Plot
A pseudo-medieval tale in which the Lord of
Mountfidget, hearing of the beauty of the gentle Euphemia, repaired to the Castle
of Grandnostrel to assure himself of the truth of her reputed charms. He drove
before him a herd of beeves and swine that he hoped to exchange for olives and
fruit for which the neighborhood was famous. On the way the herd was attacked
by the rinderpest and, by the command of the Queen,
was slaughtered and buried ten fathoms deep. Arriving empty-handed at the
Castle, the noble Lord was attacked by the guards and wounded in the neck by a
poisoned arrow. From her oriel window the gentle Euphemia saw him fall and,
hastening to him, applied an antidote made by the Sage Alasco that saved his
life.
GEROULD,
WINIFRED GREGORY;
A GUIDE TO TROLLOPE.
© 1948 Princeton University Press,
1976 renewed PUP
Reprinted by permission of
Url: http://www.anthonytrollope.com/
Academic year 2008/2009
© a.r.e.a./Dr.Vicente Forés
López
©Davinia Moreno Arroyo
Universitat de Valčncia
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