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"
That
is
a
shrewd
loss
,
"
said
De
Bracy
;
"
the
knaves
will
find
cover
there
to
assault
the
castle
more
closely
,
and
may
,
if
not
well
watched
,
gain
some
unguarded
corner
of
a
tower
,
or
some
forgotten
window
,
and
so
break
in
upon
us
.
Our
numbers
are
too
few
for
the
defence
of
every
point
,
and
the
men
complain
that
they
can
nowhere
show
themselves
,
but
they
are
the
mark
for
as
many
arrows
as
a
parish-butt
on
a
holyday
even
.
Front-de-Boeuf
is
dying
too
,
so
we
shall
receive
no
more
aid
from
his
bull
's
head
and
brutal
strength
.
How
think
you
,
Sir
Brian
,
were
we
not
better
make
a
virtue
of
necessity
,
and
compound
with
the
rogues
by
delivering
up
our
prisoners
?
"
"
How
?
"
exclaimed
the
Templar
;
"
deliver
up
our
prisoners
,
and
stand
an
object
alike
of
ridicule
and
execration
,
as
the
doughty
warriors
who
dared
by
a
night-attack
to
possess
themselves
of
the
persons
of
a
party
of
defenceless
travellers
,
yet
could
not
make
good
a
strong
castle
against
a
vagabond
troop
of
outlaws
,
led
by
swineherds
,
jesters
,
and
the
very
refuse
of
mankind
?
--
Shame
on
thy
counsel
,
Maurice
de
Bracy
!
--
The
ruins
of
this
castle
shall
bury
both
my
body
and
my
shame
,
ere
I
consent
to
such
base
and
dishonourable
composition
.
"
"
Let
us
to
the
walls
,
then
,
"
said
De
Bracy
,
carelessly
;
"
that
man
never
breathed
,
be
he
Turk
or
Templar
,
who
held
life
at
lighter
rate
than
I
do
.
But
I
trust
there
is
no
dishonour
in
wishing
I
had
here
some
two
scores
of
my
gallant
troop
of
Free
Companions
?
--
Oh
,
my
brave
lances
!
if
ye
knew
but
how
hard
your
captain
were
this
day
bested
,
how
soon
should
I
see
my
banner
at
the
head
of
your
clump
of
spears
!
And
how
short
while
would
these
rabble
villains
stand
to
endure
your
encounter
!
"
"
Wish
for
whom
thou
wilt
,
"
said
the
Templar
,
"
but
let
us
make
what
defence
we
can
with
the
soldiers
who
remain
--
They
are
chiefly
Front-de-Boeuf
's
followers
,
hated
by
the
English
for
a
thousand
acts
of
insolence
and
oppression
.
"
"
The
better
,
"
said
De
Bracy
;
"
the
rugged
slaves
will
defend
themselves
to
the
last
drop
of
their
blood
,
ere
they
encounter
the
revenge
of
the
peasants
without
.
Let
us
up
and
be
doing
,
then
,
Brian
de
Bois-Guilbert
;
and
,
live
or
die
,
thou
shalt
see
Maurice
de
Bracy
bear
himself
this
day
as
a
gentleman
of
blood
and
lineage
.
"
"
To
the
walls
!
"
answered
the
Templar
;
and
they
both
ascended
the
battlements
to
do
all
that
skill
could
dictate
,
and
manhood
accomplish
,
in
defence
of
the
place
.
They
readily
agreed
that
the
point
of
greatest
danger
was
that
opposite
to
the
outwork
of
which
the
assailants
had
possessed
themselves
.
The
castle
,
indeed
,
was
divided
from
that
barbican
by
the
moat
,
and
it
was
impossible
that
the
besiegers
could
assail
the
postern-door
,
with
which
the
outwork
corresponded
,
without
surmounting
that
obstacle
;
but
it
was
the
opinion
both
of
the
Templar
and
De
Bracy
,
that
the
besiegers
,
if
governed
by
the
same
policy
their
leader
had
already
displayed
,
would
endeavour
,
by
a
formidable
assault
,
to
draw
the
chief
part
of
the
defenders
'
observation
to
this
point
,
and
take
measures
to
avail
themselves
of
every
negligence
which
might
take
place
in
the
defence
elsewhere
.
To
guard
against
such
an
evil
,
their
numbers
only
permitted
the
knights
to
place
sentinels
from
space
to
space
along
the
walls
in
communication
with
each
other
,
who
might
give
the
alarm
whenever
danger
was
threatened
.
Meanwhile
,
they
agreed
that
De
Bracy
should
command
the
defence
at
the
postern
,
and
the
Templar
should
keep
with
him
a
score
of
men
or
thereabouts
as
a
body
of
reserve
,
ready
to
hasten
to
any
other
point
which
might
be
suddenly
threatened
.
The
loss
of
the
barbican
had
also
this
unfortunate
effect
,
that
,
notwithstanding
the
superior
height
of
the
castle
walls
,
the
besieged
could
not
see
from
them
,
with
the
same
precision
as
before
,
the
operations
of
the
enemy
;
for
some
straggling
underwood
approached
so
near
the
sallyport
of
the
outwork
,
that
the
assailants
might
introduce
into
it
whatever
force
they
thought
proper
,
not
only
under
cover
,
but
even
without
the
knowledge
of
the
defenders
.
Utterly
uncertain
,
therefore
,
upon
what
point
the
storm
was
to
burst
,
De
Bracy
and
his
companion
were
under
the
necessity
of
providing
against
every
possible
contingency
,
and
their
followers
,
however
brave
,
experienced
the
anxious
dejection
of
mind
incident
to
men
enclosed
by
enemies
,
who
possessed
the
power
of
choosing
their
time
and
mode
of
attack
.
Meanwhile
,
the
lord
of
the
beleaguered
and
endangered
castle
lay
upon
a
bed
of
bodily
pain
and
mental
agony
.
He
had
not
the
usual
resource
of
bigots
in
that
superstitious
period
,
most
of
whom
were
wont
to
atone
for
the
crimes
they
were
guilty
of
by
liberality
to
the
church
,
stupefying
by
this
means
their
terrors
by
the
idea
of
atonement
and
forgiveness
;
and
although
the
refuge
which
success
thus
purchased
,
was
no
more
like
to
the
peace
of
mind
which
follows
on
sincere
repentance
,
than
the
turbid
stupefaction
procured
by
opium
resembles
healthy
and
natural
slumbers
,
it
was
still
a
state
of
mind
preferable
to
the
agonies
of
awakened
remorse
.
But
among
the
vices
of
Front-de-Boeuf
,
a
hard
and
griping
man
,
avarice
was
predominant
;
and
he
preferred
setting
church
and
churchmen
at
defiance
,
to
purchasing
from
them
pardon
and
absolution
at
the
price
of
treasure
and
of
manors
.
Nor
did
the
Templar
,
an
infidel
of
another
stamp
,
justly
characterise
his
associate
,
when
he
said
Front-de-Boeuf
could
assign
no
cause
for
his
unbelief
and
contempt
for
the
established
faith
;
for
the
Baron
would
have
alleged
that
the
Church
sold
her
wares
too
dear
,
that
the
spiritual
freedom
which
she
put
up
to
sale
was
only
to
be
bought
like
that
of
the
chief
captain
of
Jerusalem
,
"
with
a
great
sum
,
"
and
Front-de-Boeuf
preferred
denying
the
virtue
of
the
medicine
,
to
paying
the
expense
of
the
physician
.
