Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER XXII. But so flattering a calm only aggravated the horror of the storm which succeeded. Kenric was speaking of a reverend person who had distinguished himself in Luxieu by his hospitality, his munificence, and his capacity for letters. By those who knew better than any layman could, said Kenric, it was reputed of him that he could only be charged with one public error in all his life, and that was his too great obstinacy in holding out about the time of celebrating Easter. Here he started, for he suddenly heard his father's witte-cup ring. Duke Elfwui, however, rtot'seeming to take any notice of what had been said, Kenric proceeded in his account of the individual of whom he had been speaking, and at the conclusion was asked by the duke what he thought himself of the question to which he had been alluding. Kenric, a little surprised at the query, excused himself from pronouncing any opinion, saying that he had never considered himself qualified to enter on questions of that kind. Thy modesty is apparent, said the duke, but thou art a scholar, Kenric, and this is, in a great measure, a question relating to the mere computation of time. True, replied Kenric, but it also comprehends a point of ecclesiastical discipline, in which a layman must be only an intermeddling judge.The cup rung twice in the hands of Ailred. Well, well, said Elfwin, a little disconcerted, as si scholar and a man of science, thou hast, at least, an opinion on one side or the other. My stock of science, said Kenric, and he paused a moment, for this brought Elim and Muingharidh to his recollection; my stock of science is very small indeed; but the little knowledge I have would incline me to the opinion of the individual of whom we have just been speaking...