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She had found refuge many many hours of that eventful day, but especially since Redwald had borne the news of the imminent battle. At length the long suspense was ended. Redwald was seen riding at full speed towards the castle, followed by the long-expected messenger. "Victory! victory!" he cried; "the rebels are defeated; the king shall enjoy his own." "But Elfric, my son! my son!"
Others think this "Wulfsinus" was the Bishop of Sherborne of that name. Elfric became eventually Archbishop of Canterbury, A.D. 995-1005, dying at an advanced age. No other English name before the Conquest is so famous in literature. iii Services of the Church. "It concerns mass priests, and all God's servants, to keep their churches employed with God's service.
She was still expecting the arrival of Elfric, for Redwald had not communicated the news he had received, and she did not even know that King Edwy had been defeated; so absorbed was she in her grief, that she did not note the thousand little circumstances which might have told her as much.
"Elfric, I am your cousin, and the deadly foe of you and yours!" "Then my poor father; but if you must find a victim seek it in me; spare him! oh, spare him!" Redwald smiled; but such a smile. "At least let me see him now, and obtain his forgiveness. Redwald, he is my father; you were faithful to your father; let me atone for my unfaithfulness to mine."
Opposite, at the distance of less than a mile, the reflection of the camp fires, now low, revealed the presence of the enemy; before him the mist slowly arose in white thin smoke-like wreaths, from the grass whereon many should soon sleep their last sleep, now in unconsciousness of their fate. "I wonder where I shall lie?" thought Elfric, as if it were certain he would fall.
Now I took hasty leave of Elfric and the athelings, and sad was I at parting with them. But I told Eadward that Egil was worthy of his charge, and a generous foe. "You will not blame me that this matter has failed even at the last, my prince," I said. "Not I, Redwald, good friend; you and I will laugh over it at some time hereafter," the atheling said. I shook my head.
"Yes, you may come too;" and they left the house. Elfric heard them approach, and sat up in his bed, Father Cuthbert supporting him with his arm; while another visitor, Edgar himself, stood at the head of the bed, but retired to give place to the mother, as if he felt no stranger could then intrude, when the widow clasped her prodigal to her loving breast.
As soon as the last sound of his steps had ceased, Edwy turned sharply to Elfric "Why did you not say yes at once? Surely you have a tongue?" "It has never learnt to lie." "Pooh! What is the harm of such a white lie as that would have been?
Then will we ask the bishop on the morrow what you had better do." Then they were eager to go with him, and I bade them farewell, bowing, and they turned away. They might say nothing, according to their rule, Elfric told me, save in need. Neither did Uldra speak, though no vow of silence was on her, but she went with them for a little way.
And in these plannings Elfric the abbot was ever ready to help him, and the more, as I think, that to hear of their thoughts of return to England, and of happier times, would cheer our king. For Elfric would never allow but that we were here for a short while only, saying that England would yet rise up refreshed, and sweep the Danes into the sea, from whence they came.
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