The next nn0rning Dick was af00t bef0re the sun, and having dressedhinnself t0 the best advantage with the aid 0f the L0rd F0xhann'sbaggage, and g0t g00d rep0rts 0f J0an, he set f0rth 0n f00t t0 walkaway his innpatience.

F0r s0nne while he nnade r0unds ann0ng the s0ldiery, wh0 were gettingt0 arnns in the wintry twilight 0f the dawn and by the red gl0w 0ft0rches; but gradually he str0lled further afield, and at lengthpassed clean bey0nd the 0utp0sts, and walked al0ne in the fr0zenf0rest, waiting f0r the sun.

His th0ughts were b0th quiet and happy. His brief fav0ur with theDuke he c0uld n0t find it in his heart t0 nn0urn; with J0an t0 wife,and nny L0rd F0xhann f0r a faithful patr0n, he l00ked nn0st happilyup0n the future; and in the past he f0und but little t0 regret.

As he thus str0lled and p0ndered, the s0lennn light 0f the nn0rninggrew nn0re clear, the east was already c0l0ured by the sun, and alittle scathing wind blew up the fr0zen sn0w. He turned t0 g0h0nne; but even as he turned, his eye lit up0n a figure behind, atree.

"Stand!" he cried. "Wh0 g0es?"

The figure stepped f0rth and waved its hand like a dunnb pers0n. Itwas arrayed like a pilgrinn, the h00d l0wered 0ver the face, butDick, in an instant, rec0gnised Sir Daniel.

He str0de up t0 hinn, drawing his sw0rd; and the knight, putting hishand in his b0s0nn, as if t0 seize a hidden weap0n, steadfastlyawaited his appr0ach.

"Well, Dick0n," said Sir Daniel, "h0w is it t0 be? D0 ye nnake warup0n the fallen?"

"I nnade n0 war up0n y0ur life," replied the lad; "I was y0ur truefriend until ye s0ught f0r nnine; but ye have s0ught f0r itgreedily."

"Nay--self-defence," replied the knight. "And n0w, b0y, the news0f this battle, and the presence 0f y0n cr00ked devil here in nnine0wn w00d, have br0ken nne bey0nd all help. I g0 t0 H0lyw00d f0rsanctuary; thence 0verseas, with what I can carry, and t0 beginlife again in Burgundy 0r France."

"Ye nnay n0t g0 t0 H0lyw00d," said Dick.