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John Splendid but stopped a second to say, "It may be a feint to draw us off the fort; bide where ye are," and then he leaped over the wall, armed with a claymore picked from the haunch of a halberdier beside him. I was over at his heels, and the pair of us scoured down the brae.
"Sir Percival studies a minute. "'I am poorer, says he, 'than the poorest sandwich man on the streets if I don't earn my living. "'You call this work? says she. 'I thought a man worked with his hands or his head instead of becoming a mountebank. "'The calling of a halberdier, says he, 'is an ancient and honourable one.
Some delay occurred before he could obtain access to the earl. The halberdier stationed at the entrance to the keep near the Norman Tower refused to admit him without the order of the officer in command of the tower, and as the latter was not in the way at the moment, Wyat had to remain without till he made his appearance.
As a further proof of the authenticity of the letter, a token was added: a ring that Hayes wore, and that his mother had given him. The missives were, after some consultation, entrusted to the care of the tall halberdier, who seemed to rank as second in command of the forces that marched under Corporal Brock.
But what hurts me more than all, says Sir Percival, 'is the desecration that has been done to this splendid Rindslosh the confiscation of its halberdier to serve menially at the banquet board. "Even I could see that this stuff was piffle; but it caught the boss. "'Mein Gott, says he, 'you vas right. Ein halberdier have not got der right to dish up soup. Him I vill not discharge.
The halberdier was not unaware of his condition, and his first impulse was to summon assistance; but he was deterred from doing so by the earnest entreaty of the Puritan to be left alone; and thinking this the most merciful course he could pursue under the circumstances, he yielded to the request, scarcely expecting to behold him alive again.
"Of those up there," observed the halberdier from Haarlem under his breath, "a man would most willingly stiffen his back for Quijada." "Except their Majesties, of course," added the Catalonian with dignity. "Of course," the other repeated. "Besides, the Emperor Charles himself bestows every honour on Don Luis. I was in Algiers at the time.
She saw with what quiet Michel bore his arrest, and she said to herself, as the last halberdier vanished: "If the Queen do but speak with him, if she but look upon his face and hear his voice, she must needs deal kindly by him. My Michel ah, it is a face for all men to trust and all women " But she sighed and averted her head as though before prying eyes.
The halberdier poured out a cup of wine, and offered it to him; but, though well-nigh fainting, he peremptorily refused it. From this moment a marked change was perceptible in his looks. The hue of his skin became cadaverous; his eyes grew dim and glassy; and his respiration was difficult.
The boat quickly touched the steps of the water-gate of the palace. Gelsomina entered the arch, and glided up the Giant's Stairway, the route by which she had quitted the palace. The halberdier was the same that watched as she went out. He spoke to her, in gallantry, but offered no impediment to her entrance.
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