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Dick (for this was our young friend) 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.
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