He would be, ashis father was, a Navigator of the Order. Daniel'swarning had come just in time to save him. Three of them crept down the passage, while Schreuder kept thenursemaid in his grasp. Hal and Aboliimmediately began to pour fresh water for their wounded, and all ofthem drank, gulping down the precious stuff with closed eyes andbobbing throats.
With one low groan it toppledover onto its side and died. When the day came that Oliver wastoo weak to climb the ladder to the top of the south wall, Barnard senthim to work as a mason's boy, trimming and shaping the slabs of stone. Let them stew in their own stinking juices for a day or two. Schreuder reacheddown and lifted the sleeping child out of the arms of his nursemaid.
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