"'I am called Orton.'
"'Orton,' said the knight, 'the service of a clerk is beneath you; you will find it more trouble than profit; leave it, and serve me—you will be glad of the exchange.'
"Now, Orton had taken a fancy to the Lord of Coarraze; and, after a pause, he said,
"'Are you in earnest?'
"'Certainly,' replied the knight; 'let us understand each other. You must do evil to no one, and we shall be very good friends.'
"'No, no,' said Orton, 'I have no power to do evil to you or others, except to disturb them when they might sleep.'
"'Well, then, we are agreed,' said the knight; 'in future, you serve me, and quit that wretched clerk.'
"'Be it as you will,' said Orton, 'so will I.'
"From this time, the spirit attached himself with such affection to the lord, that he constantly visited him at night; and when he found him asleep he made a noise at his ear, or at the doors and windows; and the knight used to wake and cry out, 'Orton, let me alone, I entreat!'
"'No, I will not,' was the reply, 'till I have told you some news.'