Chapter 16

           Farinawild,unknowntopublicview,

           Fromyouthtoageareverendhermitgrew;

           Themosshisbed,thecavehishumblecell,

           Hisfoodthefruits,hisdrinkthecrystalwell

           Remotefromman,withGodhepass’dhisdays,

           Prayerallhisbusinessallhispleasurepraise.

           Parnell

           Thereadercannothaveforgottenthattheeventofthetournamentwasdecidedbytheexertionsofanunknownknight,whom,onaccountofthepassiveandindifferentconductwhichhehadmanifestedontheformerpartoftheday,thespectatorshadentitled,"LeNoirFaineant".Thisknighthadleftthefieldabruptlywhenthevictorywasachieved;andwhenhewascalledupontoreceivetherewardofhisvalour,hewasnowheretobefound.Inthemeantime,whilesummonedbyheraldsandbytrumpets,theknightwasholdinghiscoursenorthward,avoidingallfrequentedpaths,andtakingtheshortestroadthroughthewoodlands.Hepausedforthenightatasmallhostelrylyingoutoftheordinaryroute,where,however,heobtainedfromawanderingminstrelnewsoftheeventofthetourney.

           Onthenextmorningtheknightdepartedearly,withtheintentionofmakingalongjourney;theconditionofhishorse,whichhehadcarefullysparedduringtheprecedingmorning,beingsuchasenabledhimtotravelfarwithoutthenecessityofmuchrepose.Yethispurposewasbaffledbythedeviouspathsthroughwhichherode,sothatwheneveningcloseduponhim,heonlyfoundhimselfonthefrontiersoftheWestRidingofYorkshire.

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