The wanderings of a pen and pencil . with theirturbaned foe; and, when affairs waned slowly to the dire catastrophe of utterdefeat, Burdett came home a proud, sad man. The wife of his soul wouldhave healed his care, but first the wicked steward met his lord, and said falsethings that blighted her forward innocence. She rushed forth with themadness of love to greet him. Her husband smote her down, even with theheavy sword ; and alas ! her white arm fell dissevered from the body to theground. The steward fled; before sunset he was in death, beneath therushy waters of the winding river ; the trut
The wanderings of a pen and pencil . with theirturbaned foe; and, when affairs waned slowly to the dire catastrophe of utterdefeat, Burdett came home a proud, sad man. The wife of his soul wouldhave healed his care, but first the wicked steward met his lord, and said falsethings that blighted her forward innocence. She rushed forth with themadness of love to greet him. Her husband smote her down, even with theheavy sword ; and alas ! her white arm fell dissevered from the body to theground. The steward fled; before sunset he was in death, beneath therushy waters of the winding river ; the truth was known ; and Burdett, in N 90 WANDERINGS OF A PEN AND TENCIL. his agony and penitence, made a pious, tearful vow, that he would make hispoor atonement in outward act, by building this monastery of Aucote : andhis vow was accomplished. It is a pitiful story, and thank you for your favour, responded my friend. Mr Roby, junior, offers to make the trio of the excursion : let us wanderon to our next scene of romance at Poolley Ioolle) Hall. Poolley is about three quarters of a mile from the place of our lastvisitation, whither we intended to return for other scrutiny upon the stood formerly upon a steep, rising from the shadowed deep stream of theriver Anker. The intervening canal, a fine line of water, is now its nearerboundarv. It rises with a feudal air from the commanding shore, and is anextensive castellated mansion, with a farm attached, the older residence andits embattled walls bearing character of having been constructed in the rOOLLEY. 91 sixteenth century. Crossing the river, we entered through the rear into thegarden, where we greeted the lady of the Hall, who behaved to us withsingular courtesy. The ivy-enshrouded chapel, which you perceive to the leftof the place as you regard it from the water, is remarkably pretty. There isa tower attached to the north-western angle, which communicates with thesanctuary floor, with a quondam gallery, and with th
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