Айвенго

Chapter 3

           "Seewhattidingsthathorntellsusof—toannounce,Iween,somehershipandrobberywhichhasbeendoneuponmylands."

           Returninginlessthanthreeminutes,awarderannounced"thatthePriorAymerofJorvaulx,andthegoodknightBriandeBois-Guilbert,commanderofthevaliantandvenerableorderofKnightsTemplars,withasmallretinue,requestedhospitalityandlodgingforthenight,beingontheirwaytoatournamentwhichwastobeheldnotfarfromAshby-de-la-Zouche,ontheseconddayfromthepresent."

           "Aymer,thePriorAymer?BriandeBois-Guilbert?"—mutteredCedric;"Normansboth;—butNormanorSaxon,thehospitalityofRotherwoodmustnotbeimpeached;theyarewelcome,sincetheyhavechosentohalt—morewelcomewouldtheyhavebeentohaveriddenfurtherontheirway—Butitwereunworthytomurmurforanight’slodgingandanight’sfood;inthequalityofguests,atleast,evenNormansmustsuppresstheirinsolence.—Go,Hundebert,"headded,toasortofmajor-domowhostoodbehindhimwithawhitewand;"takesixoftheattendants,andintroducethestrangerstotheguests’lodging.Lookaftertheirhorsesandmules,andseetheirtrainlacknothing.Letthemhavechangeofvestmentsiftheyrequireit,andfire,andwatertowash,andwineandale;andbidthecooksaddwhattheyhastilycantooureveningmeal;andletitbeputontheboardwhenthosestrangersarereadytoshareit.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 45 из 723