Chapter XX

Then said the Emperor:--"Chevaliers of France,
Choose ye for me a baron of my realm,
One who can bear my words to King Marsile!"
Rolland rejoins:--"Let my step-father go;
If he remain, no wiser man is found."
The French say:---"Well can he fulfill the task:
[If the King wills, 'tis right he should be sent."]
Aoi.