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Chapter 33

           Isay,thateasingaworldofsuchmisproudpriestsasthouartoftheirjewelsandtheirgimcracks,isalawfulspoilingoftheEgyptians."

           "Thoube’stahedge-priest,"saidthePrior,ingreatwrath,"excommunicabovos."

           "Thoube’stthyselfmorelikeathiefandaheretic,"saidtheFriar,equallyindignant;"Iwillpouchupnosuchaffrontbeforemyparishioners,asthouthinkestitnotshametoputuponme,althoughIbeareverendbrothertothee.Ossaejusperfringam,Iwillbreakyourbones,astheVulgatehathit."

           "Hola!"criedtheCaptain,"comethereverendbrethrentosuchterms?Keepthineassuranceofpeace,Friar.Prior,anthouhastnotmadethypeaceperfectwithGod,provoketheFriarnofurther.Hermit,letthereverendfatherdepartinpeace,asaransomedman."

           Theyeomenseparatedtheincensedpriests,whocontinuedtoraisetheirvoices,vituperatingeachotherinbadLatin,whichthePriordeliveredthemorefluently,andtheHermitwiththegreatervehemence.ThePrioratlengthrecollectedhimselfsufficientlytobeawarethathewascompromisinghisdignity,bysquabblingwithsuchahedge-priestastheOutlaw’schaplain,andbeingjoinedbyhisattendants,rodeoffwithconsiderablylesspomp,andinamuchmoreapostolicalcondition,sofarasworldlymatterswereconcerned,thanhehadexhibitedbeforethisrencounter.

           ItremainedthattheJewshouldproducesomesecurityfortheransomwhichhewastopayonthePrior’saccount,aswellasuponhisown.

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