It was written in English, and brief: "I cannot speak with you.

God be with you both, my brothers, God and the spirit of my father.

Strike home, Wulf, strike home, Godwin, and fear not for me who will guard myself.

Conquer or die, and in life or death, await me.

To-morrow, in the flesh, or in the spirit, we will talk--Rosamund." Godwin handed the paper to Wulf, and, as he did so, saw that the guards had caught its bearer, a withered, grey-haired woman.