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At
the
sound
of
their
arrival
men
ran
out
of
the
huts
,
and
one
seized
the
bridle
of
the
leader
.
David
and
the
groom
had
now
fallen
back
,
and
it
was
the
dark
man
who
did
the
talking
.
These
were
strange
troopers
,
for
they
sat
their
horses
like
princes
,
so
that
the
hand
laid
on
the
bridle
was
promptly
dropped
.
"
We
would
speak
with
the
laird
of
Calidon
,
"
the
dark
man
said
.
"
Stay
,
carry
this
ring
to
him
He
will
know
what
it
means
.
"
It
seemed
curious
to
David
that
the
signet
given
to
the
man
was
furnished
by
the
groom
.
In
five
minutes
the
servant
returned
.
"
The
laird
waits
on
ye
,
sirs
.
I
’
ll
tak
’
the
beasts
,
and
your
mails
,
if
ye
’
ve
ony
.
Through
the
muckle
yett
an
it
please
ye
.
"
David
turned
to
go
.
"
I
’
ve
brought
you
to
Calidon
,
"
he
said
,
"
and
now
I
’
ll
take
my
leave
.
"
"
No
,
no
,
"
cried
the
dark
man
.
"
You
’
ll
come
in
and
drink
a
cup
after
the
noble
convoy
you
’
ve
given
us
.
Nicholas
Hawkshaw
will
be
blithe
to
welcome
you
.
"
David
would
have
refused
,
for
the
hour
was
already
late
and
he
was
many
miles
from
Woodilee
,
had
not
the
groom
laid
his
hand
on
his
arm
.
"
Come
,
"
he
said
.
"
I
would
see
my
friend
,
the
student
of
Virgil
,
in
another
light
than
the
moon
,
"
and
to
his
amazement
the
young
man
found
that
it
was
a
request
which
he
could
not
deny
.
There
was
a
compelling
power
in
that
quiet
face
,
and
he
was
strangely
loth
to
part
from
it
.
The
four
dismounted
,
the
three
troopers
staggering
with
stiff
bones
.
The
dark
man
’
s
limp
did
not
change
after
the
first
steps
,
and
David
saw
that
he
was
crippled
in
the
left
leg
.
They
passed
through
the
gate
into
a
courtyard
,
beyond
which
rose
the
square
massif
of
the
tower
.
In
the
low
doorway
a
candle
wavered
,
under
a
stone
which
bore
the
hawk
in
lure
which
was
the
badge
of
the
house
.
The
three
men
bowed
low
to
the
candle
,
and
David
saw
that
it
was
held
by
a
young
girl
.
"
Will
you
enter
,
sirs
?
"
said
the
girl
.
She
was
clad
in
some
dark
homespun
stuff
with
a
bright
-
coloured
screen
thrown
over
her
head
and
shoulders
.
She
held
the
light
well
in
front
of
her
,
so
that
David
could
not
see
her
face
.
He
would
fain
have
taken
his
leave
,
for
it
seemed
strange
to
be
entering
Calidon
thus
late
at
e
’
en
in
the
company
of
strangers
,
but
the
hand
of
the
groom
on
his
arm
restrained
him
.
"
You
will
drink
a
stirrup
-
cup
,
friend
.
The
night
is
yet
young
and
the
moon
is
high
.
"
