said De Aquila . `` There are twenty Barons ` twixt here and Salisbury could give King Henry good land service , but he has been worked upon by Fulke to send South and call me -- me ! -- off the Gate of England , when his enemies stand about to batter it in . See that Fulke 's men lie in the big south barn , '' said he . `` Give them drink , and when Fulke has eaten we will drink in my chamber . The Great Hall is too cold for old bones . '' ` As soon as he was off-horse Fulke went to the chapel with Gilbert to give thanks for his safe coming , and when he had eaten -- he was a fat man , and rolled his eyes greedily at our good roast Sussex wheatears -- we led him to the little upper chamber , whither Gilbert had already gone with the Manor-roll . I remember when Fulke heard the tide blow and whistle in the shaft he leaped back , and his long down-turned stirrup-shoes caught in the rushes and he stumbled , so that Jehan behind him found it easy to knock his head against the wall . ' ` Did you know it was going to happen ? ' said Dan . ` Assuredly , ' said Sir Richard , with a sweet smile . ' I put my foot on his sword and plucked away his dagger , but he knew not whether it was day or night for awhile . He lay rolling his eyes and bubbling with his mouth , and Jehan roped him like a calf . He was cased all in that newfangled armour which we call lizard-mail . Not rings like my hauberk here ' -- Sir Richard tapped his chest -- but little pieces of dagger-proof steel overlapping on stout leather . We stripped it off -LRB- no need to spoil good harness by wetting it -RRB- , and in the neck-piece De Aquila found the same folden piece of parchment which we had put back under the hearthstone . ` At this Gilbert would have run out . I laid my hand on his shoulder . It sufficed . He fell to trembling and praying on his beads . '
`` XXXXX , '' said De Aquila , `` here be more notable sayings and doings of our Lord of Pevensey for thee to write down .
Aquila Dan Gilbert Hall Jehan Salisbury hearthstone lizard-mail night stirrup-shoes