[For a moment Henry is shocked by her words. Surely England has not fallen so far. The alternative is that he must have misunderstood her — it would be untoward to accuse a Lady of such. And he would rather believe it an error of his than the abandonment of honour by future generations of Englishmen.
He dips his head, then shakes it.]
Of course. I deny not that they face cruel hardships. Evidently I misspoke. But a band of men armed with clubs attacking a child... That menace I have not seen outside of the worst of war.
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[For a moment Henry is shocked by her words. Surely England has not fallen so far. The alternative is that he must have misunderstood her — it would be untoward to accuse a Lady of such. And he would rather believe it an error of his than the abandonment of honour by future generations of Englishmen.
He dips his head, then shakes it.]
Of course. I deny not that they face cruel hardships. Evidently I misspoke. But a band of men armed with clubs attacking a child... That menace I have not seen outside of the worst of war.
[Scots raiding on the border, the chevauchée he saw as a young page.]