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Updated: May 16, 2025
Even in the wilds of Scotland she could not rest, knowing that no spot would remain unsearched if it should be discovered that it was Hugo Aungerville and not Josceline who had fled to France. So she and her son had embarked, and, two days before Hugo and Humphrey, they reached Lord De Aldithely.
Almost immediately the boy appeared, and Lady De Aldithely met him with a smile. "I send thee forth to-morrow morn," she said, "and Humphrey will go with thee if thou be still of a mind to go." "I am still of a mind to go, Lady De Aldithely," was the answer. "Thou knowest the danger to thyself," she said. "And 'twere not to save my only son, I could not let thee take such peril.
I will have their castle down over their heads, and no counsels shall longer prevent me from doing it. Without the boy and his mother the father is sure aid to Louis. And where De Aldithely goeth, there goeth victory." "Nay, not alway, my liege," responded a voice. The king started, and turned to see one of his courtiers, more bold than the rest, who had quietly entered the chamber.
And that night, safe out of the forest of Galtus, Lady De Aldithely and her party encamped on the border of Scotland. That night also Robert Sadler, pausing to rest on his return journey to the castle, looked often at the package he carried, and wondered what it contained. That night also the valiant William Lorimer and his men-at-arms rested from their labors well satisfied.
"I had speech later with the bailiff, and he did say that the priest was a Saxon serving-man, and the novice was the young lord, Josceline De Aldithely, escaping to his father." "After them! after them!" cried the innkeeper, furiously. "They be a prize!" In the hurly-burly and din that now arose old Bartlemy slipped out to the stables, got possession of his mule, and rode off unnoticed.
I would ask the young lord Josceline, but, merry as he is, he turneth haughty if one ask what he termeth a meddling question. He would say, 'What hast thou to do with the whereabouts of the postern key? And then he would away to his mother with a tale of me, and the key would be more securely hidden than before." "And Lord De Aldithely still further endangered if he came riding and pursued?"
But put away thy fears. Lord De Launay is, as thou shouldst know, the sworn friend of Lord De Aldithely, and he hath sent us to overtake ye and to carry ye safe to the ship at Dover. So let us on and set a merry pace for these knaves that would follow us. But first, off with that woman's robe, my young lord Josceline."
And now I must tell thee that thou art to take our good Humphrey with thee on thy journey." Hugo started and looked disappointed. But all he said was, "Dost not think him very like an old crone, with his dreams and his omens and his charms?" "I may not criticise Humphrey thus," said Lady De Aldithely, gravely, "because I know his great faithfulness to me and mine.
"I would not that a hair of the young son of De Aldithely should be harmed," he said. "And what I dare not do, that thou must perform." "And what is that?" asked Elfric. "Thou must fray his bow-string so it will not be true, and thou must injure his arrows likewise." "Right willingly will I do so," promised Elfric.
As soon as their arrival was known Hugo was summoned to the presence of the canon; and the handsome, fearless youth, as he entered the room where the canon awaited him, seemed to strike his host with surprise. "Thou the nephew of Roger Aungerville!" he exclaimed, when they were alone. "Thou shouldst be a De Aldithely." "I am Hugo Aungerville," answered the boy.
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