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The
Miller
pressed
furiously
forward
,
dealing
blows
with
either
end
of
his
weapon
alternately
,
and
striving
to
come
to
half-staff
distance
,
while
Gurth
defended
himself
against
the
attack
,
keeping
his
hands
about
a
yard
asunder
,
and
covering
himself
by
shifting
his
weapon
with
great
celerity
,
so
as
to
protect
his
head
and
body
.
Thus
did
he
maintain
the
defensive
,
making
his
eye
,
foot
,
and
hand
keep
true
time
,
until
,
observing
his
antagonist
to
lose
wind
,
he
darted
the
staff
at
his
face
with
his
left
hand
;
and
,
as
the
Miller
endeavoured
to
parry
the
thrust
,
he
slid
his
right
hand
down
to
his
left
,
and
with
the
full
swing
of
the
weapon
struck
his
opponent
on
the
left
side
of
the
head
,
who
instantly
measured
his
length
upon
the
green
sward
.
"
Well
and
yeomanly
done
!
"
shouted
the
robbers
;
"
fair
play
and
Old
England
for
ever
!
The
Saxon
hath
saved
both
his
purse
and
his
hide
,
and
the
Miller
has
met
his
match
.
"
"
Thou
mayst
go
thy
ways
,
my
friend
,
"
said
the
Captain
,
addressing
Gurth
,
in
special
confirmation
of
the
general
voice
,
"
and
I
will
cause
two
of
my
comrades
to
guide
thee
by
the
best
way
to
thy
master
's
pavilion
,
and
to
guard
thee
from
night-walkers
that
might
have
less
tender
consciences
than
ours
;
for
there
is
many
one
of
them
upon
the
amble
in
such
a
night
as
this
.
Take
heed
,
however
,
"
he
added
sternly
;
"
remember
thou
hast
refused
to
tell
thy
name
--
ask
not
after
ours
,
nor
endeavour
to
discover
who
or
what
we
are
;
for
,
if
thou
makest
such
an
attempt
,
thou
wilt
come
by
worse
fortune
than
has
yet
befallen
thee
.
"
Gurth
thanked
the
Captain
for
his
courtesy
,
and
promised
to
attend
to
his
recommendation
.
Two
of
the
outlaws
,
taking
up
their
quarter-staves
,
and
desiring
Gurth
to
follow
close
in
the
rear
,
walked
roundly
forward
along
a
by-path
,
which
traversed
the
thicket
and
the
broken
ground
adjacent
to
it
.
On
the
very
verge
of
the
thicket
two
men
spoke
to
his
conductors
,
and
receiving
an
answer
in
a
whisper
,
withdrew
into
the
wood
,
and
suffered
them
to
pass
unmolested
.
This
circumstance
induced
Gurth
to
believe
both
that
the
gang
was
strong
in
numbers
,
and
that
they
kept
regular
guards
around
their
place
of
rendezvous
.
When
they
arrived
on
the
open
heath
,
where
Gurth
might
have
had
some
trouble
in
finding
his
road
,
the
thieves
guided
him
straight
forward
to
the
top
of
a
little
eminence
,
whence
he
could
see
,
spread
beneath
him
in
the
moonlight
,
the
palisades
of
the
lists
,
the
glimmering
pavilions
pitched
at
either
end
,
with
the
pennons
which
adorned
them
fluttering
in
the
moonbeams
,
and
from
which
could
be
heard
the
hum
of
the
song
with
which
the
sentinels
were
beguiling
their
night-watch
.
Here
the
thieves
stopt
.
"
We
go
with
you
no
farther
,
"
said
they
;
"
it
were
not
safe
that
we
should
do
so
.
--
Remember
the
warning
you
have
received
--
keep
secret
what
has
this
night
befallen
you
,
and
you
will
have
no
room
to
repent
it
--
neglect
what
is
now
told
you
,
and
the
Tower
of
London
shall
not
protect
you
against
our
revenge
.
"
"
Good
night
to
you
,
kind
sirs
,
"
said
Gurth
;
"
I
shall
remember
your
orders
,
and
trust
that
there
is
no
offence
in
wishing
you
a
safer
and
an
honester
trade
.
"
