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'This to my face! Beshrew thee for a knave! replied Sir Wulfric. But the appeal seemed to have gone home. 'Yet thou sayest sooth, he added thoughtfully. 'Go where thou wilt, he added nobly, 'thou art free. Wulfric de Talbot warreth not with babes, and Jakin here shall bear thee company. 'All right, said Robert wildly. 'Jakin will enjoy himself, I think. Come on, Jakin.
"And thou deemest that it is the spells of the enchanter whom thou hast angered that have lent strength to the besieging party," said the gallant leader; "but know thou that Wulfric de Talbot needs no enchanter's aid to lead his followers to victory." "No, I'm sure you don't," said Robert, with hasty courtesy; "of course not you wouldn't, you know.
Then, if you will, you shall leave us and make your way homeward, there to give messages to my father and yours, and to look for my coming to Reedham shortly. There will I winter with you, and we will sail to Jutland in the spring." Then he looked long at me, and put his arm round my shoulder. "Truly I shall miss you, Wulfric, my brother, yet it is but for a short time."
Take this gold, I pray you, Wulfric, and lay it on the tomb where his bones are, in token that he has conquered and let me fight my shame alone till I die." Wondering, I took the bracelet, pitying the man again, yet fearing what he might say and do next, for I thought that maybe he would slay himself, so hopeless looked he.
But the former met the French in force near Stafford, and came back much faster than they went. And the latter stumbled on Gilbert of Ghent, riding out of Lincoln to Sleaford, and had to flee into the fens, and came back much slower than they went. At last news came. For into Bourne stalked Wulfric the Heron, with axe and bow, and leaping-pole on shoulder, and an evil tale he brought.
"Now am I, with good Ingild your other godfather, in Elfric's place toward you," he said; "think of me never as a king, but as a father, Wulfric, my son." And he bade me take my place as Thane of Reedham, confirming me in all rights that had been my father's.
"Plain speaking, in good sooth," he said, laughing a little, "but what I expected from Wulfric of Reedham. However, I am ruler in East Anglia by that right you speak of, and I have a mind to be as fair in it as I may. Now, I think you can help me." This honest saying warmed my heart to him somewhat, and weary enough of his lawman's work this warrior looked.
"He said, paying no heed to me, 'Now, Wulfric you will hate me forever more, nor do I think that Lodbrok my father would be pleased with this; after which he spoke words so low that I caught but one here and there, but they were somewhat of the lady Osritha, our mistress. After that he said to me, 'Leave him horse and arms and unbind him, and then turned away.
"Wouldn't it have been degrading for Sir Wulfric de Talbot," said Jane dreamily, "if he could have known that half the besieged garrison wore pinafores?" "And the other half knickerbockers. Yes frightfully. Do stand still you're only tightening the knot," said Anthea. "Look here," said Cyril. "I've got an idea." "Does it hurt much?" said Robert sympathetically. "Don't be a jackanape!
"He says he must pray for king and land day and night now till this terror is overpast." "I will go to him he must fly," I said. "Aye, pray him to do so, Wulfric; he will listen to you," said the old man earnestly. "Have all things ready," I said. "See there is little time." "What of the king, master?" asked he, looking at the fires with a white face as he once more opened the gate.
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