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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: indeed stolen their own tank. So no more water was ever carried
for the head squires, but it was plain to see that the war for
the upperhand was not yet over.
Even if Myles had entertained comforting thoughts to the
contrary, he was speedily undeceived. One morning, about a week
after the fight, as he and Gascoyne were crossing the armory
court, they were hailed by a group of the bachelors standing at
the stone steps of the great building.
"Holloa, Falworth!" they cried. "Knowest thou that Blunt is nigh
well again?"
"Nay," said Myles, "I knew it not. But I am right glad to hear
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