"To-morrow let it be then, and may heaven send us a safe deliverance from this peril!" "Amen!" responded the peasant, devoutly crossing himself. "It will be a happy day for me, and my dame too, should we live to see our Henry restored to his rights." The worthy knight shook his head as he replied, "I fear me there is but small chance of that. The king is a young man; he is popular, and has sons to succeed him, and so long as there is one of the line of York to hold the sceptre of England, the house of De Clifford will be under a ban." "Time, with the aid of Providence, works wonders, my lord." "True, good Robin, true; but there is not much at present to encourage such hopes, and I would not have you speak thus to Henry." "There would be little wisdom, indeed, in that," replied Robin smiling. "Shall I tell him I have seen you, my lord?" "Yes, surely--and you can tell him, also, why I thought it prudent to depart without seeing him, for I would not have him think me careless or unkind." He then gave Robin money for his journey, and when all was arranged the good man took his leave, and Sir Lancelot Threlkeld departed from Londesborough that same day. It was joyful news for Henry to hear that he was going to live so near to his own dear mother again. In the gladness of his heart he was almost inclined to regard his enemies in the light of friends, since they had been the cause of this happy change. Maud was very glad too, for anything that gave pleasure to Henry was always pleasing to her, besides which she was devotedly attached to Lady Margaret, and rejoiced in the thought of being settled in a place where she would see her more frequently than she had done of late, and as for the children, they were almost out of their wits with delight, for young folks were quite as fond of novelty four hundred years ago as they are now.