He will sleep on some rushes in my room, tonight.

He hates the thought of returning to the monastery, and has begged me, most earnestly, to ask Percy to continue him in his employment." As soon as Oswald had donned his ordinary attire, he went to Lord Percy's quarters.
"You are back sooner than I had expected, Oswald," Hotspur said, as he entered.

"Nothing has gone wrong, I hope ?" "Nothing, my lord, but I was forced to leave Dunbar, after but three days' stay there; for the earl was so fearful that I might be detected, on my way back, that he would have retained me with him until the time for action came; sending down another messenger, by sea, to you.

As your orders were to return with all speed, I gave him the slip, and made my way back as quickly as possible." "And March ?" "I think that the earl is in earnest in his professions, my lord; and that you can rely upon him for such aid as he can render.

But, from what I heard in Edinburgh--" "In Edinburgh!" Hotspur said, in surprise; "what took you there ?" "I will tell you, my lord; but the point is that men said openly, there, that there was a report that he would be attainted, and deprived of his land, for treasonable words spoken by him to the king, the Duke of Albany, and the Duke of Rothesay.