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So skilfully did Louis manage, that Edward consented to make peace and return home. SO SKILFULLY DID LOUIS MANAGE THAT EDWARD CONSENTED TO MAKE PEACE AND RETURN HOME
had planned with him an invasion of France and division of the kingdom, and in 1475 actually crossed the sea with a splendid host; but while Charles was prevented from joining him by the siege of Neuss, a city in alliance with Sigismund of Austria, Louis met Edward on the bridge of Pecquigny, and by cajolery, bribery, and accusations of Charles, contrived to persuade him to carry home his army without striking a blow. That meeting was a curious one. A wooden barrier, like a wild beast's cage, was erected in the middle of the bridge, through which the two kings kissed one another. Edward was the tallest and handsomest man present, and splendidly attired. Louis was small and mean-looking, and clad in an old blue suit, with a hat decorated with little leaden images of the saints, but his smooth tongue quite overcame the duller intellect of Edward; and in the mean time the English soldiers were feasted and allowed their full swing, the French being strictly watched to prevent all quarrels.  BROTHER IN LAW HAD PLANNED WITH HIM AN INVASION OF FRANCE AND DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM AND IN FOURTEEN SEVENTY FIVE ACTUALLY CROSSED THE SEA WITH A SPLENDID HOST BUT WHILE CHARLES WAS PREVENTED FROM JOINING HIM BY THE SIEGE OF NURS A CITY IN ALLIANCE WITH SIGISMUND OF AUSTRIA LEWIS MET EDWARD ON THE BRIDGE OF PICINI AND BY CAJOLERY BRIBERY AND ACCUSATIONS OF CHARLES CONTRIVED TO PERSUADE HIM TO CARRY HOME HIS ARMY WITHOUT STRIKING A BLOW THAT MEETING WAS A CURIOUS ONE A WOODEN BARRIER LIKE A WILD BEAST'S CAGE WAS ERECTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRIDGE THROUGH WHICH THE TWO KINGS KISSED ONE ANOTHER EDWARD WAS THE TALLEST AND HANDSOMEST MAN PRESENT AND SPLENDIDLY ATTIRED LEWIS WAS SMALL MEAN LOOKING AND CLAD IN AN OLD BLUE SUIT WITH A HAT DECORATED WITH LITTLE LEADEN IMAGES OF THE SAINTS BUT HIS SMOOTH TONGUE QUITE OVERCAME THE DULL INTELLECT OF EDWARD AND IN THE MEANTIME THE ENGLISH SOLDIERS WERE FEASTED AND ALLOWED THEIR FULL SWING THE FRENCH BEING STRICTLY WATCHED TO PREVENT ALL QUARRELS
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