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Chapter 29

           Canstthounotseethemotto?"

           "Scarcethedeviceitselfatthisdistance,"repliedRebecca;"butwhenthesunglancesfairuponhisshield,itshowsasItellyou."

           "Seemtherenootherleaders?"exclaimedtheanxiousenquirer.

           "NoneofmarkanddistinctionthatIcanbeholdfromthisstation,"saidRebecca;"but,doubtless,theothersideofthecastleisalsoassailed.TheyappearevennowpreparingtoadvanceGodofZion,protectus!Whatadreadfulsight!Thosewhoadvancefirstbearhugeshieldsanddefencesmadeofplank;theothersfollow,bendingtheirbowsastheycomeon.Theyraisetheirbows!GodofMoses,forgivethecreaturesthouhastmade!"

           Herdescriptionwasheresuddenlyinterruptedbythesignalforassault,whichwasgivenbytheblastofashrillbugle,andatonceansweredbyaflourishoftheNormantrumpetsfromthebattlements,which,mingledwiththedeepandhollowclangofthenakers,(aspeciesofkettle-drum,)retortedinnotesofdefiancethechallengeoftheenemy.Theshoutsofbothpartiesaugmentedthefearfuldin,theassailantscrying,"SaintGeorgeformerryEngland!"andtheNormansansweringthemwithloudcriesof"EnavantDeBracy!Beau-seant!Beau-seant!Front-de-Boeufalarescousse!"accordingtothewar-criesoftheirdifferentcommanders.

           Itwasnot,however,byclamourthatthecontestwastobedecided,andthedesperateeffortsoftheassailantsweremetbyanequallyvigorousdefenceonthepartofthebesieged.

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