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"For, as God had united them in their lives in one accord, so they were not divided in their death, falling together side by side, with a host of other brave men, in battle for King Charles at Mortara, so called from that great slaughter.
"You just now wondered what would become of you if I were killed," he ventured. "I know what will become of me if the worst should come. But I must not keep you standing here. There is much for you to do and much for me to do. You shall never again say that I am not brave. Go and fight, Hugh, and when you bring home the wounded I shall have a place to care for them all."
It is not meet that one so good should die unworthily." "I will not go," returned the knight, "until thou tell me what I seek to know." So she told him, weeping, all the woeful tale; and St George made answer with a brave heart, in a voice that all the townfolk on the walls could hear, "Fear not, fair maid; in the name of Christ I will do battle for thee against this dragon."
He was a brave, impulsive man. He rushed into the thickest of the fight, regardless of danger really seeking it to show his men that God would shield him from all harm. But he counted without just reason upon being invincible, for a ball soon entered his body, passing through his hips.
"I was thinking how beautiful you are and how homely I am." "You are not homely. I like your eyes and your teeth are as white and even as they can be and you are a big, brave boy, too." Oh, the vanity of youth! I had never been so happy as then. "I don't believe I'm brave," I said, blushing as we walked along beside the wheat-fields that were just turning yellow.
"Steady, my brave lads, meet them!" cried our gallant captain. We saw the Frenchmen hurrying along the waist, leaping up on the forecastle, and then in dense masses they rushed down on our decks.
"But I do not intend to enter it," said Ravonino; "these my white friends will aid me." "The white men may be wise and brave, but they know not how to aid you, I am not so well-known in the town. I will venture into it, and will show them where to go and what to do." The guide shook his head and was silent for some moments. He seemed uncertain how to act.
You are always discussing people's faults, and I think it ends in your having a lower estimate of human nature than is either kind or necessary. To-night, at dinner, it made me quite melancholy to hear the way in which you spoke of several of our best friends." "Not leaving Lancelot brave nor Galahad pure!"
The primary object of our brave general was to avoid any unnecessary effusion of blood; and, consequently, mercy was tendered to the occupants of the fort, provided they would give it up. Every base stratagem was resorted to, as usual, to gain time to reinforce and strengthen the fort, under the plea of taking time to think of the proffered terms of reconciliation.
When I wrote to you on Saturday I had an uneasy feeling that in the near future all would not be well with me, but I went in to dinner and afterwards walked up and down the deck trying to feel brave.
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