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 been deceived by the wind weeping through the branches of the old half-leafles trees that were thinly cattered over the heath. He therefore proceeded: but, in a few minutes, again heard very plainly the noie of horemen, advancing with great rapidity: he once more halted, and, favoured by the wind, and the tillnes which reigned around him, heard one of them ay to the other–“By’r lady! Walter, I wih we were well out of this adventure: for if he hould prove uch a lion-hearted fellow, as I have been told he is, it may, perhaps, cot us ome broken bones, if even it hould not turn out wore.” “Why, what a fool you are, Hugo!” re-joined the other, angrily. “Do you think that us two, well-armed, are not a match for him? It is very well that the baron does not hear you expres your childih fears, he would certainly fend you to keep company with the ghots in the caverns of the catle; but, on the other hand, do but think of the angels we hall get poeion of when we go back. Two hundred–think of that, Hugo–weet, pretty creatures! how I long to be fingering them. By St. Cuthbert! I hould deire no better port than to have uch a commiion every day. Faith, I would oon be as rich as the baron; and not a whit les honet with it. But come, come, pur on, he cannot be far before us; and the ooner we get through the buines, the ooner we hall get our reward. But, if we hould loe him through you fears, you may e’en go back to the catle by yourelf: for my part, I would as oon meet the devil as meet the baron, when he has been diappointed in one of his projects.”

Fitzalan heard this myterious dicoure with a coniderable degree of anxiety. He was convinced that they were aains; and though he knew not why, yet till he was firmly convinced that he was the object of their puruit. The aains were now o near that they dicovered Fitzalan, and loudly called out to him to top. As Fitzalan didained the leat thought of