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Chapter 2

           Thewholeappearanceofthiswarriorandhisretinuewaswildandoutlandish;thedressofhissquireswasgorgeous,andhisEasternattendantsworesilvercollarsroundtheirthroats,andbraceletsofthesamemetalupontheirswarthyarmsandlegs,ofwhichtheformerwerenakedfromtheelbow,andthelatterfrommid-legtoankle.Silkandembroiderydistinguishedtheirdresses,andmarkedthewealthandimportanceoftheirmaster;forming,atthesametime,astrikingcontrastwiththemartialsimplicityofhisownattire.Theywerearmedwithcrookedsabres,havingthehiltandbaldricinlaidwithgold,andmatchedwithTurkishdaggersofyetmorecostlyworkmanship.Eachofthemboreathissaddle-bowabundleofdartsorjavelins,aboutfourfeetinlength,havingsharpsteelheads,aweaponmuchinuseamongtheSaracens,andofwhichthememoryisyetpreservedinthemartialexercisecalled"ElJerrid",stillpractisedintheEasterncountries.

           Thesteedsoftheseattendantswereinappearanceasforeignastheirriders.TheywereofSaracenorigin,andconsequentlyofArabiandescent;andtheirfineslenderlimbs,smallfetlocks,thinmanes,andeasyspringymotion,formedamarkedcontrastwiththelarge-jointedheavyhorsasticvows.

           Yetsolooseweretheideasofthetimesrespectingtheconductoftheclergy,whethersecularorregular,thatthePriorAymermaintainedafaircharacterintheneighbourhoodofhisabbey.

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