Айвенго

Chapter 6

           "Willingly,mostwillinglyshallitbedone,"saidGurth,andinstantlydepartedtoexecutethecommission.

           "IwishIknew,"saidWamba,whenhiscomrade’sbackwasturned,"whatyouPalmerslearnintheHolyLand."

           "Tosayourorisons,fool,"answeredthePilgrim,"torepentoursins,andtomortifyourselveswithfastings,vigils,andlongprayers."

           "Somethingmorepotentthanthat,"answeredtheJester;"forwhenwouldrepentanceorprayermakeGurthdoacourtesy,orfastingorvigilpersuadehimtolendyouamule?ltrowyoumightaswellhavetoldhisfavouriteblackboarofthyvigilsandpenance,andwouldsthavegottenascivilananswer."

           "Goto,"saidthePilgrim,"thouartbutaSaxonfool."

           "Thousaystwell,"saidtheJester;"hadIbeenbornaNorman,asIthinkthouart,Iwouldhavehadluckonmyside,andbeennextdoortoawiseman."

           AtthismomentGurthappearedontheoppositesideofthemoatwiththemules.Thetravellerscrossedtheditchuponadrawbridgeofonlytwoplanksbreadth,thenarrownessofwhichwasmatchedwiththestraitnessofthepostern,andwithalittlewicketintheexteriorpalisade,whichgaveaccesstotheforest.Nosoonerhadtheyreachedthemules,thantheJew,withhastyandtremblinghands,securedbehindthesaddleasmallbagofbluebuckram,whichhetookfromunderhiscloak,containing,asbemuttered,"achangeofraimentonlyachangeofraiment."

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