A Clerk of Oxford, and His Adventures in the Barons' War
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Everett-Green Evelyn. A Clerk of Oxford, and His Adventures in the Barons' War
CHAPTER I. THE DIE CAST
CHAPTER II. A RIVER JOURNEY
CHAPTER III. OLD OXFORD
CHAPTER IV. THE FIRST DAY
CHAPTER V. THE NEW LIFE
CHAPTER VI. A "MAD" PARLIAMENT
CHAPTER VII. THE CONSTABLE'S CHILDREN
CHAPTER VIII. STORMY SCENES
CHAPTER IX. A STUDENTS' HOLIDAY
CHAPTER X. THE FAIR OF ST. FRIDESWYDE
CHAPTER XI. THE MAGICIAN'S TOWER
CHAPTER XII. WINTER DAYS WITHIN THE CASTLE
CHAPTER XIII. KENILWORTH CASTLE
CHAPTER XIV. THE GREAT EARL
CHAPTER XV. PRINCE EDWARD
CHAPTER XVI. BACK AT OXFORD
CHAPTER XVII. THE BELL OF ST MARTIN'S
CHAPTER XVIII. THE NEW CHANCELLOR
CHAPTER XIX. THE CHANCELLOR'S AWARD
CHAPTER XX. TURBULENT TIMES
CHAPTER XXI. KING AND STUDENTS
CHAPTER XXII. IN ARMS
CHAPTER XXIII. ON THE FIELD OF LEWES
CHAPTER XXIV. AFTER THE BATTLE
CHAPTER XXV. CHRISTMAS AT KENILWORTH
CHAPTER XXVI. PLOTS
CHAPTER XXVII. THE CAPTIVE A CONQUEROR
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE FATAL FIGHT
CHAPTER XXIX. LEOFRIC'S REWARD
CHAPTER XXX. ON THE STILL ISIS
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It was no light task that Leofric had set himself. The river wound in and out through forest tracts hardly ever traversed. Trees blown down in winter storms lay right athwart the stream. Débris brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down. As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
As it was, he found travelling a great deal slower work than he had anticipated, and already his store of provision was greatly diminished, although he could not flatter himself that he had travelled any very great distance. He was sometimes disposed to doubt whether, after all, he had been wise in choosing the waterway in preference to the road.
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The lads had both cut themselves stout staffs to beat down the obstructions in the path. Now they grasped their cudgels tightly in their hands and looked at each other.
"Let us to the rescue!" quoth Jack, between his clenched teeth. "I can never hear the sound of blows without longing to be in the thick of the fray. Like enough in the gathering shades the assailants will think we be a larger party, and will make off. Be that as it may, let us lend our aid whilst it may serve those in distress."
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