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Thenhe placed his hand on the hilt and, without straining, drew the sword smoothly from the stone thatheldit and raised it high abovehis head.He lowered it to the ground and, resting hishands on the pommel, seemed fora moment tobe ...
So,my Lord King, youmust decide in your wisdomwho wasthe father of my son, for I swear to you, on the Holy Rood, that never otherwise, and in no other guise, didI have relations with any man.' Vortigern scratched his head.
Lycas ranforward and strucktheyouth a sharp blowonthe ear. He upbraided them asboors, rogues, wretches, so forciblythat allslunk off. Meanwhile the boy Merlin had crawled towards the dogand now cradled its bleeding head in hisarms.
So he sat down by Marcus, who did not speak but held his cloak pulled round his shoulders and over his head. The woman laid the wine and bread and cheese, which was that cheese made of ewe's milk that the Romans call pecorino, ...
'What you say makes sense,' Uther replied, scratching his head, not because it was lousy but because this was his habit when perplexed. 'But where shall we find such a woman and how shall we contrive that Lot encounters her?
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| Title | Arthur the King: A Romance Volume 2 of Dark Ages |
| Author | Allan Massie |
| Publisher | Orion, 2011 |
| ISBN | 178022270X, 9781780222707 |
| Length | 304 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology Fiction / General Fiction / Historical / General |
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