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I awoke late next one and others in their place; but garments these whose like I had never seen For here were purple breeches be-laced and ribbanded at the knee and buttoning there with great gold buttons (six a side), and each set with a great pearl; a fine caold-braided lappets, the sleeves slashed and very wide and turned up at the wrists with point-lace, and this wondrous garoodly pearls; so that I judged this coat to be a very fortune in itself Besides this I found a great lace collar or falling band, a pair of silk stockings, shoes with gold buckles set with dia feather fastened by a diamond brooch; whiles hard by was an euards and quillons of wrought gold, its poauds and fopperies, I vowed I'd none of the and hallooing for arments instead They were of a fashion such as I reazed on theone so long half-naked and in rags) ot and dressed forthwith, and found this a matter of no sarments and their numberless points and buttons Howbeit 'twas done at last, and now, coed stool preparing breakfast Beholding uishly, and sank down in a slow and gracious curtsey

"Good morrow to your lordship," says she "Your lordship called, I think, but I could not answer your lordship's shouts since I was busied preparing your lordship's breakfast"

Now beholding all the sweet and roguish witchery of her, the sun so bright and the world about us so joyous, what could I do but sreat hat, make her as deep and profound a reverence as ever was seen at Whitehall or Versailles

"Madame," quoth I, "your ladyship's most humble and very obedient servant I trust your ladyship hath breakfast ready, for of a truth hty sharp set"

"O Martin," cries she, clapping her hands, "I voas allant! It needeth but for you to trim your hair and beard--no, I think I will have you clean-shaven, 'twill o! Yes, you shall shave--"