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mechanic�察      �the   gentleman     having     in  our   wiser    times    a  more     liberal 

privilege of gentility�察�which enables him to keep his land and laugh at his 

creditor。   Thus   the   mutual   resentments   and   interests   of   the   king   and   the 

abbot concurred to subject the earl to the penalties of outlawry�察�by which 

the   abbot   would   gain   his   due   upon   the   lands   of   Locksley�察  �and   the   rest 

would be confiscate to the king。 Still the king did not think it advisable to 

assail the  earl   in his   own   strong´hold�察 �but   caused   a  diligent   watch to be 

kept over his motions�察�till at length his rumoured marriage with the heiress 

of Arlingford seemed to point out an easy method of laying violent hands 

on the offender。 Sir Ralph Montfaucon�察�a young man of good lineage and 

of an aspiring temper�察�who readily seized the first opportunity that offered 

of recommending himself to King Henry's favour by manifesting his zeal 

in his service�察�undertook the charge�此�and how he succeeded we have seen。 

     Sir Ralph's curiosity was strongly excited by the friar's description of 

the young lady of Arlingford�察�and he prepared in the morning to visit the 

castle�察�under the very plausible pretext of giving the baron an explanation 

of his intervention at the nuptials。 Brother Michael and the little fat friar 

proposed   to   be   his   guides。   The   proposal   was   courteously   accepted�察  �and 

they   set   out   together�察  �leaving   Sir   Ralph's   followers   at   the   abbey。   The 

knight   was   mounted   on   a   spirited   charger�察  �brother   Michael   on   a   large 

heavy´trotting horse�察�and the little fat friar on a plump soft´paced galloway�察�

so correspondent with himself in size�察�rotundity�察�and sleekness�察�that if they 

had been amalgamated into a centaur�察�there would have been nothing to 

alter in their proportions。 

     ;Do you know�察─�said the little friar�察�as they wound along the banks of 

the stream�察 �the reason why lake´trout is better than river´trout�察�and shyer 

withal�拭─�

     ;I was not aware of the fact�察─�said Sir Ralph。 

     ;A  most   heterodox   remark�察─  �said   brother   Michael�此          �know   you   not�察�

that in all nice matters you should take the implication for absolute�察�and�察�

without   looking   into   the   FACT  WHETHER�察  �seek   only   the   reason   why�拭�

But the fact is so�察�on the word of a friar�察�which what layman will venture 

to gainsay who prefers a down bed to a gridiron�拭─�



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     ;The fact being so�察─�said the knight�察 �I am still at a loss for the reason�察�

nor would I undertake to opine in a matter of that magnitude�此                     �since�察�in 

all that appertains to the good things either of this world or the next�察�my 

reverend spiritual guides are kind enough to take the trouble of thinking 

off my hands。; 

     ;Spoken�察─  �said   brother   Michael�察   �with   a   sound   Catholic   conscience。 

My   little   brother   here   is   most   profound   in   the   matter   of   trout。   He   has 

marked�察�learned�察�and inwardly digested the subject�察�twice a week at least 

for   five´and´thirty   years。     I   yield   to   him   in   this。   My   strong   points   are 

venison and canary。; 

     ;The good qualities of a trout�察─�said the little friar�察 �are firmness and 

redness�此    �the redness�察�indeed�察�being the visible sign of all other virtues。; 

     ;Whence�察─�said brother Michael�察 �we choose our abbot by his nose�此�

       The   rose   on   the   nose   doth   all   virtues   disclose�此 �For   the   outward 

grace shows        That the inward overflows�察          �When it glows in the rose of a 

red�察�red nose。; 

       ;Now�察─�said the little friar�察 �as is the firmness so is the redness�察�and as 

is the redness so is the shyness。; 

     ;Marry   why�拭─  �said   brother   Michael。        ;The   solution   is   not   physical´ 

natural�察   �but   physical´historical�察    �or   natural´superinductive。       And    thereby 

hangs a tale�察�which may be either said or sung�此�

       The damsel stood to watch the fight                   By the banks of Kingslea 

Mere�察     �And   they   brought   to   her   feet   her   own   true   knight          Sore´ 

wounded on a bier。 

       She knelt by him his wounds to bind�察                    �She washed them with 

many a tear�此      �And shouts rose fast upon the wind�察                   �Which told that 

the foe was near。 

       ;Oh� �let not�察─�he said�察 �while yet I live�察               �The cruel foe me take�此�

But with thy sweet lips a last kiss give�察                �And cast me in the lake。; 

       Around his neck she wound her arms�察                     �And she kissed his lips 

so pale�此    �And evermore the war's alarms                   Came louder up the vale。 

       She   drew   him   to   the   lake's   steep   side�察       �Where   the   red   heath 

fringed   the   shore�察   �She   plunged   with   him   beneath   the   tide�察            �And 



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they were seen no more。 

       Their true blood mingled in Kingslea Mere�察                    �That to mingle on 

earth   was   fain�此   �And   the   trout   that   swims   in   that   crystal   clear      Is 

tinged with the crimson stain。 

       ;Thus you see how good comes of evil�察�and how a holy friar may fare 

better on   fast´day for   the violent death   of two lovers two   hundred   years 

ago。     The inference is most consecutive�察�that wherever you catch a red´ 

fleshed trout�察�love lies bleeding under the water�此�an occult quality�察�which 

can   only  act   in   the   stationary  waters   of   a   lake�察  �being   neutralised   by   the 

rapid transition of those of a stream。; 

     ;And why is the trout shyer for that�拭─�asked Sir Ralph。 

     ;Do you not see�拭─�said brother Michael。               ;The virtues of both lovers 

diffuse  themselves   through   the   lake。       The   infusion   of   masculine   valour 

makes   the   fish   active   and   sanguineous�此  �the   infusion   of   maiden   modesty 

makes him coy and hard to win�此�and you shall find through life�察�the fish 

which is   most easily  hooked   is not   the  best worth dishing。             But   yonder 

are the towers of Arlingford。; 

     The   little   friar   stopped。  He   seemed   suddenly   struck   with   an   awful 

thought�察�which caused a momentary pallescence in his rosy complexion�察�

and     after   a  brief   hesitation�察   �he   turned    his   galloway�察    �and   told   his 

companions he should give them good day。 

     ;Why�察�what is in the wind now�察�brother Peter�拭─�said Friar Michael。 

     ;The lady Matilda�察─�said the little friar�察 �can draw the long´bow。 She 

must bear no goodwill to Sir Ralph�察�and if she should espy him from her 

tower�察�she may testify her recognition with a cloth´yard shaft。 She is not so 

infallible   a   markswoman�察  �but   that   she   might   shoot   at   a   crow   and   kill   a 

pigeon。     She might peradventure miss the knight�察�and hit me�察�who never 

did her any harm。; 

     ;Tut�察�tut�察�man�察─�said brother Michael�察 �there is no such fear。; 

     ;Mass�察─�said the little friar�察 �but there is such a fear�察�and very strong 

too。    You who have it not may keep your way�察�and I who have it   shall 

take mine。      I am not just now in the vein for being picked off at a long 

shot。;    And saying these words�察�he spurred up his four´footed better half�察�



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and galloped off as nimbly as if he had had an arrow singing behind him。 

     ;Is this lady Matilda�察�then�察�so very terrible a damsel�拭─�said Sir Ralph 

to brother Michael。 

     ;By no means�察─�said the friar。          ;She has certainly a high spirit�察�but it 

is the wing of the eagle�察�without his beak or his claw。 She is as gentle as 

magnanimous�察        �but  it  is  the  gentleness     of  the   summer     wind�察   �which�察�

however lightly it wave the tuft of the pine�察�carries with it the intimation 

of a power�察�that�察�if roused to its extremity�察�could make it bend to the dust。; 

     ;From the warmth of your panegyric�察�ghostly father�察─�said the knight�察�

;I should almost suspect you were in love with the damsel。; 

     ;So I am�察─�said the friar�察 �and I care not who knows it�察�but all in the 

way of honesty�察�master soldier。           I am�察�as it were�察�her spiritual lover�察�and 

were she a damsel errant�察�I would be her ghostly esquire�察�her friar militant。 

I would buckle me in armour of proof�察�and the devil might thresh me black 

with an iron flail�察�before I would knock under in her cause。 Though they 

be not yet one canonically�察�thanks to your soldiership�察�the earl is her liege 

lord�察  �and   she   is   his   liege   lady。   I   am   her   father   confessor   and   ghostly 

director�此�I have taken on me to show her the way to the next world�察�and 

how can I do that if I lose sight of her in this�拭�seeing that this is but the 

road to the other�察�and has so many circumvolutions and ramifications of 

byeways   and   beaten   paths   ��all   more   thickly   set   than   the   true   one   with 

finger´posts and milestones�察�not one of which tells truth���察�that a traveller 

has need of some one who knows the way�察�or the odds go hard against him 

that he will ever see the face of Saint Peter。; 

     ;But   there   must   surely   be   some   reason�察─  �said   Sir   Ralph�察   �for   father 

Peter's apprehension。; 

     ;None�察─�said brother Michael�察 �but the apprehension itself�察�fear being 

its own father�察�and most prolific in self´propagation。 The lady did�察�it is true�察�

once signalize her displeasure against our little brother�察�for reprimanding 

her in that she would go hunting a´mornings instead of attending matins。 

She cut short the thread of his eloquence by sportively drawing her bow´ 

string and loosing an arrow over  his head�察�he waddled off with singular 

speed�察�and was in much awe of her for many months。                     I thought he had 



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forgotten it�此    �but let that pass。 In truth�察�she would have had little of her 

lover's company�察�if she had liked the chaunt of the choristers better than 

the cry of the hounds�此�yet I know not�察�for they were companions from the 

cradle�察�and reciprocally fashioned each other to the love of the fern and the 

foxglove。   Had   either   been   less   sylvan�察  �the   other   might   have   been   more 

saintly�察  �but   they 

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