"It sounds remote! Have you heard of a family thereabouts called Guyse?" "Lord Carnygston's family name is Guyse. I fancy there are several of them in that part." "Lord Carnygston's family name is Guyse. I fancy there are several of them in that part." "Living at a place called Guysewyke Pele?" "Living at a place called Guysewyke Pele?" "I've heard Guysewyke Pele spoken of several times. It is supposed to be the finest Pele remaining, next to the one at Chipchase." "I've heard Guysewyke Pele spoken of several times. It is supposed to be the finest Pele remaining, next to the one at Chipchase." "What is a Pele exactly? I thought it was a watch-tower?" "What is a Pele exactly? I thought it was a watch-tower?" "That's more or less right, but it was a fortress, too. When the borderers went raiding, the women and children and cattle were driven into the Pele and shut up there. The ground floor was used as a stable, and the larger Peles had a well inside, so that the inmates could hold out for some time." "That's more or less right, but it was a fortress, too. When the borderers went raiding, the women and children and cattle were driven into the Pele and shut up there. The ground floor was used as a stable, and the larger Peles had a well inside, so that the inmates could hold out for some time." "Have you seen one?" "Have you seen one?" "Yes. Quite a small one though. It is in the churchyard at Corbridge-on-the-Tyne. The parson lived there in raiding times. It is quite interesting. You like such things, don't you?" "Yes. Quite a small one though. It is in the churchyard at Corbridge-on-the-Tyne. The parson lived there in raiding times. It is quite interesting. You like such things, don't you?" "Love them. I hate places like Leeds and Bramforth, where the present day has stamped out and obliterated every trace of former ages." "Love them. I hate places like Leeds and
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