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"We cannot do it without permission from the grand master." "If we succeed, the grand master will be pleased!" said Brother Godfried. "But if we do not succeed? If the prince go against us?" "He will not do that if there is peace between him and the Order." "There is peace, but we are going to violate it. Our garrisons will not be sufficient to fight against the Mazurs."
Have you found a remedy?" asked Zygfried von Loeve. "Speak quickly!" exclaimed Brother Godfried. "Listen," said Hugo. "Jurand has a daughter here, his only child, whom he loves dearly." "Yes, so he has. We know her. The princess Anna Danuta loves her also." "Yes.
The young and fiery Brother Godfried was the first to intercept Jurand's way, but he severed his head, hand and shoulder-blade with a lightning swing of his weapon; after him fell by Jurand's hand the captain of the archers, and the castle administrator, von Bracht and the Englishman Hugues, who, although he did not very well understand the cause, pitied Jurand and his sufferings, and only drew his weapon when Danveld was killed.
The just lord will surely not praise a violator of peace and a cruel aggressor, who has shed so much Christian blood, as though he were not Christ's servant but Satan's." And then he commenced to narrate everything that had occurred in Szczytno: How Jurand, who had been summoned by them to see whether the girl whom they had taken away from the robbers was not his daughter, instead of repaying that with thankfulness, had fallen into a fit; how he had killed Danveld, Brother Godfried, the Englishmen Hugues, von Bracht and two noble warriors, not counting the servants; how they, remembering God's commandment and not wishing to kill, had finally been compelled to coil the terrible man in a net, who had then turned his sword against himself and wounded himself terribly; how lastly, not only in the castle but also in the tower, there were people, who, in the midst of a wintry gale during the night after the fight, had heard terrible laughter and voices in the air calling: "Our Jurand!
Brothers Rotgier and Godfried pursued him, but they soon returned, frightened by a dreadful cry from Danveld. Von Loeve supported him with his shoulders, while he cried so loudly that the retinue, riding with the wagons in front at quite a distance, stopped their horses. "What is the matter with you?" asked the brothers.
Therefore von Bergow's inquiry touched the most painful string of his soul, and, after a long silence, he said: "Danveld stands before God, and God will judge him, while you, duke, should they ask you for conjectures, answer what you please; should they again ask you about what you saw, then say that before we coiled a wild man in a net you saw nine corpses, besides the wounded, on this floor, and among them the bodies of Danveld, Brother Godfried, von Bracht and Hugues, and two noble youths.... God, give them eternal peace.
Do not ask me for anything else, because I will not grant it." After these words, there was a profound silence. Hugo von Danveld, Zygfried von Loeve, Brother Rotgier and Brother Godfried, although brave, knew the dreadful lord of Spychow too well to dare to challenge him for life or death.
"Are you not afraid to go to Szczytno?" asked Macko. "I am not afraid," replied Jagienka, "God is with me, because I am an orphan." "There is no faith there. The worst dog was Danveld whom Jurand killed together with Godfried.... The Bohemian told me so.
"Why should we hide that which must come out?" But Hugo von Danveld began to laugh, and turning to Brother Godfried, asked: "How long have you worn the white mantle?" "It will be six years the first week after the day of the Holy Trinity." "When you have worn it six years longer, you will understand the affairs of the Order better. Jurand knows us better than you do.
Therefore old Zygfried, together with Rotgier and Brother Godfried, looked at him, raising and wrinkling their brows with astonishment, but he pretended not to observe their inquiring looks and said: "I'll send your daughter back under guard, but you must remain here until our guard returns safely and until you have paid your ransom."
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