CHAPTER XXXVI.

ATHELING AND HIS ALLIES:--Malcolm Canmore promises to aid Edgar Atheling--Malcolm's inability to do so--Atheling seeks a reconciliation with William--Obtains it--Atheling being suspected, again flies to Scotland--Personal appearance of Edgar Atheling--Atheling seeks allies in Flanders--Is disappointed--Philip of France offers his assistance--Offers Atheling the fortress of Montreuil--Atheling's misfortunes--His fleet lost at sea--Determines to seek peace with William--Joins William at Rouen--His amusements