"Give him life, but send him from the castle; will not this remove the danger of his influence with others ?" "And give him field and scope to betray us yet again, sweet one.

It were indeed scorning the honorable counsel of Hereford to act thus; for trust me, Agnes, there are not many amid our foes would resist temptation as he hath done." "Yet would not keeping him close prisoner serve thee as well as death, Nigel?
Bethink thee, would it not spare the ill of taking life ?" "Dearest, no," he answered.

"There are many, alas! too many within these walls who need an example of terror to keep them to their duty.

They will see that treachery avails not with the noble Hereford, and that, discovered by me, it hath no escape from death.

If this man be, as I imagine, in league with other contentious spirits--for he could scarce hope to betray the castle into the hands of the English without some aid within--his fate may strike such terror into other traitor hearts that their designs will be abandoned.