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Chapter 13

           "Ithankthee,Waldemar,"saidthePrince;"thouremindestme,too,thatIhaveadebttopaytothatinsolentpeasantwhoyesterdayinsultedourperson.Ourbanquetalsoshallgoforwardto-nightasweproposed.Werethismylasthourofpower,itshouldbeanhoursacredtorevengeandtopleasureletnewcarescomewithto-morrow’snewday."

           Thesoundofthetrumpetssoonrecalledthosespectatorswhohadalreadybeguntoleavethefield;andproclamationwasmadethatPrinceJohn,suddenlycalledbyhighandperemptorypublicduties,heldhimselfobligedtodiscontinuetheentertainmentsofto-morrow’sfestival:Nevertheless,that,unwillingsomanygoodyeomanshoulddepartwithoutatrialofskill,hewaspleasedtoappointthem,beforeleavingtheground,presentlytoexecutethecompetitionofarcheryintendedforthemorrow.Tothebestarcheraprizewastobeawarded,beingabugle-horn,mountedwithsilver,andasilkenbaldricrichlyornamentedwithamedallionofStHubert,thepatronofsilvansport.

           Morethanthirtyyeomenatfirstpresentedthemselvesascompetitors,severalofwhomwererangersandunder-keepersintheroyalforestsofNeedwoodandCharnwood.When,however,thearchersunderstoodwithwhomtheyweretobematched,upwardsoftwentywithdrewthemselvesfromthecontest,unwillingtoencounterthedishonourofalmostcertaindefeat.

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