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Edelwald took the dwarf's mandolin and stood up among them singing the songs they loved, the high and courageous songs, loving songs, and songs of faith. Lady Dorinda, having shut her curtain for the night, declined to take any part in this household festivity, though she contributed some unheard sighs and groans of annoyance during its progress.
"And so on until François Bastarack the twenty-third roller flowed over his head, and Edelwald did not even know he was beneath." Antonia dropped her face upon her hands. "So that is the true story," said Le Rossignol. "He died a good salt death, and his men pulled him out before the next tide." Presently Antonia looked up. Her eye was first caught by a coming sail on the river.
"But you may discuss them with the king when he learns that you have hanged with other soldiers of a ransomed garrison a young officer of the house of De Born." D'Aulnay ran his eye along the line. The unrest of Edelwald at Marie's slightest parley with D'Aulnay reminded the keen governor of the face he had last night seen under the cowl.
Are our fortunes at such ebb that you are taking to a Romish cloister?" "No cloister for me. Your ladyship sees only a cover which I think of rendering to its owner again. He may not have a second capote in the world, being friar extraordinary to D'Aulnay de Charnisay, who is notable for seizing other men's goods." "Edelwald, you bring ill news?" "There was none other to bring."
Edelwald moved at once across the interval of wall and found the sentinels in that bastion divided between laughter and superstitious awe. "She's out again," said one. "Who is out?" demanded Edelwald. "The little swan-riding witch." "You have not let the dwarf scale this wall? If she could do that unobserved, my men, we are lax." "She is one who will neither be let nor hindered.
"I say it is no wonder we have trouble in this seigniory," growled the other man. "Our lady never could see a mongrel baby or a witch dwarf or a stray black gown anywhere, but she must have it into the fort and make it free of the best here." "And God forever bless her," said Edelwald, baring his head. "Amen," they both responded with force.
To say nothing of your rank, Edelwald, you alone are worth more than all the armies D'Aulnay can muster." He sheltered his face with one hand as if the fire scorched him. "My lady, Sieur Charles would have us hold this place. Consider: it is his last fortress except that stockade." "You mistake him, Edelwald. He would save the garrison and let the fort go.
"Stout-hearted enough; but the man to whom he goes is scarce to be counted on. We Protestant French are all held alien by Catholics of our blood. Edelwald will move Denys to take arms with us, if any one can. My lord depends much upon Edelwald. This instant," said Marie with a laugh, "I find the worst of all my discomforts these disordered garments."
"Good churchman," spoke out Jean le Prince, the lad, shaking his hair back from his face, "your capote and sandals lie there by the door of the tower, where Edelwald took thought to place them for you. But you who have the soldier's heart should wear the soldier's dress, and hide D'Aulnay de Charnisay under the cowl."
"Then let it be Jean le Prince," said Edelwald, speaking for the first time to D'Aulnay de Charnisay. "The down has not yet grown on the lad's lip." "But I pardon him," continued the governor, "on condition that he hangs the rest of you." "Hang thyself!" cried the boy. "Thou art the only man on earth I would choke with a rope." "Will no one be reprieved?"
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