“Was there not,” he said, “in Ashby , or near it, some Saxon franklin, or even some wealthy peasant, who would endure the burden of a wounded countryman’s residence with him until he should be again able to bear his armour?⁠—Was there no convent of Saxon endowment, where he could be received?⁠—Or could he not be transported as far as Burton , where he was sure to find hospitality with Waltheoff, the Abbot of St. Withold’s, to whom he was related?”

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