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"No," said Sighard savagely; "I have a mind to bid them burn this hall over Offa's head, and meet their end in the turmoil." "Thereby giving occasion to men to say that we wrought treason and were punished rightly, both ourselves and the king," said Selred coolly. "That be far from us, Sighard."
I thought Offa seemed heavy and moody, but in every wise friendly. Tired he was, methought, for it had been a long day. Ethelbert signed to me, Father Selred, and Sighard to follow him, and we went into his apartment, closing the door after us. Out in the council chamber we left three of the Anglian thanes and three Mercian, who would act as guards for the night.
The boards were of hewn oak, and how thick one could not tell. "Fetch Offa the king," said a Mercian; "we had better tell him. No use in gaping here. We can swear that Ethelbert has not passed out of these doors." "No," said Selred quickly; "that were to wake the whole palace. Let us seek further into this. Thanes, if aught has been done amiss to our king, we are all in danger."
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