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She had an idea that the title of "Yea-and-Nay" was rather suitable for him, more suitable than "Lion Hearted." "Please tell me the ghost story about the chapel," she begged, changing the subject adroitly. "All right, if you won't tell mother I told it.
Eternally his lover and bride! Pity, if you can, this lonely heart, this king in chains, this hot Angevin, son of Henry, son of Geoffrey, son of Fulke, this Yea-and-Nay. He who dared not look upon the city, lest, seeing, he should risk all to take it, had now looked upon the bride unaware, and could not touch her.
'Sire, he said, 'there is a new strife between the Count of Poictou, "Yea-and-Nay," and the French King on this account: the Count repudiates Madame Alois. 'Now, why does he do that, Bertran? cried King Sancho, opening his eyes wide. 'Sire, it is because he pretends that his father, the old King, has done him dishonour. Says the Count, Madame Alois might be my stepmother, never my wife.
"They call me Yea-and-Nay, dear girl," he said, "and thou hast learned it of them. But I warn thee, Jehane, ma mie, I am in a mood of Yea this night. Therefore deny me not." "Lord, I shall never deny thee," says Jehane, red as a rose. And reason enough! I remembered the words; for while she said them, it is certain she was praying how best she might make herself a liar, like Saint Peter.
Jehane of the Fair Girdle, the beloved of Richard Coeur de Lion, Richard Yea-and-Nay. Her eyes were gray green while yours are of the most wonderful blue, but there is something about your height and slenderness, your poise, the set of your head, the glory of your hair that suggests her. If Mother gives the fancy dress ball that she is threatening, please go as Jehane.
'I beg that you will not, she said, stiffening herself. So Bertran grinned his rage. But he had one thing to say. 'This much I will tell you, Princess. The name I give him is Yea-and-Nay: beware of it. He is ever of two minds: hot head and cold heart, flaming heart and chilled head. He will be for God and the enemy of God; will expect heaven and tamper with hell.
If you ask an Englishman what he thinks of Richard Yea-and-Nay, he will tell you: That was a king without pity or fear or love, considering neither God, nor the enemy of God, nor unhappy men. If the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, the love of Him is the end of it. How could King Richard love God, who did not fear enough; or we, who feared too much?
This, then, was Richard Yea-and-Nay, whom all women loved, and very few men. These require to be trusted before they love; and full trust Richard gave to no man, because he could not believe him worth it. Women are more generous givers, expecting not again.
The other urged and entreated him, but still he refused, and finally said, “The Bible says that we should let our words be yea, yea, and nay, nay; and my words are so.” “Yes,” quickly retorted the other, “when you are asked to make a promise, they are yea, yea; but when you are asked to fulfil it, they are nay, nay.” This is one brand of yea-and-nay Christians, but not the kind in whom God delights or man trusts.
God willing, Saint Maclou assisting, he might live to call Jehane 'My Lady Queen. He shut his ears to report; there were those who called Richard a rake, and others who called him 'Yea-and-Nay'; that was Bertran de Born's name for him, and all Paris knew it. He shut his eyes to Richard's galling unconcern with himself and his dignity. Dignity of Saint-Pol! He would wait for his dignity.
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