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The
Knight
had
scarcely
finished
a
hasty
meal
,
ere
his
menial
announced
to
him
that
five
men
,
each
leading
a
barbed
steed
,
desired
to
speak
with
him
.
The
Disinherited
Knight
had
exchanged
his
armour
for
the
long
robe
usually
worn
by
those
of
his
condition
,
which
,
being
furnished
with
a
hood
,
concealed
the
features
,
when
such
was
the
pleasure
of
the
wearer
,
almost
as
completely
as
the
visor
of
the
helmet
itself
,
but
the
twilight
,
which
was
now
fast
darkening
,
would
of
itself
have
rendered
a
disguise
unnecessary
,
unless
to
persons
to
whom
the
face
of
an
individual
chanced
to
be
particularly
well
known
.
The
Disinherited
Knight
,
therefore
,
stept
boldly
forth
to
the
front
of
his
tent
,
and
found
in
attendance
the
squires
of
the
challengers
,
whom
he
easily
knew
by
their
russet
and
black
dresses
,
each
of
whom
led
his
master
's
charger
,
loaded
with
the
armour
in
which
he
had
that
day
fought
.
"
According
to
the
laws
of
chivalry
,
"
said
the
foremost
of
these
men
,
"
I
,
Baldwin
de
Oyley
,
squire
to
the
redoubted
Knight
Brian
de
Bois-Guilbert
,
make
offer
to
you
,
styling
yourself
,
for
the
present
,
the
Disinherited
Knight
,
of
the
horse
and
armour
used
by
the
said
Brian
de
Bois-Guilbert
in
this
day
's
Passage
of
Arms
,
leaving
it
with
your
nobleness
to
retain
or
to
ransom
the
same
,
according
to
your
pleasure
;
for
such
is
the
law
of
arms
.
"
The
other
squires
repeated
nearly
the
same
formula
,
and
then
stood
to
await
the
decision
of
the
Disinherited
Knight
.
"
To
you
four
,
sirs
,
"
replied
the
Knight
,
addressing
those
who
had
last
spoken
,
"
and
to
your
honourable
and
valiant
masters
,
I
have
one
common
reply
.
Commend
me
to
the
noble
knights
,
your
masters
,
and
say
,
I
should
do
ill
to
deprive
them
of
steeds
and
arms
which
can
never
be
used
by
braver
cavaliers
.
--
I
would
I
could
here
end
my
message
to
these
gallant
knights
;
but
being
,
as
I
term
myself
,
in
truth
and
earnest
,
the
Disinherited
,
I
must
be
thus
far
bound
to
your
masters
,
that
they
will
,
of
their
courtesy
,
be
pleased
to
ransom
their
steeds
and
armour
,
since
that
which
I
wear
I
can
hardly
term
mine
own
.
"
"
We
stand
commissioned
,
each
of
us
,
"
answered
the
squire
of
Reginald
Front-de-Boeuf
,
"
to
offer
a
hundred
zecchins
in
ransom
of
these
horses
and
suits
of
armour
.
"
"
It
is
sufficient
,
"
said
the
Disinherited
Knight
.
"
Half
the
sum
my
present
necessities
compel
me
to
accept
;
of
the
remaining
half
,
distribute
one
moiety
among
yourselves
,
sir
squires
,
and
divide
the
other
half
betwixt
the
heralds
and
the
pursuivants
,
and
minstrels
,
and
attendants
.
"
The
squires
,
with
cap
in
hand
,
and
low
reverences
,
expressed
their
deep
sense
of
a
courtesy
and
generosity
not
often
practised
,
at
least
upon
a
scale
so
extensive
.
The
Disinherited
Knight
then
addressed
his
discourse
to
Baldwin
,
the
squire
of
Brian
de
Bois-Guilbert
.
"
From
your
master
,
"
said
he
,
"
I
will
accept
neither
arms
nor
ransom
.
Say
to
him
in
my
name
,
that
our
strife
is
not
ended
--
no
,
not
till
we
have
fought
as
well
with
swords
as
with
lances
--
as
well
on
foot
as
on
horseback
.
To
this
mortal
quarrel
he
has
himself
defied
me
,
and
I
shall
not
forget
the
challenge
.
