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Chapter 34

           "Theworstnewsisnotyetsaid,"answeredDeBracy;and,cominguptoPrinceJohn,heutteredinalowandemphatictone"RichardisinEnglandIhaveseenandspokenwithhim."

           PrinceJohnturnedpale,tottered,andcaughtatthebackofanoakenbenchtosupporthimselfmuchliketoamanwhoreceivesanarrowinhisbosom.

           "Thouravest,DeBracy,"saidFitzurse,"itcannotbe."

           "Itisastrueastruthitself,"saidDeBracy;"Iwashisprisoner,andspokewithhim."

           "WithRichardPlantagenet,sayestthou?"continuedFitzurse.

           "WithRichardPlantagenet,"repliedDeBracy,"withRichardCoeur-de-LionwithRichardofEngland."

           "Andthouwerthisprisoner?"saidWaldemar;"heisthenattheheadofapower?"

           "Noonlyafewoutlawedyeomenwerearoundhim,andtothesehispersonisunknown.Iheardhimsayhewasabouttodepartfromthem.HejoinedthemonlytoassistatthestormingofTorquilstone."

           "Ay,"saidFitzurse,"suchisindeedthefashionofRichardatrueknight-erranthe,andwillwanderinwildadventure,trustingtheprowessofhissinglearm,likeanySirGuyorSirBevis,whiletheweightyaffairsofhiskingdomslumber,andhisownsafetyisendangered.WhatdostthouproposetodoDeBracy?"

           "I?IofferedRichardtheserviceofmyFreeLances,andherefusedthemIwillleadthemtoHull,seizeonshipping,andembarkforFlanders;thankstothebustlingtimes,amanofactionwillalwaysfindemployment.

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