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And the perusal was so satisfactory, that he turned with a tone of injured, but patient innocence, and bade Richart read on. "The Italians are a polished and subtle people. They judge a man, not by his habits, but his speech and gesture. Here Sir Chough may by no means pass for falcon gentle, as did I in Germany, pranked in my noble servant's feathers.
Then Margaret held out the letter to Eli, and said faintly but sweetly, "I will trust it from my hand now. In sooth, I am little fit to read any more-and-and loth to leave my comfort;" and she wreathed her other arm round Catherine's neck. "Read thou, Richart," said Eli: "thine eyes be younger than mine." Richart took the letter. "Well," said he, "such writing saw I never.
He was ever a turbulent prelate and held spite against our house." Richart shifted uneasily in his saddle, and for the moment did not answer. Then he said, with hesitation: "I think the Archbishop regards the siege with favour, but I know little of the matter. My Lady, the Countess, will possess you with full information."
They all rose but Kate, and remained mute and staring. "Be seated, mistress," said Eli gravely, and motioned to a seat that had been set apart for her. She inclined her head, and crossed the apartment; and in so doing her condition was very visible, not only in her shape, but in her languor. Cornelis and Sybrandt hated her for it. Richart thought it spoiled her beauty.
And Lady Marnell, tired of the hollow glitter of high life, and finding few or none in her own sphere with whom she could complacently associate, went back with fresh zest to her baby and the book. These descriptions are taken from the invaluable illuminations in Creton's Histoire du Roy Richart Deux, Harl. Ms. 1319. Creton was a contemporary and personal friend of King Richard.
Oh! mon cher Monsieur Deeck! mon Dieu! que faites vous! Donner und blitzen, Richart! exclaimed the veteran German, looking over the side of the sleigh with unusual emotion, put you will preak ter sleigh and kilt ter horses! Good Mr. Jones, said the clergyman, be prudent, good sir be careful,
When he had dismounted the Count said to Richart: "I have travelled far, and am not in fit state to be presented to a lady. Indeed, now that I am here, I dread the meeting. I have seen nothing of women for ten years, and knew little of them before I left the Rhine.
"Never that I know of; and if you had, you should never hear of it from me. Mother," said Richart gravely, but the tear was in his eye, "it all lies in a word, and nothing can change my mind. There will be one mouth less for you to feed. "There now, see what my tongue has done," said Catherine, and the next moment she began to cry.
"My foul mouth! Is that so writ, Master Richart?" Richart. "Ay, in sooth; see else." "I read not the letter so." Richart. "How then?" Denys. "Humph! ahem why just the contrary." He added: "'Tis kittle work perusing of these black scratches men are agreed to take for words. And I trow 'tis still by guess you clerks do go, worthy sir. My foul mouth! This is the first time e'er I heard on't.
The skipper hearing our Gerard speak his grief in Dutch, accosted him, and spake comfortably to him; and after a while our Gerard found breath to say he was worthy Master Richart's brother. Thereat was the good skipper all agog to serve him." Richart. "So! so! skipper! Master Richart aforesaid will be at thy wedding and bring's purse to boot." Margaret.
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