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approached the baron and said�察 �You are late at your breakfast�察�father。;
;I am not at breakfast�察─�said the baron。 ;I have been at supper�此�my
last night's supper�察�for I had none。;
;I am sorry�察─�said Matilda�察 �you should have gone to bed supperless。;
;I did not go to bed supperless�察─�said the baron�此 �I did not go to bed at
all�此 �and what are you doing with that green dress and that bow and
arrow�拭─�
;I am going a´hunting�察─�said Matilda。
;A´hunting� ─�said the baron。 ;What�察�I warrant you�察�to meet with the
earl�察�and slip your neck into the same noose�拭─�
;No�察─�said Matilda�此 �I am not going out of our own woods to´day。;
;How do I know that�拭─�said the baron。 ;What surety have I of that�拭─�
;Here is the friar�察─�said Matilda。 ;He will be surety。;
;Not he�察─ �said the baron�此 �he will undertake nothing but where the
devil is a party concerned。;
;Yes�察�I will�察─�said the friar�此 �I will undertake any thing for the lady
Matilda。;
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;No matter for that�察─ �said the baron�此 �she shall not go hunting to
day。;
;Why�察 �father�察─ �said Matilda�察 �if you coop me up here in this odious
castle�察�I shall pine and die like a lonely swan on a pool。
;No�察─ �said the baron�察 �the lonely swan does not die on the pool。 If
there be a river at hand�察�she flies to the river�察�and finds her a mate�察�and so
shall not you。;
;But�察─�said Matilda�察 �you may send with me any�察�or as many�察�of your
grooms as you will。;
;My grooms�察─ �said the baron�察 �are all false knaves。 There is not a
rascal among them but loves you better than me。 Villains that I feed and
clothe。;
;Surely�察─�said Matilda�察 �it is not villany to love me�此�if it be�察�I should be
sorry my father were an honest man。; The baron relaxed his muscles into a
smile。 ;Or my lover either�察─ �added Matilda。 The baron looked grim
again。
;For your lover�察─�said the baron�察 �you may give God thanks of him。 He
is as arrant a knave as ever poached。;
;What�察�for hunting the king's deer�拭─�said Matilda。 ;Have I not heard
you rail at the forest laws by the hour�拭─�
;Did you ever hear me�察─�said the baron�察 �rail myself out of house and
land�拭�If I had done that�察�then were I a knave。;
;My lover�察─ �said Matilda�察 �is a brave man�察 �and a true man�察 �and a
generous man�察�and a young man�察�and a handsome man�察�aye�察�and an honest
man too。;
;How can he be an honest man�察─�said the baron�察 �when he has neither
house nor land�察�which are the better part of a man�拭─�
;They are but the husk of a man�察─�said Matilda�察 �the worthless coat of
the chesnut�此 �the man himself is the kernel。;
;The man is the grape stone�察─ �said the baron�察 �and the pulp of the
melon。 The house and land are the true substantial fruit�察�and all that give
him savour and value。;
;He will never want house or land�察─�said Matilda�察 �while the meeting
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boughs weave a green roof in the wood�察 �and the free range of the hart
marks out the bounds of the forest。;
;Vert and venison� �vert and venison� ─�exclaimed the baron。 ;Treason
and flat rebellion。 Confound your smiling face� �what makes you look so
good´humoured�拭�What� �you think I can't look at you�察�and be in a passion�拭�
You think so�察 �do you�拭�We shall see。 Have you no fear in talking thus�察�
when here is the king's liegeman come to take us all into custody�察 �and
confiscate our goods and chattels�拭─�
;Nay�察�Lord Fitzwater�察─�said Sir Ralph�察 �you wrong me in your report。
My visit is one of courtesy and excuse�察�not of menace and authority。;
;There it is�察─ �said the baron�此 �every one takes a pleasure in
contradicting me。 Here is this courteous knight�察�who has not opened his
mouth three times since he has been in my house except to take in
provision�察�cuts me short in my story with a flat denial。;
;Oh� �I cry you mercy�察�sir knight�察─�said Matilda�察 �I did not mark you
before。 I am your debtor for no slight favour�察�and so is my liege lord。;
;Her liege lord� ─�exclaimed the baron�察�taking large strides across the
chamber。
;Pardon me�察�gentle lady�察─�said Sir Ralph。 ;Had I known you before
yesterday�察 �I would have cut off my right hand ere it should have been
raised to do you displeasure。
;Oh sir�察─�said Matilda�察 �a good man may be forced on an ill office�此�but
I can distinguish the man from his duty。; She presented to him her hand�察�
which he kissed respectfully�察�and simultaneously with the contact thirty´
two invisible arrows plunged at once into his heart�察�one from every point
of the compass of his pericardia。
;Well�察�father�察─�added Matilda�察 �I must go to the woods。;
;Must you�拭─�said the baron�察 �I say you must not。;
;But I am going�察─�said Matilda
;But I will have up the drawbridge�察─�said the baron。
;But I will swim the moat�察─�said Matilda。
;But I will secure the gates�察─�said the baron。
;But I will leap from the battlement�察─�said Matilda。
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;But I will lock you in an upper chamber�察─�said the baron。
;But I will shred the tapestry�察─�said Matilda�察 �and let myself down。;
;But I will lock you in a turret�察─�said the baron�察 �where you shall only
see light through a loophole。;
;But through that loophole�察─�said Matilda�察 �will I take my flight�察�like a
young eagle from its eerie�察�and�察�father�察�while I go out freely�察�I will return
willingly�此 �but if once I slip out through a loop´hole; She paused a
moment�察�and then added�察�singing�察�
The love that follows fain Will never its faith betray�此 �But the
faith that is held in a chain Will never be found again�察 �If a single
link give way。
The melody acted irresistibly on the harmonious propensities of the
friar�察�who accordingly sang in his turn�察�
For hark� �hark� �hark� �The dog doth bark�察 �That watches the
wild deer's lair。 The hunter awakes at the peep of the dawn�察 �But the lair
it is empty�察�the deer it is gone�察 �And the hunter knows not where。
Matilda and the friar then sang together�察�
Then follow�察�oh follow� �the hounds do cry�此 �The red sun flames in
the eastern sky�此 �The stag bounds over the hollow。 He that lingers
in spirit�察 �or loiters in hall�察�Shall see us no more till the evening fall�察�
And no voice but the echo shall answer his call�此 �Then follow�察 �oh
follow�察�follow�此 �Follow�察�oh follow�察�follow� �
During the process of this harmony�察�the baron's eyes wandered from
his daughter to the friar�察�and from the friar to his daughter again�察�with an
alternate expression of anger differently modified�此�when he looked on the
friar�察�it was anger without qualification�察�when he looked on his daughter it
was still anger�察�but tempered by an expression of involuntary admiration
and pleasure。 These rapid fluctuations of the baron's physiognomythe
habitual�察�reckless�察�resolute merriment in the jovial face of the friar�察�and