Are kindred sinners—children of the fall;
That from the earth our being we receive,
And are all equal when the earth we leave.” 290
They then advised her in a modest way
To make replies to what my lord might say;
Her aunt would aid her, who was now become
With nobles noble, and with lords at home.
So went the pair; and William told at night
Of a reception gracious and polite;
He spake of galleries long and pictures tall;