1. Life and literary activity of Charles Kingsley. Historical fiction genre in Literature

Chapter 3. Of Two Gentlemen of Wales, and How they Hunted with the Hounds, And Yet Ran with the Deer

Another Leigh character is introduced in this chapter, Cousin Eustace. (Do you think C.S. Lewis might have had him in mind?)
"The penal laws" referred to at the beginning of the chapter were laws against practicing Roman Catholicism. At this time, as the chapter points out, the laws were not enforced to any great extent, unless the person caused other trouble.
Words to look up: ostler, Papist, Jesuit (also Society of Jesus), fetch ("help him out with such a fetch"), tonsure, Reynard. "Cast into the fire to Moloch" is a metaphor for children having been sacrificed to "foreign gods," in this case by being educated (like Eustace) in Catholic seminaries. Bulls and dispensations are church documents and communications.
Copywork: "I have tried to hint to you two opposite sorts of men. The one trying to be good with all his might and main, according to certain approved methods and rules, which he has got by heart; and like a weak oarsman, feeling and fingering his spiritual muscles over all day, to see if they are growing. The other, not even knowing whether he is good or not, but just doing the right thing without thinking about it, as simply as a little child, because the Spirit of God is with him."
Narration and Discussion: What did Amyas mean by "that three-legged fellow?" What are the true identities of Morgan Evans and Evan Morgans, and what are they up to? What else is on Eustace's mind?

Chapter 4. The Two Ways of Being Crost in Love

Words to look up: expedient, reprobate, profligate, malapert, mutch (an item of clothing). "The say" is "the sea." "Crammed up the rubrics" means gave themselves a crash course. "The old man of the seven hills" is the Pope.
Copywork: Amyas longed that he could write such neat verses, and sing them so sweetly. How he would besiege the ear of Rose Salterne with amorous ditties! But still, he could not be everything; and if he had the bone and muscle of the family, it was but fair that Frank should have the brains and voice; and, after all, he was bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh, and it was just the same as if he himself could do all the fine things which Frank could do; for as long as one of the family won honor, what matter which of them it was? Whereon he shouted through the wall, "Good night, old song-thrush; I suppose I need not pay the musicians."
Narration and Discussion: How do Amyas and his brother Frank show their genuine love for each other?