The Story of Viteau

s for his new home. Of course, the boy was greatly missed by his mother and brother, but Raymond soon fou

to live, Bernard insisted on his employing nearly all his leisure time in out-door exercises and knightly accomplishments. Hawking was postponed for the present, for, after the loss

ch had a suspicion that Louis had had something to do with it; but no one of them mentioned it to

Bernard, even while giving the boy the benefit of his knowledge of the mana

her sons educated, even giving a helping hand herself whenever she found that she was qualified to do so, had attracted attention to her, and many people began to talk about her, as a woman who gave a great deal of time to useless pursuits. Why should a lady of

as about religious matters which were somewhat different from those taught at that time by the Church of Rome, or, at least, from those taught by the priests about her. She

of thinking in regard to religious affairs, and it was generally thought that any person having an opinion differing, even very little,

to answer them back in such a way that they could find nothing more to say on their side of the question, they reported the state of affairs to some of the hig

hority or to superior knowledge; and the Countess talked with him and answered his questions freely and unsuspectingly. She knew he was a Dominican, and she knew he had come to the neighborhood of Viteau on purpose to talk with h

knew well who he was, and it t

au, he came, one day, accompanied by another monk, who did not enter the grounds

quire slipped quietly up to the wall and listened to what they said to each other. In this case, Bernard did not consider that he was doing a very improper thing. He feared that danger threatened the household of Vi

had been waiting said something in a low voice, which Bernard could not hear. To this Brothe

two walked

He had no doubt that her opinions, whatever they were, were entirely correct, for he had a great respect for her religious knowledge, and he felt sure she knew more than the monks who came to the chateau, but he well understood

t the chateau but himself knew of the danger of its mistress, and he felt that

some lessons from him in the use of the long sword. The good squire neve

mother," he said to himself,

ND THE USE OF THE LONG