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The Abbot, Being the Sequel of the Monastery
The Abbot Being the Sequel of the Monastery Author:Sir Walter Scott General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1821 Original Publisher: Warner Subjects: Fiction / Classics Fiction / Historical Fiction / Literary Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be ty... more »pos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. The waning harvest-moon shone broad and bright, The warder's horn was heard at dead of night, And while the folding portals wide were Hung, With trampling hoots the rocky pavement rung. Letjizsv " And you too would be a soldier, Roland ?" said the Lady of Avtnel to her young charge, while, -seated on a stone chair at one end of the battlements, she saw the boy attempt, with a long stick, to mimic the motions of the warder, as he alternately shouldered or ported or sloped pike " Yes, lady,'' said the boy, for he was now familiar, and replied to her questions with readiness and alacrity, " a soldier will I be ; for there ne'er was gentleman but who belted him with the brand." '.' Thou a gentleman !" said Lilias, who, as usual,, was in attendance ; " such a gentleman as I would make of a bean-cod with a rusty knife." " Nay, chide him not, Lilias," said the Lady of Avenel,-" for, beshrew me, but I think lie comes of gentle blood -- see how it musters in his face at your mjurious reproof." " Had I my will, madam,'' answered Lilias, " a good birchen wand should make his colour muster to better purpose still." " On my word, Lilias," said the lady, " one would think you had received harm from the jioor boy -- or he is so far on the frosty side of your favour, because he enjoys the sunny side of mine ?" " Over heavens forbode, my lady," answered Lilias; " I h'ive lived too long with gentles, I praise my stars for it, to fi...« less