Chapter 25

MILES HENDON TAKES EDWARD'S PUNISHMENT UPON HIMSELF

The day of the trial came. Hendon was sentenced to sit two hours in the stocks for attacking the master of Hendon Hall. The king was not sentenced to the stocks only because he was too young. When he came to the square with other people, he saw his friend. He was sitting in the stocks and the crowd was laughing at him. The king got so angry that he did not know what he was doing. He ran up to the officer standing near and shouted:

" For shame! Не is my servant. Let him go at once! I am.. . "

" Silence, " shouted Hendon. " Do not pay any attention to him, officer, he is mad. "

" All right, " answered the officer, " I shall not pay any attention to his foolish words, but I want to teach him a good lesson for saying them. "

He turned to a soldier and said to him:

" Give the young fool a few lashes and he will change his manners. "

The king did not even struggle when the soldier seized him, he realized that there was no help for him, but Miles said to them:

" Let the child go, I will take his lashes. Let him go. Do you not see how young he is? "

" You will take his lashes? Very well. "

So Hendon was taken out of the stocks. His jacket was taken off, and he was beaten with the lash. Edward stood with his back turned to Miles, because he was afraid he was going to cry.

Answer the questions.

1) What was Miles Hendon sentenced to on the day of the trial?

2) What did the king see when he came to the square with other people?

3) Did the king get angry?

4) Why did the soldier seize him?

5) Who took Edward’s punishment upon himself?

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