Айвенго

Chapter 16

           "Thereisnone,"repliedthehermit,"fromthescissorsofDelilah,andthetenpennynailofJael,tothescimitarofGoliath,atwhichIamnotamatchfortheeBut,ifIamtomaketheelection,whatsaystthou,goodfriend,tothesetrinkets?"

           Thusspeaking,heopenedanotherhutch,andtookoutfromitacoupleofbroadswordsandbucklers,suchaswereusedbytheyeomanryoftheperiod.Theknight,whowatchedhismotions,observedthatthissecondplaceofconcealmentwasfurnishedwithtwoorthreegoodlong-bows,across-bow,abundleofboltsforthelatter,andhalf-a-dozensheavesofarrowsfortheformer.Aharp,andothermattersofaveryuncanonicalappearance,werealsovisiblewhenthisdarkrecesswasopened.

           "Ipromisethee,brotherClerk,"saidhe,"Iwillasktheenomoreoffensivequestions.Thecontentsofthatcupboardareananswertoallmyenquiries;andIseeaweaponthere"(herebestoopedandtookouttheharp)"onwhichIwouldmoregladlyprovemyskillwiththee,thanattheswordandbuckler."

           "Ihope,SirKnight,"saidthehermit,"thouhastgivennogoodreasonforthysurnameoftheSluggard.IdopromisetheeIsuspecttheegrievously.Nevertheless,thouartmyguest,andIwillnotputthymanhoodtotheproofwithoutthineownfreewill.Sittheedown,then,andfillthycup;letusdrink,sing,andbemerry

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 251 из 723