Айвенго

Chapter 12

           Therewasnowantofdistinguishedandnoblecandidatestofilluptheranksoneitherside.

           Infact,althoughthegeneraltournament,inwhichallknightsfoughtatonce,wasmoredangerousthansingleencounters,theywere,nevertheless,morefrequentedandpractisedbythechivalryoftheage.Manyknights,whohadnotsufficientconfidenceintheirownskilltodefyasingleadversaryofhighreputation,were,nevertheless,desirousofdisplayingtheirvalourinthegeneralcombat,wheretheymightmeetotherswithwhomtheyweremoreuponanequality.Onthepresentoccasion,aboutfiftyknightswereinscribedasdesirousofcombatinguponeachside,whenthemarshalsdeclaredthatnomorecouldbeadmitted,tothedisappointmentofseveralwhoweretoolateinpreferringtheirclaimtobeincluded.

           Aboutthehourofteno’clock,thewholeplainwascrowdedwithhorsemen,horsewomen,andfoot-passengers,hasteningtothetournament;andshortlyafter,agrandflourishoftrumpetsannouncedPrinceJohnandhisretinue,attendedbymanyofthoseknightswhomeanttotakeshareinthegame,aswellasotherswhohadnosuchintention.

           AboutthesametimearrivedCedrictheSaxon,withtheLadyRowena,unattended,however,byAthelstane.ThisSaxonlordhadarrayedhistallandstrongpersoninarmour,inordertotakehisplaceamongthecombatants;and,considerablytothesurpriseofCedric,hadchosentoenlisthimselfonthepartoftheKnightTemplar.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 179 из 723