Let us have a list to-morrow, and let the pages fight it out for the honour of their masters and their nations." "It were scarce worth while to have the lists set for two boys to fight," said the King of France.
"Oh, we need not have regular lists," said King Richard.

"Leave that matter in my hands.

I warrant you that if the cockerels are well plucked, they will make us sport.

What say you, gentlemen ?" The Brabant noble at once assented, answering that he was sure that his page would be glad to enter the lists; and the earl gave a similar assent, for he had not noticed how great was the discrepancy between the size of the future combatants.
"That is agreed, then," said King Richard joyously.

"I will have a piece of ground marked out on the edge of the camp to-morrow morning.