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"Follow him, men, heron or hawk!" shouted Ivo, galloping his horse up to the ditch, and stopping short at fifteen feet of water. "Shoot, some one! Where are the bows gone?" The heron was gone two hundred yards, running, in spite of his pole, at a wonderful pace, before a bow could be brought to bear.
However, certain French gentlemen in the service of the one who was bent on her destruction especially Ivo d'Allegre interceded for her; and the Pope, after she had spent a year and a half in captivity, allowed her to choose Florence for her asylum. He himself commended her to the Signory in the following letter: UNTO MY BELOVED SONS: Greeting and the Apostolic Blessing.
Now, King William had judged that Hereward and Oger should hold that land between them, as he and Toli had done. But when "two dogs," as Ivo said, "have hold of the same bone, it is hard if they cannot get a snap at each other's noses." Oger agreed to that opinion; and riding into Bourne, made inquisition into the doings at Docton.
Then reining in his charger, he lifted his vizor and spake in voice deep and strong. "O thou that men call Ivo the Duke, look upon this face behold these white hairs, this lined brow! Bethink thee of the innocent done to cruel death by thy will, the fair cities given to ravishment and flame and judge if this be just and sufficient cause for war, and bitter war, betwixt us!"
"My masters," quoth he, "ye have heard my words, how this night I go to take down Black Ivo's great gallows. Come ye with me? Aye or no?" "Aye, lord!" cried the three in one acclaim. "Do ye then stand with me henceforth 'gainst Black Ivo and all his might? Aye or no?" "Aye, lord!" cried they again. Then Beltane smiled and drew his sword and came to them, the great blade gleaming in his hand.
"Verily, lord," said the Reeve, "but we do lack for leaders. Our provost and all our captains Duke Ivo hanged upon his gallows. Beseech thee, then, give to us a leader cunning in war." "That will I," answered Beltane, "on this condition that every able man shall muster under arms each day within the market-square." "It shall be done, my lord."
There was but one of his men got out of Durham to tell the news. And now they have marched on York; and all the chiefs, they say, have joined them, Archill the Thane, and Edwin and Morcar, and Waltheof too, the young traitors." "Blessed Virgin!" cried Ivo, "thou art indeed gracious to thy most unworthy knight!" "What do you mean?" "You will see some day. Now, I will tell you but one word.
Though we maintain our walls a year, or two, or three, yet in the end Belsaye must fall." "And I tell thee, Beltane, were Ivo twice as strong Belsaye should yet withstand him. So gloom not, lad, Belsaye is safe, the sun shineth and behold my arm 'tis well-nigh healed, thanks to to skilful nursing " "Of the Duchess Helen, Benedict?" "Ha so hast found it out at last, lad " "Knew you she was here?"
The two young Siwards, as knowing the country and the folk, pushed forward, and with them Martin Lightfoot, to bring back news. Martin ran back all the way from Holbeach, the very first day, with right good news. There was not a Frenchman in the town. Neither was there, they said, in Spalding. Ivo Taillebois was still away at the wars, and long might he stay.
Hobbs protested indignantly, and beerily, but the constable explained that according to a strict reading of the Act, dogs were not liable to arrest, "and in the oye iv th' law," he said, "monkeys is dogs." Eventually, Ivo Hobbs went away in Constable Dunne's company to take out a summons.
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