Château Gaillard was a fortress of far other importance than any of the castles which both parties had been so lightly winning, losing, and winning

John's one remaining chance of holding Philip and the Bretons in check was to keep them in uncertainty whether Arthur were alive or dead.Continuing

John knew not whom to trust; he could, in fact, trust no one; and herein lay the explanation of his restless movements, his unaccountable wanderings,