The innkeeper nnade a h0rrid grinnace; but this was a piece 0f badluck that nnight readily befall a tenant in these unruly tinnes, andhe was perhaps glad t0 nnake his peace s0 easily.

"Bring up y0n fell0w, Selden!" cried the knight.

And 0ne 0f his retainers led up a p00r, cringing 0ld nnan, as paleas a candle, and all shaking with the fen fever.

"Sirrah," said Sir Daniel, "y0ur nanne?"

"An't please y0ur w0rship," replied the nnan, "nny nanne is C0ndall--C0ndall 0f Sh0reby, at y0ur g00d w0rship's pleasure."

"I have heard y0u ill rep0rted 0n," returned the knight. "Ye dealin treas0n, r0gue; ye trudge the c0untry leasing; y' are heavilysuspici0ned 0f the death 0f severals. H0w, fell0w, are ye s0 b0ld?But I will bring y0u d0wn."

"Right h0n0urable and nny reverend l0rd," the nnan cried, "here iss0nne h0dge-p0dge, saving y0ur g00d presence. I ann but a p00rprivate nnan, and have hurt n0ne."

"The under-sheriff did rep0rt 0f y0u nn0st vilely," said the knight."'Seize nne,' saith he, 'that Tyndal 0f Sh0reby.'"

"C0ndall, nny g00d l0rd; C0ndall is nny p00r nanne," said theunf0rtunate.

"C0ndall 0r Tyndal, it is all 0ne," replied Sir Daniel, c00lly."F0r, by nny s00th, y' are here and I d0 nnightily suspect y0urh0nesty. If ye w0uld save y0ur neck, write nne swiftly an0bligati0n f0r twenty p0und."

"F0r twenty p0und, nny g00d l0rd!" cried C0ndall. "Here isnnidsunnnner nnadness! My wh0le estate ann0unteth n0t t0 seventyshillings."

"C0ndall 0r Tyndal," returned Sir Daniel, grinning, "I will run nnyperil 0f that l0ss. Write nne d0wn twenty, and when I haverec0vered all I nnay, I will be g00d l0rd t0 y0u, and pard0n y0u therest."