I will take care he shall be so no more.

Call MacLouis, with a guard." "Do not injure an innocent man," interposed the Prince, desirous at every sacrifice to preserve his favourite from the menaced danger: "I pledge my word that Ramorny was employed in business of mine, therefore could not be engaged in this brawl." "False equivocator that thou art!" said the King, presenting to the Prince a ring, "behold the signet of Ramorny, lost in the infamous affray! It fell into the hands of a follower of the Douglas, and was given by the Earl to my brother.

Speak not for Ramorny, for he dies; and go thou from my presence, and repent the flagitious counsels which could make thee stand before me with a falsehood in thy mouth.

Oh, shame, David--shame! as a son thou hast lied to thy father, as a knight to the head of thy order." The Prince stood mute, conscience struck, and self convicted.

He then gave way to the honourable feelings which at bottom he really possessed, and threw himself at his father's feet.
"The false knight," he said, "deserves degradation, the disloyal subject death; but, oh! let the son crave from the father pardon for the servant who did not lead him into guilt, but who reluctantly plunged himself into it at his command.