Ere another sun is set some blow shall have been struck which shall set the crown of England upon some one head more firmly than ever it has been set before.

God grant the cause of right may triumph! But whichever way the conflict goes, I pray that this distracted land may find peace and rest, and that I may be either a victor in the strife, or may find a soldier's grave.

Paul, will you give me your promise, trusty comrade, that ere I fall alive into the hand of the foe, you will bury your knightly sword in my heart yourself?
It were the part of a true brother to save me from the fate of my patient father.

He has borne dethronement and captivity; but methinks I should pine and die, and I would far rather--" He gave Paul an expressive glance; but the young knight answered gravely and steadfastly: "My liege, ask me not that beyond my power to grant.

We may not without sin raise our hands against the Lord's anointed, and I may not do the thing you ask.