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"But half an hour since," said De Vaux, with a groan, implying a
mixture of sorrow and vexation, "and I had said as much for
thee!"
"There is treason around you, King of England," continued Sir
Kenneth.
"It may well be as thou sayest," replied Richard; "I have a
pregnant example."
"Treason that will injure thee more deeply than the loss of a
hundred banners in a pitched field. The--the--" Sir Kenneth
hesitated, and at length continued, in a lower tone, "The Lady
Edith--"
"Ha!" said the King, drawing himself suddenly into a state of
haughty attention, and fixing his eye firmly on the supposed
criminal; "what of her? what of her? What has she to do with
this matter?"
"My lord," said the Scot, "there is a scheme on foot to disgrace
your royal lineage, by bestowing the hand of the Lady Edith on
the Saracen Soldan, and thereby to purchase a peace most
dishonourable to Christendom, by an alliance most shameful to
England."
This communication had precisely the contrary effect from that
which Sir Kenneth expected.


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