[A Monk of Fife by Andrew Lang]@TWC D-Link bookA Monk of Fife CHAPTER IV--IN WHAT COMPANY NORMAN LESLIE ENTERED CHINON; AND HOW HE 8/8
If you can put your pride in your pouch, faith, so can I; the rather that there is nothing else therein, and so room enough and to spare.
But, as touching what this gentle demoiselle has said, I may march also, may I not, when the Maid rides to Orleans ?" "Ay, verify, with my goodwill, then you may," he cried, laughing, while the lass frowned. Then we clapped hands on it, for a bargain, and he did not insult me by the offer of any arles, or luck penny. The girl was helped to horse, setting her foot on my hand, that dirled as her little shoe sole touched it; and the jackanapes rode on her saddle- bow very proudly.
For me, I ran as well as I might, but stiffly enough, being cold to the marrow, holding by the father's stirrup-leather and watching the lass's yellow hair that danced on her shoulders as she rode foremost.
In this company, then, so much better than that I had left, we entered Chinon town, and came to their booth, and their house on the water-side.
Then, of their kindness, I must to bed, which comfort I sorely needed, and there I slept, in fragrant linen sheets, till compline rang..
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