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Lady and yourself, I have no doubt. Forgive me if I seemed to pry."
"Not at all, Brian," Jim said, with a twinge of conscience, "but come on
upstairs and meet this Sir Giles de Mer. He's a little quick-tempered, but he
cools down just as fast. I think you'll like him."
The last few words were as much an inner prayer as a comment on Jim's part.
In the back of his mind was an uncomfortable image of Brian and Sir Giles
striking immediate sparks off each other. To his surprise, however, Brian
seemed already to be acquainted with the name of the other knight.
"Sir Giles de Mer," he echoed thoughtfully. "But this is convenient. I have
somewhat to tell you Jim; and curiously, it affects this Sir Giles as well. By
all means, bring me to the gentleman."
Chapter Twelve
Jim's fear that Giles and Brian might immediately strike sparks off each
other had some reason behind it, both knights being very definite-minded
individuals, if in slightly different ways. But it turned out he had no need
to concern himself.
"Sir Giles," he said, introducing them up in the room, "this is my old friend
Sir Brian Neville-Smythe. Brian, this is the worthy knight Sir Giles, whom
I've just invited to share our quarters, since he'd expected lodging here; and
the inn is unfortunately filled up."
"Hah!" said Sir Giles, genially twisting the right end of his mustache."An
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honor and pleasure to make your acquaintance, Sir Brian."
"An equal honor to meet and make yours, Sir Giles," responded Brian. "I was
just about to tell Sir James that I am charged with an important message for
him. Curiously enough, I am charged also with one for you, Sir Giles."
"Say you so?One for me?" Giles's face showed a mixture of puzzlement and mild
belligerence. "That's passing strange. No one inHastings at this moment would
know I was here, I should think, let alone send a message to me."
"It may seem less strange when you hear who the message is from," said Sir
Brian. "The messages to both of you are from the noble knight, Sir John
Chandos."
The name produced a reaction not only in Sir Giles, but in Jim as well. Sir
John Chandos, he remembered from his historical studies of the fourteenth
century in his own world, had been a brilliant military captain and a close
friend of the Black Prince, as the Crown Prince of England had been known. He
had been among the founding members of the Order of the Garter; which knightly
Order the Black Prince had established in Jim's world somewhat in imitation of
King Arthur's Round Table. Chandos was also spoken of as the "Flower of
Chivalry." What such a man could have to do with someone like himself, Jim
thought, was beyond guessing.
Meanwhile, after uttering a feeble "hah!"Sir Giles was almost twisting the
hairs on the right side of his mustache out by the roots. Either, thought Jim,
he must have some reason for knowing why Sir John Chandos would send a message
to him; or else he was as completely overwhelmed by the source as well as the
unexplainable nature of the summons as I am.
"The message in either case is the same," Sir Brian went on. "Sir John wishes
each of you to come to him as quickly as possible."
"That means right now?" asked Jim uncertainly.
"It could hardly mean anything else, James," said Sir Brian, frowning at him;
and with a mild note of reproof in his voice.
"Naturally!At once.Of course," echoed Sir Giles, his voice still slightly
muted by the tone of shock in it. "Where is the gracious SirJohn, that Sir
James and I may find him?"
"I'll take you to him," responded Brian.
He led them out into the street. Their destination turned out to be another,
larger inn, some little distance back from the waterfront, which seemed to
have been completely taken over by someone of importance.
Half a dozen flags, with coats-of-arms none of which Jim could identify, hung
over its front entrance. Jim made a mental note to start studying up on his
heraldry. He had been paying some attention to it, but mainly to the arms of
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