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Updated: June 13, 2025
But if you wish a name, well, one comes into his mind; the name of the knight Lozelle." "The knight Lozelle!" murmured Rosamund, turning even paler than before, as well she might. For this Lozelle was a powerful man and Essex-born.
"I think so," said Wulf, "for, as Rosamund here knows, the tall knave who interpreted for the foreigner whom he called his master, gave us the name of the knight Lozelle as the man who sought to carry her off." "Was this master a Saracen?" asked Sir Andrew, anxiously. "Nay, uncle, how can I tell, seeing that his face was masked like the rest and he spoke through an interpreter?
"Look behind you!" yelled Godwin; but the spectators, pleased that the fight was not yet done, broke into a roar of cheers. Wulf heard and swung round. As he faced Lozelle the dagger struck him on the breast, and well must it have been for him that his mail was good.
"Know that a certain knight named Lozelle, who dwelt in the part of England where you have your castle, has told me that Zobeide left a daughter, who is very beautiful.
As she came he advanced to her, bowing and saying: "Lady Rosamund, thus you find me once more, who doubtless you never thought to see again." She looked at him in the faint light and her blood went cold. It was the knight Lozelle. "You here, Sir Hugh?" she gasped. "Where you are, there I am," he answered, with a sneer upon his coarse, handsome face.
Am I, who have done you so much service, to be butchered for your pleasure by the lovers of that woman, whom you would honour with the name of wife?" Sinan heard, and stared at him with dull, angry eyes. "Ay, you may stare," went on the maddened Lozelle, "but it is true they are her lovers, not her brothers. Would men take so much pains for a sister's sake, think you?
Thenceforward they may fight as it pleases them, ahorse, or afoot, with lance, with sword, or with dagger, but to the vanquished no mercy will be shown. If he be brought living from the bridge, living he shall be cast into the gulf. Hear the decree of the Al-je-bal!" Then Wulf's horse was led forward to the entrance of the bridge, and from the further side was led forward the horse of Lozelle.
Most like he knew nothing of this man Lozelle, except as one of those Christian traitors who were ever ready to betray the Cross for gold. But Saladin was far away and her home lay behind her, and her cousins and lovers were eating out their hearts upon that fading shore.
At length, when all were weary of staring at the oil-like sea, a wind sprang up that grew gradually to a gale blowing towards Syria, and before it they fled along swiftly. Worse and stronger grew that gale, till on the evening of the second day, when they seemed in no little danger of being pooped, they saw a great mountain far away, at the sight of which Lozelle thanked God aloud.
To have you killed at once, both of you, whom Lozelle had told him were this lady's lovers, and not her brothers. Only he feared that there might be trouble with the people, who were pleased with the fighting, so held his hand.
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