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Chapter 40

           Buthisruddyembrownedcheek-bonescouldbeplainlyseen,andthelargeandbrightblueeyes,thatflashedfromunderthedarkshadeoftheraisedvisor;andthewholegestureandlookofthechampionexpressedcarelessgaietyandfearlessconfidenceamindwhichwasunapttoapprehenddanger,andprompttodefyitwhenmostimminentyetwithwhomdangerwasafamiliarthought,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,asfairlytolayhimathislengthonthegreengrassanincidentwhichgreatlyamusedtheKnight,butcompelledhiscompaniontoridemoresteadilythereafter.

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