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Evensostandeththehistory,fairSirBoss.NowyeshallwitthatthatverydukeandhissixsonsaretheywhombutfewdayspastyoualsodidovercomeandsendtoArthur'
scourt!
"
Why,Sandy,youcan'
tmeanit!
AnIspeaknotsooth,letitbetheworseforme."
Well,well,well,--nowwhowouldeverhavethoughtit?
Onewholedukeandsixdukelets;
why,Sandy,itwasaneleganthaul.Knight-errantryisamostchuckle-headedtrade,anditistedioushardwork,too,butIbegintoseethatthereISmoneyinit,afterall,ifyouhaveluck.NotthatIwouldeverengageinitasabusiness,forIwouldn'
t.Nosoundandlegitimatebusinesscanbeestablishedonabasisofspeculation.Asuccessfulwhirlintheknight-errantryline--nowwhatisitwhenyoublowawaythenonsenseandcomedowntothecoldfacts?
It'
sjustacornerinpork,that'
sall,andyoucan'
tmakeanythingelseoutofit.You'
rerich--yes,--suddenlyrich--foraboutaday,maybeaweek;
thensomebodycornersthemarketonYOU,anddowngoesyourbucketshop;
ain'
tthatso,Sandy?
Whethersoeveritbethatmymindmiscarrieth,bewrayingsimplelanguageinsuchsortthatthewordsdoseemtocomeendlongandoverthwart--"
There'
snouseinbeatingaboutthebushandtryingtogetarounditthatway,Sandy,it'
sSO,justasIsay.IKNOWit'
sso.And,moreover,whenyoucomerightdowntothebedrock,knight-errantryisWORSEthanpork;
forwhateverhappens,thepork'
sleft,andsosomebody'
sbenefitedanyway;
butwhenthemarketbreaks,inaknight-errantrywhirl,andeveryknightinthepoolpassesinhischecks,whathaveyougotforassets?
Justarubbish-pileofbatteredcorpsesandabarrelortwoofbustedhardware.CanyoucallTHOSEassets?
Givemepork,everytime.AmIright?
Ah,peradventuremyheadbeingdistraughtbythemanifoldmatterswhereuntotheconfusionsofthesebutlateadventuredhapsandfortuningswherebynotIalonenoryoualone,buteveryeachofus,meseemeth--"
No,it'
snotyourhead,Sandy.Yourhead'
sallright,asfarasitgoes,butyoudon'
tknowbusiness;
that'
swherethetroubleis.Itunfitsyoutoargueaboutbusiness,andyou'
rewrongtobealwaystrying.However,thataside,itwasagoodhaul,anyway,andwillbreedahandsomecropofreputationinArthur'
scourt.Andspeakingofthecowboys,whatacuriouscountrythisisforwomenandmenthatnevergetold.Nowthere'
sMorganleFay,asfreshandyoungasaVassarpullet,toallappearances,andhereisthisolddukeoftheSouthMarchesstillslashingawaywithswordandlanceathistimeoflife,afterraisingsuchafamilyashehasraised.AsIunderstandit,SirGawainekilledsevenofhissons,andstillhehadsixleftforSirMarhaus
MADAME,seeingmepacificandunresentful,nodoubtjudgedthatIwasdeceivedbyherexcuse;
forherfrightdissolvedaway,andshewassoonsoimportunatetohavemegiveanexhibitionandkillsomebody,thatthethinggrewtobeembarrassing.However,tomyreliefshewaspresentlyinterruptedbythecalltoprayers.Iwillsaythismuchforthenobility:
that,tyrannical,murderous,rapacious,andmorallyrottenastheywere,theyweredeeplyandenthusiasticallyreligious.NothingcoulddivertthemfromtheregularandfaithfulperformanceofthepietiesenjoinedbytheChurch.MorethanonceIhadseenanoblewhohadgottenhisenemyatadisadvantage,stoptopraybeforecuttinghisthroat;
morethanonceIhadseenanoble,afterambushinganddespatchinghisenemy,retiretothenearestwaysideshrineandhumblygivethanks,withoutevenwaitingtorobthebody.TherewastobenothingfinerorsweeterinthelifeofevenBenvenutoCellini,thatrough-hewnsaint,tencenturieslater.AllthenoblesofBritain,withtheirfamilies,attendeddivineservicemorningandnightdaily,intheirprivatechapels,andeventheworstofthemhadfamilyworshipfiveorsixtimesadaybesides.ThecreditofthisbelongedentirelytotheChurch.AlthoughIwasnofriendtothatCatholicChurch,Iwasobligedtoadmitthis.Andoften,inspiteofme,Ifoundmyselfsaying,"
WhatwouldthiscountrybewithouttheChurch?
Afterprayerswehaddinnerinagreatbanquetinghallwhichwaslightedbyhundredsofgrease-jets,andeverythingwasasfineandlavishandrudelysplendidasmightbecometheroyaldegreeofthehosts.Attheheadofthehall,onadais,wasthetableoftheking,queen,andtheirson,PrinceUwaine.Stretchingdownthehallfromthis,wasthegeneraltable,onthefloor.Atthis,abovethesalt,satthevisitingnoblesandthegrownmembersoftheirfamilies,ofbothsexes,--theresidentCourt,ineffect--sixty-onepersons;
belowthesaltsatminorofficersofthehousehold,withtheirprincipalsubordinates:
altogetherahundredandeighteenpersonssitting,andaboutasmanyliveriedservantsstandingbehindtheirchairs,orservinginonecapacityoranother.Itwasaveryfineshow.Inagalleryabandwithcymbals,horns,harps,andotherhorrors,openedtheproceedingswithwhatseemedtobethecrudefirst-draftororiginalagonyofthewailknowntolatercenturiesas"
IntheSweetByeandBye."
Itwasnew,andoughttohavebeenrehearsedalittlemore.Forsomereasonorotherthequeenhadthecomposerhanged,afterdinner.
Afterthismusic,thepriestwhostoodbehindtheroyaltablesaidanoblelonggraceinostensibleLatin.Thenthebattalionofwaitersbrokeawayfromtheirposts,anddarted,rushed,flew,fetchedandcarried,andthemightyfeedingbegan;
nowordsanywhere,butabsorbingattentiontobusiness.Therowsofchopsopenedandshutinvastunison,andthesoundofitwasliketothemuffledburrofsubterraneanmachinery.
Thehavoccontinuedanhourandahalf,andunimaginablewasthedestructionofsubstantials.Ofthechieffeatureofthefeast--thehugewildboarthatlaystretchedoutsoportlyandimposingatthestart--nothingwasleftbutthesemblanceofahoop-skirt;
andhewasbutthetypeandsymbolofwhathadhappenedtoalltheotherdishes.
Withthepastriesandsoon,theheavydrinkingbegan--andthetalk.Gallonaftergallonofwineandmeaddisappeared,andeverybodygotcomfortable,thenhappy,thensparklinglyjoyous--bothsexes,--andbyandbyprettynoisy.Mentoldanecdotesthatwereterrifictohear,butnobodyblushed;
andwhenthenubwassprung,theassemblageletgowithahorse-laughthatshookthefortress.LadiesansweredbackwithhistoriettesthatwouldalmosthavemadeQueenMargaretofNavarreoreventhegreatElizabethofEnglandhidebehindahandkerchief,butnobodyhidhere,butonlylaughed--howled,youmaysay.Inprettymuchallofthesedreadfulstories,ecclesiasticswerethehardyheroes,butthatdidn'
tworrythechaplainany,hehadhislaughwiththerest;
morethanthat,uponinvitationheroaredoutasongwhichwasofasdaringasortasanythatwassungthatnight.
Bymidnighteverybodywasfaggedout,andsorewithlaughing;
and,asarule,drunk:
someweepingly,someaffectionately,somehilariously,somequarrelsomely,somedeadandunderthetable.Oftheladies,theworstspectaclewasalovelyyoungduchess,whosewedding-evethiswas;
andindeedshewasaspectacle,sureenough.JustasshewasshecouldhavesatinadvancefortheportraitoftheyoungdaughteroftheRegentd'
Orleans,atthefamousdinnerwhenceshewascarried,foul-mouthed,intoxicated,andhelpless,toherbed,inthelostandlamenteddaysoftheAncientRegime.
Suddenly,evenwhilethepriestwasliftinghishands,andallconsciousheadswerebowedinreverentexpectationofthecomingblessing,thereappearedunderthearchofthefar-offdooratthebottomofthehallanoldandbentandwhite-hairedlady,leaninguponacrutch-stick;
andsheliftedthestickandpointedittowardthequeenandcriedout:
ThewrathandcurseofGodfalluponyou,womanwithoutpity,whohaveslainmineinnocentgrandchildandmadedesolatethisoldheartthathadnorchick,norfriendnorstaynorcomfortinallthisworldbuthim!
Everybodycrossedhimselfinagrislyfright,foracursewasanawfulthingtothosepeople;
butthequeenroseupmajestic,withthedeath-lightinhereye,andflungbackthisruthlesscommand:
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