When Love Calls Men to Arms

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III CONCERNING LOVE, CHIMNEYS, AND A CAT Mistress Mary laughed through her tears when she saw Don John and me come back through the woods. To her mind, I suppose, my Spaniard had escaped unscathed, but Don John's eyes burned like two fierce sunsets. He did not look at Mistress Mary until she barred his path with a hand outstretched in welcome. " I am that glad," she said, trying to hide that she was crying. He bent over the hand and kissed it. Like my mother, she blushed in a startled way. " Mistress Mary," said he, a gloaming coming over the tempest of his face, " your father hanged me ten times, but"? and he looked right into her bonny eyes ? " it was worth it, still to be alive and breathing the same air with yourself." I forget what Mistress Mary said to that. Anyhow, as Don John seemed to be in no hurry, I left the two of them there, talking among the trees on that fine autumn morning. I, of course, hurried home with the good news, for indeed it delighted me that I was to have more of Don John's company this side of the grave. Hours later, my Spaniard came back to the farm.His poor sword was dancing at his side as he came along, his eyes were bright, and his favourite tune was upon his lips. It was clear to us all at the farm that he was quite happy. That was the beginning of Don John's love-affair, for I may as well come to the meat of my story. Many a morning and evening after that, as I carried my milk-pails to the castle, I would meet Mistress Mary and Don John walking together. And it was not difficult to guess what was in their hearts. The folks of the clachan kenned fine how the wind blew, and for some reason ? probably fear, or perhaps it was sympathy ? none of them had the heart to tell the laird. That was a good thing; for, knowing how B...

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