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HenryIV。_PartI。_
TheMarquisofMontserrat，andtheGrandMasteroftheKnightsTemplars，stoodtogetherinthefrontoftheroyalpavilion，withinwhichthissingularscenehadpassed，andbeheldastrongguardofbillsandbowsdrawnouttoformacirclearoundit，andkeepatdistanceallwhichmightdisturbthesleepingmonarch。Thesoldiersworethedowncast，silent，andsullenlooks，withwhichtheytrailtheirarmsatafuneral，andsteppedwithsuchcautionthatyoucouldnothearabucklerring，oraswordclatter，thoughsomanymeninarmourweremovingaroundthetent。Theyloweredtheirweaponsindeepreverence，asthedignitariespassedthroughtheirfiles，butwiththesameprofoundsilence。
Thereisachangeofcheeramongtheseislanddogs，’’saidtheGrandMastertoConrade，whentheyhadpassedRichard’sguards。Whathoarsetumultandrevelusedtobebeforethispavilion！noughtbutpitchingthebar，hurlingtheball，wrestling，roaringofsongs，clatteringofwine-pots，andquaffingofflagons，amongtheseburlyyeomen，asiftheywereholdingsomecountrywake，withaMaypoleinthemidstofthem，insteadofaroyalstandard。’’
Mastiffsareafaithfulrace，’’saidConrade；andtheKingtheirmasterhaswontheirlovebybeingreadytowrestle，brawl，orrevelamongsttheforemostofthemwheneverthehumourseizedhim。’’