[We dissolve to outside the castle where Edmund is getting ready for his escape. He stands at the back of a large cart]
We've got the thumbscrews, the foot-crusher, the nose-hooks, those long rods you [he moves his fist as though he's holding a rod vertically] ram around, er...Oh! Where's the dwarf?
[a cloth moves as he pushes from behind it] Here, my lord.
[The King, Harry and a warrior appear in the doorway]
Archbishop!
[weakly] Hail...
Going somewhere?
[stepping forward slowly] Umm, yes...
Where?
C-Canterbury...?
[smiles] Good, good! Harry here will accompany you. I would hate to see you murdered before your investiture. Chiswick! Fresh horses! [he and the warrior leave]
[comes from around the cart] My lord, if we're going to catch the boat to France, you'll have to hurry.
[confused] Um, boat to France?
Um, you off to France, Percy?
[confused] I thought we all were.
No, no, uh, Harry and I are off to Canterbury, aren't we, Harry?
[understands] Oh, I see. You've changed your plan.
No, no, not really. The only change is if you could go and put your face in some manure, and the keep a reasonable distance. That'll be fine. Harry...?
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