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`` You will , of course , take possession of the tent also , Sir Oswald . Sir William was one of my knights . He was unwedded , and has no male kin ; therefore , you need have no hesitation in taking his belongings ; which indeed we should , in any case , have little chance of taking back with us , for our waggons are but few , and will daily become fewer : for on such roads as these , both waggons and horses break down , and it will be as much as we can do to carry even necessities with us . `` Come to my tent at noon , it lacks but an hour of it , and I will present you at dinner to some of my knights ; among whom , for the present , I shall rank you . '' So saying , he turned away . The young squire held open the entrance of the tent , for Oswald to enter , and followed him in . `` It seems a strange thing to be thus possessed of another man 's goods , '' he said .