_ Chapter LXVIII. The Knight of Longshaw Gathereth Force
       The Knight of Longshaw abode at Wethermel in much content, and much it pleased him to look upon the beauty of Elfhild and the fairness of the life that men lived in the Dale. At last he said: "Now I must shake off my sloth somewhat, and it will be a case of farewell." "Will it?" said Osberne. "Yea," said the Knight, "for I will to Eastcheaping, and there I will set me to gather men, and I look to it that, ere three months are over, I shall have a good host on foot." "It is well," said Osberne.
       So in two days' time the Knight went, with his two men that had fled into the Dale with him, to Eastcheaping, and Osberne rode with him. When they came to Eastcheaping the Knight said: "Now is the time for farewell." "Nay, nay," said Osberne, "there shall be no farewell this time at least; but I will help thee with the gathering of men, and when we have got an host I will be the leader thereof. This thou must not gainsay me." Said the Knight: "But gainsay thee I will, for unless thou gettest thee back to thine own people I will break up my whole purpose." "And why?" said Osberne. "Thou art blind not to see," said the Knight. "I come and find thee here as happy as any man in the world, wedded to a fair wife, the lord of a stout and stalwarth people who love thee above all things. And I have that in me that tells me that if I carry thee away I carry thee away to death. For I have seen thee in a dream of the night and in a dream of the day living at Wethermel and dying on a field near the City of the Sundering Flood."
       Said Osberne: "And shall I choose dishonour then?"
       "Nay," he said, "where is the dishonour? Besides, take this for a gibe, that whereas time agone I could do but ill without thee, now I can do without thee well, for I have three or four fellows will come to my call as soon as they know that my banner is in the field again. Wherefore, I tell thee, thou must either be my unfriend, or get thee back home my friend and my lad." So when Osberne saw it would no better be, he wept and bade farewell to the Knight of Longshaw, and went his ways back home. Six months hence he heard true tidings of the Knight, that he had gathered an host and fallen on his foes, and had fared nowhere save to thrive. And it is not said that he met the Knight of Longshaw face to face again in this life.
       It is further to be told that once in every quarter Osberne went into that same dale wherein he first met Steelhead, and there he came to him, and they had converse together; and though Osberne changed the aspect of him from year to year, as for Steelhead he changed not at all, but was ever the same as when Osberne first saw him, and good love there was between those twain.
       Now is there no more to say concerning the Sundering Flood and those that dwelt thereby.
       [THE END]
       William Morris's Novel: Sundering Flood
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Chapter 1. Of A River Called The Sundering Flood...
Chapter 2. Of Wethermel And The Child Osberne
Chapter 3. Wolves Harry The Flock
Chapter 4. Surly John Falls Out With The Goodman
Chapter 5. Osberne Slays The Wolves
Chapter 6. They Fare To The Cloven Mote
Chapter 7. Of A Newcomer, And His Gift To Osberne
Chapter 8. The Goodman Gets A New Hired Man
Chapter 9. The Bight Of The Cloven Knoll
Chapter 10. Osberne And Elfhild Hold Converse Together
Chapter 11. Osberne Shoots A Gift Across The Flood
Chapter 12. Of A Guest Called Waywearer
Chapter 13. Steelhead Gives Osberne The Sword Boardcleaver
Chapter 14. The Gifts Of Steelhead
Chapter 15. Surly John Brings A Guest To Wethermel
Chapter 16. Hardcastle Would Seize Wethermel
Chapter 17. The Slaying Of Hardcastle
Chapter 18. Elfhild Hears Of The Slaying
Chapter 19. The Winter Passes...
Chapter 20. Osberne Fares To Eastcheaping...
Chapter 21. Warriors From Eastcheaping Ride Into The Dale
Chapter 22. Osberne Takes Leave Of Elfhild
Chapter 23. Osberne Is Chosen Captain Of The Dalesmen
Chapter 24. A Skirmish With The Baron Of Deepdale In The Marshes
Chapter 25. Stephen Tells Of An Adventure In The Camp Of The Foemen
Chapter 26. They Bring The Baron Into Eastcheaping
Chapter 27. They Parley From The Walls
Chapter 28. The Baron Of Deepdale Makes Peace
Chapter 29. Osberne And His Men Return To Wethermel
Chapter 30. Osberne Goes To The Trysting-Place
Chapter 31. They Meet Through Autumn And Winter
Chapter 32. Foemen Among The West Dalers
Chapter 33. Osberne Seeks Tidings Of Elfhild
Chapter 34. Osberne Sorrows For The Loss Of Elfhild
Chapter 35. Osberne Seeks Counsel Of Steelhead
Chapter 36. The Staves Which Osberne Taught To The Dalesmen
Chapter 37. Osberne Takes Leave Of Wethermel
Chapter 38. Osberne Parts From Stephen The Eater
Chapter 39. Osberne Gets Him A New Master
Chapter 40. Osberne Rides With Sir Godrick
Chapter 41. They Joust With The Knight Of The Fish
Chapter 42. They Deliver The Thorp-Dwellers From The Black Skinners
Chapter 43. They Come To The Edge Of The Wood Masterless
Chapter 44. They Reach Longshaw And Osberne Gets Him A New Name
Chapter 45. The Red Lad Scatters The Host Of The Barons
Chapter 46. Osberne Enters The City Of The Sundering Flood
Chapter 47. The Battle In The Square
Chapter 48. Sir Godrick Is Chosen Burgreve Of The City
Chapter 49. Of The City King And The Outland King
Chapter 50. The Red Lad Speaks Privily With Sir Godrick
Chapter 51. Osberne Is Beguiled By Felons
Chapter 52. The Meeting Of Osberne And Elfhild
Chapter 53. Strangers Come To Wethermel
Chapter 54. The Carline Beginneth Her Tale
Chapter 55. The Blue Knight Buys The Maiden Of The Chapman
Chapter 56. The Blue Knight Talks With The Maiden By The Way
Chapter 57. They Come To Brookside
Chapter 58. Peaceful Days In The Castle Of Brookside
Chapter 59. Tidings Of Longshaw...
Chapter 60. The Blue Knight Gathers Men And Departs From Brookside
Chapter 61. The Maiden And The Carline Flee To The Grey Sisters
Chapter 62. They Fall In With Three Chapmen
Chapter 63. They Escape From The Chapmen By The Carline's Wizardry
Chapter 64. The Carline Endeth Her Tale
Chapter 65. Osberne And Elfhild Make Themselves Known To Their People
Chapter 66. The Lip Of The Sundering Flood
Chapter 67. A Friend At Need
Chapter 68. The Knight Of Longshaw Gathereth Force