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The knight shook his head and answered, smiling: "We have rebuilt our castle since the fire." "And now you need hangings and artistic stuff. Did you expect to capture them from us?" "Scarcely, sir." "Then what brought you among our enemies?" "Baron Floyon belongs to my mother's family. He marched against you, and as I approved his cause...."
Its luck, Turk's luck, that I followed Floyon; and your old father, Adam? And Ruth what a pleasure!" "You ought to know... my father is dead, died long, long ago!" said Ulrich, lowering his eyes. "Dead!" exclaimed the other. "And long ago? I saw him at the anvil three weeks since." "My father? At the anvil? And Ruth?..." stammered Ulrich, gazing at the other with a pallid, questioning face.
The knight shook his head and answered, smiling: "We have rebuilt our castle since the fire." "And now you need hangings and artistic stuff. Did you expect to capture them from us?" "Scarcely, sir." "Then what brought you among our enemies?" "Baron Floyon belongs to my mother's family. He marched against you, and as I approved his cause...."
He had already defeated in little skirmishes small bodies of peasants and citizens, who had taken the field against the mutineers; now Colonel Romero called upon him to help oppose a large army of patriots, who had assembled between Lowen and Tirlemont, under the command of the noble Sieur de Floyon.
He had already despatched the loyal Berlaymont, with his four equally loyal sons, the Seigneurs de Meghen, Floyon, Hierges, and Haultepenne to that fortress. These gentlemen had informed the castellan that the Governor was about to ride forth hunting, and that it would be proper to offer him the hospitalities of the castle as he passed on his way.
He had already despatched the loyal Berlaymont, with his four equally loyal sons, the Seigneurs de Meghen, Floyon, Hierges, and Haultepenne to that fortress. These gentlemen had informed the castellan that the Governor was about to ride forth hunting, and that it would be proper to offer him the hospitalities of the castle as he passed on his way.
He had already defeated in little skirmishes small bodies of peasants and citizens, who had taken the field against the mutineers; now Colonel Romero called upon him to help oppose a large army of patriots, who had assembled between Lowen and Tirlemont, under the command of the noble Sieur de Floyon.
He had already defeated in little skirmishes small bodies of peasants and citizens, who had taken the field against the mutineers; now Colonel Romero called upon him to help oppose a large army of patriots, who had assembled between Lowen and Tirlemont, under the command of the noble Sieur de Floyon.
Its luck, Turk's luck, that I followed Floyon; and your old father, Adam? And Ruth what a pleasure!" "You ought to know....my father is dead, died long, long ago!" said Ulrich, lowering his eyes. "Dead!" exclaimed the other. "And long ago? I saw him at the anvil three weeks since." "My father? At the anvil? And Ruth?...." stammered Ulrich, gazing at the other with a pallid, questioning face.
Its luck, Turk's luck, that I followed Floyon; and your old father, Adam? And Ruth what a pleasure!" "You ought to know . . . my father is dead, died long, long ago!" said Ulrich, lowering his eyes. "Dead!" exclaimed the other. "And long ago? I saw him at the anvil three weeks since." "My father? At the anvil? And Ruth? . . ." stammered Ulrich, gazing at the other with a pallid, questioning face.
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