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Updated: July 15, 2025
"How so, for von Bergow? what is the matter with you?" "Nothing." But in his voice there was something so strange and listless that a sudden fear seized those two, especially because Jurand spoke of the ransom and not the exchange of von Bergow for Danusia. "Gracious God!" exclaimed Zbyszko: "where is Danusia?"
De Fourcy alone escaped and after three days' wandering in the Mazowiecki forests, having learned from some pitch-burners that there were some brothers of the Order in Ciechanow, he succeeded in reaching them. He and the brothers of the Order made a complaint to the prince, and asked for the punishment of Jurand, and for an order for the deliverance of Herr von Bergow.
"Because bandits would not dare to attack the princely court, nor Jurand's child. And even if they should have captured her, it would be only for ransom, and they alone would inform us that they had her." "I shall narrate all that," said the Lotaringen, "and also find von Bergow. We are from the same country, and although I don't know him, they say that he is a relative of Duke Geldryi's.
However, an idea struck him, and suddenly halting before the pontnik, he gazed at him with a piercing look, and then turned to the messenger and said; "Well, I will go to Szczytno. You and this man, who is wearing pontnik garb, will remain here until my return, after which you will leave with von Bergow and the prisoners."
"Whenever they opened their mouths, they said that von Bergow must be free. As God is in Heaven they undoubtedly captured the girl, in order to liberate von Bergow." "Hence they will return her," said the prince. "But it would be better to know where she is," replied the knight of Dlugolas. "But suppose the master asks: 'Whom shall I order to return her? what shall we say then?"
Listen then: if you capture this girl, Jurand will give as a ransom for her, not only, Bergow, but all his prisoners, himself and Spychow!" "By Saint Bonifacius' blood shed in Duchum!" exclaimed Brother Godfried; "it would be as you say!" Then they were silent, as if frightened by the boldness and the difficulties of the enterprise.
Amen!" "Amen! Amen!" again repeated the novices. "And say also," added Zygfried, "that although Danveld wished to subdue the foe of the Order, yet nobody here raised the first weapon against Jurand." "I shall say only what my eyes saw," replied von Bergow. "Be in the chapel before midnight; we shall also go there to pray for the souls of the dead," answered Zygfried.
Having said this, he looked at Sir de Fourcy, winking at him, to deny it; but the latter, not wishing to lie, answered: "He asked us to send our soldiers away, and to fight three against three." "Are you sure of that?" "Upon my honor! Herr von Bergow and I agreed, but Meineger did not consent."
Of those I have captured, von Bergow will be the first to come out alive." The conversation ceased, because they now turned from the broad highway into a narrower road, on which they traveled for a long time in silence on account of its tortuous course, and because in some places the snow formed drifts difficult to traverse.
If it were only a question of carrying off the girl and then exchanging her for Bergow, he would perhaps consent to that, although his heart had been moved by Danusia's beauty. But evidently the Knights of the Cross wished for something else.
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