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"Most delightful people, whom Mrs. Duncombe met on the Righi. He is a Cambridge professor." "Taillebois I don't remember the name," said Cecil, "and we know a great many Cambridge men. We went to a Commencement there." "Oh, not Cambridge on the Cam! the American Cambridge," said Mrs. Duncombe. "He is a quiet, inoffensive man, great on political economy; but his wife is the character.
"The valiant and honorable and illustrious knight, Ivo Taillebois, Lord of Holland and Kesteven, weds Lucia, sister of the late earls Edwin and Morcar, now with the queen; and with, her, her manors. You will prepare the papers. "I am yours to death," said Ivo. "To do you justice, I think thou wert that already. Stay here Sir Priest do you know any man who knows this Torfrida?"
"If, Sire, the powers above would have helped us, we should have been happy enough to But if they would not, it is not our fault if we try below," said Ivo Taillebois. William laughed. "It is well to have two strings to one's bow, sir. Forward, men! forward!" shouted he, riding out to the bridge-end, under the tower. "Forward!" shouted Ivo Taillebois. "Forward!" shouted the hideous hag overhead.
This Ingulf of Fontenelle, the new abbot who has come thither since old Ulfketyl was sent to prison, is a loyal man, and a friend of King William's, and my friend he shall be till he behaves himself as my foe. Let them come up in peace." Taillebois growled and cursed: but the monks came up, and into the hall; and at their head Ingulf himself, to receive whom all men rose, save Taillebois.
Ten years ago he swept this hall of such as you, and hung their heads upon yon gable outside; and were he alive but one five minutes again, this hall would be right cleanly swept again! Give me his body, or bear forever the name of cowards, and Torfrida's curse." And she fixed her terrible eyes first on one, and then on another, calling them by name. "Ivo Taillebois, basest of all "
Then the king turned on his courtiers, glad to ease his own conscience by cursing them. "This is your doing, sirs! If I had not listened to your base counsels, Edwin might have been now my faithful liegeman and my son-in-law; and I had had one more Englishman left in peace, and one less sin upon my soul." "And one less thorn in thy side," quoth Ivo Taillebois. "Who spoke to thee?
A proud man was Ivo Taillebois, as he rode next morning out of Spalding town, with hawk on fist, and hound at heel, and a dozen men-at-arms at his back, who would, on due or undue cause shown, hunt men while he hunted game. Valiant he was, cunning, and skilled in war.
"The Lord Taillebois may know best what manner of man he is since he came into this English air, which changes some folks mightily," with a hardly disguised sneer at Ivo; "but in Flanders he was a very perfect knight, beloved and honored of all men, and especially of your father-in-law, the great marquis." "He is a friend of yours, then?" "No man less.
But it befell that Oger the Breton, he who had Morcar's lands round Bourne, came up to see after his lands, and to visit his friend and fellow-robber, Ivo Taillebois. Ivo thought the hot-headed Breton, who had already insulted Hereward with impunity at Winchester, the fittest man for his purpose; and asked him, over his cups, whether he had settled with that English ruffian about the Docton land?
Thorold, with one hundred and sixty men-at-arms, soon made his appearance, was installed as Abbot, and quickly made friends with his Norman neighbor, Ivo Taillebois.
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