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Chapter 25

           "Aplagueonthee,andthyadvice!"saidthepioushermit;"Itellthee,SirSlothfulKnight,thatwhenIdoffmyfriar’sfrock,mypriesthood,mysanctity,myveryLatin,areputoffalongwithit;andwheninmygreenjerkin,IcanbetterkilltwentydeerthanconfessoneChristian."

           "Ifear,"saidtheBlackKnight,"Ifeargreatly,thereisnooneherethatisqualifiedtotakeuponhim,forthenonce,thissamecharacteroffatherconfessor?"

           Alllookedoneachother,andweresilent.

           "Isee,"saidWamba,afterashortpause,"thatthefoolmustbestillthefool,andputhisneckintheventurewhichwisemenshrinkfrom.Youmustknow,mydearcousinsandcountrymen,thatIworerussetbeforeIworemotley,andwasbredtobeafriar,untilabrain-fevercameuponmeandleftmejustwitenoughtobeafool.Itrust,withtheassistanceofthegoodhermit’sfrock,togetherwiththepriesthood,sanctity,andlearningwhicharestitchedintothecowlofit,IshallbefoundqualifiedtoadministerbothworldlyandghostlycomforttoourworthymasterCedric,andhiscompanionsinadversity."

           "Hathhesenseenough,thinkstthou?"saidtheBlackKnight,addressingGurth.

           "Iknownot,"saidGurth;"butifhehathnot,itwillbethefirsttimehehathwantedwittoturnhisfollytoaccount."

           "Onwiththefrock,then,goodfellow,"quoththeKnight,"andletthymastersendusanaccountoftheirsituationwithinthecastle.Theirnumbersmustbefew,anditisfivetoonetheymaybeaccessiblebyasuddenandboldattack

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