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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: clean shaven, but from his chin a flowing beard of iron- gray
hung nearly to his waist. He was clad in a riding-gown of black
velvet that hung a little lower than the knee, trimmed with otter
fur and embroidered with silver goshawks--the crest of the family
of Beaumont.
A light shirt of link mail showed beneath the gown as he walked,
and a pair of soft undressed leather riding-boots were laced as
high as the knee, protecting his scarlet hose from mud and dirt.
Over his shoulders he wore a collar of enamelled gold, from which
hung a magnificent jewelled pendant, and upon his fist he carried
a beautiful Iceland falcon.
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