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honor shown to his knights. So he did vow before
the assembled lords and peers:

"In the days which are now long past Duke
Sevin of Bordeaux was cup-brother and sword-
mate to us and he was loved even as a brother of
our own blood. Worthy was he of all good will and
high honor and now it seems that he hath left
behind him on this earth two sons bred of his spirit
as well as of his flesh. For as this young Lord
Huon hath treated my messengers, so did his
father render homage in the old days to those to
whom honor was due.

"Such young lords will be ornaments to our as-
semblage. And I do swear that when they come
hither Huon shall be proclaimed a peer of France,
even as he will be confirmed in his holding of
Bordeaux and Aquitaine. And Gerard shall be
made a member of our own household to his ad-
vancement."

All the lords and peers agreed with the King's
wordsтАФsave Amaury, who, seeing such a sorry
end to his hopes of ruin for Sevin's sons, knew that
he must plot anew. And in his dark mind an evil
plan began to grow.

He hurried from the council hall of the King
into the apartments- of Prince Chariot where he
found the King's son dallying at ease with some




young knights and squires of his following. And
there Amaury did fling himself on his knees before
the Prince, to clutch at Chariot's cloak and cry
aloud for justice.

The Prince, much amazed at Amaury's outcry,
did send the others from him and demand that the
Earl tell him the cause of such distracted actions.