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Lady Alinor has trodden all the life out of her."
Now Winchester was more than uneasy; he was actively frightened. It had not escaped his keen eye that despite her placid manners there was nothing at all downtrodden about Joanna and that Salisbury was almost as fond of her as he was of his own son. To meddle with Joanna was to court immediate disaster. Yet to say a word on the subject was to invite catastrophe by sparking the king's interest and the queen's spite. Fortunately at that moment the child in the cradle began to wail, Richard jumped up, scattering his toys, and young Henry went to see what had disturbed his sister. Winchester blessed all three with sincerity, even wishing he was a holier man so that his blessing would be more effective.

 
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