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Chapter 27

           "Blasphemenottheholysaints,SirReginald,"saidDeBracy,"weshallhaveneedoftheiraidto-daybeforeyonrascalroutdisband."

           "Iexpectlittleaidfromtheirhand,"saidFront-de-Boeuf,"unlessweweretohurlthemfromthebattlementsontheheadsofthevillains.ThereisahugelumberingSaintChristopheryonder,sufficienttobearawholecompanytotheearth."

           TheTemplarhadinthemeantimebeenlookingoutontheproceedingsofthebesiegers,withrathermoreattentionthanthebrutalFront-de-Boeuforhisgiddycompanion.

           "Bythefaithofmineorder,"hesaid,"thesemenapproachwithmoretouchofdisciplinethancouldhavebeenjudged,howevertheycomebyit.Seeyehowdexterouslytheyavailthemselvesofeverycoverwhichatreeorbushaffords,andshunexposingthemselvestotheshotofourcross-bows?Ispyneitherbannernorpennonamongthem,andyetwillIgagemygoldenchain,thattheyareledonbysomenobleknightorgentleman,skilfulinthepracticeofwars."

           "Iespyhim,"saidDeBracy;"Iseethewavingofaknight’screst,andthegleamofhisarmour.Seeyontallmanintheblackmail,whoisbusiedmarshallingthefarthertroopoftherascailleyeomenbySaintDennis,IholdhimtobethesamewhomwecalledLeNoirFaineant,whooverthrewthee,Front-de-Boeuf,inthelistsatAshby."

           "Somuchthebetter,"saidFront-de-Boeuf,"thathecomesheretogivememyrevenge

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