Crupper, and Sir Sagramor caught my remark and thought I meant it for
_him_. Well, whenever one of those people got a thing into his head,
there was no getting it out again. I knew that, so I saved my breath,
and offered no explanations. As soon as Sir Sagramor got well, he
notified me that there was a little account to settle between us, and he
named a day three or four years in the future; place of settlement, the
lists where the offense had been given. I said I would be ready when he
got back. You see, he was going for the Holy Grail. The boys all took a
flier at the Holy Grail now and then. It was a several years' cruise.
They always put in the long absence snooping around, in the most
conscientious way, though none of them had any idea where the Holy Grail
really was, and I don't think any of them actually expected to find it,
or would have known what to do with it if he _had_ run across it. You
see, it was just the Northwest Passage of that day, as you may say; that
was all. Every year expeditions went out holy grailing, and next year
relief expeditions went out to hunt for _them_. There was worlds of
reputation in it, but no money. Why, they actually wanted _me_ to put
in! Well, I should smile. CHAPTER X BEGINNINGS OF CIVILIZATION The Round
Table soon heard of the challenge, and of course it was a good deal
discussed, for such things interested the boys. The king thought I ought
now to set forth in quest of adventures, so that I might gain renow

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