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Chapter 16

           Farbeitfrommetosuspectsoholyamanofaughtinhospitable;neverthelessIwillbehighlyboundtoyouwouldyoucomplywiththisEasterncustom."

           "Toeaseyourunnecessaryscruples,SirKnight,Iwillforoncedepartfrommyrule,"repliedthehermit.Andastherewerenoforksinthosedays,hisclutcheswereinstantlyinthebowelsofthepasty.

           Theiceofceremonybeingoncebroken,itseemedmatterofrivalrybetweentheguestandtheentertainerwhichshoulddisplaythebestappetite;andalthoughtheformerhadprobablyfastedlongest,yetthehermitfairlysurpassedhim.

           "HolyClerk,"saidtheknight,whenhishungerwasappeased,"Iwouldgagemygoodhorseyonderagainstazecchin,thatthatsamehonestkeepertowhomweareobligedforthevenisonhaslefttheeastoupofwine,orarunletofcanary,orsomesuchtrifle,bywayofallytothisnoblepasty.Thiswouldbeacircumstance,doubtless,totallyunworthytodwellinthememoryofsorigidananchorite;yet,Ithink,wereyoutosearchyondercryptoncemore,youwouldfindthatIamrightinmyconjecture."

           Thehermitonlyrepliedbyagrin;andreturningtothehutch,heproducedaleathernbottle,whichmightcontainaboutfourquarts.Healsobroughtforthtwolargedrinkingcups,madeoutofthehornoftheurus,andhoopedwithsilver.

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