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Chapter 2

           Alaybrother,oneofthosewhofollowedinthetrain,had,forhisuseonotheroccasions,oneofthemosthandsomeSpanishjennetseverbredatAndalusia,whichmerchantsusedatthattimetoimport,withgreattroubleandrisk,fortheuseofpersonsofwealthanddistinction.Thesaddleandhousingsofthissuperbpalfreywerecoveredbyalongfoot-cloth,whichreachednearlytotheground,andonwhichwererichlyembroidered,mitres,crosses,andotherecclesiasticalemblems.Anotherlaybrotherledasumptermule,loadedprobablywithhissuperior’sbaggage;andtwomonksofhisownorder,ofinferiorstation,rodetogetherintherear,laughingandconversingwitheachother,withouttakingmuchnoticeoftheothermembersofthecavalcade.

           Thecompanionofthechurchdignitarywasamanpastforty,thin,strong,tall,andmuscular;anathleticfigure,whichlongfatigueandconstantexerciseseemedtohaveleftnoneofthesofterpartofthehumanform,havingreducedthewholetobrawn,bones,andsinews,whichhadsustainedathousandtoils,andwerereadytodareathousandmore.Hisheadwascoveredwithascarletcap,facedwithfurofthatkindwhichtheFrenchcall"mortier",fromitsresemblancetotheshapeofaninvertedmortar.Hiscountenancewasthereforefullydisplayed,anditsexpressionwascalculatedtoimpressadegreeofawe,ifnotoffear,uponstrangers.

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