The Story of Don John of Austria

m very soon after D. Philip left, and four days later Charles Prevost c

the morning, they set out by the main road to Toro, and after half an hour's journey they could descry standing agains

ome to the end of his journey; and that in that castle he would find a great lady who was very good, and who would be a mother to him, and, as such, he was to obey, love and respect her, and profit by the lessons that would be given him, and give a good ac

, as they got nearer to the castle, the child grew more and more uncomfortable and shy, took him again on his knees a

tice the massive towers, the strong turreted walls with loopholes for artillery, and the flag which waved from the tower of homage, announcing to travellers,

gentle slope up to it which served as an entrance. Prevost's little Flemish cart went in by this way and entered into a big square courtyard,

ower one, with slender columns, the top one shut in by a balustrade of stone. There was a big well in the middle of the court, with a great chain and two copper buckets, and the rest of the space was covered with little paths and box bushes, except at the foot of the cloisters, where it was paved. From this lower cloister there was a wide staircase of white stone which Jeromín mounted trembling

im. The boy, hardly knowing what he was doing, only remembering that Prevost had told him to greet the lady with great respect

gainst his, covering it with tears, and that a choked voice said to the friar these historical words

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