StNicholas [serial] . lix by talkingto him kindly, and telling himof the six days journey fromwhich he and his squire Brianwere just returning, and howthey had been delayed on theway until nightfall. And, by my faith! saidCount Bernard, thou shaltsleep this night in the strongcastle of Bois Varne, with noteven a mouse to fret thy yellow head; and,what is more, thou shalt see the fairest littlemaid that ever thou hast set eyes on! And then he told him of his little daughter,the Lady Elinor, and how she would play withFelix and show him the castle, and how onthe morrow they would see about sendi
StNicholas [serial] . lix by talkingto him kindly, and telling himof the six days journey fromwhich he and his squire Brianwere just returning, and howthey had been delayed on theway until nightfall. And, by my faith! saidCount Bernard, thou shaltsleep this night in the strongcastle of Bois Varne, with noteven a mouse to fret thy yellow head; and,what is more, thou shalt see the fairest littlemaid that ever thou hast set eyes on! And then he told him of his little daughter,the Lady Elinor, and how she would play withFelix and show him the castle, and how onthe morrow they would see about sending himhome to Sur Varne. And all the while the count was talking theywere trotting briskly onward, till by and bythey emerged from the forest and saw tower-ing near at hand the castle of Bois Varne. Thetall turrets shone and shimmered in the moon-light, and over the gateway of the drawbridgehung a lighted cresset—that is, a beautifulwrought-iron basket, in which blazed a ruddytorch of oil to light them on their 1900. FELIX. 231 At sight of this the count and Brian spurredon their horses, and were soon clatteringacross the bridge and into the great pavedcourtyard. The count flung his bridle to alittle page who hastened out to meet him, andthen, springing from his saddle, lightly liftedFelix and swung him to the ground. He tookthe boy by the hand and led him into thegreat hall of the castle. To Felix this looked marvelously garlands of myrtle hung on thewalls, and a great pile of freshly cut laurelboughs lay on a bench, ready for the morrowsarranging. But that which took his eyes mostof all was the lovely carving everywhere tobe seen. The benches and tables were cov-ered with it; the wainscot of the spaciousroom was richly adorned; and over and aboutthe wide fireplace great carved dragons ofstone curled their long tails and spread theirwings through a maze of intricate was enchanted, and gazed around tillhis eyes fairly ached. Presently
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