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The outlaw of Torn
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- about 232
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- Literature & Fiction
- Language
- English
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From the opening
South of the armory of Westminster Palace lay the gardens, and here, on
the third day following the King’s affront to De Vac, might have been
seen a black-haired woman gowned in a violet cyclas, richly embroidered
with gold about the yoke and at the bottom of the loose-pointed
sleeves, which reached almost to the similar bordering on the lower hem
of the garment. A richly wrought leathern girdle, studded with precious
stones, and held in place by a huge carved buckle of gold, clasped the
garment about her waist so that the upper portion fell outward over the
girdle after the manner of a blouse. In the girdle was a long dagger of
beautiful workmanship. Dainty sandals encased her feet, while a wimple
of violet silk bordered in gold fringe, lay becomingly over her head
and shoulders.
By her side walked a handsome boy of about three, clad, like his
companion, in gay colors. His tiny surcoat of scarlet velvet was rich
with embroidery, while beneath was a close-fitting tunic of white silk.
His doublet was of scarlet, while his long hose of white were
cross-gartered with scarlet from his tiny sandals to his knees. On the
back of his brown curls sat a flat-brimmed, round-crowned hat in which
a single plume of white waved and nodded bravely at each move of the
proud little head.
The child’s features were well molded, and his frank, bright eyes gave
an expression of boyish generosity to a face which otherwise would have
been too arrogant and haughty for such a mere baby. As he talked with
his companion, little flashes of peremptory authority and dignity,
which sat strangely upon one so tiny, caused the young woman at times
to turn her head from him that he might not see the smiles which she
could scarce repress.
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