human
By St. Edward of Netley! exclaimed Redward,
gpt
But how camest thou here, father? asked Raymond.
human
I thought thou wert at Lepe.
gpt
Ah, lad! it was there I saw the foemen sail towards Southampton; so I rode hot-foot to Hythe.[1] There I took a boat--stole it, I fear--and tried to cross; but in the fog I nearly ran into the thick of the galleys. Then I knew I was too late; so back to the shore I rowed, and came round the head of the Water by land. 'Twas a long journey by Totton, and by the time I reached Millbrook it was daylight, and the men of Romsey were marching in upon the town.