th rage, shouting out to the others to
charge; withal, some were pale and some were red with the blood that
had gathered to the wrathful faces of them.

Then said Arnald to those about him, "Lift me up." So they laid a
great shield on two lances, and these four men carried, and thereon
stood Arnald, and gazed about him.

Now the king was unhelmed, and his white hair (for he was an old man)
flowed down behind him on to his saddle; but Amaid's hair was cut
short, and was red.

And all the bells rang.

Then the king said, "0 Arnald of the Lilies, will you settle this
quarrel by the judgment of God?" And Amaid thrust up his chin, and
said, "Yea." "How then," said the king, "and where?" "Will it please
you try now?" said Arnald.

Then the king understood what he meant, and took in his hand from
behind tresses of his long white hair, twisting them round his hand in
his wrath, but yet said no word, till I suppose his hair put him in
mind of something, and he raised it in both his hands above his head,
and shouted out aloud, "0 knights, hearken to this traitor." Whereat,
indeed, the lances began to move ominously. But Arnald spoke.

"0 you king and lords, what have we to do with you? Were we not free
in the old time, up among the hills there? Wherefore give way, and we
will go to the hills again; and if any man try to stop us, his blood
be on his own head; wherefore now," (and he turned) "all you House of
the Lily, both soldiers and monks, let us go forth together fearing
nothing, for I think there is not bone enough or muscle enough in
these fellows here that have a king that they should stop us withal,
but only skin and fat."

And truly, no man dared to stop us, and we went.

FAILING IN THE WORLD

Now at that time we drove cattle in Red Harald's land. And we took no
hoof but from the Lords and rich men, but of these we had a mighty
drove, both oxen and sheep, and horses, and besides, even hawks and
hounds, and huntsman or two to take care of them.

And, about noon, we drew away from the cornlands that lay beyond the
pastures, and mingled with them, and reached a wide moor, which was
called "Goliath's Land." I scarce know why, except that it belonged
neither to Red Harald or us, but was debatable.

And the cattle began to go slowly, and our horses were tired, and the
sun struck down very hot upon us, for there was no shadow, and the day
was cloudless.

All about the edge of the moor, except on the sidefrom wh