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Chapter 14

           Heraisedmechanicallythewine-cuptohislips,theninstantlysetitdown,toviewthedemeanourofthecompanyatthisunexpectedproposal,whichmanyofthemfeltitasunsafetoopposeastocomplywith.Someofthem,ancientandexperiencedcourtiers,closelyimitatedtheexampleofthePrincehimself,raisingthegoblettotheirlips,andagainreplacingitbeforethem.Thereweremanywho,withamoregenerousfeeling,exclaimed,"LongliveKingRichard!andmayhebespeedilyrestoredtous!"Andsomefew,amongwhomwereFront-de-BoeufandtheTemplar,insullendisdainsufferedtheirgobletstostanduntastedbeforethem.Butnomanventureddirectlytogainsayapledgefilledtothehealthofthereigningmonarch.

           Havingenjoyedhistriumphforaboutaminute,Cedricsaidtohiscompanion,"Up,nobleAthelstane!wehaveremainedherelongenough,sincewehaverequitedthehospitablecourtesyofPrinceJohn’sbanquet.ThosewhowishtoknowfurtherofourrudeSaxonmannersmusthenceforthseekusinthehomesofourfathers,sincewehaveseenenoughofroyalbanquets,andenoughofNormancourtesy."

           Sosaying,hearoseandleftthebanquetingroom,followedbyAthelstane,andbyseveralotherguests,who,partakingoftheSaxonlineage,heldthemselvesinsultedbythesarcasmsofPrinceJohnandhiscourtiers.

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