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Rewards and Fairies ‘Henry had made many bishops in England without the ‘That is true. The King’s peace dies with the King. The Pope’s leave. I know not the rights of the matter, but only custom then is that all laws are outlaw, and men do what they Rahere dared jest about it. We waited on the King’s next word. will till the new King is chosen. ‘“I think Rahere is jealous of you,” said he, smiling, to Nigel ‘“I will amend that,” said the King hotly. “I will have it so of Ely. He was one bishop; and William of Exeter, the other— that though King, son, and grandson were all slain in one day, Wal-wist the Saxons called him—laughed long. “Rahere is a still the King’s peace should hold over all England! What is a priest at heart. Shall I make him a bishop, De Aquila?” says man that his mere death must upheave a people? We must the King. have the Law.” ‘“There might be worse,” said our Lord of Pevensey. “Rahere ‘“Truth,” said William of Exeter; but that he would have would never do what Anselm has done.” said to any word of the King. ‘This Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, had gone off rag- ‘The two great barons behind said nothing. This teaching ing to the Pope at Rome, because Henry would make bish- was clean against their stomachs, for when the King’s peace ops without his leave either. I knew not the rights of it, but ends, the great barons go to war and increase their lands. At De Aquila did, and the King laughed. that instant we heard Rahere’s voice returning, in a scurril Saxon ‘“Anselm means no harm. He should have been a monk, not a bishop,” said the King. “I’ll never quarrel with Anselm rhyme against William of Exeter: or his Pope till they quarrel with my England. If we can keep ‘“Well wist Wal-wist where lay his fortune the King’s peace till my son comes to rule, no man will lightly quarrel with our England.” When that he fawned on the King for his crozier,” ‘“Amen,” said De Aquila. “But the King’s peace ends when and amid our laughter he burst in, with one arm round Hugh, the King dies.” and one round the old pilgrim of Netherfield. 190
Rudyard Kipling ‘“Here is your knight, Brother,” said he, “and for the better ‘“Many a stray shot goes too well home,” said Rahere. disport of the company, here is my fool. Hold up, Saxon The old man flinched as at an arrow. “Why do you hurt me Samson, the gates of Gaza are clean carried away!” still?” he said in Saxon. “It was on some bones of some Saints ‘Hugh broke loose, white and sick, and staggered to my that I promised I would give my England to the Great Duke.” side; the old man blinked upon the company. He turns on us all crying, shrilly: “Thanes, he had caught me at ‘We looked at the King, but he smiled. Rouen—a lifetime ago. If I had not promised, I should have ‘“Rahere promised he would show me some sport after sup- lain there all my life. What else could I have done? I have lain in per to cover his morning’s offence,” said he to De Aquila. “So a strait prison all my life none the less. There is no need to this is thy man, Rahere?” throw stones at me. “ He guarded his face with his arms, and ‘“Even so,” said Rahere. “My man he has been, and my pro- shivered. “Now his madness will strike him down,” said Rahere. tection he has taken, ever since I found him under the gallows “Cast out the evil spirit, one of you new bishops.” at Stamford Bridge telling the kites atop of it that he was— ‘Said William of Exeter: “Harold was slain at Santlache fight. Harold of England!” All the world knows it.” ‘There was a great silence upon these last strange words, ‘“I think this man must have forgotten,” said Rahere. “Be and Hugh hid his face on my shoulder, woman-fashion. comforted, Father. Thou wast well slain at Hastings forty ‘“It is most cruel true,” he whispered to me. “The old man years gone, less three months and nine days. Tell the King.” proved it to me at the beat after you left, and again in our hut ‘The man uncovered his face. “I thought they would stone even now. It is Harold, my King!” me,” he said. “I did not know I spoke before a King.” He ‘De Aquila crept forward. He walked about the man and came to his full towering height—no mean man, but frail swallowed. beyond belief. ‘“Bones of the Saints!” said he, staring. ‘The King turned to the tables, and held him out his own 191
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