Chapter 19

           Atrainofarmedmen,somenobledame

           Escorting,(sotheirscatter’dwordsdiscover’d,

           AsunperceivedIhungupontheirrear,)

           Arecloseathand,andmeantopassthenight

           Withinthecastle.

           Orra,aTragedy

           Thetravellershadnowreachedthevergeofthewoodedcountry,andwereabouttoplungeintoitsrecesses,helddangerousatthattimefromthenumberofoutlawswhomoppressionandpovertyhaddriventodespair,andwhooccupiedtheforestsinsuchlargebandsascouldeasilybiddefiancetothefeeblepoliceoftheperiod.Fromtheserovers,however,notwithstandingthelatenessofthehourCedricandAthelstaneaccountedthemselvessecure,astheyhadinattendancetenservants,besidesWambaandGurth,whoseaidcouldnotbecountedupon,theonebeingajesterandtheotheracaptive.Itmaybeadded,thatintravellingthuslatethroughtheforest,CedricandAthelstanereliedontheirdescentandcharacter,aswellastheircourage.Theoutlaws,whomtheseverityoftheforestlawshadreducedtothisrovinganddesperatemodeoflife,werechieflypeasantsandyeomenofSaxondescent,andweregenerallysupposedtorespectthepersonsandpropertyoftheircountrymen.

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