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Anjou, he said, had been thoroughly defeated, and there was already talk of the end of the war. "And where are the troops now?" I asked. "They marched in the direction of Poictiers. It is rumoured that the Admiral intends to besiege the town." "It may be so," I observed doubtfully, "but it is hardly likely. That is the mistake Monseigneur made after Jarnac."
Huddled together in one corner was the cluster of houses forming the village of Jarnac, where I intended to break my journey. Presently, however, I caught sight of something which put all thought of food and rest out of my head. A body of cavalry had halted on the plain.
No sooner had Jeanne of Navarre heard of the mishap of Jarnac than she came into the Huguenot camp and presented to the soldiers her young son Henri and the young Prince de Conde, a mere child. Her gallant bearing and the true soldier-spirit of Coligny, who shone most brightly in adversity, restored their temper; they even won some small advantages.
Cyr on the left, by the Admiral in front, by the young princes on the right, the royalist horse reeled and staggered. Again and again they tried to rally; but we rode them down, broke the groups as soon as they re-formed, drove them pell-mell on to their infantry, and then with one grand rush tumbled the whole division into ruin. "Forward! Forward!" cried the hot-bloods. "Remember Jarnac!"
* Davila, lib. iv. The civil wars were renewed with greater fury than ever, and the parties became still more exasperated against each other. The young duke of Anjou, brother to the king, commanded the forces of the Catholics; and fought in 1569, a great battle at Jarnac with the Hugonots, where the prince of Condé was killed, and his army defeated.
'To be sure, he replied, awaking as from a dream, and looking and speaking eagerly. Matters to-day have driven everything out of my head. Where is your witness, man? Convince me, and we will act promptly. We will give them Jarnac and Moncontour over again. Is he outside? 'It is a woman, sire, I made answer, dashed somewhat by his sudden and feverish alacrity. 'A woman, eh? You have her here?
He seized his dagger, and made a last effort to strike De Jarnac; but he was unable to support himself, and fell powerless into the arms of the assistants. The officers now interfered, and De Jarnac being declared the victor, fell down upon his knees, uncovered his head, and, clasping his hands together, exclaimed: "O Domine, non sum dignus!"
'I don't care, exclaimed Clara, 'I know you were in the good old cause. 'Conde at Jarnac, Charles XII. at Pultowa which? said Louis. 'I thought of both myself only, unluckily, I made such frightful blunders. I was thankful to my men for bringing me off, like other great commanders. 'Oh, Louis! but at least you were in your place you set the example.
In 1562 he lost the battle of Dreux to the Duc de Guise; that of St. Denis to the Constable de Montmorency; and, finally, that of Jarnac, which was no less fatal to his party.
Richard Bassett, stung with rage, and, unlike his high-bred cousin, accustomed to mix cunning even with his fury, gave him a terrible blow a very coup de Jarnac. He spoke at him; he ran forward to the nurse, and said very loud: "Let me see the little darling. He does you credit. What fat cheeks! what arms! an infant hercules! There, take him up the mound.
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