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Chapter 31

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

           AtthismomentthebesiegerscaughtsightoftheredflagupontheangleofthetowerwhichUlricahaddescribedtoCedric.ThestoutyeomanLocksleywasthefirstwhowasawareofit,ashewashastingtotheoutwork,impatienttoseetheprogressoftheassault.

           "SaintGeorge!"hecried,"MerrySaintGeorgeforEngland!Tothecharge,boldyeomen!whyleaveyethegoodknightandnobleCedrictostormthepassalone?makein,madpriest,showthoucanstfightforthyrosary,makein,braveyeomen!thecastleisours,wehavefriendswithinSeeyonderflag,itistheappointedsignalTorquilstoneisours!Thinkofhonour,thinkofspoilOneeffort,andtheplaceisours!"

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

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