I went out by the little gate where the Castle 's refuse is thrown . I dared not hoist sail lest men should see me ; but the Lord commanded the tide to bear me carefully , and I was far from land before the morning . ' ` Were n't you afraid ? ' said Una . ` Why ? There were no Christians in the boat . At sunrise I made my prayer , and cast the gold -- all -- all that gold -- into the deep sea ! A King 's ransom -- no , the ransom of a People ! When I had loosed hold of the last bar , the Lord commanded the tide to return me to a haven at the mouth of a river , and thence I walked across a wilderness to Lewes , where I have brethren . They opened the door to me , and they say -- I had not eaten for two days -- they say that I fell across the threshold , crying : `` I have sunk an army with horsemen in the sea ! '' ' ` But you had n't , ' said Una . ` Oh , yes ! I see ! You meant that King John might have spent it on that ? ' ` Even so , ' said Kadmiel . The firing broke out again close behind them . The pheasants poured over the top of a belt of tall firs . They could see young Mr Meyer , in his new yellow gaiters , very busy and excited at the end of the line , and they could hear the thud of the falling birds . ` But what did Elias of Bury do ? ' Puck demanded .
` He had promised money to the XXXXX . '
Christians Elias John Kadmiel King Lewes Puck Una firs morning