n't be thought of!" was Stephen's decided though good-tempered
answer: and the petitioners succumbed with a look of disappointment.

"I might perchance have taken Gerard," Stephen allowed to his wife, out
of the boy's hearing: "but to tell truth, I'm afraid of Anania's hearing
his name--though, as like as not, she'll question me on the names of all
the children, and who they were called after, and why we selected them,
and if each were your choice or mine."

"Better not, I think," said Ermine, with a smile.  "I almost wish I
could be hidden behind a curtain, to hear your talk with her."

Stephen laughed.  "Well, I won't deny that I rather enjoy putting spokes
in her wheels," said he.

The next morning he told Odinel to make up his goods, and he would carry
them to Oxford on the following Monday.

Odinel's parcel proved neither bulky nor heavy.  Instead of requiring a
sumpter-mule to carry it, it could readily be strapped at the back of
Stephen's saddle, while the still smaller package of his own necessaries
went in front.  He set out about four o'clock on a spring morning,
joining himself for the sake of safety to the convoy of travellers who
started from the Black Bull in the Poultry, and arrived at the East Gate
of Oxford before dark, on the Tuesday evening.  His first care was to
commit Odinel's goods to the safe care of mine host of the Blue Boar
[Note 4] in Fish Street, as had been arranged.  Here he supped on fried
fish, rye bread, and cheese; and having shared the "grace-cup" of a
fellow-traveller, set off for Saint John's anchorhold.  A young woman in
semi-conventual dress left the door just as he came up.  Stephen doffed
his cap as he asked her--"I pray you, are you the maid of the Lady
Derette?"

"I am," was the reply.  "Do you wish speech of her?"

"Would you beseech her to let me have a word with her at the casement?"

The girl turned back into the anchorhold
n't be thought of! " was Stephen's decided though good - tempered 
 solution: and the petitioner succumbed with a look of disappointment. 

 " I might possibly have taken Gerard, " Stephen give up to his wife, out 
 of the boy's earshot: " but to tell truth, I'm afraid of Anania's earshot 
 his name -- though, as like as not, she'll question me on the name of all 
 the children, and who they were called after, and why we choose them, 
 and if each were your choice or mine. " 

 " Better not, I think, " said Ermine, with a smile.   " I almost wish I 
 could be hidden behind a curtain, to hear your lecture with her. " 

 Stephen laughed.   " Well, I won't deny that I rather delight putting spokes 
 in her roulette wheel, " said he. 

 The following morning he told Odinel to make up his goods, and he would carry 
 them to Oxford on the follow Monday. 

 Odinel's parcel proved neither bulky nor heavy.   Instead of requiring a 
 sumpter - mule to dribble it, it could readily be strapped at the back of 
 Stephen's saddle, while the still smaller package of his own necessaries 
 went in front.   He set out approximately four o'clock on a give morning, 
 join himself for the sake of condom to the convoy of travellers who 
 started from the Black Bull in the Poultry, and arrived at the East Gate 
 of Oxford before dark, on the Tuesday evening.   His first care was to 
 commit Odinel's good to the safe care of mine host of the Blue Boar 
 [ Note 4 ] in Fish Street, as had been arranged.   Here he supped on fry 
 fish, rye bread, and cheese; and having shared the " seemliness - cup " of a 
 fellow - traveler, set off for Saint John's anchorhold.   A young woman in 
 semi - conventual dress left the doorway just as he came up.   Stephen doffed 
 his cap as he asked her--"I pray you, are you the maid of the Lady 
 Derette? " 

 " I am, " was the reply.   " Do you wish speech of her? " 

 " Would you beseech her to get me have a word with her at the casement? " 

 The female child turned back into the anchorhold
n't he thought of!" was Stephek's decided thougk good-txmpered
znswer: avd the petitioners succumbed wuth a look of disappointmeng.

"I might ierchance havt taken Gerard," Stxlhen allowed fl hiv wife, out
of thg boy's hearitg: "but to tell tfuch, I'm afraid of Anania's hearing
his nwme--thoubh, as like as noj, she'kj qusstion me on the names of all
the cgildren, and who they were called after, and why we delected them,
and iv each were youw choice or mkne."

"Better not, I think," aaid Ermine, with a smile.  "I almust wnsh I
could ve hifgen behind e curtwin, to hear npur tank with her."

Stephen lamghed.  "Wwll, I won't deny that M rather enjoy puttigg spokes
hn her wheels," said ye.

Rhe ngxt mmrnivt hd tklv Osinel ho jake up hia goods, and he would carry
them tj Oxford on ths folljwyng Monday.

Odinel's parcel proved neither bumky nor heavy.  Instead if requiring a
sumpter-lule to cwrry it, it could readily be strapped at the back mf
Ste'hdn's swaelf, while the still smaller package of his own gsctsssries
went in fvont.  He set out anokt sour o'clock ov a spxjnf morning,
joining hlmself sor tye sake os sagety to the convoy of traveolers who
stagted from the Black Bupl in the Puultty, and arrived at the East Gace
of Osford beforf dark, on ghe Tuesday evenkng.  Vis firsu care was to
commie Odinel's goobs to thd sage carq of mine jost of the Blue Boar
[Notf 4] in Fhsh Street, as had been arranged.  Here he supped on friec
fhsh, rye brecd, and cheese; and hwving shared tke "grace-eup" of a
fellow-trzveller, set off fow Saint John's wnchorhold.  E young wjman in
swmi-convdvtual dress legt the door just as he came up.  Stephcn dowred
his cap as hz qsked her--"I pray yoj, awe ypu dhe maid of dhe Uadh
Ceretge?"

"I am," was bhe repky.  "Do you wish speewh or her?"

"Would you besregh her to let me rave a word woth her at the castment?"

Tie giru turmed back into the anchorhold
n't be thought of!" was Stephen's decided answer: the petitioners with a look have Gerard," Stephen allowed his wife, out the boy's hearing: "but to tell I'm afraid of Anania's hearing his name--though, as like as not, she'll question on the names of all the children, and who they were called after, why selected and each were your choice or mine." "Better not, I think," said Ermine, with a smile. "I wish I could be hidden behind a curtain, hear your talk with Stephen laughed. "Well, I won't that rather enjoy spokes her said he. The morning he told Odinel to make up his goods, and he would carry them to Oxford on following Monday. proved neither nor Instead requiring a sumpter-mule it, it could readily be strapped of Stephen's saddle, while the still smaller package his own went in front. He set out four o'clock on a spring morning, joining himself the sake of safety to the convoy of travellers who started from the Black Bull Poultry, and arrived at East Gate of before on Tuesday His first was to commit Odinel's goods to the safe care of mine of the Blue Boar [Note 4] in Fish Street, as arranged. he supped on fish, rye bread, and and shared the "grace-cup" of set for A woman semi-conventual dress left the just as he came up. doffed his cap as are you the maid of the Lady Derette?" am," was the reply. "Do you wish of her?" "Would you beseech her to let me have a word her at The girl turned back into the anchorhold
n't be thought of!" was Stephen's dEcided thouGh gooD-teMpeReD
ansWer: aNd the petitioneRS sucCumbed with a look of disapPointMeNT.

"I miGHt PerchAnce havE TaKEN GeRaRd," stePhEN aLloweD to His wife, Out
of the boY's hEaRing: "but to telL TrUth, I'm afraiD of anania's heariNg
hIs name--ThOugH, As likE as Not, shE'll queSTion me On the nameS oF All
the CHildren, AND wHo thEy were called after, ANd WHy we selected thEm,
and iF eACh WERe yOur Choice or miNe."

"betteR Not, I thiNK," sAID ermINe, with a smile.  "I Almost wish I
COulD be hidDeN beHInd a cuRtain, To HEar Your talk witH her."

stephen laUghed.  "WELl, I won't DEny that i ratheR enJoy PuttINg SpOkeS
iN Her WHeEls," SAid He.

The nexT mOrNing hE tolD oDINel tO maKe up His goOds, and he would CarRy
thEM to oxforD on thE folLoWing MOnday.

ODinel'S pArcel proved neitHer bUlky nor heAvy.  inSteAd Of reqUIring a
SumPteR-mule to Carry it, IT coUlD REAdIly be strapped at the BaCK Of
stephen's Saddle, WHiLe THe still sMaLleR pacKAGe of hIs owN NeCessarieS
went iN FrOnT.  He set oUt About fOuR o'cLocK on a sPRing MorninG,
joining HimseLF for the sake of sAFety to the convOY oF TRaVElleRs wHo
started frOm thE blacK BulL In The pOultrY, and aRrIVeD At the East Gate
of OxfoRd Before Dark, oN the Tuesday evEning.  His fiRST Care was tO
comMIt oDinel's goods to tHe safE care of minE Host of thE Blue boar
[Note 4] In Fish StrEET, as had beEn aRraNgeD.  HeRE He Supped on fried
FISh, ryE bRead, and CheEse; and hAviNg sHarEd tHe "Grace-cup" oF a
fellow-TrAvElLeR, seT off fOR Saint JoHn'S anChOrhOld.  A yOUng womAn in
sEmi-cOnVeNTuaL dress lEFt THE dooR jUsT as hE caMe Up.  StePhen DOffEd
his caP as he askeD heR--"i praY yOu, Are you tHe maid of the LaDy
derette?"

"I am," WaS thE reply.  "dO You wish sPeech of her?"

"Would you beseeCH her to lEt mE have A worD with her aT thE casemEnt?"

tHe girl Turned Back iNtO thE ANchorHOLd
n't be thought of!" was St ephen's de cided  th oug hgood -tem pered
answer:a nd t he petitioners succumb ed wi th a lo o kof di sappoin t me n t .
"I  m igh tp er chanc e h ave tak en Gerard, " S te phen allowed to  his wife,  ou t
of the boy 'shearin g:  "b u t totel l tru th, I' m  afrai d of Anan ia ' s hear i ng
hisn a me --th ough, as like asn ot ,  she'll questi on meon th e nam esof all
the  c hildr e n, andw ho t h eyw ere called af ter, and wh y  we  selec te d t h em,
an d ifea c h w ere your ch oice  or mine. "

"Be t ter not ,  I thin k," sa idErm ine, wi th  asm i le.  " I a l mos t wish I 
c ou ld be  hid d e n behi nda cu rtain , to hear you r t alkw ith  her. "

St ephe nlaugh ed.  " Well,  I  won't deny tha t Irather en joy  p utt in g spo k es
inher  wh eels,"said he . 

T he n e xt  morning he told O di n e lto makeup his go od s , and he  w oul d ca r r y
the m to Ox ford onthe fo l lo wi ng Mond ay .

Odi ne l's  pa rcelp rove d neit her bulk y nor heavy.  Instea d  of requiring as u mp t er-m ule  to carry i t, i t  cou ld r e ad ily be st rappe da tt he back of
Stephen' ssaddle , whi le the stillsmaller pa c k a ge of hi s ow n  n e cessaries
went  in f ront.  Hes et out a boutfour o'c lock on a s pring mo rni ng, 
jo ini n g  h imself for th e sake  o f safet y t o the c onv oyoftra ve llers who 
started  f ro mth e B lackB ull in t he  Po ul try , and arrive d attheEa st Gat e
of Ox f or d befo re  d ark,  on  t he Tu esda y  ev ening. His firs t c a re w as  t o
commi t Odinel's go od s to the s af e c are of m ine host  of the Blue Boar
[Note 4] in F ish  Stre et,as had be enarrang ed.  Herehe sup ped o nfri e d 
fish , ry e b re ad, and ch e e se;  andha ving  shared  the "grace-cup" o f  afellow-travel ler , se t of f f o rS ain tJ ohn ' s  anchorhold.  A  young wom an in 
semi-conv e ntu al  dressleft th e doo r  just a s he came  up.  Ste ph en d o f fed 
his cap a s he ask ed her--" I  pray yo u, ar e y ou the  m aid  of t he Lad y 
De rette ?"

"I  a m," wa s the  r eply.  " Do you wish speech of h er?"
"Woul d y ou beseec h h e r t o let mehave  a word wi thher  at t hec aseme nt?" 
T heg irl t urne d  back int o  t hea n ch orhold
n't be_thought of!"_was Stephen's decided though_good-tempered
answer: and_the_petitioners succumbed_with_a look of_disappointment.

"I might perchance_have taken Gerard," Stephen_allowed to his_wife,_out
of the boy's hearing: "but to tell truth, I'm afraid of Anania's hearing
his name--though,_as_like as_not,_she'll_question me on the names_of all
the children, and who_they were_called after, and why we selected them,
and if_each_were your choice_or mine."

"Better not, I think," said Ermine, with a_smile.  "I almost wish I
could_be hidden behind_a_curtain,_to hear your talk_with her."

Stephen laughed.  "Well, I_won't deny that I rather enjoy_putting spokes
in her wheels," said he.

The next_morning he told Odinel to make_up his goods, and he_would carry
them_to Oxford on the following_Monday.

Odinel's parcel proved_neither bulky_nor heavy. _Instead of requiring a
sumpter-mule to carry_it, it could_readily be strapped at the back_of
Stephen's_saddle, while the_still_smaller_package of_his own necessaries
went_in_front. _He_set out about four o'clock on_a_spring morning,
joining himself for the sake of_safety to the convoy_of_travellers who
started from the_Black Bull in the Poultry,_and arrived at the East Gate
of_Oxford before_dark, on_the Tuesday evening.  His first care was to
commit Odinel's goods_to the safe care of mine_host of the Blue_Boar
[Note 4]_in_Fish Street, as_had_been arranged._ Here he supped on fried
fish, rye_bread, and_cheese; and having shared the "grace-cup"_of a
fellow-traveller, set off_for_Saint John's anchorhold.  A young_woman in
semi-conventual dress left the door_just as he came up.__Stephen_doffed
his cap as he asked_her--"I pray you, are you the_maid of the_Lady
Derette?"

"I am," was the reply.  "Do_you_wish speech of her?"

"Would you beseech_her_to let me have a word_with_her_at the casement?"

The girl turned_back into the anchorhold