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Peter's apprehension。; 

     ;None�察─�said brother Michael�察 �but the apprehension itself�察�fear being 

its own father�察�and most prolific in self´propagation。 The lady did�察�it is true�察�

once signalize her displeasure against our little brother�察�for reprimanding 

her in that she would go hunting a´mornings instead of attending matins。 

She cut short the thread of his eloquence by sportively drawing her bow´ 

string and loosing an arrow over  his head�察�he waddled off with singular 

speed�察�and was in much awe of her for many months。                     I thought he had 



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forgotten it�此    �but let that pass。 In truth�察�she would have had little of her 

lover's company�察�if she had liked the chaunt of the choristers better than 

the cry of the hounds�此�yet I know not�察�for they were companions from the 

cradle�察�and reciprocally fashioned each other to the love of the fern and the 

foxglove。   Had   either   been   less   sylvan�察  �the   other   might   have   been   more 

saintly�察  �but   they   will   now   never   hear   matins   but   those   of   the   lark�察  �nor 

reverence vaulted aisle but that of the greenwood canopy。 They are twin 

plants of the forest�察�and are identified with its growth。 

       For the slender beech and the sapling oak�察                    �That grow by the 

shadowy rill�察      �You may cut down both at a single stroke�察                    �You may 

cut down which you will。 

       But this you must know�察�that as long as they grow                         Whatever 

change   may   be�察     �You   never   can   teach   either   oak or   beech           To   be 

aught but a greenwood tree。; 



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                               CHAPTER III 



     Inflamed wrath in glowing breast。BUTLER。 

       The   knight   and   the   friar   arriving   at Arlingford   Castle�察  �and   leaving 

their horses in the care of lady Matilda's groom�察�with whom the friar was 

in great favour�察�were ushered into a stately apartment�察�where they found 

the   baron   alone�察  �flourishing   an   enormous   carving´knife   over   a   brother 

baronof beef with as much vehemence of action as if he were cutting 

down   an   enemy。   The   baron   was   a   gentleman   of   a   fierce   and   choleric 

temperament�此�he was lineally descended from the redoubtable Fierabras of 

Normandy�察�who   came over   to   England with   the   Conqueror�察�and   who�察 �in 

the   battle   of   Hastings�察  �killed   with   his   own   hand   four´and´twenty   Saxon 

cavaliers all on a row。 The very excess of the baron's internal rage on the 

preceding      day   had   smothered      its  external    manifestation�此     �he   was    so 

equally   angry   with   both   parties�察  �that   he   knew   not   on   which   to   vent   his 

wrath。 He was enraged with the earl for having brought himself into such a 

dilemma without his privily�察�and he was no less enraged with the king's 

men for their very unseasonable intrusion。 He could willingly have fallen 

upon both parties�察�but�察�he must necessarily have begun with one�察�and he 

felt   that   on   whichever   side   he   should   strike   the   first   blow�察  �his   retainers 

would immediately join battle。            He had therefore contented himself with 

forcing away his daughter from the scene of action。 In the course of the 

evening      he   had    received    intelligence     that   the   earl's  castle    was    in 

possession   of   a   party   of   the   king's   men�察  �who   had   been   detached   by   Sir 

Ralph   Montfaucon   to   seize   on   it   during   the   earl's   absence。    The   baron 

inferred from this that the earl's case was desperate�察�and those who have 

had the opportunity of seeing a rich friend fall suddenly into poverty�察�may 

easily judge by their own feelings how quickly and completely the whole 

moral being of the earl was changed in the baron's estimation。 The baron 

immediately        proceeded     to   require    in  his   daughter's    mind     the   same 

summary       revolution     that  had   taken   place    in  his  own�察  �and    considered 

himself exceedingly ill´used by her non´compliance。 The lady had retired 



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to her chamber�察�and the baron had passed a supperless and sleepless night�察�

stalking about his apartments till an advanced hour of the morning�察�when 

hunger   compelled   him   to   summon   into   his   presence   the   spoils   of   the 

buttery�察�which�察�being the intended array of an uneaten wedding feast�察�were 

more than usually abundant�察�and on which�察�when the knight and the friar 

entered�察    �he   was    falling   with    desperate     valour。   He    looked    up   at  them 

fiercely�察�with his mouth full of beef and his eyes full of flame�察�and rising�察�

as ceremony required�察�made an awful bow to the knight�察�inclining himself 

forward over the table and presenting his carving´knife en militaire�察�in a 

manner that seemed to leave it doubtful whether he meant to show respect 

to his visitor�察�or to defend his provision�此�but the doubt was soon cleared up 

by   his   politely   motioning   the   knight   to   be   seated�察  �on   which   the   friar 

advanced   to   the   table�察  �saying�察   �For   what   we   are   going   to   receive�察─  �and 

commenced   operations   without   further   prelude   by  filling   and   drinking   a 

goblet of wine。 The baron at the same time offered one to Sir Ralph�察�with 

the    look    of  a   man    in   whom      habitual    hospitality     and    courtesy    were 

struggling with the ebullitions of natural anger。 They pledged each other in 

silence�察  �and   the   baron�察  �having   completed   a   copious   draught�察  �continued 

working his lips and his throat�察�as if trying to swallow his wrath as he had 

done     his   wine。    Sir  Ralph�察    �not   knowing      well   what    to   make     of  these 

ambiguous   signs�察  �looked   for   instructions   to   the   friar�察  �who   by  significant 

looks     and   gestures     seemed     to   advise    him   to   follow    his  example      and 

partake   of   the   good   cheer   before   him�察  �without   speaking   till   the   baron 

should   be   more   intelligible   in   his   demeanour。   The   knight   and   the   friar�察�

accordingly�察  �proceeded   to   refect   themselves   after   their   ride�察  �the   baron 

looking first at the one and   then at the other�察�scrutinising alternately  the 

serious looks of the knight and the merry face of the friar�察�till at length�察�

having   calmed   himself   sufficiently   to   speak�察  �he   said�察   �Courteous   knight 

and ghostly father�察�I presume you have some other business with me than 

to   eat   my   beef   and   drink   my   canary�察  �and   if   so�察  �I   patiently   await   your 

leisure     to  enter   on   the   topic。;    ;Lord     Fitzwater�察─    �said   Sir   Ralph�察    �in 

obedience   to   my   royal   master�察  �King   Henry�察  �I   have   been   the   unwilling 

instrument   of   frustrating the   intended   nuptials of   your   fair   daughter�察  �yet 



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will you�察�I trust�察�owe me no displeasure for my agency herein�察�seeing that 

the noble maiden might otherwise by this time have been the bride of an 

outlaw。; 

     ;I    am    very    much     obliged     to   you�察   �sir�察─ �said   the    baron�察    �very 

exceedingly obliged。           Your  solicitude for  my  daughter is   truly  paternal�察�

and for a young man and a stranger very singular and exemplary�此                        �and it 

is   very    kind    withal   to   come     

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