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Now and again some officer would come off from the shore with Lozelle and a little food and water, and bargain with them, saying that before their wants were supplied the prince Hassan must visit the Emperor and bring with him the fair lady who was his passenger, whom he desired to see.
"I have nothing to do with the ship," answered Rosamund; "and surely the princess of Baalbec, if so I am, may choose her own companions. I wish to see more of you and less of Sir Hugh Lozelle." "I am honoured," replied Hassan, "and will do my best."
Then he let it run upon his head to cool its aching; and Godwin bathed such of his brother's hurts and bruises as could be come at, for he did not dare to remove the hauberk, and so gave him comfort. When this was done, and he had looked to the saddles and trappings of the horses, Wulf told of all that had passed between him and Lozelle on the bridge.
"Sir Hugh Lozelle," answered Godwin in a solemn voice. Then the head of Rosamund fell forward on her breast, and for a while she seemed to sleep. Wulf went to his horse, turned it about on the bridge, and throwing his arm around its neck, rested for a space. Then he mounted and walked slowly towards the inner gate. Pushing through the guard and officers, Godwin rode out to meet him.
Now his hood had fallen from his head, and Godwin and Wulf stared at him as he advanced, for surely they knew those great shoulders, those round black eyes, those thick lips, and that heavy jowl. "Lozelle! It is Lozelle!" said Godwin.
Then Godwin answered through her. "We understand little of this matter, who are ignorant of your tongue, but, O Al-je-bal, ere we leave your sheltering roof we have a quarrel to settle with the man Lozelle. After that, with your permission, we will go, but not before."
Lozelle who went down beneath that mighty blow which missed the head but fell upon his shoulder, and lay there like a log, till presently the moonlight shone upon his mailed hand stretched upward in a prayer for mercy.
"Had they left us alone I think, brother, I might have saved you a moonlight duel." "That I do not want to miss, but the chance at his head was good if those fellows would have let you take it," answered Wulf reflectively. Then the horses began to gallop again, and they saw no more of Lozelle.
Hassan listened a while, then suddenly issued an order that the lords should be seized. "Now," he said to Lozelle, "bid your sailors haul up the anchor, and let us begone for Syria." "But," answered the knight, "we have neither food nor water for more than one day." "I care not," answered Hassan, "as well die of thirst and starvation on the sea as rot here with fever.
Should both of you go down, then I will do my best to save your lady and take her to Salah-ed-din, with whom she will be safe, or if I cannot save her I will find her a means to save herself by death." "You swear that?" said Wulf. "I have said it; it is enough," she answered impatiently. "Then I face the bridge and the knave Lozelle with a light heart," said Wulf again, and Masouda went on.
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