Ay , '' he added , in his own voice , '' 't is as I feared ; I have somewhat lost the whine of it ; and by your leave , good Master Shelton , ye must suffer me to practise in these country places , before that I risk my fat neck by entering Sir Daniel 's . But look ye a little , what an excellent thing it is to be a Jack-of-all-trades ! An I had not been a shipman , ye had infallibly gone down in the Good Hope ; an I had not been a thief , I could not have painted me your face ; and but that I had been a Grey Friar , and sung loud in the choir , and ate hearty at the board , I could not have carried this disguise , but the very dogs would have spied us out and barked at us for shams . '' He was by this time close to the window of the farm , and he rose on his tip-toes and peeped in . `` Nay , '' he cried , `` better and better . We shall here try our false faces with a vengeance , and have a merry jest on Brother Capper to boot . '' And so saying , he opened the door and led the way into the house . Three of their own company sat at the table , greedily eating . Their daggers , stuck beside them in the board , and the black and menacing looks which they continued to shower upon the people of the house , proved that they owed their entertainment rather to force than favour . On the two monks , who now , with a sort of humble dignity , entered the kitchen of the farm , they seemed to turn with a particular resentment ; and one -- it was John Capper in person -- who seemed to play the leading part , instantly and rudely ordered them away . `` We want no beggars here ! '' he cried . But another -- although he was as far from recognising Dick and Lawless -- inclined to more moderate counsels . `` Not so , '' he cried . `` We be strong men , and take ; these be weak , and crave ; but in the latter end these shall be uppermost and we below . Mind him not , my father ; but come , drink of my cup , and give me a benediction . '' `` Y ' are men of a light mind , carnal , and accursed , '' said the monk . `` Now , may the saints forbid that ever I should drink with such companions ! But here , for the pity I bear to sinners , here I do leave you a blessed relic , the which , for your soul 's interest , I bid you kiss and cherish . '' So far Lawless thundered upon them like a preaching friar ; but with these words he drew from under his robe a black arrow , tossed it on the board in front of the three startled outlaws , turned in the same instant , and , taking Dick along with him , was out of the room and out of sight among the falling snow before they had time to utter a word or move a finger .
`` So , '' he said , `` we have proved our false faces , Master XXXXX .
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