[The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Maurice Hewlett]@TWC D-Link bookThe Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay CHAPTER II 10/22
What turned the young king to riot and death, and Geoffrey to rapine and death? What else will turn John Sansterre to treachery and death, or our tall Richard to violence and death? Nothing else, nothing else.
But before he dies you shall see him glorious--' 'He is glorious already,' said Jehane, wiping her eyes. 'Keep him so, then,' said the abbot testily, who did not love to have his periods truncated. 'If I go back to Saint-Pol,' said Jehane, 'I shall fall in with Gilles de Gurdun, who has sworn to have me.' 'Well,' replied the abbot, 'why should he not? Does he receive the assurance of your brother the Count ?' Jehane shook her head.
'No, no.
My brother wished me to be my lord Richard's.
But Gilles needs no assurance.
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