One leg of his breeches, striped with red and blue, reached far below his knee, while the other, striped with yellow and green, enclosed the upper part of the limb, like a full muff.

Then how many puffs, slashes and ribbons adorned his doublet! What gay plumes decked the pointed edge of his cap.
Moor gave the faithful fellow a friendly welcome, and expressed his pleasure at meeting him so handsomely equipped.

He held his head higher now, than he used to do under the wagon-tilt and in quarters, and doubtless he had earned a right to do so.
"The fact is," replied Hans Eitelfritz, "I've received double pay for the past nine months, and take a different view of life from that of a poor devil of a man-at-arms who goes fighting through the country.

You know the ditty: "'There is one misery on earth, Well, well for him, who knows it not! With beggar's staff to wander forth, Imploring alms from spot to spot.' "And the last verse: "'And shall we never receive our due?
Will our sore trials never end?
Leader to victory, be true, Come quickly, death, beloved friend.' "I often sang it in those days; but now: What does the world cost?
A thousand zechins is not too much for me to pay for it!" "Have you gained booty, Hans ?" "Better must come; but I'm faring tolerably well.

Nothing but feasting! Three of us came here from Venice through Lombardy, by ship from Genoa to Barcelona, and thence through this barren, stony country here to Madrid." "To take service ?" "No, indeed.