Philip Augustus: or, the brothers in arms. The works / Rev. ... by the author. Vol. v.

  • George Payne Rainsford James
Date:
1845
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Credit: Philip Augustus: or, the brothers in arms. The works / Rev. ... by the author. Vol. v. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “I prithee, holy father hermit, tell me,” said the (Jount d’Au- vergne, “ is the hurt of this good knight dangerous ? for if it be, we will send to Mont Ferrand for some skilful leech from my uncle’s castle—and instantly.” “His body is sufficiently bruised, my son,” replied the hermit, “ to give him, I hope, a sounder mind for the future, than to leap his horse down a precipice: and as for the leech, let him stay at Mont Ferrand. The knight is bad enough without his help, if he come to make him worse; and if he come to cure him, I can do that without his aid. Leech-craft is as much worse than ignorance, as killing is worse than letting die.” “ By my faith and my knighthood,” cried the old gentleman, who stood at De Coucy’s feet, and who, during the Count’s ques- tion and the hermit’s somewhat ungracious reply, had been gazing at d’Auvergne with various looks of recognition—“ by my faith and my knighthood ! I believe it is the Count Thibalt— though my eyes are none of the clearest, and it is long since— but, yes! it is surely—Count Thibalt d’Auvergne?” “ The same. Beau Sire,” replied D’Auvergne ; “ my memory is less true than yours, or I see my father’s old arms’ fellow. Count Julian of the Mount?” “ E’en so, fair sir !—e’en so !” replied the old man: “ I and my daughter Isadorc are even now upon our way to Vic Ic Comte, to pass some short space with the good Count, jmur father. A long and weary journey have we had hither, all the way from Flanders; and, for our safe arrival, avc go to offer at the chapel of Our Lady of St. Pavin of the Mount d’Or, ere we proceed to taste your castle’s hospitality. Good faith! you may well judge ’tis matter of deep import brings me so far. Affairs of policy, young sir—affairs of ])o]icy !” he added, in a low and consequential voice. “ Doubtless your father may have hinted—” “ For five long years, fair sir, I have not seen my father’s face,” replied D’Auvergne. “ By the cross I bear, you may see where I have sojourned; and Dc Coney and myself were but now going to lay our palms upon the altar of Our Lady of St. Pavin (according to a holy vow avc made at Rome), prior to turning our steps toAvards our castle also. Let us all on together, then—I sec the holy hermit has commanded the varlcts to make
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