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“He with his children and his wife departeth to keep his promise with a faith immense; unshod and strippèd, while their plight imparteth far more of pity than of vengeance: ‘If, mighty Monarch! still thy spirit smarteth to wreak revenge on my rash confidence,’ quoth he, ‘behold! I come with life to save my pledge, my knightly Honour’s word I gave.’