quered it, as well as the caftle of Trigalet on the river before us, and which belongs to the îord de la Barde ?' I confidered a little, and replied 5 ' I believe I have not mentioned it, nor have I ever been-informed of fuch an event. I * therefore pray you relate the bufmefs, to which I fhall atten-tively liften ; but tell me, left I forget it„ what is become of the river Garonne? for I can no longer* fee it. € You fay truly,' anfwered the knight : ,c it lofes itself between thefe two moun-tains. It rifes from a fpring three leagues ofl^ on the road to Catalonia, below a caftle called St. .Mart, the laft caftle of France on the fron-tiers of Arragon. The governor of it and the furrounding country at this time is a fquire named Ernauton, who is called the Baftard of Spain, and coufin-german to fit Roger d'Efpaign. The* moment you fee him you will fay, he fat formed for a downright man at arms. This baftard of Spain has done more mifchief to the garrifon of Lourde than all ' the knights and fquires of this country together, and I must fey, the count de Foix loves him well, for he is his brother in arms. I will not fay more ef him, for, at the enfuing Chriftmas, you will fee him yourfelf ' at the hôtel of the count ; but I will tell you what the duke of Anjou did when he was in this cotintry.' CHAP. 14«