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"
Front-de-Boeuf
has
not
recovered
his
temper
since
his
late
overthrow
,
"
said
De
Bracy
to
the
Templar
;
"
he
is
cowed
at
the
very
idea
of
a
cartel
,
though
it
come
but
from
a
fool
and
a
swineherd
.
"
"
By
St
Michael
,
"
answered
Front-de-Boeuf
,
"
I
would
thou
couldst
stand
the
whole
brunt
of
this
adventure
thyself
,
De
Bracy
.
These
fellows
dared
not
have
acted
with
such
inconceivable
impudence
,
had
they
not
been
supported
by
some
strong
bands
.
There
are
enough
of
outlaws
in
this
forest
to
resent
my
protecting
the
deer
.
I
did
but
tie
one
fellow
,
who
was
taken
redhanded
and
in
the
fact
,
to
the
horns
of
a
wild
stag
,
which
gored
him
to
death
in
five
minutes
,
and
I
had
as
many
arrows
shot
at
me
as
there
were
launched
against
yonder
target
at
Ashby
.
--
Here
,
fellow
,
"
he
added
,
to
one
of
his
attendants
,
"
hast
thou
sent
out
to
see
by
what
force
this
precious
challenge
is
to
be
supported
?
"
"
There
are
at
least
two
hundred
men
assembled
in
the
woods
,
"
answered
a
squire
who
was
in
attendance
.
"
Here
is
a
proper
matter
!
"
said
Front-de-Boeuf
,
"
this
comes
of
lending
you
the
use
of
my
castle
,
that
can
not
manage
your
undertaking
quietly
,
but
you
must
bring
this
nest
of
hornets
about
my
ears
!
"
"
Of
hornets
?
"
said
De
Bracy
;
"
of
stingless
drones
rather
;
a
band
of
lazy
knaves
,
who
take
to
the
wood
,
and
destroy
the
venison
rather
than
labour
for
their
maintenance
.
"
"
Stingless
!
"
replied
Front-de-Boeuf
;
"
fork-headed
shafts
of
a
cloth-yard
in
length
,
and
these
shot
within
the
breadth
of
a
French
crown
,
are
sting
enough
.
"
"
For
shame
,
Sir
Knight
!
"
said
the
Templar
.
"
Let
us
summon
our
people
,
and
sally
forth
upon
them
.
One
knight
--
ay
,
one
man-at-arms
,
were
enough
for
twenty
such
peasants
.
"
"
Enough
,
and
too
much
,
"
said
De
Bracy
;
"
I
should
only
be
ashamed
to
couch
lance
against
them
.
"
"
True
,
"
answered
Front-de-Boeuf
;
"
were
they
black
Turks
or
Moors
,
Sir
Templar
,
or
the
craven
peasants
of
France
,
most
valiant
De
Bracy
;
but
these
are
English
yeomen
,
over
whom
we
shall
have
no
advantage
,
save
what
we
may
derive
from
our
arms
and
horses
,
which
will
avail
us
little
in
the
glades
of
the
forest
.
Sally
,
saidst
thou
?
we
have
scarce
men
enough
to
defend
the
castle
.
The
best
of
mine
are
at
York
;
so
is
all
your
band
,
De
Bracy
;
and
we
have
scarcely
twenty
,
besides
the
handful
that
were
engaged
in
this
mad
business
.
"
"
Thou
dost
not
fear
,
"
said
the
Templar
,
"
that
they
can
assemble
in
force
sufficient
to
attempt
the
castle
?
"
