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"One year and nine weeks ago," said he, "we were invited by the Saxon knights. There was another guest, a certain knight, from a far Fryzjan nation, who lived there on the shores of a sea. With him was his son who was three years older than Zbyszko. Once at a banquet, that son began to taunt Zbyszko because he has neither moustache nor beard.
The face looks like that of a little lord; but the body like that of a sturdy man. Such can wrestle even with a bear." "A bear is nothing for him!" said Macko. "He was younger than he is to-day, when that Fryzjan called him a beardless youth; and he resenting it, immediately pulled out the Fryzjan's mustaches." "I know," interrupted Zych, "and you fought afterward, and captured their retinue.
Everything was new, shining and unspotted with blood, although it had been taken as booty from a Fryzjan knight who served with the Knights of the Cross. Then Zbyszko put on beautiful trousers, one part having red and green stripes, the other part, yellow and purple, and both ended at the top like a checkered chessboard. After that he put on red shoes with long points.
Therefore now, after Zbyszko's lucky deliverance, they were discussing this matter at the house of the merchant, Amylej. They had money enough to redeem the land they possessed quite a fortune gathered from the booty, from the ransoms paid by the knights captured by them, and from Witold's presents. They had received great benefit from that fight with the two Fryzjan knights.
To conform with this ostentatious custom Macko and Zbyszko took with them those excellent suits of armor and shoulder-bands won from the conquered Fryzjan knights, bright, shining and ornamented on the edges with a gold band.
That scoundrel Krzyzak shall see! That Fryzjan knight, was he not stronger? And how I cut him through the helmet, until the axe stopped! Did I not?" Zbyszko breathed with relief and said: "I will perish with some consolation." They both began to sigh, and the old nobleman spoke with emotion: "You mustn't break down with sorrow. Your bones will not search for one another at the day of judgment.
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