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Brother Timothy stared, thinking, I imagine, that his ears had scarce done him justice but I repeated my commands, and said, Let the Kitchener and Refectioner go before to aid the poor vassals to whom the place belongs in making a suitable collation. So that you will consider, good Sir Piercie, our mutual in commodities, and forgive whatever you may find amiss"
"A green gown and a pair of leathern galligaskins every Pentecost," said the Kitchener. "Four marks by the year at Candlemas," answered the Refectioner. "A hogshead of ale at Martlemas, of the double strike, and single ale at pleasure, as he shall agree with the Cellarer " "Who is a reasonable man," said the Abbot, "and will encourage an active servant of the convent."
The Refectioner and Kitchener were so well pleased with Halbert's prepossessing appearance, that they seemed to think that the salary, emoluments, and perquisites, the dole, the grazing, the gown, and the galligaskins, could scarce be better bestowed than on the active and graceful figure before them.
But the Kitchener and Refectioner, both speaking at once, had already seized each an arm, and were leading Halbert in triumph into the apartment, so that she could only ejaculate, "His will be done; but an he had but had on him his Sunday's hose!"
Thy knee, my son that we may, with our own hand, and without loss of time, induct thee into office." "Kneel down," said the Kitchener on the one side; and "Kneel down," said the Refectioner on the other. But Halbert Glendinning remained standing.
The Lord Abbot immediately issued his mandate to the Refectioner: "Hie thee to the kitchen, Brother Hilarius, and there make inquiry of our brother the Kitchener, within what time he opines that our collation may be prepared, since sin and sorrow it were, considering the hardships of this noble and gallant knight, no whit mentioning or weighing those we ourselves have endured, if we were now either to advance or retard the hour of refection beyond the time when the viands are fit to be set before us."
What visionary aim hast thou before thee, that can compensate for the decent and sufficient independence which thou art now rejecting with scorn?" "Four marks by the year, duly and truly," said the Kitchener. "Cow's-grass, doublet, and galligaskins," responded the Refectioner.
"Refuse!" answered the Refectioner, echoing the other's word in a tone of still louder astonishment. "Refuse four marks by the year!" said the one. "Ale and beer broth and mutton cow's grass and palfrey's!" shouted the Kitchener. "Gown and galligaskins!" responded the Refectioner.
"Kneel down, woman, kneel down," said the Refectioner and the Kitchener, with one voice, to Dame Glendinning, "and kiss his lordship's hand, for the grace which he has granted to thy son." They then, as if they had been chanting the service and the responses, set off in a sort of duetto, enumerating the advantages of the situation.
I grant you all a dispensation to eat flesh this day, conditionally that you, brethren, say the Confiteor at curfew time, that the knight give alms to his ability, and that all and each of you fast from flesh on such day within the next month that shall seem most convenient; wherefore fall to and eat your food with cheerful countenances, and you, Father Refectioner, da mixtus."
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