Айвенго

Chapter 6

           Thengettingupontheanimalwithmorealacrityandhastethancouldhavebeenanticipatedfromhisyears,helostnotimeinsodisposingoftheskirtsofhisgabardineastoconcealcompletelyfromobservationtheburdenwhichhehadthusdeposited"encroupe".

           ThePilgrimmountedwithmoredeliberation,reaching,ashedeparted,hishandtoGurth,whokisseditwiththeutmostpossibleveneration.Theswineherdstoodgazingafterthetravellersuntiltheywerelostundertheboughsoftheforestpath,whenhewasdisturbedfromhisreveriebythevoiceofWamba.

           "Knowestthou,"saidtheJester,"mygoodfriendGurth,thatthouartstrangelycourteousandmostunwontedlypiousonthissummermorning?IwouldIwereablackPriororabarefootPalmer,toavailmyselfofthyunwontedzealandcourtesycertes,Iwouldmakemoreoutofitthanakissofthehand."

           "Thouartnofoolthusfar,Wamba,"answeredGurth,"thoughthouarguestfromappearances,andthewisestofuscandonomoreButitistimetolookaftermycharge."

           Sosaying,heturnedbacktothemansion,attendedbytheJester.

           MeanwhilethetravellerscontinuedtopressontheirjourneywithadispatchwhicharguedtheextremityoftheJew’sfears,sincepersonsathisageareseldomfondofrapidmotion.ThePalmer,towhomeverypathandoutletinthewoodappearedtobefamiliar,ledthewaythroughthemostdeviouspaths,andmorethanonceexcitedanewthesuspicionoftheIsraelite,thatheintendedtobetrayhimintosomeambuscadeofhisenemies.

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