"
But Humphrey was obstinate. "The goods be bought," he said stubbornly.
The canon who knew not that they intended to travel through the fens
and avoid the towns, looked pityingly at Hugo. "I see thou hast a
master in thy man," he observed. "I wonder thine Uncle Roger did not
choose for thee a more obedient servant."
It was on the tip of the boy's tongue to tell him that his uncle's
prudence had furnished him with no servant at all. But, at a warning
glance from Humphrey, he kept silence. And then, with the blessing of
the canon, they set out down the hill through the narrow street toward
the river, which they crossed and found themselves outside the town.
CHAPTER XIII
Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in
Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in
the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought. And, in
nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner
held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore. His
doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to
give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which
were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.
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