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"
I
thank
you
,
reverend
father
,
but
will
abide
by
your
first
offer
,
as
I
see
Malkin
is
already
led
forth
to
the
gate
.
Gurth
shall
carry
mine
armour
;
and
for
the
rest
,
rely
on
it
,
that
as
I
will
not
overload
Malkin
's
back
,
she
shall
not
overcome
my
patience
.
And
now
,
farewell
!
"
Ivanhoe
now
descended
the
stairs
more
hastily
and
easily
than
his
wound
promised
,
and
threw
himself
upon
the
jennet
,
eager
to
escape
the
importunity
of
the
Prior
,
who
stuck
as
closely
to
his
side
as
his
age
and
fatness
would
permit
,
now
singing
the
praises
of
Malkin
,
now
recommending
caution
to
the
Knight
in
managing
her
.
"
She
is
at
the
most
dangerous
period
for
maidens
as
well
as
mares
,
"
said
the
old
man
,
laughing
at
his
own
jest
,
"
being
barely
in
her
fifteenth
year
.
"
Ivanhoe
,
who
had
other
web
to
weave
than
to
stand
canvassing
a
palfrey
's
paces
with
its
owner
,
lent
but
a
deaf
ear
to
the
Prior
's
grave
advices
and
facetious
jests
,
and
having
leapt
on
his
mare
,
and
commanded
his
squire
(
for
such
Gurth
now
called
himself
)
to
keep
close
by
his
side
,
he
followed
the
track
of
the
Black
Knight
into
the
forest
,
while
the
Prior
stood
at
the
gate
of
the
convent
looking
after
him
,
and
ejaculating
,
--
"
Saint
Mary
!
how
prompt
and
fiery
be
these
men
of
war
!
I
would
I
had
not
trusted
Malkin
to
his
keeping
,
for
,
crippled
as
I
am
with
the
cold
rheum
,
I
am
undone
if
aught
but
good
befalls
her
.
And
yet
,
"
said
he
,
recollecting
himself
,
"
as
I
would
not
spare
my
own
old
and
disabled
limbs
in
the
good
cause
of
Old
England
,
so
Malkin
must
e
'
en
run
her
hazard
on
the
same
venture
;
and
it
may
be
they
will
think
our
poor
house
worthy
of
some
munificent
guerdon
--
or
,
it
may
be
,
they
will
send
the
old
Prior
a
pacing
nag
.
And
if
they
do
none
of
these
,
as
great
men
will
forget
little
men
's
service
,
truly
I
shall
hold
me
well
repaid
in
having
done
that
which
is
right
.
And
it
is
now
well-nigh
the
fitting
time
to
summon
the
brethren
to
breakfast
in
the
refectory
--
Ah
!
I
doubt
they
obey
that
call
more
cheerily
than
the
bells
for
primes
and
matins
.
"
So
the
Prior
of
Saint
Botolph
's
hobbled
back
again
into
the
refectory
,
to
preside
over
the
stockfish
and
ale
,
which
was
just
serving
out
for
the
friars
'
breakfast
.
Busy
and
important
,
he
sat
him
down
at
the
table
,
and
many
a
dark
word
he
threw
out
,
of
benefits
to
be
expected
to
the
convent
,
and
high
deeds
of
service
done
by
himself
,
which
,
at
another
season
,
would
have
attracted
observation
.
But
as
the
stockfish
was
highly
salted
,
and
the
ale
reasonably
powerful
,
the
jaws
of
the
brethren
were
too
anxiously
employed
to
admit
of
their
making
much
use
of
their
ears
;
nor
do
we
read
of
any
of
the
fraternity
,
who
was
tempted
to
speculate
upon
the
mysterious
hints
of
their
Superior
,
except
Father
Diggory
,
who
was
severely
afflicted
by
the
toothache
,
so
that
he
could
only
eat
on
one
side
of
his
jaws
.
In
the
meantime
,
the
Black
Champion
and
his
guide
were
pacing
at
their
leisure
through
the
recesses
of
the
forest
;
the
good
Knight
whiles
humming
to
himself
the
lay
of
some
enamoured
troubadour
,
sometimes
encouraging
by
questions
the
prating
disposition
of
his
attendant
,
so
that
their
dialogue
formed
a
whimsical
mixture
of
song
and
jest
,
of
which
we
would
fain
give
our
readers
some
idea
.
You
are
then
to
imagine
this
Knight
,
such
as
we
have
already
described
him
,
strong
of
person
,
tall
,
broad-shouldered
,
and
large
of
bone
,
mounted
on
his
mighty
black
charger
,
which
seemed
made
on
purpose
to
bear
his
weight
,
so
easily
he
paced
forward
under
it
,
having
the
visor
of
his
helmet
raised
,
in
order
to
admit
freedom
of
breath
,
yet
keeping
the
beaver
,
or
under
part
,
closed
,
so
that
his
features
could
be
but
imperfectly
distinguished
.
But
his
ruddy
embrowned
cheek-bones
could
be
plainly
seen
,
and
the
large
and
bright
blue
eyes
,
that
flashed
from
under
the
dark
shade
of
the
raised
visor
;
and
the
whole
gesture
and
look
of
the
champion
expressed
careless
gaiety
and
fearless
confidence
--
a
mind
which
was
unapt
to
apprehend
danger
,
and
prompt
to
defy
it
when
most
imminent
--
yet
with
whom
danger
was
a
familiar
thought
,
as
with
one
whose
trade
was
war
and
adventure
.
The
Jester
wore
his
usual
fantastic
habit
,
but
late
accidents
had
led
him
to
adopt
a
good
cutting
falchion
,
instead
of
his
wooden
sword
,
with
a
targe
to
match
it
;
of
both
which
weapons
he
had
,
notwithstanding
his
profession
,
shown
himself
a
skilful
master
during
the
storming
of
Torquilstone
.
Indeed
,
the
infirmity
of
Wamba
's
brain
consisted
chiefly
in
a
kind
of
impatient
irritability
,
which
suffered
him
not
long
to
remain
quiet
in
any
posture
,
or
adhere
to
any
certain
train
of
ideas
,
although
he
was
for
a
few
minutes
alert
enough
in
performing
any
immediate
task
,
or
in
apprehending
any
immediate
topic
.
On
horseback
,
therefore
,
he
was
perpetually
swinging
himself
backwards
and
forwards
,
now
on
the
horse
's
ears
,
then
anon
on
the
very
rump
of
the
animal
,
--
now
hanging
both
his
legs
on
one
side
,
and
now
sitting
with
his
face
to
the
tail
,
moping
,
mowing
,
and
making
a
thousand
apish
gestures
,
until
his
palfrey
took
his
freaks
so
much
to
heart
,
as
fairly
to
lay
him
at
his
length
on
the
green
grass
--
an
incident
which
greatly
amused
the
Knight
,
but
compelled
his
companion
to
ride
more
steadily
thereafter
.
At
the
point
of
their
journey
at
which
we
take
them
up
,
this
joyous
pair
were
engaged
in
singing
a
virelai
,
as
it
was
called
,
in
which
the
clown
bore
a
mellow
burden
,
to
the
better
instructed
Knight
of
the
Fetterlock
.
And
thus
run
the
ditty
:
--
