`` I will do much for Master Shelton , '' returned the first ; `` but to come to the gallows for any man -- nay , brothers , not that ! '' The door of the inn opened , and another man entered hastily and approached the youth before the fire . `` Master Shelton , '' he said , `` Sir Daniel goeth forth with a pair of links and four archers . '' Dick -LRB- for this was our young friend -RRB- rose instantly to his feet . `` Lawless , '' he said , `` ye will take John Capper 's watch . Greensheve , follow with me . Capper , lead forward . We will follow him this time , an he go to York . '' The next moment they were outside in the dark street , and Capper , the man who had just come , pointed to where two torches flared in the wind at a little distance . The town was already sound asleep ; no one moved upon the streets , and there was nothing easier than to follow the party without observation . The two link-bearers went first ; next followed a single man , whose long cloak blew about him in the wind ; and the rear was brought up by the four archers , each with his bow upon his arm . They moved at a brisk walk , threading the intricate lanes and drawing nearer to the shore . `` He hath gone each night in this direction ? '' asked Dick , in a whisper . `` This is the third night running , Master Shelton , '' returned Capper , `` and still at the same hour and with the same small following , as though his end were secret . '' Sir Daniel and his six men were now come to the outskirts of the country . Shoreby was an open town , and though the Lancastrian lords who lay there kept a strong guard on the main roads , it was still possible to enter or depart unseen by any of the lesser streets or across the open country . The lane which Sir Daniel had been following came to an abrupt end . Before him there was a stretch of rough down , and the noise of the sea-surf was audible upon one hand . There were no guards in the neighbourhood , nor any light in that quarter of the town .
XXXXX and his two outlaws drew a little closer to the object of their chase , and presently , as they came forth from between the houses and could see a little farther upon either hand , they were aware of another torch drawing near from another direction .
Daniel Dick Greensheve Shoreby York archers first goeth night sea-surf