` At this Gilbert would have kissed De Aquila 's hand -- he had not hoped to live until the morning -- and when he trembled less he wrote a letter as from Fulke to the Duke , saying that the Kennel , which signified Pevensey , was shut , and that the Old Dog -LRB- which was De Aquila -RRB- sat outside it , and , moreover , that all had been betrayed . ' `` Write to any man that all is betrayed , '' said De Aquila , `` and even the Pope himself would sleep uneasily . Eh , Jehan ? If one told thee all was betrayed , what wouldst thou do ? '' ' `` I would run away , '' said Jehan . `` it might be true . '' ' `` Well said , '' quoth De Aquila . `` Write , Gilbert , that Montgomery , the great Earl , hath made his peace with the King , and that little D'Arcy , whom I hate , hath been hanged by the heels . We will give Robert full measure to chew upon . Write also that Fulke himself is sick to death of a dropsy . '' ' `` Nay ! '' cried Fulke , hanging in the well-shaft . `` Drown me out of hand , but do not make a jest of me . '' ' `` Jest ? I ? '' said De Aquila . `` I am but fighting for life and lands with a pen , as thou hast shown me , Fulke . '' ` Then Fulke groaned , for he was cold , and , `` Let me confess , '' said he . ' `` Now , this is right neighbourly , '' said De Aquila , leaning over the shaft . `` Thou hast read my sayings and doings -- or at least the first part of them -- and thou art minded to repay me with thy own doings and sayings .
Take pen and inkhorn , XXXXX .
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