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II. The Road to Calidon

           Hewillknowwhatitmeans."ItseemedcurioustoDavidthatthesignetgiventothemanwasfurnishedbythegroom.

           Infiveminutestheservantreturned."Thelairdwaitsonye,sirs.I’lltak’thebeasts,andyourmails,ifye’veony.Throughthemuckleyettanitpleaseye."

           Davidturnedtogo."I’vebroughtyoutoCalidon,"hesaid,"andnowI’lltakemyleave."

           "No,no,"criedthedarkman."You’llcomeinanddrinkacupafterthenobleconvoyyou’vegivenus.NicholasHawkshawwillbeblithetowelcomeyou."

           Davidwouldhaverefused,forthehourwasalreadylateandhewasmanymilesfromWoodilee,hadnotthegroomlaidhishandonhisarm."Come,"hesaid."Iwouldseemyfriend,thestudentofVirgil,inanotherlightthanthemoon,"andtohisamazementtheyoungmanfoundthatitwasarequestwhichhecouldnotdeny.Therewasacompellingpowerinthatquietface,andhewasstrangelylothtopartfromit.

           Thefourdismounted,thethreetroopersstaggeringwithstiffbones.Thedarkman’slimpdidnotchangeafterthefirststeps,andDavidsawthathewascrippledintheleftleg.Theypassedthroughthegateintoacourtyard,beyondwhichrosethesquaremassifofthetower.Inthelowdoorwayacandlewavered,underastonewhichborethehawkinlurewhichwasthebadgeofthehouse.

           Thethreemenbowedlowtothecandle,andDavidsawthatitwasheldbyayounggirl.

           

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