And as to those slain, if God give
their souls rest it is well; for little rest they had on the earth
belike; but for me, I desire rest no more."
I looked at him and our eyes met with no little love; and I wondered
to see how wrath and grief within him were contending with the
kindness of the man, and how clear the tokens of it were in his face.
"Come now, old lad," said he, "for I deem that John Ball and Jack
Straw have a word to say to us at the cross yet, since these men broke
off the telling of the tale; there shall we know what we are to take
in hand to-morrow. And afterwards thou shalt eat and drink in my
house this once, if never again"
So we went through the orchard closes again; and others were about and
anigh us, all turned towards the cross as we went over the dewy grass,
whereon the moon was just beginning to throw shadows.
CHAPTER VII
MORE WORDS AT THE CROSS
I got into my old place again on the steps of the cross, Will Green
beside me, and above me John Ball and Jack Straw again. The moon was
half-way up the heavens now, and the short summer night had begun,
calm and fragrant, with just so much noise outside our quiet circle as
made one feel the world alive and happy.
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