The little duke, or, Richard the fearless. By the author of 'The heir of Redclyffe'. |
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Abbot Martin Alberic de Montémar Alberic's Archbishop of Rouen arms Arnulf of Flanders asked Baron de Centeville blessed Brittany called castle cheek child Count Bernard Count of Flanders Count of Harcourt Count of Paris court cried Richard Dame Astrida dark door Duke of Brittany Duke of Normandy Duke William Duke's dukedom Epte Eric de Centeville eyes face Father Lucas Ferrières Franks French Fru Astrida Gerberge guard hair hall hand head hear heard hold horse Jumièges King Laon little boy little Duke little Richard looked Lord Richard Louis men-at-arms mother never night noble Norman Osmond de Centeville pardon Printed by Schenck Queen Rainulf replied rode Rollo's Tower Rouen round safe scarcely Seneschal Senlis shout Sir Eric sleep speak squire stairs stood sword tears tell thou thought vassal voice weary William Longsword window words young Duke
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Page 42 - ... to the poverty and patient suffering which he should have reverenced. William had always been a man who chose the good and refused the evil, but this accident, and the long illness that followed it, made him far more thoughtful and serious than he had ever been before; he made preparing for death and eternity his first object, and thought less of his worldly affairs, his wars, and his ducal state. He rebuilt the old Abbey, endowed it richly, and sent for Martin himself from France, to become...
Page 169 - The blessing of a merciful God, be upon the sinner who turneth from his evil way, and ten thousand blessings of pardon and peace are already on the head of him, who hath stretched out his hand to forgive and aid him, who was once his most grievous foe!
Page 121 - Carloman; but he remembered the peril of Osmond's eyes and the Queen's threat, and held his peace, with some vague notion that some day he would make Carloman King of France. In the meantime, half stifled with the straw, he felt himself carried on, down the steps, across the court; and then he knew, from the darkness and the changed sound of Osmond's tread, that they were in the stable. Osmond laid him carefully down, and whispered— "All right so far. You can breathe?" "Not well. Can't you let...
Page 86 - Nearly a quarter of an hour had passed in this manner, when the servants came to set the tables for supper, and Richard, in spite of his indignant looks, was forced to stand aside. He wondered that all this time he had not seen the two princes, thinking how strange he should have thought it, to let his own dear father be in the house so long without coming to welcome him. At last, just as the supper had been served up, a side door opened, and the Seneschal called, "Place for the high and mighty Princes,...
Page 84 - Sir Seneschal," said Osmond, seeing a broad portly old man, with grey hair and a golden chain, "this is the Duke of Normandy — I pray you conduct him to the King's presence.
Page 88 - I shall be nine on the eve of St. Boniface. How old are you?" "Eight. I was eight at Martinmas, and Lothaire was nine three days since." Another silence, then as Osmond waited on Richard, Carloman returned to the charge, "Is that your squire?" "Yes, that is Osmond de Centeville.