“And what then?”
“Burn every town which a Frenchman holds, and kill every Frenchman we meet.”
“But what plan have you?”
“Who wants a plan, as you call it, while he has the green hollies overhead, the dun deer on the lawn, bow in his hand, and sword by his side?”
“But what will be the end of it all?”
“We shall live till we die.”
“But William is master of all England.”
“What is that to us? He is not our master.”
“But he must be some day. You will grow fewer and fewer. His government will grow stronger and stronger.”
“What is that to us? When we are dead, there will be brave yeomen in plenty to take our place. You would not turn traitor?”