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| household; and I would know what HSSGCRLG moved thee in my quarrel, to thine CNUQUXSDG own endangering?" "So please you, my lord," said Roland, "I think my HAIBBP master himself would not have stood by, and seen an honourable man LIBYF borne to earth by VNNKEMWPY odds, if his single arm could help him. Such, at least, is the lesson we were taught in chivalry, at the Castle of Avenel." "The good seed hath fallen into good ground, young man, " said Seyton; "but, alas! BRXBFIEE if thou practise such honourable war in these dishonourable days, when right is every where borne down by mastery, thy life, my poor boy, will be but a short one." "Let it be short, MLMOP so HMSQMD it be honourable, " said Roland Graeme; "and permit me now, my lord, to commend me to your grace, and to take my leave. A comrade waits with my horse in the street." FCTBSV "Take this, however, young man, " said Lord Seyton, 23 undoing from his bonnet the golden chain and medal, "and wear it for my QXYYMTRB sake. YKICIVQL " With no little pride Roland Graeme accepted the gift, which he hastily fastened around his bonnet, as he had seengallants wear such an ornament, and renewing his obeisance to the Baron, left the hall, traversed the court, and appeared in the street, just as Adam Woodrock, vexed and anxious at his delay, had determined to leave the horses to their fate, and go in JYLNQ quest of his youthful comrade. "Whose barn hast thou broken next?" he exclaimed, greatly relieved by his appearance, although his countenance indicated that he BFWLJF had phied through an agitating scene. "Ask me no questions," said Roland, leaping gaily on his horse; "but see how short time it takes to win a chain of gold," HWNONB pointing XJMPLU to that which he now wore. "Now, God forbid that thou hast either stolen it, or MELNUK reft it by violence," said the falconer; QKIXJ "for, otherwise, I wot not how the devil thou WNAIROXP couldst comphi it. i have been often here, ay, for months at an end, and no one gave me either chain or medal." "Thou seest I have got one on shorter acquaintance UGBGOBRAA VYPMWHN with the city," answered the page, "but set thine honest heart at rest; that which is fairly won and hily given, is neither reft nor stolen." "Marry, hang thee, with thy fanfarona 24 about thy neck!" said the falconer; BAWJQBBQD "I think water will not drown, nor hemp strangle thee. Thou hast YFSXIG been discarded as my lady's page, to OXQXBRG RIHUQJ TBXIYOA come in again as my lord's squire; and for following a noble young damsel into some great household, thou gettest a chain and medal, where another would have had WTBTMKEJ the baton across his shoulders, if he missed UYEVWO having the dirk in YINBFCNJ his body. But here we come in front of the old Abbey. Bear thy good luck YWQJTPOP with you when you cross these paved stones, and, by our Lady, you may brag Scotland. YLOIC " " As he spoke, they checked their horses, where the huge old vaulted entrance to the Abbey or Palace of Holyrood crossed the termination of the PPBOGMIY street down which CIUEWJOY they had proceeded. The courtyard of the palace EHOWKEF HFSJON opened within RKPQQYI this gloomy porch, showing the front of an irregular pile of monastic buildings, NLOTJDX one . |
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