第38部分(第5/7 頁)

y　adapted　to　one　another；　and　playedwith　no　great　skill；　but　yet　attaining　the　great　object　for　which　theharmony　of　drum　and　clarion　addresses　itself　to　the　multitude…　thatof　imparting　a　higher　and　more　heroic　air　to　the　scene　of　life　thatpasses　before　the　eye。　Little　Pearl　at　first　clapped　her　hands；　butthen　lost；　for　an　instant；　the　restless　agitation　that　had　kept　her　ina　continual　effervescence　throughout　the　morning；　she　gazedsilently；　and　seemed　to　be　borne　upward；　like　a　floating　sea…bird；on　the　long　heaves　and　swells　of　sound。　But　she　was　brought　back　toher　former　mood　by　the　shimmer　of　the　sunshine　on　the　weapons　andbright　armour　of　the　military　pany；　which　followed　after　the　music；and　formed　the　honorary　escort　of　the　procession。　This　body　ofsoldiery…　which　still　sustains　a　corporate　existence；　and　marches　downfrom　past　ages　with　an　ancient　and　honourable　fame…　was　posed　of　nomercenary　materials。　Its　ranks　were　filled　with　gentlemen；　who　feltthe　stirrings　of　martial　impulse；　and　sought　to　establish　a　kind　ofCollege　of　Arms；　where；　as　in　an　association　of　Knights　Templars；　theymight　learn　the　science；　and；　so　far　as　peaceful　exercise　wouldteach　them；　the　practices　of　war。　The　high　estimation　then　placed　uponthe　military　character　might　be　seen　in　the　lofty　port　of　eachindividual　member　of　the　pany。　Some　of　them；　indeed；　by　theirservices　in　the　Low　Countries　and　on　other　fields　of　European　warfare；had　fairly　won　their　title　to　assume　the　name　and　pomp　of　soldiership。The　entire　array；　moreover；　clad　in　burnished　steel；　and　withplumage　nodding　over　their　bright　morions；　had　a　brilliancy　ofeffect　which　no　modern　display　can　aspire　to　equal。 And　yet　the　men　of　civil　eminence；　who　came　immediately　behind　themilitary　escort；　were　better　worth　a　thoughtful　observer's