Айвенго

Chapter 13

           "Letyourguardsattendme,"hesaid,"ifyoupleaseIgobuttocutarodfromthenextwillow-bush."

           PrinceJohnmadeasignalthatsomeattendantsshouldfollowhimincaseofhisescape:butthecryof"Shame!shame!"whichburstfromthemultitude,inducedhimtoalterhisungenerouspurpose.

           Locksleyreturnedalmostinstantlywithawillowwandaboutsixfeetinlength,perfectlystraight,andratherthickerthanaman’sthumb.Hebegantopeelthiswithgreatcomposure,observingatthesametime,thattoaskagoodwoodsmantoshootatatargetsobroadashadhithertobeenused,wastoputshameuponhisskill."Forhisownpart,"hesaid,"andinthelandwherehewasbred,menwouldassoontakefortheirmarkKingArthur’sround-table,whichheldsixtyknightsaroundit.Achildofsevenyearsold,"hesaid,"mighthityondertargetwithaheadlessshaft;but,"addedhe,walkingdeliberatelytotheotherendofthelists,andstickingthewillowwanduprightintheground,"hethathitsthatrodatfive-scoreyards,Icallhimanarcherfittobearbothbowandquiverbeforeaking,anitwerethestoutKingRichardhimself."

           "Mygrandsire,"saidHubert,"drewagoodbowatthebattleofHastings,andnevershotatsuchamarkinhislifeandneitherwillI.Ifthisyeomancancleavethatrod,Igivehimthebucklersorrather,Iyieldtothedevilthatisinhisjerkin,andnottoanyhumanskill;amancanbutdohisbest,andIwillnotshootwhereIamsuretomiss.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 208 из 723