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"Joan," he cried, "Joan, the soldiers be coming this way-Kirke's Lambs, as they be called. They ha' been to thy uncle Timothy's, and now they be coming here. Run thou in and make ready for them," he panted.Ah! too late. There they were, dashing in at the back gates. The yard was full of them. A mighty clamour their horses' hoofs and their armour made.