We will take Matthew and Mark.

The other two be good enough to dismiss.' He seemed to waver for a moment, as if he had a mind to disobey, but in the end, thinking better of it, he bade the men return; and as I complimented each of them with a piece of silver, they went off, after some swearing, in tolerably good humour.

Thereon Fresnoy was for taking the road at once, but having no mind to be followed, I gave the word to wait until the two were out of sight.
I think, as we sat our horses in the rain, the holly-bush not being large enough to shelter us all, we were as sorry a band as ever set out to rescue a lady; nor was it without pain that I looked round and saw myself reduced to command such people.

There was scarcely one whole unpatched garment among us, and three of my squires had but a spur apiece.

To make up for this deficiency we mustered two black eyes, Fresnoy's included, and a broken nose.