WHEN Cedric the Saxon saw his son drop down senseless in the lists at Ashby, his first impulse was to order him into the custody and care of his own attendants; but the words choked in his throat. He could not bring himself to acknowledge, in presence of such an assembly, the son whom he had renounced and disinherited.
Here continues our tale, from chapter XVIII to chapter XXXIV.
Here continues our tale, from chapter XVIII to chapter XXXIV.