Айвенго

Chapter 21

           Youhavetoogoodarighttoafreepardon,torenderyouveryscrupulousaboutpeccadilloes."

           Whilethisdialoguewasproceeding,Cedricwasendeavouringtowringoutofthosewhoguardedhimanavowaloftheircharacterandpurpose."YoushouldbeEnglishmen,"saidhe;"andyet,sacredHeaven!youpreyuponyourcountrymenasifyouwereveryNormans.Youshouldbemyneighbours,and,ifso,myfriends;forwhichofmyEnglishneighbourshavereasontobeotherwise?Itellye,yeomen,thateventhoseamongyewhohavebeenbrandedwithoutlawryhavehadfrommeprotection;forIhavepitiedtheirmiseries,andcursttheoppressionoftheirtyrannicnobles.What,then,wouldyouhaveofme?orinwhatcanthisviolenceserveye?Yeareworsethanbrutebeastsinyouractions,andwillyouimitatethemintheirverydumbness?"

           ItwasinvainthatCedricexpostulatedwithhisguards,whohadtoomanygoodreasonsfortheirsilencetobeinducedtobreakiteitherbyhiswrathorhisexpostulations.Theycontinuedtohurryhimalong,travellingataveryrapidrate,until,attheendofanavenueofhugetrees,aroseTorquilstone,nowthehoaryandancientcastleofReginaldFront-de-Boeuf.Itwasafortressofnogreatsize,consistingofadonjon,orlargeandhighsquaretower,surroundedbybuildingsofinferiorheight,whichwereencircledbyaninnercourt-yard.Aroundtheexteriorwallwasadeepmoat,suppliedwithwaterfromaneighbouringrivulet.

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