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To Have and To Hold

CHAPTER XVII IN WHICH MY LORD AND I PLAY AT BOWLS
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I threw.

"One is as near as the other!" cried Master Macocke for the judges.

A murmur arose from the crowd, and my lord swore beneath his breath.

He and I retreated to our several sides, and Rolfe and West took our places.
While they and those that followed bowled, the crowd, attentive though it was, still talked and laughed, and laid wagers upon its favorites; but when my lord and I again stood forth, the noise was hushed, and men and women stared with all their eyes.

He delivered, and his bowl touched the jack.


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