I shall leave him here with his mother when we march forward, and bid her, if ill befalls me, cross again to France, and then to keep Gervaise with her until she can bring herself to part with him.
She has her jewels and a considerable sum of money which I accepted from the man who has been enjoying my estates for the last five years, in lieu of the monies that he had received during that time.

Therefore, she will not lack means for some years to come.

Besides, Queen Margaret has a real affection for her, and will, doubtless, be glad to have her with her again in exile." "When I am old enough," Gervaise said, suddenly looking up from a missal of the Grand Prior's which he had been examining, "I will chop off the head of the Duke of York, and bring mother back to England." "You will be a valiant champion no doubt, my boy," the prior said, laughing.

"But that is just what your father does not want.

Chop off the heads of as many infidels as you will, but leave Englishmen alone, be they dukes or commoners.