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Richard then asks Gaunt why he did not act as Bolingbroke's
advocate during the council meeting. Gaunt replies that he had
acted then in his capacity as a judge, and not as a father concerned
about his son. He wished to avoid compromising his reputation as
a judge and thus was stricter than usual. He must now bear the
consequences of that decision.
Richard exits, leaving Gaunt alone with Bolingbroke, Aumerle
and Marshal. Gaunt tries to comfort his son by saying that six
years is not a very long period of time and will pass away quickly.
Bolingbroke replies that grief has the ability to make one hour
seem ten. Gaunt advises him to think of it as time taken for a
pleasure trip. But Bolingbroke sees it as "an inforced pilgrimage."
Gaunt attempts to rouse Bolingbroke's spirits by saying that he
has not been exiled, but is fleeing from a pestilence-ridden
atmosphere to a fairer climate. But Bolingbroke remains cynical.
He leaves bidding farewell to the sweet soil of England and
consoles himself that he is still a true Englishman, although he has
been banished.
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