"
"Much you gain by so abstaining. If the League will not take the
trouble to right you, right yourself."
"I shall appeal to the Emperor, and tell him how his League is
administered."
"Young sir, if the Emperor were to guard every cow in his domains he
would have enough to do. You will never prosper with him without
some one to back your cause better than that free tongue of yours.
Hast no sister that thou couldst give in marriage to a stout baron
that could aid you with strong arm and prudent head?"
"I have only one twin brother."
"Ah! the twins of Adlerstein! I remember me. Was not the other
Adlerstein seeking an alliance with your lady mother? Sure no better
aid could be found. He is hand and glove with young King Max."
"That may never be," said Ebbo, haughtily. And, sure that he should
receive the same advice, he decided against turning aside to consult
his uncle at Ulm, and returned home in a mood that rejoiced Heinz and
Hatto with hopes of the old days, while it filled his mother with
dreary dismay and apprehension.
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