'But first I would
discover this same perilous fault in the armour of my house. Is thy
genet still in thy control, Dorothy?'
'I have no reason to think otherwise, my lord. The frolicker he, the
merrier ever was I.'
'Darest thou ride him alone in the moonlight--outside the walls.'
'I dare anything on Dick's back--that Dick can do, my lord.'
'Doth thy dog know Caspar--in friendly fashion, I mean?'
'Caspar is the only one in the castle he is quite friendly with, my
lord.'
'Then is all as I would have it. And now I will tell thee what I
would not have: I would not have a soul in the place but my lady
here know that I am searching with thee after this dog-and-man hole.
Therefore I will saddle thy little horse for thee myself, and--'
'No, no, my lord!' interrupted Dorothy. 'That _I_ can do.'
'So much the better for thee. But I am no boor, fair damsel. Then
shalt thou mount and ride him forth, and Marquis thy mastiff shall
see thee go from the yard. Then will I mount the keep, and from that
point of vantage look down upon the two courts, while Caspar goes to
stand by thy dog.
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