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Chapter 17

           "Andyet,"saidhe,"IthinkmySaxoncountrymenhadherdedlongenoughwiththeNormans,tofallintothetoneoftheirmelancholyditties.Whattookthehonestknightfromhome?orwhatcouldheexpectbuttofindhismistressagreeablyengagedwitharivalonhisreturn,andhisserenade,astheycallit,aslittleregardedasthecaterwaulingofacatinthegutter?Nevertheless,SirKnight,Idrinkthiscuptothee,tothesuccessofalltrueloversIfearyouarenone,"headded,onobservingthattheknight(whosebrainbegantobeheatedwiththeserepeateddraughts)qualifiedhisflagonfromthewaterpitcher.

           "Why,"saidtheknight,"didyounottellmethatthiswaterwasfromthewellofyourblessedpatron,StDunstan?"

           "Ay,truly,"saidthehermit,"andmanyahundredofpagansdidhebaptizethere,butIneverheardthathedrankanyofit.Everythingshouldbeputtoitsproperuseinthisworld.StDunstanknew,aswellasanyone,theprerogativesofajovialfriar."

           Andsosaying,hereachedtheharp,andentertainedhisguestwiththefollowingcharacteristicsong,toasortofderry-downchorus,appropriatetoanoldEnglishditty.

           TheBarefootedFriar.

           1.

           I’llgivethee,goodfellow,atwelvemonthortwain,

           TosearchEuropethrough,fromByzantiumtoSpain;

           Butne’ershallyoufind,shouldyousearchtillyoutire,

           SohappyamanastheBarefootedFriar.

           2.

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