The only fear is lest thou shouldst take a fever or somewhat of that sort, so that they say thou must not ride forth a few miles with our father when he fares forth to Windsor at the dawning of the next morrow after tomorrow's dawn." "No fear of that," answered Edred boldly.

"I am not wont to trouble a sickbed.

I have had knocks and blows as hard as this before.

Art sure thou hast enough of the linen and the strapping to serve the purpose?
And dost think thou canst apply it rightly?
It will be thy hands, not mine, that must do all that.

I shall be far away when the moment comes.