“Diccon!” she cried. “The old woman in the kitchen hath told me tales of Diccon! Diccon Bravo! Diccon Gamester! Diccon Cutthroat!”
“Granted,” I said. “But Diccon Faithful as well. I can trust him.”
“But I do not trust him!” she retorted. “And I wish to go to Jamestown. This forest wearies me.” Her tone was imperious.
“I must think it over,” I said coolly. “I may take you, or I may not. I cannot tell yet.”
“But I desire to go, sir!”
“And I may desire you to stay.”
“You are a churl!”
I bowed.