theywerehisnearneighbours，withwhomhehadbeenengagedduringhiswholelifeinprivateorpublicwarfare，andonwhomhehadinflictedmanycalamities，whilehehadsustainedattheirhandsnotafew。HisloveanddevotiontotheKingwaslikethevividaffectionoftheoldEnglishmastifftohismaster，leavinghimchurlishandinaccessibletoallothers，eventowardsthosetowhomhewasindifferent，androughanddangeroustoanyagainstwhomheentertainedaprejudice。DeVauxhadneverobserved，withoutjealousyanddispleasure，hisKingexhibitanymarkofcourtesyorfavourtothewicked，deceitful，andferociousrace，bornontheothersideofariver，oranimaginarylinedrawnthroughwasteandwilderness，andheevendoubtedthesuccessofaCrusadeinwhichtheyweresufferedtobeararms，holdingtheminhissecretsoullittlebetterthantheSaracenswhomhecametocombat。Itmaybeadded，that，asbeinghimselfabluntanddownrightEnglishman，unaccustomedtoconcealtheslightestmovementeitherofloveorofdislike，heaccountedthefair-spokencourtesy，whichtheScotshadlearned，eitherfromimitationoftheirfrequentallies，theFrench，orwhichmighthavearisenfromtheirownproudandreservedcharacter，asafalseandastuciousmarkofthemostdangerousdesignsagainsttheirneighbours，overwhomhebelieved，withgenuineEnglishconfidence，theycould，byfairmanhood，neverobtainanyadvantage。
Yet，thoughDeVauxentertainedthesesentimentsconcerninghisnorthernneighbours，andextendedthem，withlittlemitigation，eventosuchashadassumedtheCross，hisrespectfortheKing，andasenseofthedutyimposedbyhisvowasaCrusader，preventedhimfromdisplayingthemotherwisethanbyregularlyshunningallintercoursewithhisScottishbrethren-at-arms，asfaraspossible，-byobservingasullentaciturnity，whencompelledtomeetthemoccasionally，-andbylookingscornfullyuponthemwhentheyencounteredonthemarchandincamp。TheScottishbaronsandknightswerenotmentobearhisscornunobservedorunrepliedto；anditcametothatpass，thathewasregardedasthedeterminedandactiveenemyofanation，whom，afterall，heonlydisliked，andinsomesortdespised。Nay，itwasremarkedbycloseobservers，that，ifhehadnottowardsthemthecharityofScripture，whichsufferethlong，andjudgeskindly，hewasbynomeansdeficientinthesubordinateandlimitedvirtue，whichalleviatesandrelievesthewantsofothers。ThewealthofThomasofGilslandprocuredsuppliesofprovisionsandmedicines，andsomeoftheseusuallyflowedbysecretchannelsintothequartersoftheScottish；hissurlybenevolenceproceedingontheprinciple，that，nexttoaman’sfriend，hisfoewasofmostimportancetohim，passingoveralltheintermediaterelations，astooindifferenttomeritevenathought。Thisexplanationisnecessary，inorderthatthereadermayfullyunderstandwhatwearenowtodetail。
ThomasdeVauxhadnotmademanystepsbeyondtheentranceoftheroyalpavilion，whenhewasawareofwhatthefarmoreacuteearoftheEnglishmonarch，nomeanproficientintheartofminstrelsy，hadinstantlydiscovered，thatthemusicalstrains，namely，whichhadreachedtheirears，wereproducedbythepipes，shalms，andkettle-drumsoftheSaracens；and，atthebottomofanavenueoftents，whichformedabroadaccesstothepavilionofRichard，hecouldseeacrowdofidlesoldiersassembledaroundthespotfromwhichthemusicwasheard，almostinthecentreofthecamp；andhesaw，withgreatsurprise，mingledamidthehelmetsofvariousformswornbytheCrusadersofdifferentnations，whiteturbansandlongpikes，announcingthepresenceofarmedSaracens，andthehugedeformedheadsofseveralcamelsordromedariesoverlookingthemultitudebyaidoftheirlongdisproportionednecks。
Wonderinganddispleasedatasightsounexpectedandsingular，-foritwascustomarytoleaveallflagsoftruceandothercommunicationsfromtheenemyatanappointedplacewithoutthebarriers，-thebaronlookedeagerlyroundforsomeoneofwhomhemightinquirethecauseofthisalarmingnovelty。
Thefirstpersonwhomhemetadvancingtohim，hesetdownatonce，byhisgraveandhaughtystep，asaSpaniardoraScot；