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Chapter 19

           Theshoutof"Awhitedragon!awhitedragon!SaintGeorgeformerryEngland!"war-criesadoptedbytheassailants,asbelongingtotheirassumedcharacterofSaxonoutlaws,washeardoneveryside,andoneverysideenemiesappearedwitharapidityofadvanceandattackwhichseemedtomultiplytheirnumbers.

           BoththeSaxonchiefsweremadeprisonersatthesamemoment,andeachundercircumstancesexpressiveofhischaracter.Cedric,theinstantthatanenemyappeared,launchedathimhisremainingjavelin,which,takingbettereffectthanthatwhichhehadhurledatFangs,nailedthemanagainstanoak-treethathappenedtobeclosebehindhim.Thusfarsuccessful,Cedricspurredhishorseagainstasecond,drawinghisswordatthesametime,andstrikingwithsuchinconsideratefury,thathisweaponencounteredathickbranchwhichhungoverhim,andhewasdisarmedbytheviolenceofhisownblow.Hewasinstantlymadeprisoner,andpulledfromhishorsebytwoorthreeofthebandittiwhocrowdedaroundhim.Athelstanesharedhiscaptivity,hisbridlehavingbeenseized,andhehimselfforciblydismounted,longbeforehecoulddrawhisweapon,orassumeanypostureofeffectualdefence.

           Theattendants,embarrassedwithbaggage,surprisedandterrifiedatthefateoftheirmasters,fellaneasypreytotheassailants;whiletheLadyRowena,inthecentreofthecavalcade,andtheJewandhisdaughterintherear,experiencedthesamemisfortune.

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