At noon, upon the motion of Athelstane, the travellers paused in a

woodland shade by a fountain, to repose their horses and partake of some

provisions, with which the hospitable Abbot had loaded a sumpter mule.

Their repast was a pretty long one; and these several interruptions

rendered it impossible for them to hope to reach Rotherwood without

travelling all night, a conviction which induced them to proceed on

their way at a more hasty pace than they had hitherto used.




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