I see thou hast
made him clerkly, quick-witted, and yet a good knight. Ah! thou
didst tell me oft that our lonely pride was not high nor worthy fame.
Stine, how didst do it?"
"I did it not, dear husband; God did it for me. He gave the boys the
loving, true tempers that worked out the rest! He shielded them and
me in our days of peril."
"Yes, father," added Ebbo, "Providence guarded us; but, above all,
our chief blessing has been the mother who has made one of us a holy
saint, and taught the other to seek after him! Father, I am glad you
see how great has been the work of the Dove you brought to the
Eagle's Nest."
CHAPTER XXV: THE STAR AND THE SPARK
The year 1531 has begun, and Schloss Adlerstein remains in its
strength on the mountain side, but with a look of cultivation on its
environs such as would have amazed Kunigunde. Vines run up trellises
against the rocks; pot-herbs and flowers nestle in the nooks;
outbuildings cluster round it; and even the grim old keep has a range
of buildings connected with it, as if the household had entirely
outgrown the capacities of the square tower.
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