"Will ye 'a' more, young master?"
"Presently, presently;" and I gave her the coin I had promised.
"Ah, here be my man comin';" and I noticed a farmer's man come up, who looked at me wonderingly.
It was at this time that I realized the condition of my clothes. They were covered with dirt; and catching reflection of my face in a bucket of water, I saw that it was much bruised and smeared with blood.
"I will have a wash, good dame," I said, "after which I would like to talk with you."
"Ay, and 'ere's water, master," she said; and I washed myself while she looked on in silence.