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With these six, the Earl's two sons, his daughter, and his daughter-in-law, there was no lack of young people in the Castle, of whom Sir John de Burgh, the eldest, was only twenty-nine. The promise made by Abraham of Norwich was faithfully kept. A week had not quite elapsed when Levina announced to the Countess that the Jew pedlar and the maiden his daughter awaited her pleasure in the court.
After half-an-hour's quiet, Margaret and Eva entered the ante-chamber. "Hast thou dined, Belasez?" asked Margaret, kindly. "I thank my damsel, yes." "Did Levina bring thee such dishes as thou mightest eat?" "According to our law? Oh yes." It was rather a relief to Belasez that the question took that form. "Then that is all right," said Margaret, innocently, and passed on into her own room.
The next morning, Levina announced to the Countess, in a tone of gratified spite, that two persons were in the hall an old man, unknown to her, and the young Jew, Delecresse. He had come for his sister. Belasez received the news of her recall at first with a look of blank dismay, and then with a shower of passionate tears. Her deep attachment to her Christian friends was most manifest.
Belasez's tone struck Margaret as hinting at some one thing in particular. But she did not explain further. Perhaps she was too tired. Doucebelle returned at this point, followed by Levina, who carried a plate of manchet-bread and a bowl of milk. And though Belasez did not know it, she owed thanks to Doucebelle that it was not skim milk.
Belasez was gifted by nature with a large amount of that kind of intuition which has been defined as feeling the pressure of other people's atmosphere. It may be a gift which augurs delicacy and refinement, but it always brings discomfort to its possessor. She knew instinctively, and in a moment, that Levina was likely to be her enemy. It was true.
The citizens of London were about equally disgusted with the King, who at this time received a visit from the Queen's uncle, Tomaso of Savoy, and in his delight, His Majesty commanded his loyal and grumbling subjects to remove all dirt from the streets, and to meet the Count in gala clothing, and with horses handsomely accoutred. The hint thrown out by Levina had not been lost on the Countess.
Call thy father and Delecresse, breakfast will be ready by the time they are." Breakfast was half over when Licorice inquired of her daughter whom she had seen at Bury Castle. "Oh! to speak to, only the Countess and her daughter, Damsel Margaret, and the other young damsels, Doucebelle, Eva, and Marie; and Levina, the Lady's dresser.
What business had the Countess to suppose there was any thing she could not do? or, to want something out of her power to provide? The Countess was the most unreasonable, and Levina the most cruelly-outraged, of all the women that had ever held a needle since those useful instruments were originally invented. Levina did not put her unparalleled wrongs into words.
Earl Richard was one of several noblemen who died, we are told, from poison, in consequence of dining with Queen Eleonore's cousin, Count Pietro of Savoy, June 14, 1262. He was buried in Tewkesbury Abbey. These are, the priests at Bury Castle; the various Jews introduced; Levina; Doucebelle de Vaux.
Thou wert making ever such a fuss the other day because the serge of thy gown touched thy neck and rubbed it, and Levina ran a ribbon down to keep it off thee." "Don't be impertinent, Marie. Of course, in such a case as that, I could not think of mere inconveniences." "Well, if I could not think of inconveniences when I was miserable, I would try to make less fuss over them when I was happy."
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