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Chapter 31

           "Shameonyeall!"criedDeBracytothesoldiersaroundhim;"doyecallyourselvescross-bowmen,andletthesetwodogskeeptheirstationunderthewallsofthecastle?—Heaveoverthecopingstonesfromthebattlements,anbettermaynotbe—Getpick-axeandlevers,anddownwiththathugepinnacle!"pointingtoaheavypieceofstonecarved-workthatprojectedfromtheparapet.

           AtthismomentthebesiegerscaughtsightoftheredflagupontheangleofthetowerwhichUlricahaddescribedtoCedric.ThestoutyeomanLocksleywasthefirstwhowasawareofit,ashewashastingtotheoutwork,impatienttoseetheprogressoftheassault.

           "SaintGeorge!"hecried,"MerrySaintGeorgeforEngland!—Tothecharge,boldyeomen!—whyleaveyethegoodknightandnobleCedrictostormthepassalone?—makein,madpriest,showthoucanstfightforthyrosary,—makein,braveyeomen!—thecastleisours,wehavefriendswithin—Seeyonderflag,itistheappointedsignal—Torquilstoneisours!—Thinkofhonour,thinkofspoil—Oneeffort,andtheplaceisours!"

           Withthathebenthisgoodbow,andsentashaftrightthroughthebreastofoneofthemen-at-arms,who,underDeBracy’sdirection,waslooseningafragmentfromoneofthebattlementstoprecipitateontheheadsofCedricandtheBlackKnight.

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