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Chapter 7

           "Saxonchurls,lollingattheirlazylength!outuponthem!letthemsitclose,andmakeroomformyprinceofusurersandhislovelydaughter.I’llmakethehindsknowtheymustsharethehighplacesofthesynagoguewiththosewhomthesynagogueproperlybelongsto."

           Thosewhooccupiedthegallerytowhomthisinjuriousandunpolitespeechwasaddressed,werethefamilyofCedrictheSaxon,withthatofhisallyandkinsman,AthelstaneofConingsburgh,apersonage,who,onaccountofhisdescentfromthelastSaxonmonarchsofEngland,washeldinthehighestrespectbyalltheSaxonnativesofthenorthofEngland.Butwiththebloodofthisancientroyalrace,manyoftheirinfirmitieshaddescendedtoAthelstane.Hewascomelyincountenance,bulkyandstronginperson,andintheflowerofhisageyetinanimateinexpression,dull-eyed,heavy-browed,inactiveandsluggishinallhismotions,andsoslowinresolution,thatthesoubriquetofoneofhisancestorswasconferreduponhim,andhewasverygenerallycalledAthelstanetheUnready.

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