish."

           "Andwhatishisname,then?"demandedLocksley.

           "Hisname,"saidthehermit"hisnameisSirAnthonyofScrabelstoneasifIwoulddrinkwithaman,anddidnotknowhisname!"

           "Thouhastbeendrinkingmorethanenough,friar,"saidthewoodsman,"and,Ifear,pratingmorethanenoughtoo."

           "Goodyeoman,"saidtheknight,comingforward,"benotwrothwithmymerryhost.HedidbutaffordmethehospitalitywhichIwouldhavecompelledfromhimifhehadrefusedit."

           "Thoucompel!"saidthefriar;"waitbuttillhavechangedthisgreygownforagreencassock,andifImakenotaquarter-staffringtwelveuponthypate,Iamneithertrueclerknorgoodwoodsman."

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