There where I see a noble benefactor, or a brave and wise leader, shall I think my sword and heart may best proffer allegiance." "Wisely said," returned Alwyn, with a slight but half sarcastic smile; "I asked thee the question because--draw closer--there are wise men in our city who think the ties between Warwick and the king less strong than a ship's cable; and if thou attachest thyself to Warwick, he will be better pleased, it may be, with talk of devotion to himself than professions of exclusive loyalty to King Edward.

He who has little silver in his pouch must have the more silk on his tongue.

A word to a Westmoreland or a Yorkshire man is as good as a sermon to men not born so far north.

One word more, and I have done.

Thou art kind and affable and gentle, my dear foster-brother, but it will not do for thee to be seen again with the goldsmith's headman.