Great Cæsar! Here's an eagle facing death in loyalty to carrion crows!—The noble bird is mad! We must not kill, but cure him.
LA ROCHE.
What do you propose?
LA HOGUE.
Put him on parole. Let him give his word that he'll not fight until he's exchanged.
LA ROCHE.
True! Captain Kauvar, you are a prisoner of war, a man of proven honour.—Give me your word that you will not lift your sword against the King, till you're exchanged, and you're paroled and free.
PAUL.
Free with honour, to see my wife once more?