I will set down a tale as it was told to me by one who had it of his father, which latter had it of HIS father, this last having in like manner had it of HIS father—and so on, back and still back, three hundred years and more, the fathers transmitting it to the sons and so preserving it. It may be history, it may be only a legend, a tradition. It may have happened, it may not have happened: but it COULD have happened. It may be that the wise and the learned believed it in the old days; it may be that only the unlearned and the simple loved it and credited it.

I will set down a tale as it was told to me by one who had it of his father, which latter had it of HIS father, this last having in like manner had it of HIS father—and so on, back and still back, three hundred years and more, the fathers transmitting it to the sons and so preserving it. It may be history, it may be only a legend, a tradition. It may have happened, it may not have happened: but it COULD have happened. It may be that the wise and the learned believed it in the old days; it may be that only the unlearned and the simple loved it and credited it.

I will set down a tale as it was told to me by one who had it of his father, which latter had it of HIS father, this last having in like manner had it of HIS father—and so on, back and still back, three hundred years and more, the fathers transmitting it to the sons and so preserving it. It may be history, it may be only a legend, a tradition. It may have happened, it may not have happened: but it COULD have happened. It may be that the wise and the learned believed it in the old days; it may be that only the unlearned and the simple loved it and credited it.

I will set down a tale as it was told to me by one who had it of his father, which latter had it of HIS father, this last having in like manner had it of HIS father—and so on, back and still back, three hundred years and more, the fathers transmitting it to the sons and so preserving it. It may be history, it may be only a legend, a tradition. It may have happened, it may not have happened: but it COULD have happened. It may be that the wise and the learned believed it in the old days; it may be that only the unlearned and the simple loved it and credited it.

CONTENTS

XXII. [A victim of treachery.]
XXIII. [The Prince a prisoner.]
XXIV. [The escape.]
XXV. [Hendon Hall.]
XXVI. [Disowned.]

ILLUSTRATIONS

[A VICTIM OF TREACHERY]
["HUGO STOOD NO CHANCE"]
["BOUND THE POULTICE TIGHT AND FAST"]
["TARRY HERE TILL I COME AGAIN]
["KING SPRANG TO HIS DELIVERER'S SIDE"]
[THE PRINCE A PRISONER]
["GENTLY, GOOD FRIEND"]
["SHE SPRANG TO HER FEET"]
[THE ESCAPE]
["THE PIG MAY COST THY NECK, MAN"]
["BEAR ME UP, BEAR ME UP, SWEET SIR!"]
[HENDON HALL]
["JOGGING EASTWARD ON SORRY STEEDS"]
["THERE IS THE VILLAGE, MY PRINCE!"]
["'EMBRACE ME, HUGH,' HE CRIED"]
["HUGH PUT UP HIS HAND IN DISSENT"]
["A BEAUTIFUL LADY, RICHLY CLOTHED"]
["HUGH WAS PINNED TO THE WALL"]
[DISOWNED]
["OBEY, AND HAVE NO FEAR"]
["AM I MILES HENDON?"]