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"Methinks, banner-man," answered Amelot, "you should take the ruling of the troop, since you know so fittingly what should be done. You may be the fitter to command, because But I will not upbraid you." "Because I know so ill how to obey," replied Genvil; "that is what you would say; and, by my faith, I cannot deny but there may be some truth in it.
"Priest and Fleming," said the old banner-man, Ralph Genvil, "I see how the wind stirreth you; but you deceive yourselves if you think to make our young master, Sir Damian, a scape-goat for your light lady. Nay, never frown nor fume, Sir Damian; if you know not your safest course, we know it for you.
"My dear master," said Amelot, "you are at present too weak to ask questions and receive explanations." "Be I where I will," said Damian, as if recovering his recollection, "I am not in the place where my duty calls me. Tell my trumpets to sound to horse to horse, and let Ralph Genvil carry my banner. To horse to horse! we have not a moment to lose!"
"Pshaw!" answered Genvil, "the shake I gave him has addled his brains or perchance he has not swallowed all his tears yet; sloth it is not, for 'tis a forward cockeril for his years, wherever honour is to be won. See, they now begin to move.
"Yes, we do know the cause; or, if we do not, we can guess it," answered the banner-man, with a horse laugh, which was echoed by several of his companions. "I will cram the calumny down thy false throat, Genvil!" said the page; and, drawing his sword, threw himself headlong on the banner-man, without considering their great difference of strength.
"Have you no care of it Because you love par amours, is it reasonable you should throw away your life and ours?" So exclaimed Genvil to De Lacy; and in softer language, but with equal obstinacy, the followers of Raymond Berenger refused on the present occasion to listen, to the commands or prayers of his daughter.
Unfurl your banner, then, and march." "I would do so, upon my soul, fair lady," answered Genvil, as if preparing to unfold the banner "And Amelot might lead us well enough, with advantage of some lessons from me, But I wot not whether you are sending us on the right road."
"Why do you not mount your horse and display the banner? and what occasions all this confusion?" "No march no sally no lifting of banner to-day" cried the soldiers, by way of burden to the banner-man's discourse. "How now, cowards! do you mutiny?" said Amelot, laying his hand upon his sword. "Menace not me, Sir Boy," said Genvil; "nor shake your sword my way.
"Surrender! they cannot dream of it, when we are advancing to their succour," replied Amelot; when two or three melancholy notes from the trumpets of the besieged, with a thundering and tumultuous acclamation from the besiegers, rendered the fact indisputable. "Down goes Wenlock's pennon," said Genvil, "and the churls enter the barricades on all points.
"None surely can know Sir Damian's purpose better than you, fair damsel," answered Genvil; "nay, for that matter, you can make him change as ye list, And so I will march with the men, and we will aid Wenlock, if it is yet time, as I trust it may; for he is a rugged wolf, and when he turns to bay, will cost the boors blood enough ere they sound a mort.
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