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is very kind withal to come to the relief of my insufficiency and
inexperience�察 �and concern yourself so much in that which concerns you
not。;
;You misconceive the knight�察 �noble baron�察─ �said the friar。 ;He urges
not his reason in the shape of a preconceived intent�察 �but in that of a
subsequent extenuation。 True�察�he has done the lady Matilda great wrong´
´;
;How�察 �great wrong�拭─ �said the baron。 ;What do you mean by great
wrong�拭 �Would you have had her married to a wild fly´by´night�察 �that
accident made an earl and nature a deer´stealer�拭�that has not wit enough to
eat venison without picking a quarrel with monarchy�拭�that flings away his
own lands into the clutches of rascally friars�察 �for the sake of hunting in
other men's grounds�察�and feasting vagabonds that wear Lincoln green�察�and
would have flung away mine into the bargain if he had had my daughter�拭�
What do you mean by great wrong�拭─�
;True�察─�said the friar�察 �great right�察�I meant。;
;Right� ─ �exclaimed the baron�此 �what right has any man to do my
daughter right but myself�拭 �What right has any man to drive my
daughter's bridegroom out of the chapel in the middle of the marriage
ceremony�察 �and turn all our merry faces into green wounds and bloody
coxcombs�察�and then come and tell me he has done us great right�拭─�
;True�察─�said the friar�此 �he has done neither right nor wrong。;
;But he has�察─�said the baron�察 �he has done both�察�and I will maintain it
with my glove。;
;It shall not need�察─ �said Sir Ralph�察 �I will concede any thing in
honour。;
;And I�察─ �said the baron�察 �will concede nothing in honour�此 �I will
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concede nothing in honour to any man。;
;Neither will I�察�Lord Fitzwater�察─�said Sir Ralph�察 �in that sense�此�but hear
me。 I was commissioned by the king to apprehend the Earl of
Huntingdon。 I brought with me a party of soldiers�察�picked and tried men�察�
knowing that he would not lightly yield。 I sent my lieutenant with a
detachment to surprise the earl's castle in his absence�察 �and laid my
measures for intercepting him on the way to his intended nuptials�察�but he
seems to have had intimation of this part of my plan�察�for he brought with
him a large armed retinue�察�and took a circuitous route�察�which made him�察�I
believe�察�somewhat later than his appointed hour。 When the lapse of time
showed me that he had taken another track�察�I pursued him to the chapel�察�
and I would have awaited the close of the ceremony�察�if I had thought that
either yourself or your daughter would have felt desirous that she should
have been the bride of an outlaw。;
;Who said�察�sir�察─�cried the baron�察 �that we were desirous of any such
thing�拭�But truly�察�sir�察�if I had a mind to the devil for a son´in´law�察�I would
fain see the man that should venture to interfere。;
;That would I�察─ �said the friar�察 �for I have undertaken to make her
renounce the devil。;
;She shall not renounce the devil�察─ �said the baron�察 �unless I please。
You are very ready with your undertakings。 Will you undertake to make
her renounce the earl�察 �who�察 �I believe�察 �is the devil incarnate�拭 �Will you
undertake that�拭─�
;Will I undertake�察─�said the friar�察 �to make Trent run westward�察�or to
make flame burn downward�察�or to make a tree grow with its head in the
earth and its root in the air�拭─�
;So then�察─�said the baron�察 �a girl's mind is as hard to change as nature
and the elements�察�and it is easier to make her renounce the devil than a
lover。 Are you a match for the devil�察�and no match for a man�拭─�
;My warfare�察─ �said the friar�察 �is not of this world。 I am militant not
against man�察�but the devil�察�who goes about seeking what he may devour。;
;Oh� �does he so�拭─�said the baron�此 �then I take it that makes you look
for him so often in my buttery。 Will you cast out the devil whose name is
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Legion�察�when you cannot cast out the imp whose name is Love�拭─�
;Marriages�察─�said the friar�察 �are made in heaven。 Love is God's work�察�
and therewith I meddle not。;
;God's work�察 �indeed� ─ �said the baron�察 �when the ceremony was cut
short in the church。 Could men have put them asunder�察�if God had joined
them together�拭 �And the earl is now no earl�察�but plain Robert Fitz´Ooth�此�
therefore�察�I'll none of him。;
;He may atone�察─�said the friar�察 �and the king may mollify。 The earl is a
worthy peer�察�and the king is a courteous king。;
;He cannot atone�察─�said Sir Ralph。 ;He has killed the king's men�察�and
if the baron should aid and abet�察�he will lose his castle and land。;
;Will I�拭─�said the baron�察 �not while I have a drop of blood in my veins。
He that comes to take them shall first serve me as the friar serves my
flasks of canary�此 �he shall drain me dry as hay。 Am I not disparaged�拭�
Am I not outraged�拭 �Is not my daughter vilified�察�and made a mockery�拭�A
girl half´married�拭�There was my butler brought home with a broken head。
My butler�察�friar�此 �there is that may move your sympathy。 Friar�察�the earl´
no´earl shall come no more to my daughter。;
;Very good�察─�said the friar。
;It is not very good�察─�said the baron�察 �for I cannot get her to say so。;
;I fear�察─�said Sir Ralph�察 �the young lady must be much distressed and
discomposed。;
;Not a whit�察 �sir�察─ �said the baron。 ;She is�察 �as usual�察 �in a most
provoking imperturbability�察�and contradicts me so smilingly that it would
enrage you to see her。;
;I had hoped�察─�said Sir Ralph�察 �that I might have seen her�察�to make my
excuse in person for the hard necessity of my duty。;
He had scarcely spoken�察�when the door opened�察�and the lady made her
appearance。
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CHAPTER IV
Are you mad�察 �or what are you�察 �that you squeak out your catches
without mitigation or remorse of voice�拭 �Twelfth Night。
Matilda�察 �not dreaming of visitors�察 �tripped into the apartment in a
dress of forest green�察�with a small quiver by her side�察�and a bow and arrow
in her hand。 Her hair�察�black and glossy as the raven's wing�察�curled like
wandering clusters of dark ripe grapes under the edge of her round bonnet�察�
and a plume of black feathers fell back negligently above it�察 �with an
almost horizontal inclination�察 �that seemed the habitual effect of rapid
motion against the wind。 Her black eyes sparkled like sunbeams on a river�此�
a clear�察 �deep�察 �liquid radiance�察 �the reflection of ethereal fire�察 �tempered�察�
not subdued�察�in the medium of its living and gentle mirror。 Her lips were
half opened to speak as she entered the apartment�察 �and with a smile of
recognition to the friar�察 �and a courtesy to the stranger knight�察 �she
approached the baron and said�察 �You are late at your breakfast�察�father。;
;I am not at breakfast�察─�said the baron。