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Still more pleased was he when , later on in the day , Roger repeated , as he passed him , `` They are lodged in the turret , over my chamber . '' Oswald was scarcely surprised , for he had noticed that two sentries were on the wall on that side , although it was the one farthest removed from the direction in which any foes were likely to appear . He had , moreover , just before dinner , observed one of the kitchen men go up , with two dishes in his hand , by the steps leading to the top of the wall , on that side . There was no hindrance to the men going freely in and out of the hold , and as no duty had been assigned to him that evening , he strolled out of the gate when it became dusk , soon after six o'clock , for it was now the beginning of April , 1401 , and walked down through the village ; and then , taking off his armour and steel cap , and laying them down under a bush by the roadside , set off at the top of his speed in the direction of Parton . He did the ten miles in under an hour , and nearly ran against a man who was standing in the middle of the road , a short distance from the little town . `` Is that you , Fergus ? '' `` No , I am John , master .