Ye see ? ' Dan and Una nodded . ` Yes , ' said Una gravely . ` It is n't what you say so much . It 's what you mean when you say it . Like calling Dan a beast in fun . Only grown-ups do n't always understand . ' ' `` He hath done this day by day before our very face ? '' said De Aquila . ' `` Nay , hour by hour , '' said Hugh . `` When De Aquila spoke even now , in the Hall , of Saxons and Normans , I saw Gilbert write on a parchment , which he kept beside the Manor-roll , that De Aquila said soon there would be no Normans left in England if his men-at-arms did their work aright . '' ' `` Bones of the Saints ! '' said De Aquila . `` What avail is honour or a sword against a pen ? Where did Gilbert hide that writing ? He shall eat it . '' ' `` In his breast when he ran out , '' said Hugh . `` Which made me look to see where he kept his finished stuff . When Odo scratched at this stone here , I saw his face change . So I was sure . '' '
`` He is bold , '' said De XXXXX .
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