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Now thither cometh Jack o' the Tofts, and spake to Christopher: "See thou, lad -- Lord King, I should say; this looketh not like very present battle, for they be stayed half way down the bent; and lo thou, some half score are coming forth from the throng with a white shield raised aloft. Do we in likewise, for they would talk with us."
"Shall we trust them, father? " said Christopher.