It is our boast and our honour to serve these
damsels. And could my report add one ray to their lustre, I would tell
you, that they are fair as the peep of the morning, and more fragrant
than beds of violets and roses. It is their command, that humanity
should be extended by all around them, not only to man, but to the
humblest and weakest animals. Though you have entered their residence by
mistake, we shall but fulfil the service they expect in furnishing you
with every assistance and every accommodation in our power. If you are
hungry, come in and partake of the liberal plenty the castle affords. If
you thirst, we will cheerfully offer you the capacious goblet and the
richest wines. If you are fatigued with the travel of the day, or have
wandered from your path and are benighted in your journey, enter their
mansion. The accommodations are large, and they are all free for the use
of the poor, the necessitous, the unfortunate and the miserable."
Edwin listened with astonishment to the narration. He was not used to
the address of falshood; and strongly warned as he had previously been
of the iniquity of the train, the ingenuousness of his mind induced him
at first without reflection to yield an easy credit to the story that
was told him.
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