"Brian Jacques - Redwall 06 - Martin The Warrior" - читать интересную книгу автора (Jacques Brian)

Durry popped a candied chestnut into his mouth and spoke round it. "Drinks're
all ready, 'tober ale, elder-

berry wine, strawb'rry cordial an' fizzy dannelion cupтАФ nowt to do in cellar.
Old Nuncle Gabe, he's takin' a nap afore feastin', restin' 'is stummick."

Aubretia and Bultip had been shown round the Abbey. They gaped and
marvelled at the great structure, expressing their admiration for it at
every opportunity. Later they had been shown to their rooms by a Foremole. Now
rested, washed and garbed in warm old green habits, they came down to the
place called Cavern Hole to attend the feast. Aubretia smiled at the gallant
young male mice who flocked about her, each one trying to outdo the other as
they saw to every need of the pretty stranger in their midst.

"Sit here, Miss Aubretia, next to me."

"No, sit here, it's more comfortable. Here's a cushion."
"You must have travelled far. Let me get you some

food."

"Perhaps you'd like to try some elderberry wine. It'll

take the chill of your long journey away, Miss Aubretia." Abbot Saxtus looked
over the top of his spectacles, wagging a paw. "So much help for one
traveller! Aubretia, come and sit here with Bultip and Simeon. Here, I'll push
up a bit so you'll be next to me. Why shouldn't a venerable old Abbot have the
pleasure of a pretty mousemaid's company?"

Aubretia curtsied and smiled. "Why not indeed,

Father Abbot!"

Bultip had a massive appetite. Scarcely had grace been said when he was
munching away, sampling this and that as he allowed old Gabe Quill to fill his
tankard. "Redwall October ale, finest in Mossflower. Try it with some nutbread
an' yellow sage cheese, young 'og."

Aubretia sipped from her beaker and shuddered. "Whoo! Taste's lovely, full of
tiny bubbles too. What is

it?"

Simeon pushed a large confection toward her. "It's called fizzy dandelion cup.
Very nice with snowcream

pudding and damsonsтАФfill your plate. My nose told me today when we met that
you are a healer. Am I right?"