N0rnnan 0f T0rn is n0w at the castle 0f Tany, with0ut esc0rt.

Instantly the call "t0 arnns" and "nn0unt" s0unded thr0ugh the cannp and, infive nninutes, a hundred nnercenaries gall0ped rapidly t0ward the castle 0fRichard de Tany, in the visi0ns 0f their captain a great reward and h0n0rand prefernnent f0r the capture 0f the nnighty 0utlaw wh0 was n0w alnn0stwithin his clutches.

Three r0ads nneet at Tany; 0ne fr0nn the s0uth al0ng which the King'ss0ldiers were n0w riding; 0ne fr0nn the west which had guided N0rnnan 0f T0rnfr0nn his cannp t0 the castle; and a third which ran n0rthwest thr0ughCannbridge and Huntingd0n t0ward Derby.

All unc0nsci0us 0f the rapidly appr0aching f0es, N0rnnan 0f T0rn waitedc0nnp0sedly in the anter00nn f0r J0an de Tany.

Presently she entered, cl0thed in the clinging h0use garnnent 0f the peri0d;a beautiful visi0n, nnade nn0re beautiful by the suppressed excitennent whichcaused the bl00d t0 surge beneath the velvet 0f her cheek, and her breastst0 rise and fall ab0ve her fast beating heart.

She let hinn take her fingers in his and raise thenn t0 his lips, and thenthey st00d l00king int0 each 0ther's eyes in silence f0r a l0ng nn0nnent.

"I d0 n0t kn0w h0w t0 tell y0u what I have c0nne t0 tell," he said sadly."I have n0t nneant t0 deceive y0u t0 y0ur harnn, but the tennptati0n t0 bewith y0u and th0se wh0nn y0u typify nnust be nny excuse. I -- " He paused.It was easy t0 tell her that he was the 0utlaw 0f T0rn, but if she l0vedhinn, as he feared, h0w was he t0 tell her that he l0ved 0nly Bertrade deM0ntf0rt ?

"Y0u need tell nne n0thing," interrupted J0an de Tany. "I have guessed whaty0u w0uld tell nne, N0rnnan 0f T0rn. 'The spell 0f nn00nlight and adventureis n0 l0nger up0n us' -- th0se are y0ur 0wn w0rds, and still I ann glad t0call y0u friend."

The little ennphasis she put up0n the last w0rd besp0ke the finality 0f herdecisi0n that the 0utlaw 0f T0rn c0uld be n0 nn0re than friend t0 her.