Themisproudandamphibiouscaitiffputsthemonkuponme，’’saidRichardtotheEarlofSalisbury。But，Long-Sword，wewillletitpass。ApunctiliomustnotloseChristendomtheservicesoftheseexperiencedlances，becausetheirvictorieshaverenderedthemoverweening-Loyou，herecomesourvaliantadversary，theDukeofAustria-markhismannerandbearingLong-Sword-andthou，Nubian，letthehoundhavefullviewofhim。ByHeaven，hebringshisbuffoonsalongwithhim！’’
Infact，whetherfromhabit，or，whichismorelikely，tointimatecontemptoftheceremonialhewasabouttocomplywith，Leopoldwasattendedbyhis_spruch-sprecher_andhisjester，andasheadvancedtowardsRichard，hewhistledinwhathewishedtobeconsideredasanindifferentmanner，thoughhisheavyfeaturesevincedthesullenness，mixedwiththefear，withwhichatruantschoolboymaybeseentoapproachhismaster。
Asthereluctantdignitarymade，withdiscomposedandsulkylook，theobeisancerequired，the_spruch-sprecher_shookhisbaton，andproclaimed，likeaherald，that，inwhathewasnowdoing，theArchdukeofAustriawasnottobeheldderogatingfromtherankandprivilegesofasovereignprince；towhichthejesteransweredwithasonorous_amen，_whichprovokedmuchlaughteramongthebystanders。
KingRichardlookedmorethanonceattheNubianandhisdog；buttheformermovednot，nordidthelatterstrainattheleash，sothatRichardsaidtotheslavewithsomescorn，Thysuccessinthisenterprise，mysablefriend，eventhoughthouhutbroughtthyhound’ssagacitytobackthineown，willnot，Ifear，placetheehighintherankofwizards，ormuchaugmentthymeritstowardsourperson。’’
TheNubiananswered，asusual，onlybyalowobeisance。