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rule of courtly grace To measured mood had trained her pace�察 �A foot more light�察�a step more true�察 �Ne'er from the heath´flower dashed the dew�察�E'en the slight harebell raised its head�察 �Elastic from her airy tread�此 �What though upon her speech there hung The accents of the mountain tongue�察� Those silver sounds�察�so soft�察�so dear�察�The listener held his breath to hear��
XIX。
A chieftain's daughter seemed the maid�察�Her satin snood�察�her silken plaid�察 �Her golden brooch�察�such birth betrayed。 And seldom was a snood amid Such wild luxuriant ringlets hid�察�Whose glossy black to shame might bring The plumage of the raven's wing�察 �And seldom o'er a breast so fair Mantled a plaid with modest care�察 �And never brooch the folds combined Above a heart more good and kind。 Her kindness and her worth to spy�察 �You need but gaze on Ellen's eye�察 �Not Katrine in her mirror blue Gives back the shaggy banks more true�察�Than every free´born glance confessed The guileless movements of her breast�察 �Whether joy danced in her dark eye�察�Or woe or pity claimed a sigh�察 �Or filial love was glowing there�察 �Or meek devotion poured a prayer�察 �Or tale of injury called forth The indignant spirit of the North。 One only passion unrevealed With maiden pride the maid concealed�察 �Yet not less purely felt the flame�察 �O�察�need I tell that passion's name��
XX。
Impatient of the silent horn�察�Now on the gale her voice was borne�此 �'Father��' she cried�察�the rocks around Loved to prolong the gentle sound。 Awhile she paused�察�no answer came�察�'Malcolm�察�was shine the blast��' the name Less resolutely uttered fell�察�The echoes could not catch the swell。 'A stranger I��' the Huntsman said�察 �Advancing from the hazel shade。 The maid�察�alarmed�察�with hasty oar Pushed her light shallop from the shore�察 �And when a space was gained between�察 �Closer she drew her bosom's screen�察 �So forth the startled swan would swing�察 �So turn to prune his ruffled wing。 Then safe�察�though fluttered and amazed�察 �She paused�察�and on the stranger gazed。 Not his the form�察�nor his the eye�察 �That youthful maidens wont to fly。
XXI。
On his bold visage middle age Had slightly pressed its signet sage�察 �Yet had not quenched the open truth And fiery vehemence of youth�察 �Forward and frolic glee was there�察�The will to do�察�the soul to dare�察 �The sparkling glance�察�soon blown to fire�察 �Of hasty love or headlong ire。 His limbs were cast in manly could For hardy sports or contest bold�察�And though in peaceful garb arrayed�察�And weaponless except his blade�察 �His stately mien as well implied A high´born heart�察�a martial pride�察 �As if a baron's crest he wore�察�And sheathed in armor bode the shore。 Slighting the petty need he showed�察 �He told of his benighted road�察 �His ready speech flowed fair and free�察 �In phrase of gentlest courtesy�察 �Yet seemed that tone and gesture bland Less used to sue than to command。
XXII。
Awhile the maid the stranger eyed�察 �And�察�reassured�察�at length replied�察 �That Highland halls were open still To wildered wanderers of the hill。 'Nor think you unexpected come To yon lone isle�察�our desert home�察 �Before the heath had lost the dew�察 �This morn�察�a couch was pulled for you�察 �On yonder mountain's purple head Have ptarmigan and heath´cock bled�察 �And our broad nets have swept the mere�察 �To furnish forth your evening cheer。' 'Now�察�by the rood�察�my lovely maid�察 �Your courtesy has erred��' he said�察 �'No right have I to claim�察�misplaced�察 �The welcome of expected guest。 A wanderer�察�here by fortune toss�察 �My way�察�my friends�察�my courser lost�察 �I ne'er before�察�believe me�察�fair�察 �Have ever drawn your mountain air�察 �Till on this lake's romantic strand I found a fey in fairy land��'
XXIII。
'I well believe��' the maid replied�察 �As her light skiff approached the side�察 �'I well believe�察�that ne'er before Your foot has trod Loch Katrine's shore But yet�察�as far as yesternight�察 �Old Allan´bane foretold your plight�察 �A gray ´haired sire�察�whose eye intent Was on the visioned future bent。 He saw your steed�察�a dappled gray�察 �Lie dead beneath the birchen way�察�Painted exact your form and mien�察 �Your hunting´suit of Lincoln green�察 �That tasselled horn so gayly gilt�察 �That falchion's crooked blade and hilt�察 �That cap with heron plumage trim�察 �And yon two hounds so dark and grim。 He bade that all should ready be To grace a guest of fair degree�察 �But light I held his prophecy�察 �And deemed it was my father's horn Whose echoes o'er the lake were borne。'
XXIV。
The stranger smiled�此 �'Since to your home A destined errant´knight I come�察 �Announced by prophet sooth and old�察 �Doomed�察�doubtless�察�for achievement bold�察 �I 'll lightly front each high emprise For one kind glance of those bright eyes。 Permit me first the task to guide Your fairy frigate o'er the tide。' The maid�察�with smile suppressed and sly�察 �The toil unwonted saw him try�察 �For seldom�察�sure�察�if e'er before�察 �His noble hand had grasped an oar�此 �Yet with main strength his strokes he drew�察 �And o'er the lake the shallop flew�察 �With heads erect and whimpering cry�察 �The hounds behind their passage ply。 Nor frequent does the bright oar break The darkening mirror of the lake�察 �Until the rocky isle they reach�察 �And moor their shallop on the beach。
XXV。
The stranger viewed the shore around�察 �'T was all so close with copsewood bound�察 �Nor track nor pathway might declare That human foot frequented there�察 �Until the mountain maiden showed A clambering unsuspected road�察 �That winded through the tangled screen�察 �And opened on a narrow green�察 �Where weeping birch and willow round With their long fibres swept the ground。 Here�察�for retreat in dangerous hour�察 �Some chief had framed a rustic bower。
XXVI。
It was a lodge of ample size�察 �But strange of structure and device�察 �Of such materials as around The workman's hand had readiest found。 Lopped of their boughs�察�their hoar trunks bared�察 �And by the hatchet rudely squared�察 �To give the walls their destined height�察 �The sturdy oak and ash unite�察 �While moss and clay and leaves combined To fence each crevice from the wind。 The lighter pine´trees overhead Their slender length for rafters spread�察 �And withered heath and rushes dry Supplied a russet canopy。 Due westward�察�fronting to the green�察 �A rural portico was seen�察 �Aloft on native pillars borne�察 �Of mountain fir with bark unshorn Where Ellen's hand had taught to twine The ivy and Idaean vine�察�The clematis�察�the favored flower Which boasts the name of virgin´bower�察 �And every hardy plant could bear Loch Katrine's keen and searching air。 An instant in this porch she stayed�察 �And gayly to the stranger said�此�'On heaven and on thy lady call�察 �And enter the enchanted hall��'
XXVII。
'My hope�察�my heaven�察�my trust must be�察 �My gentle guide�察�in following thee��' He crossed the threshold��and a clang Of angry steel that instant rang。 To his bold brow his spirit rushed�察 �But soon for vain alarm he blushed When on the floor he saw displayed�察 �Cause of the din�察�a naked blade Dropped from the sheath�察�that careless flung Upon a stag's huge antlers swung�察 �For all around�察�the walls to grace�察 �Hung trophies of the fight or chase�此 �A target there�察�a bugle here�察 �A battle´axe�察�a hunting´spear�察 �And broadswords�察�bows�察�and arrows store�察 �With the tusked trophies of the boar。 Here grins the wolf as when he died�察 �And there the wild´cat's brindled hide The frontlet of the elk adorns�察 �Or mantles o'er the bison's horns�察 �Pennons and flags defaced and stained�察 �That blackening streaks of blood retained�察 �And deer´skins�察�dappled�察�dun�察�and white�察 �With otter's fur and seal's unite�察 �In rude and uncouth tapestry all�察 �To garnish forth the sylvan hall。
XXVIII。
The wondering stranger round him gazed�察 �And next the fallen weapon raised�此 �Few were the arms whose sinewy strength Sufficed to stretch it forth at length。 And as the brand he poised and swayed�察 �'I never knew but one��' he said�察 �'Whose stalwart arm might brook to wield A blade like this in battle´field。' She sighed�察�then smiled and took the word�此 �'You see the guardian champion's sword�察 �As light it trembles in his hand As in my grasp a hazel wand�此 �My sire's tall form might grace the part Of Ferragus or Ascabart�察 �But in the absent giant's hold Are women now�察�and menials old。'
XXIX。
The mistress of the mansion came�察 �Mature of age�察�a graceful dame�察 �Whose easy step and stately port Had well become a princely court�察 �To whom�察�though more than kindred knew�察 �Young Ellen gave a mother's due。 Meet welcome to her guest she made�察 �And every courteous rite was paid That hospitality could claim�察 �Though all unasked his birth and name。 Such then the reverence to a guest�察 �That fellest foe might join the feast�察 �And from his deadliest foeman's door Unquestioned turn the banquet o'er At length his rank the stranger names�察 �'The Knight of Snowdoun�察�James Fitz´James�察 �Lord of a barren heritage�察 �Which his brave sires�察�from age to age�察 �By their good swords had held with toil�察 �His sire had fallen in such turmoil�察 �And he�察�God wot�察�was forced to stand Oft for his right with blade in hand。 This morning with Lord Moray's train He chased a stalwart stag in vain�察 �Outstripped his comrades�察�missed the deer�察 �Lost his good steed�察�and wandered here。'
XXX。