Young Henry had joined his cousin at Windsor with many other good men. All now knew that war must come—unless, indeed, the arbitration talked of by the French King should lead to pacification.
CHAPTER XX.
TURBULENT TIMES.
"Surely they will not submit!"
"To give up all at the bidding of a King of France! Why, as well might we be slaves at once!"
"I always said no good would come of seeking aid from such an one as he. England is no fief of France. What has Louis to do with her affairs?"
"The brother-in-law of the King!"
"Himself a tyrant, always seeking to curtail the rights of his own nobles and people!"
"A tool of the Pope's and a foe to England!"