Айвенго

Chapter 40

           Buthisruddyembrownedcheek-bonescouldbeplainlyseen,andthelargeandbrightblueeyes,thatflashedfromunderthedarkshadeoftheraisedvisor;andthewholegestureandlookofthechampionexpressedcarelessgaietyandfearlessconfidence—amindwhichwasunapttoapprehenddanger,andprompttodefyitwhenmostimminent—yetwithwhomdangerwasafamiliarthought,aswithonewhosetradewaswarandadventure.

           TheJesterworehisusualfantastichabit,butlateaccidentshadledhimtoadoptagoodcuttingfalchion,insteadofhiswoodensword,withatargetomatchit;ofbothwhichweaponshehad,notwithstandinghisprofession,shownhimselfaskilfulmasterduringthestormingofTorquilstone.Indeed,theinfirmityofWamba’sbrainconsistedchieflyinakindofimpatientirritability,whichsufferedhimnotlongtoremainquietinanyposture,oradheretoanycertaintrainofideas,althoughhewasforafewminutesalertenoughinperforminganyimmediatetask,orinapprehendinganyimmediatetopic.Onhorseback,therefore,hewasperpetuallyswinginghimselfbackwardsandforwards,nowonthehorse’sears,thenanonontheveryrumpoftheanimal,—nowhangingbothhislegsononeside,andnowsittingwithhisfacetothetail,moping,mowing,andmakingathousandapishgestures,untilhispalfreytookhisfreakssomuchtoheart,asfairlytolayhimathislengthonthegreengrass—anincidentwhichgreatlyamusedtheKnight,butcompelledhiscompaniontoridemoresteadilythereafter.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 633 из 723