Still trembling and bewildered, they turned to go, when lo!  Godwin stood before them smiling, and kissed them both upon the cheek, calling them “Beloved brother and sister.”

“And you, Godwin?” stammered Rosamund.

“I, Rosamund, have also found my bride, and she is named the Church of Christ.”

“Do you, then, return to England, brother?” asked Wulf.

“Nay,” Godwin answered, in a fierce whisper and with flashing eyes, “the Cross is down, but not forever.  That Cross has Richard of England and many another servant beyond the seas, and they will come at the Church’s call.  Here, brother, before all is done, we may meet again in war.  Till then, farewell.”

So spoke Godwin and then was gone.