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Now, when he saw that his fellow was dead, he thought he might be taken and hanged for murder, and that he must fly; but he could no ways see what he could do with the poor babes, who stood sobbing frightened at seeing the men fighting. NOW WHEN HE SAW THAT HIS FELLOW WAS DEAD HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE TAKEN AND HANGED FOR MURDER AND THAT HE MUST FLY BUT HE COULD NO WAYS SEE WHAT HE COULD DO WITH THE POOR BABES WHO STOOD SOBBING FRIGHTENED AT SEEING THE MEN FIGHTING
ght bring, so he told her an artful tale, that it was his purpose to send the children to a friend of his in London, who would see to their schooling. He then gave over the two children to the men with whom he had agreed, and told them that they were going to London where were toy-shops, and 63 THE as many toys to be had for the asking as their BABES hearts could desire. WOOD Away then went those pretty babes, Rejoicing at that tide, Rejoicing with a merry mind, They would a cock-horse ride. The two men conveyed them into the wood ; and, as they went, the children talked to them of what they would do when they got all the pretty toys in London town. And one of the men, who was softer-hearted than the other, became sorry for what he had taken in hand to do. But the second man was hard, and he would not listen to his fellow, and said he would kill them outright. So they fell from words to blows ; and they drew their swords and fought; and he who was most merciful in heart slew the other. ENTED TO SUCH WICKEDNESS WHATEVER GAIN IT MIGHT BRING SO HE TOLD HER AN ARTFUL TALE THAT IT WAS HIS PURPOSE TO SEND THE CHILDREN TO A FRIEND OF HIS IN LONDON WHO WOULD SEE TO THEIR SCHOOLING HE THEN GAVE OVER THE TWO CHILDREN TO THE MEN WITH WHOM HE HAD AGREED AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY WERE GOING TO LONDON WHERE WERE TOY SHOPS AND AS MANY TOYS TO BE HAD FOR THE ASKING AS THEIR HEARTS COULD DESIRE AWAY THEN WENT THOSE PRETTY BABES REJOICING AT THAT TIDE REJOICING WITH A MERRY MIND THEY WOULD A COCK HORSE RIDE THE TWO MEN CONVEYED THEM INTO THE WOOD AND AS THEY WENT THE CHILDREN TALKED TO THEM OF WHAT THEY WOULD DO WHEN THEY GOT ALL THE PRETTY TOYS IN LONDON TOWN AND ONE OF THE MEN WHO WAS SOFTER HEARTED THAN THE OTHER BECAME SORRY FOR WHAT HE HAD TAKEN IN HAND TO DO BUT THE SECOND MAN WAS HARD AND HE WOULD NOT LISTEN TO HIS FELLOW AND SAID HE WOULD KILL THEM OUTRIGHT SO THEY FELL FROM WORDS TO BLOWS AND THEY DREW THEIR SWORDS AND FOUGHT AND HE WHO WAS MOST MERCIFUL IN HEART SLEW THE OTHER
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