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Chapter 2

           "Iaskedyou,mychildren,"saidthePrior,raisinghisvoice,andusingthelinguaFranca,ormixedlanguage,inwhichtheNormanandSaxonracesconversedwitheachother,"iftherebeinthisneighbourhoodanygoodman,who,fortheloveofGod,anddevotiontoMotherChurch,willgivetwoofherhumblestservants,withtheirtrain,anight’shospitalityandrefreshment?"

           Thishespokewithatoneofconsciousimportance,whichformedastrongcontrasttothemodesttermswhichhethoughtitpropertoemploy.

           "TwoofthehumblestservantsofMotherChurch!"repeatedWambatohimself,but,foolashewas,takingcarenottomakehisobservationaudible;"Ishouldliketoseeherseneschals,herchiefbutlers,andotherprincipaldomestics!"

           AfterthisinternalcommentaryonthePrior’sspeech,heraisedhiseyes,andrepliedtothequestionwhichhadbeenput.

           "Ifthereverendfathers,"hesaid,"lovedgoodcheerandsoftlodging,fewmilesofridingwouldcarrythemtothePrioryofBrinxworth,wheretheirqualitycouldnotbutsecurethemthemosthonourablereception;oriftheypreferredspendingapenitentialevening,theymightturndownyonderwildglade,whichwouldbringthemtothehermitageofCopmanhurst,whereapiousanchoretwouldmakethemsharersforthenightoftheshelterofhisroofandthebenefitofhisprayers."

           ThePriorshookhisheadatbothproposals.

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