for thee,
and that
no ill
one."
Christopher
laughed:
"Lord,"
said he,
"what lady
will wed
me, a no
man's
son?" Said
the Earl:
"Not if
the Lord
of Meadham
be thy
friend?
Well then,
how if the
Lady and
Queen of
Meadham
make thee
the
wedding?"
Said
Christopher:
"I were
liefer to
make mine
own
wedding,
whenso I
need a
woman in
my bed: I
will
compel no
woman, nor
ask others
to compel
her." The
Earl rose
up, and
fell to
pacing the
prison to
and fro;
