. Il piccolo duca: Richard l'impavido . lui, mentre correva in avanti fiorendo una mano di bowin, e gridando fuori, lo ho colpito, lo ho colpito !Dame Astrida, senti? È uno stag di rami, e lo ho colpito nel collo. Voi! Mio Signore Richard! lo avete ucciso? OH, no, l'ho colpito solo. Fu Osmondsshaft che lo prese negli occhi, e – guarda tu, FRU Astrida, venne così attraverso il bosco, Andi si fermò qui, potrebbe essere, sotto il grande olmo con l'arco così -e Richard stava ricominciando a riprendere l'intera scena della caccia al cervo, ma FRU; Cioè, Lady Astrida, era brava ad ascoltare, e si ruppe
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. The little duke: Richard the fearless . him, as he ran forward flourishing a bowin his hand, and crying out, I hit him, I hit him !Dame Astrida, do you hear? Tis a stag of tenbranches, and I hit him in the neck. You ! my Lord Richard ! you killed him ? Oh, no, I only struck him. It was Osmondsshaft that took him in the eye, and—Look you, Fru Astrida, he came thus through the wood, andI stood here, it might be, under the great elm withmy bow thus -And Richard was beginning toact over again the whole scene of the deer-hunt, but Fru; that is to say, Lady Astrida, was toobusy to listen, and broke in with, Have theybrought home the haunch ? Yes, Walter is bringing it. I had a long arrow— A stout forester was at this instant seen bring-ing in the venison, and Dame Astrida hastened tomeet it, and gave directions, little Richard follow-ing her all the way, and talking as eagerly as if shewas attending to him, showing how he shot, howOsmond shot, how the deer bounded, and how itfell, and then counting the branches of its antlers, . KICHARL- WITH DAME ASTRIDA. I THE LITTLE DUKE 5 always ending with, This is something to tell myfather. Do you think he will come soon ? In the meantime two men entered the hall, oneabout fifty, the other, one or two-and-twenty, bothin hunting dresses of plain leather, crossed bybroad embroidered belts, supporting a knife, anda bugle-horn. The elder was broad-shouldered, sun-burnt, ruddy, and rather stern-looking ; theyounger, who was also the taller, wras slightlymade, and very active, with a bright keen greyeye, and merry smile. These were Dame Astridasson, Sir Eric de Centeville, and her grandson, Osmond ; and to their care Duke William ofNormandy had committed his only child, Richard, to be fostered, or brought up.1 It was always the custom among the Northmen, that young princes should thus be put under thecare of some trusty vassal, instead of being broughtup at home, and one reason why the Centevilleshad been chosen by Duke William was, that
