"An thou make a jest of me," quoth he to Will Stutely, "thou wilt have sore bones and little pay, and that in short season.

"But why should I not?" quoth he piously.

Wilt thou, my Lord Bishop of Hereford?" "Nay," quoth the Bishop hastily, "it ill befits one of my cloth to deal in such matters.

"Speak!" quoth Beltane softly, and his dagger-point bit deeper, "speak now as I commanded thee!"

" "I like thy plan, Sir Hubert," quoth the King merrily, "and tomorrow we will try it and see whether there be virtue in it.

"Speak!" quoth Beltane softly, and his dagger-point bit deeper, "speak now as I commanded thee!"

Fleshly, quoth you, a maid of three-score years?

" "She don't have to stop us," quoth Bobby gloomily, "we're stopped.

Here is another debt shall yet be paid in full, mayhap," quoth Beltane grimly.

"Let me see the papers," quoth Adam impatiently.

"HugoVon Dessauer!" quoth right jovially to my ear a voice well known and ever dear to me, the voice of my master, the Prince Karl.

Say, good fellow, wilt thou join my service?" "Nay, that will I not," quoth the stranger roughly.

'Nay, verily,' quoth the king, full roundly, 'it is a right good sign for me, since the land doth desire me.'"

"What wouldst thou have?" quoth he sharply.

I fear thy poor bones are mightily sore," quoth Little John soberly, but with a sly twinkle in his eyes.

"Ah, Mr. Vavasour!" "Humph!" quoth he slowly, if not sulkily.

"That know I not," quoth the stranger surlily, for he was angry at being so tumbled about.

" "Ha, ha!" quoth Peter teasingly; "you'll be as bad as Kitty presently.

Those royall ornaments to steale away? "Marie, that shall your selfe," quoth he theretoo, "For ye be fine and nimble it to doo; 1000 Of all the beasts which in the forrests bee Is not a fitter for this turne than yee: Therefore, mine owne deare brother, take good hart, And ever thinke a kingdome is your part.

'Nay, verily,' quoth the king, full roundly, 'it is a right good sign for me, since the land doth desire me.'"

"Miss Warner," quoth I absently.

" "Why, how now," quoth the King wrathfully.

"Ill-bred and pushing as ever," quoth Mr. Marston, angrily, as he thrust the unwelcome letter into his pocket.

" "Money, forsooth!" quoth Beltane bitterly; "now out upon thee, Giles how think ye money shall avail the like of us whose lives are forfeit each and every, whose foes be many and strong, who must ever be on our ward, quick to smite lest we be smittenmoney, forsooth!

But hatest thou not to see a vile upstart like this Reynold Greenleaf taking it upon him so bravely?" "Ay, marry, that do I," quoth the Cook boldly, for he liked the Steward because of his talk of the wine and of the ten shillings.