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To be sure they were not making any mistake, Geoffrey rode off to court while Simon took Rhiannon out into the countryside. That way, if Geoffrey were asked about her, he could say quite truthfully that he did not know where she was nor when she would return. As far as Geoffrey was concerned, however, that move was wasted. The court was in too great an uproar for anyone to think of a singer, no matter how fine. |
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As soon as Henry had come from his chamber after breaking his fast, a herald had delivered aloud and in public the Earl of Pembroke's demand that the terms of the truce be met. The earl begged in all duty and humility, the herald said, that the king's writ bidding his servants return Usk to Pembroke's men be sent at once. The herald offered to take the writ himself or to accompany the king's messenger if the king preferred to send one. |
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Behind his expressionless face, Geoffrey's thoughts flicked: Firstly, that Walter must have found Richard |
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