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Book III
MY LORD FOXHAM
1 The House by the Shore 147
2 A Skirmish in the Dark 156
3 St. Bride’s Cross 164
4 The “Good Hope” 169
5 The “Good Hope” (Continued) 180
6 The “Good Hope” (Concluded) 188
Book IV
THE DISGUISE
1 The Den 197
2 “In Mine Enemies’ House” 206
3 The Dead Spy 218
4 In the Abbey Church 228
5 Earl Risingham 240
6 Arblaster Again 245
Book V
CROOKBACK
1 The Shrill Trumpet 261
2 The Battle of Shoreby 270
3 The Battle of Shoreby (Concluded) 279
4 The Sack of Shoreby 285
5 Night in the Woods: Alicia Risingham 298
6 Night in the Woods (Concluded): Dick and Joan 308
7 Dick’s Revenge 320
8 Conclusion 325
ILLUSTRATIONS
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| “Now, mark me, mine host,” Sir Daniel said, “follow but mine | |
| orders and I shall be your good lord ever” | 26 |
| In the fork, like a mastheaded seaman, there stood a man in a | |
| green tabard, spying far and wide | 56 |
| Lastly, a little before dawn, a spearman had come staggering to | |
| the moat side, pierced by arrows | 98 |
| “We must be in the dungeons,” Dick remarked | 128 |
| The little cockle dipped into the swell and staggered under every | |
| gust of wind | 174 |
| And Lawless, keeping half a step in front of his companion and | |
| holding his head forward like a hunting-dog upon the scent, | |
| … studied out their path | 198 |
| First came the bride, a sorry sight, as pale as the winter, clinging | |
| to Sir Daniel’s arm | 234 |
| There were seven or eight assailants, and but one to keep head | |
| against them | 262 |
| “But be at rest; the Black Arrow flieth nevermore” | 324 |
PROLOGUE
JOHN AMEND-ALL
On a certain afternoon, in the late springtime, the bell upon Tunstall Moat House was heard ringing at an unaccustomed hour. Far and near, in the forest and in the fields along the river, people began to desert their labours and hurry towards the sound; and in Tunstall hamlet a group of poor countryfolk stood wondering at the summons.
Tunstall
