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Chapter 28

           Tothebattlements,yeloiteringvillains!"heexclaimed,raisinghisstentorianvoicetillthearchesaroundrungagain,"tothebattlements,orIwillsplinteryourboneswiththistruncheon!"

           Themensulkilyreplied,"thattheydesirednothingbetterthantogotothebattlements,providingFront-de-Boeufwouldbearthemoutwiththeirmaster,whohadcommandedthemtotendthedyingman."

           "Thedyingman,knaves!"rejoinedtheBaron;"Ipromisetheeweshallallbedyingmenanwestandnottoitthemorestoutly.ButIwillrelievetheguarduponthiscaitiffcompanionofyours.Here,UrfriedhagfiendofaSaxonwitchhearestmenot?tendmethisbedriddenfellowsincehemustneedsbetended,whilsttheseknavesusetheirweapons.Herebetwoarblasts,comrades,withwindlacesandquarrellstothebarbicanwithyou,andseeyoudriveeachboltthroughaSaxonbrain."

           Themen,who,likemostoftheirdescription,werefondofenterpriseanddetestedinaction,wentjoyfullytothesceneofdangerastheywerecommanded,andthusthechargeofIvanhoewastransferredtoUrfried,orUlrica.Butshe,whosebrainwasburningwithremembranceofinjuriesandwithhopesofvengeance,wasreadilyinducedtodevolveuponRebeccathecareofherpatient.

           

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