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Chapter 34

           "Whospokeofharminghim?"saidPrinceJohn,withahardenedlaugh;"theknavewillsaynextthatImeantheshouldslayhim!Noaprisonwerebetter;andwhetherinBritainorAustria,whatmattersit?ThingswillbebutastheywerewhenwecommencedourenterpriseItwasfoundedonthehopethatRichardwouldremainacaptiveinGermanyOuruncleRobertlivedanddiedinthecastleofCardiffe."

           "Ay,but,"saidWaldemar,"yoursireHenrysatemorefirminhisseatthanyourGracecan.Isaythebestprisonisthatwhichismadebythesextonnodungeonlikeachurch-vault!Ihavesaidmysay."

           "Prisonortomb,"saidDeBracy,"Iwashmyhandsofthewholematter."

           "Villain!"saidPrinceJohn,"thouwouldstnotbewrayourcounsel?"

           "Counselwasneverbewrayedbyme,"saidDeBracy,haughtily,"normustthenameofvillainbecoupledwithmine!"

           "Peace,SirKnight!"saidWaldemar;"andyou,goodmylord,forgivethescruplesofvaliantDeBracy;ItrustIshallsoonremovethem."

           "Thatpassesyoureloquence,Fitzurse,"repliedtheKnight.

           "Why,goodSirMaurice,"rejoinedthewilypolitician,"startnotasidelikeascaredsteed,without,atleast,consideringtheobjectofyourterror.ThisRichardbutadaysince,anditwouldhavebeenthydearestwishtohavemethimhandtohandintheranksofbattleahundredtimesIhaveheardtheewishit."

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