into or deposited in some dry well, until after more consideration it is settled what is to be done with them; excepting always one Bernardo del Carpio that is going about, and another called Roncesvalles ; for these, if they come into my hands, shall pass at once into those of the housekeeper, and from hers into the fire without any reprieve.”
To all this the barber gave his assent, and looked upon it as right and proper, being persuaded that the curate was so staunch to the Faith and loyal to the Truth that he would not for the world say anything opposed to them. Opening another book he saw it was Palmerín de Oliva , and beside it was another called Palmerín of England , seeing which the licentiate said, “Let the Olive be made firewood of at once and burned until no ashes even are left; and let that Palm of England be kept and preserved as a thing that stands alone, and let such another case be made for it as that which Alexander found among the spoils of Darius and set aside for the safe keeping of the works of the poet Homer. This book, gossip, is of