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And the poor folk who did this were hanged, with some benefit of clergy. But ever since the Doones came first, we are used to anything. 'Thou varlet, cried the Counsellor, with the colour of his eyes quite changed with the sparkles of his fury; 'is this the way we are to deal with such a low-bred clod as thou? To question the doings of our people, and to talk of clergy!
She said it was extraordinary how well the author of "Lorna" had known all the traditions of her family for she was one of the Doones; and that there really was a Sir Ensor, a wild rebellious son of an Earl of Moray, who travelled with his wife to Exmoor, and settled there, in a rage because the king would give him no redress against his elder brother. "How does she spell her name of Audrie?"
'Child, have you sense enough to know what you have been doing? 'Yes, I knew right well, I answered, 'that I have set mine eyes far above my rank. 'Are you ignorant that Lorna Doone is born of the oldest families remaining in North Europe? 'I was ignorant of that, your worship; yet I knew of her high descent from the Doones of Bagworthy.
The power to lie, and the love of it; the stealth to spy, and the glory in it; above all, the quiet relish for blood, and joy in the death of an enemy these are what any man must have, to contend with the Doones upon even terms. And yet, I thank God that I have not any of these. It was no time to dwell upon that, only to try, if might be, to prevent the crime they were bound upon.
Misliking the look of things, these poor men began to fumble among their clothes; upon which the Doones cried, 'off with them! Let us see if your message he on your skins. And with no more manners than that, they stripped, and lashed them out of the valley; only bidding them come to us, if they wanted Lorna Doone; and to us they came accordingly.
For now as the winter passed, the Doones were not keeping themselves at home, as in honour they were bound to do. Nevertheless, it was not so; they had made complaint about something too much ewe-mutton, I think it was and in spite of all the pledges given, they had ridden forth, and carried away two maidens of our neighbourhood. And who would have her two girls now, clever as they were and good?
With this I ploughed along pretty well, and thundered so hard at John Fry's door, that he thought it was the Doones at least, and cocked his blunderbuss out of the window. John was very loth to come down, when he saw the meaning of it; for he valued his life more than anything else; though he tried to make out that his wife was to blame.
Well, this is better than being chased over the moors for one's life, John. All the way from Landacre Bridge, I have ridden a race for my precious life, at the peril of my limbs and neck. Three great Doones galloping after me, and a good job for me that they were so big, or they must have overtaken me. Just go and see to my horse, John, that's an excellent lad.
If a poor sheep stealer, to save his children from dying of starvation, had dared to look at a two-month lamb, he would swing on the Manor gallows, and all of you cry 'Good riddance! But now, because good birth and bad manners " Here poor Uncle Ben, not being so strong as before the Doones had played with him, began to foam at the mouth a little, and his tongue went into the hollow where his short grey whiskers were.
I only speak of this savage tendency, because it explains so many things which have puzzled me among you, and most of all your kindness to men whom you never saw before; which is an utterly illegal thing. It also explains your toleration of these outlaw Doones so long.
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