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"
Why
,
thou
fool
,
"
answered
the
Captain
,
"
is
he
not
poor
and
disinherited
as
we
are
?
--
Doth
he
not
win
his
substance
at
the
sword
's
point
as
we
do
?
--
Hath
he
not
beaten
Front-de-Boeuf
and
Malvoisin
,
even
as
we
would
beat
them
if
we
could
?
Is
he
not
the
enemy
to
life
and
death
of
Brian
de
Bois-Guilbert
,
whom
we
have
so
much
reason
to
fear
?
And
were
all
this
otherwise
,
wouldst
thou
have
us
show
a
worse
conscience
than
an
unbeliever
,
a
Hebrew
Jew
?
"
"
Nay
,
that
were
a
shame
,
"
muttered
the
other
fellow
;
"
and
yet
,
when
I
served
in
the
band
of
stout
old
Gandelyn
,
we
had
no
such
scruples
of
conscience
.
And
this
insolent
peasant
,
--
he
too
,
I
warrant
me
,
is
to
be
dismissed
scatheless
?
"
"
Not
if
THOU
canst
scathe
him
,
"
replied
the
Captain
.
--
"
Here
,
fellow
,
"
continued
he
,
addressing
Gurth
,
"
canst
thou
use
the
staff
,
that
thou
starts
to
it
so
readily
?
"
"
I
think
,
"
said
Gurth
,
"
thou
shouldst
be
best
able
to
reply
to
that
question
.
"
"
Nay
,
by
my
troth
,
thou
gavest
me
a
round
knock
,
"
replied
the
Captain
;
"
do
as
much
for
this
fellow
,
and
thou
shalt
pass
scot-free
;
and
if
thou
dost
not
--
why
,
by
my
faith
,
as
thou
art
such
a
sturdy
knave
,
I
think
I
must
pay
thy
ransom
myself
.
--
Take
thy
staff
,
Miller
,
"
he
added
,
"
and
keep
thy
head
;
and
do
you
others
let
the
fellow
go
,
and
give
him
a
staff
--
there
is
light
enough
to
lay
on
load
by
.
"
The
two
champions
being
alike
armed
with
quarter-staves
,
stepped
forward
into
the
centre
of
the
open
space
,
in
order
to
have
the
full
benefit
of
the
moonlight
;
the
thieves
in
the
meantime
laughing
,
and
crying
to
their
comrade
,
"
Miller
!
beware
thy
toll-dish
.
"
The
Miller
,
on
the
other
hand
,
holding
his
quarter-staff
by
the
middle
,
and
making
it
flourish
round
his
head
after
the
fashion
which
the
French
call
"
faire
le
moulinet
"
,
exclaimed
boastfully
,
"
Come
on
,
churl
,
an
thou
darest
:
thou
shalt
feel
the
strength
of
a
miller
's
thumb
!
"
"
If
thou
be
's
t
a
miller
,
"
answered
Gurth
,
undauntedly
,
making
his
weapon
play
around
his
head
with
equal
dexterity
,
"
thou
art
doubly
a
thief
,
and
I
,
as
a
true
man
,
bid
thee
defiance
.
"
So
saying
,
the
two
champions
closed
together
,
and
for
a
few
minutes
they
displayed
great
equality
in
strength
,
courage
,
and
skill
,
intercepting
and
returning
the
blows
of
their
adversary
with
the
most
rapid
dexterity
,
while
,
from
the
continued
clatter
of
their
weapons
,
a
person
at
a
distance
might
have
supposed
that
there
were
at
least
six
persons
engaged
on
each
side
.
Less
obstinate
,
and
even
less
dangerous
combats
,
have
been
described
in
good
heroic
verse
;
but
that
of
Gurth
and
the
Miller
must
remain
unsung
,
for
want
of
a
sacred
poet
to
do
justice
to
its
eventful
progress
.
Yet
,
though
quarter-staff
play
be
out
of
date
,
what
we
can
in
prose
we
will
do
for
these
bold
champions
.
Long
they
fought
equally
,
until
the
Miller
began
to
lose
temper
at
finding
himself
so
stoutly
opposed
,
and
at
hearing
the
laughter
of
his
companions
,
who
,
as
usual
in
such
cases
,
enjoyed
his
vexation
.
This
was
not
a
state
of
mind
favourable
to
the
noble
game
of
quarter-staff
,
in
which
,
as
in
ordinary
cudgel-playing
,
the
utmost
coolness
is
requisite
;
and
it
gave
Gurth
,
whose
temper
was
steady
,
though
surly
,
the
opportunity
of
acquiring
a
decided
advantage
,
in
availing
himself
of
which
he
displayed
great
mastery
.
