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Thanks to his steadfastness, the ship was saved from its perilous position, and all on board were rescued. During another storm, which threatened to sink the vessel, Queen Margaret, who was as brave as her husband, was asked whether the royal children should be awakened, and answered firmly, " No, let them go to God sleep  ing." THANKS TO HIS STEADFASTNESS THE SHIP WAS SAVED FROM ITS PERILOUS POSITION AND ALL ON BOARD WERE RESCUED DURING ANOTHER STORM WHICH THREATENED TO SINK THE VESSEL QUEEN MARGARET WHO WAS AS BRAVE AS HER HUSBAND WAS ASKED WHETHER THE ROYAL CHILDREN SHOULD BE AWAKENED AND ANSWERED FIRMLY NO LET THEM GO TO GOD SLEEPING
nche had many troubles to contend against. Not only were the noblemen restive, but the peasants, hearing that their beloved king was in danger, took it into their heads to fly to his rescue. Forming what is known as the "Crusade of the Shep- herds," they started out without means, and without any knowledge of the difficulties of the journey. Although Digitized by Google 132 OLD FRANCE Queen Blanche took prompt measures to stop them, she succeeded only after great numbers had perished. Only the news of Queen Blanche's death could deter- mine Louis to leave Palestine. On his way home his ship ran against a rock, and it seemed for a while as if all on board would perish. The king was urged to leave the vessel with his family, but nobly replied that the lives of the five hundred people with him were as precious in the sight of the Lord as his own, and that if he left, a panic would surely seize the remainder of the passengers, while if he remained everything would be done to save them all. RITING BEGGING HIM TO COME HOME DURING HIS ABSENCE QUEEN BLANCHE HAD MANY TROUBLES TO CONTEND AGAINST NOT ONLY WERE THE NOBLEMEN RESTIVE BUT THE PEASANTS HEARING THAT THEIR BELOVED KING WAS IN DANGER TOOK IT INTO THEIR HEADS TO FLY TO HIS RESCUE FORMING WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE CRUSADE OF THE SHEPHERDS THEY STARTED OUT WITHOUT MEANS OR WITHOUT ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE JOURNEY ALTHOUGH QUEEN BLANCHE TOOK PROMPT MEASURES TO STOP THEM SHE SUCCEEDED ONLY AFTER GREAT NUMBERS HAD PERISHED ONLY THE NEWS OF QUEEN BLANCHE'S DEATH COULD DETERMINE LOUIS TO LEAVE PALESTINE ON HIS WAY HOME HIS SHIP RAN AGAINST A ROCK AND IT SEEMED FOR A WHILE AS IF ALL ON BOARD WOULD PERISH THE KING WAS URGED TO LEAVE THE VESSEL WITH HIS FAMILY BUT NOBLY REPLIED THAT THE LIVES OF THE FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE WITH HIM WERE AS PRECIOUS IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD AS HIS OWN AND THAT IF HE LEFT A PANIC WOULD SURELY SEIZE THE REMAINDER OF THE PASSENGERS WHILE IF HE REMAINED EVERYTHING WOULD BE DONE TO SAVE THEM ALL
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