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Chapter 26

           Theharebrainedself-conceitwhichhademboldenedWambatoundertakethisdangerousoffice,wasscarcesufficienttosupporthimwhenhefoundhimselfinthepresenceofamansodreadful,andsomuchdreaded,asReginaldFront-de-Boeuf,andhebroughtouthis"paxvobiscum",towhichhe,inagoodmeasure,trustedforsupportinghischaracter,withmoreanxietyandhesitationthanhadhithertoaccompaniedit.ButFront-de-Boeufwasaccustomedtoseemenofallrankstrembleinhispresence,sothatthetimidityofthesupposedfatherdidnotgivehimanycauseofsuspicion.

           "Whoandwhenceartthou,priest?"saidhe.

           "Paxvobiscum,"reiteratedtheJester,"IamapoorservantofStFrancis,who,travellingthroughthiswilderness,havefallenamongthieves,(asScripturehathit,)quidamviatorinciditinlatrones,whichthieveshavesentmeuntothiscastleinordertodomyghostlyofficeontwopersonscondemnedbyyourhonourablejustice."

           "Ay,right,"answeredFront-de-Boeuf;"andcanstthoutellme,holyfather,thenumberofthosebanditti?"

           "Gallantsir,"answeredtheJester,"nomenillislegio,theirnameislegion."

           "Tellmeinplaintermswhatnumbersthereare,or,priest,thycloakandcordwillillprotectthee."

           "Alas!"saidthesupposedfriar,"cormeumeructavit,thatistosay,Iwasliketoburstwithfear!butIconceivetheymaybewhatofyeomenwhatofcommons,atleastfivehundredmen."

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