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A March on London by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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defeat them--what will they gain by it? Doubtless, as soon as Gloucester
and Lancaster arrive in London, the charter will be annulled, and possibly
the leaders of the malcontents punished for their share in the matter.
Still, I say not that even so, the movement will not have done good. The
nobles have enough on their hands with their own quarrels and jealousies,
and seeing that the continuance of serfdom is likely to give rise to
troubles that may be more serious than this hasty and ill-considered
movement, they may be content to grant whatever is asked, in order to make
an end to troubles of this kind. The English are not like the peasants of
other countries--so far, at least, as I have seen them. The feeling of
independence is very strong among them, and there is none of the
obsequious deference that the serfs in Italy and France pay to their
masters."

The next morning Albert De Courcy rode into St. Alwyth.

"Why, Albert," Edgar said, as he went out to the door, on seeing him
approach, "have you got a holiday to-day?"

"I have a holiday for some time, Edgar. I have received a message from my
father saying that he deems it well that I should at once escort my mother
and Aline to London, for he has heard of this trouble at Dartford, and as
the king has asked him to remain at Court at present, he would fain have
mother, Aline, and me with him. Old Hubert is to take command of the
castle, and to bid the tenantry be ready to come in for its defence should
trouble threaten. But this is not all; he has spoken to the king of you,
praising both your swordsmanship and the benefit that I have derived from
your teaching, and Richard desired him to send for you and to present you
to him."

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