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'Sir, I will, said the young man, 'I will plight my word to obey you, and faithfully, so long as I ride under your banner in foreign parts provided such oath be not binding within this realm of Scotland, nor against my lealty to the head of my name. 'Nor do I ask it of thee, returned Sir Patrick heartily, but regarding him more attentively; 'these are the scruples of a true man.
They who travel should learn to read faces; methinks you might see lealty in mine sith I have seen it in yourn. Is it yon fat purse at your girdle you fear for?" "There is a hostage for you," said he; "carry you that, and let us be comrades," and handed him his belt, gold and all. Gerard stared. "If I am over prudent, you have not enow."
Yonder man is more like the giants in romaunts than a man of mould like ourselves; and yet Christians might take an example from him for his lealty. A simple contrivance this, though, to finger a man from off their enemies' chequer, as if there would not be twenty of the wildcats ready to supply his place."
Then his eyes beheld the victor and the boy next to him and he realized what had taken place. "Sir Gareth," he murmured, as his knights moved aside in response to the weak gesture of his hand, "yours are a victor's spoils. Well have you fought and won." "Sir Brian," the other replied, "I seek but Breunor le Noire and the release of such knights as you may hold who owe lealty to king Arthur.
"To proceed: Verily, I have not entered upon perfidy * nor have I abandoned fidelity * I have not used cruelty * neither have I out off lealty * no covenant hath been broken by me * nor hath love-tie been severed by me * I have not parted from penitence * nor have I found aught but misery and ruin after severance * I know nothing of that thou avouchest * nor do I love aught but that which thou lovest * By Him who knoweth the secret of hidden things none discover *I have no desire save union with my lover * and my one business is my passion to conceal * albeit with sore sickness I ail. * This is the exposition of my case and now all hail!"
Thus there was general cheerfulness, as the baggage was bestowed in carts and on beasts of burthen, and Mary, as she stood finishing her inscription on the window, smiled sweetly and graciously on Mistress Talbot, and gave her joy of the arrival of her towardly and hopeful son, adding, "We surprised him at the well! May his Cis, who is yet to be found, I trow, reward his lealty!"
So as Sir Brian saw him he rode toward him. "Of what fellowship are you, youth?" "Of King Arthur's court and it is King Arthur himself who will soon make me his own knight." "Ill will do I owe this king of yours and all who hold lealty to him. Therefor will I imprison you." But this they found not quite so easy. Well did the youth oppose them, and many of them suffered thereby.
Then said the King to the Emirs, "Do ye all accept of him?" Then the King did likewise and bade him take his seat on the throne of kingship; whereupon they all arose and kissed King Hasan's hands and did homage to him, and swore lealty to him. And the new King dispensed justice among the people that day in fashion right royal, and invested the grandees of the realm in splendid robes of honour.
Lundy, the Governor, professed the Protestant religion, and had joined in proclaiming William and Mary; but he was in secret communication with the enemies of his Church and of the Sovereigns to whom he had sworn lealty.
It was hoped when Mirza was first introduced that every one who might chance to spend an evening over these pages would perceive the possibilities he prefigured, and adopt him as a favorite; wherefore the interest may be more pressing to know what he, an Islamite supposably without guile, a Janissary of rank, lately so high in his master's confidence, is doing here, offering lealty to the Most Christian Emperor, and denouncing the followers of the Prophet as enemies of God.
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