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a man of magic. He can make the knight well.”
    â€œPoor Nappus.” Shan’s father shook his head. “He knows no magic. But he was once the best of doctors.”
    â€œHe is still the best of doctors,” said Shan. “Remember how he took the fishbone from your throat? Remember how he bound up my arm when it was broken?”
    â€œYes, yes,” said his father. “Go and bring him if you wish.”
    Shan took a lighted torch from one of the servants and ran out across the courtyard. He opened a door in the castle wall. It was the door to Nappus’ room.
    Nappus was sleeping, with his cloak over his head. Shan touched him. Nappus looked out from under the cloak.
    He was a small man. His hair was white. He could neither hear nor speak, but his eyes were keen and bright.
    â€œThere is a wounded knight in the castle,” said Shan. “Come and dress his wound.”
    Nappus watched Shan’s lips, reading the words. He nodded to show that he understood. From a box in a corner he took some jars and bottles. He tied them up in a cloth.

    Shan led the way to the castle. Nappus knelt by the wounded man. He washed the wound and dressed it. He opened the man’s mouth and poured a little red wine down his throat.
    The man moved. His eyes opened, and he looked at Nappus. “Lord Weldon!” he said in a whisper. “Where is Lord Weldon?”
    Shan’s father came forward. “I am Lord Weldon. You are safe in Weldon Castle.”
    The wounded man tried to lift himself. “Brother—!” he said. Then he fell back and was still.
    Shan’s father bent over the man and looked into his face. He cried out, “Lionel!” His voice shook with excitement. He said to Shan, “This knight is my brother. I am sure of it. Shan, this is your Uncle Lionel. After these many years, your Uncle Lionel has come home!”

By Clyde Robert Bulla
    THE BEAST OF LOR • BENITO
    CONQUISTA! (WITH MICHAEL ROBERT SYSON)
    DEXTER • THE DONKEY CART
    DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI • EAGLE FEATHER
    THE GHOST OF WINDY HILL • GHOST TOWN TREASURE
    INDIAN HILL • JOHN BILLINGTON, FRIEND OF SQUANTO
    JOHNNY HONG OF CHINATOWN • LAST LOOK • MARCO MOONLIGHT
    THE MOON SINGER • MY FRIEND THE MONSTER
    OLD CHARLIE • OPEN THE DOOR AND SEE ALL THE PEOPLE
    PIRATE’S PROMISE • POCAHONTAS AND THE STRANGERS
    RIDING THE PONY EXPRESS • THE SECRET VALLEY
    SHOESHINE GIRL • SONG OF ST. FRANCIS
    SQUANTO, FRIEND OF THE PILGRIMS • STAR OF WILD HORSE CANYON
    THE SUGAR PEAR TREE • SURPRISE FOR A COWBOY
    THE SWORD IN THE TREE • VIKING ADVENTURE
    WHITE BIRD • WHITE SAILS TO CHINA • THE WISH AT THE TOP
    A LION TO GUARD US

Copyright
    Text copyright © 1981 by Clyde Robert Bulla
    Illustrations copyright © 1981 by Michele Chessare
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    Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
    Bulla, Clyde Robert.
    A lion to guard us.
    SUMMARY: Left on their own in London, three impoverished children draw upon all their resources to stay together and make their way to the Virginia colony in search of their father.
    I.   Chessare, Michele.   II.   Title.
    PZ7 .B912Li   1981   [Fic]   80–2455
    ISBN 0–690–04096–2
    ISBN 0–690–04097–0 (lib. bdg.)
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