ThemanstaredwildatRalphwhilehewasspeaking，andseemedtostaggerinhissaddle；thenhelethissalletfalloverhisface，and，turninghishorseabout，rodeswiftly，heandhistwofellows，downthehillandawaytothebattleoftheBurgers。

　　Nonefollowedorcriedafterhim；fornowhadagreatlongingandexpectationfallenuponRalph’sfolk，andtheyabodewhatshallbefallwithlittlenoise。Theynotedsosoonasthemessengerwasgottentothemainofthefoementhattherewasastiramongstthem，andtheywereorderingtheirrankstomoveagainstthehill。

　　AndwithaltheysawmenallarmedcomingfromouttheHighHouse，whowentdowntotheBridgeandabodethere。Upmeads-waterranthroughthemeadowsbetwixtthehillandtheHighHouse，ashathbeensaidafore；

　　butasitwindedalong，onereachofitwentnightotheHouse，andmadewellnighaquarterofacircleaboutitbeforeitturnedtorundownthemeadowstotheeastward；andatthisnighestpointwasthereawidebridgewellbuildedofstone。

　　TheBurg-devilsheedednotthemenattheBridge，but，beingallarrayed，madebutshorttarryingandthatbelikeonlytohearthetaleoftheirmessengereretheycameintwobattlesstraightacrossthemeadow。

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