If we can catch the man of the hut in the swamp, likely enough the rack will wring from him the name of his employer, and in that case, if you are brought up as a witness against him you will of course say that you recognize his face; but 'tis better that the accusation should not come from you.

No great weight would be given to the word of a 'prentice boy as against that of a noble.

It is as bad for earthen pots to knock against brass ones, as it is for a yeoman in a leathern jerkin to stand up against a knight in full armour.
"But unless the lady knows her enemy she may fall again into his snares.
"I have thought of that," Geoffrey said, "and we will take measures to prevent it." "But how can we prevent it ?" Walter asked, surprised.
"We must find out who this knight may be, which should, methinks, not be difficult.

Then we will send to him a message that his share in this night's work is known to several, and that if any harm should ever again be attempted against the lady or her daughter, he shall be denounced before King Edward himself as the author of the wrong.

I trust, however, that we may capture the man of the swamp, and that the truth may be wrung from him." By this time they had arrived at the Guildhall, and making their way into the court, Geoffrey demanded private speech with the Lord Mayor.
"Can you not say in open court what is you business ?" the Lord Mayor asked.
"I fear that if I did it would defeat the ends of justice." Retiring with the chief magistrate into an inner room, Geoffrey desired Walter to tell his story.