Theassembledprincesresumedtheirseats，andtherewasaprofoundsilence。
Thisday，’’continuedtheKingofEngland，isahighfestivaloftheChurch；andwellbecomesitChristianmen，atsuchatide，toreconcilethemselveswiththeirbrethren，andconfesstheirfaultstoeachother。Nobleprinces，andfathersofthisholyexpedition，Richardisasoldier-hishandiseverreadierthanhistongue-andhistongueisbuttoomuchusedtotheroughlanguageofhistrade。Butdonot，forPlantagenet’shastyspeechesandill-consideredactions，forsakethenoblecauseoftheredemptionofPalestine-donotthrowawayearthlyrenownandeternalsalvation，tobewonhereifevertheycanbewonbyman，becausetheactofasoldiermayhavebeenhasty，andhisspeechashardastheironwhichhehaswornfromchildhood。IsRichardindefaulttoanyofyou，Richardwillmakecompensationbothbywordandaction-NoblebrotherofFrance，haveIbeensounluckyastooffendyou？’’
TheMajestyofFrancehasnoatonementtoseekfromthatofEngland，’’answeredPhilipwithkinglydignity，accepting，atthesametime，theofferedhandofRichard；andwhateveropinionImayadoptconcerningtheprosecutionofthisenterprise，willdependonreasonsarisingoutofthestateofmyownkingdom，certainlyonnojealousyordisgustatmyroyalandvalorousbrother。’’
Austria，’’saidRichard，walkinguptotheArchduke，withamixtureoffranknessanddignity，whileLeopoldarosefromhisseat，asifinvoluntarily，andwiththeactionofanautomaton，whosemotionsdependeduponsomeexternalimpulse，-
AustriathinkshehathreasontobeoffendedwithEngland；