Longsword Earl of Salisbury Author:Thomas Leland Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SECT. II. pEGINHALD had fought his bro- ther, and recounted all his interview whhEla. Greyftill accufedhim of vio-' knee and turbulence, and urged the ne - c... more »effity of well-timed diffimulation, of art, caution, andfmoothaddrefs. The Monk was provoked at this arTeftation of fuperior wifdom-r and, inftead of retorting his reproof, difpkyed the ftolen jewel, in filent and contemptuous triumph. Grey was too well verfed in the arts of fraud and mifchief, not to conceive at once, that this ring was to be ufed for deceiving the brethren of the monaftery, or abufing Ofwald, as occafions might require, by- pretended orders and directions from the Countefs. He viewed it eagerly, and regarded it, (not without reafbn) as an in- Vol. II. C ftiument ftrument of his purpofes, too important to be entrusted wholly to. the violent hands of Reginhald. He commended his zeal and addrefs, which, he confidently promifed, ihould, in due time, meet their full reward : he invited him to refrefh- ment; reminded him of his fatigue, and that the hour of reft approached : he promifed that, by the dawn of morning, he himfelf would be ready to accompany him to the monaftery, where he made no doubt of happily accomplifhing their purpofes, and laying a firm foundation of their future fortunes. Reginhald yielded to his inftances, and retired. Grey repaired without delay to the apartment of Lord Raymond, and appeared before him with a face of joy and fatif- faction. He congratulated him upon the profpeft of a ipeedy and final accom- pliihment of his wifhes: he briefly related lated the conduct -of his brother at the monaftery, his reception of Ofwald, and the means already taken to prevent that tray tor from officioufly fpreading his tale: he declared his purpofe of feeking him inftantly in his retirement;...« less