It is, too, as you have said, a dull sleepy spot.

All these reasons weighed with me, and I decided that it would be best to raise my siege of the widow, and to retreat whilst I could yet do so with the credit and honours of war.' ''Tis best so,' said I; 'you could not have settled down to a life of toping and ease.

But our new comrade, what think you of him ?' 'Faith!' Saxon answered, 'we shall extend into a troop of horse if we add to our number every gallant who is in want of a job.

As to this Sir Gervas, however, I think, as I said at the inn, that he hath more mettle in him than one would judge at first sight.

These young sprigs of the gentry will always fight, but I doubt if he is hardened enough or hath constancy enough for such a campaign as this is like to be.