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carcasses�察 �that fell over him and each other�察 �and lay a rolling chaos of
animated rotundities�察 �sprawling and bawling in unseemly disarray�察 �and
sending forth the names of all the saints in and out of heaven�察�amidst the
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clashing of swords�察�the ringing of bucklers�察�the clattering of helmets�察�the
twanging of bow´strings�察�the whizzing of arrows�察�the screams of women�察�
the shouts of the warriors�察�and the vociferations of the peasantry�察�who had
been assembled to the intended nuptials�察 �and who�察 �seeing a fair set´to�察�
contrived to pick a quarrel among themselves on the occasion�察 �and
proceeded�察�with staff and cudgel�察�to crack each other's skulls for the good
of the king and the earl。 One tall friar alone was untouched by the panic of
his brethren�察�and stood steadfastly watching the combat with his arms a´
kembo�察�the colossal emblem of an unarmed neutrality。
At length�察�through the midst of the internal confusion�察�the earl�察�by the
help of his good sword�察�the staunch valour of his men�察�and the blessing of
the Virgin�察�fought his way to the chapel´gate his bowmen closed him in
he vaulted into his saddle�察�clapped spurs to his horse�察�rallied his men on
the first eminence�察 �and exchanged his sword for a bow and arrow�察 �with
which he did old execution among the pursuers�察 �who at last thought it
most expedient to desist from offensive warfare�察 �and to retreat into the
abbey�察�where�察�in the king's name�察�they broached a pipe of the best wine�察�
and attached all the venison in the larder�察�having first carefully unpacked
the tuft of friars�察�and set the fallen abbot on his legs。
The friars�察 �it may be well supposed�察 �and such of the king's men as
escaped unhurt from the affray�察�found their spirits a cup too low�察�and kept
the flask moving from noon till night。 The peaceful brethren�察�unused to
the tumult of war�察 �had undergone�察 �from fear and discomposure�察 �an
exhaustion of animal spirits that required extraordinary refection。 During
the repast�察 �they interrogated Sir Ralph Montfaucon�察 �the leader of the
soldiers�察�respecting the nature of the earl's offence。
;A complication of offences�察─�replied Sir Ralph�察 �superinduced on the
original basis of forest´treason。 He began with hunting the king's deer�察�in
despite of all remonstrance�察 �followed it up by contempt of the king's
mandates�察 �and by armed resistance to his power�察 �in defiance of all
authority�察 �and combined with it the resolute withholding of payment of
certain moneys to the abbot of Doncaster�察�in denial of all law�察�and has thus
made himself the declared enemy of church and state�察�and all for being too
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fond of venison。; And the knight helped himself to half a pasty。
;A heinous offender�察─ �said a little round oily friar�察 �appropriating the
portion of pasty which Sir Ralph had left。
;The earl is a worthy peer�察─�said the tall friar whom we have already
mentioned in the chapel scene�察 �and the best marksman in England。;
;Why this is flat treason�察�brother Michael�察─�said the little round friar�察�
;to call an attainted traitor a worthy peer。;
;I pledge you�察─�said brother Michael。 The little friar smiled and filled
his cup。 ;He will draw the long bow�察─ �pursued brother Michael�察 �with
any bold yeoman among them all。;
;Don't talk of the long bow�察─�said the abbot�察�who had the sound of the
arrow still whizzing in his ear�此 �what have we pillars of the faith to do
with the long bow�拭─�
;Be that as it may�察─ �said Sir Ralph�察 �he is an outlaw from this
moment。;
;So much the worse for the law then�察─ �said brother Michael。 ;The
law will have a heavier miss of him than he will have of the law。 He will
strike as much venison as ever�察�and more of other game。 I know what I say�此�
but basta�此 �Let us drink。;
;What other game�拭─ �said the little friar。 ;I hope he won't poach
among our partridges。;
;Poach� �not he�察─�said brother Michael�此 �if he wants your partridges�察�
he will strike them under your nose ��here's to you���察�and drag your trout´
stream for you on a Thursday evening。;
;Monstrous� �and starve us on fast´day�察─�said the little friar。
;But that is not the game I mean�察─�said brother Michael。
;Surely�察�son Michael�察─�said the abbot�察 �you do not mean to insinuate
that the noble earl will turn freebooter�拭─�
;A man must live�察─�said brother Michael�察 �earl or no。 If the law takes
his rents and beeves without his consent�察�he must take beeves and rents
where he can get them without the consent of the law。 This is the lex
talionis。;
;Truly�察─�said Sir Ralph�察 �I am sorry for the damsel�此�she seems fond of
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this wild runagate。;
;A mad girl�察�a mad girl�察─�said the little friar。
;How a mad girl�拭─�said brother Michael。 ;Has she not beauty�察�grace�察�
wit�察�sense�察�discretion�察�dexterity�察�learning�察�and valour�拭─�
;Learning� ─�exclaimed the little friar�察 �what has a woman to do with
learning�拭 �And valour� �who ever heard a woman commended for valour�拭�
Meekness and mildness�察�and softness�察�and gentleness�察�and tenderness�察�and
humility�察 �and obedience to her husband�察 �and faith in her confessor�察 �and
domesticity�察 �or�察 �as learned doctors call it�察 �the faculty of
stayathomeitiveness�察 �and embroidery�察 �and music�察 �and pickling�察 �and
preserving�察 �and the whole complex and multiplex detail of the noble
science of dinner�察�as well in preparation for the table�察�as in arrangement
over it�察�and in distribution around it to knights�察�and squires�察�and ghostly
friars��these are female virtues�此�but valourwhy who ever heard�拭─�
;She is the all in all�察─�said brother Michael�察 �gentle as a ring´dove�察�yet
high´soaring as a falcon�此 �humble below her deserving�察 �yet deserving
beyond the estimate of panegyric�此 �an exact economist in all superfluity�察�
yet a most bountiful dispenser in all liberality�此�the chief regulator of her
household�察�the fairest pillar of her hall�察�and the sweetest blossom of her
bower�此 �having�察�in all opposite proposings�察�sense to understand�察�judgment
to weigh�察�discretion to choose�察�firmness to undertake�察�diligence to conduct�察�
perseverance to accomplish�察�and resolution to maintain。 For obedience to
her husband�察 �that is not to be tried till she has one�此 �for faith in her
confessor�察 �she has as much as the law prescribes�此 �for embroidery an
Arachne�此 �for music a Siren�此 �and for pickling and preserving�察 �did not
one of her jars of sugared apricots give you your last surfeit at Arlingford
Castle�拭─�
;Call you that preserving�拭─ �said the little friar�察 �I call it destroying。
Call you it pickling�拭 �Truly it pickled me。 My life was saved by
miracle。;
;By canary�察─�said brother Michael。 ;Canary is the only life preserver�察�
the true aurum potabile�察�the universal panacea for all diseases�察�thirst�察�and