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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.
"She has not declared that she loves your brother; we may guess wrongly in this matter. They are your words not mine." "And we may guess rightly. What then?" "Then," answered Masouda, "there are many knightly Orders, or monasteries, for those who desire such places as you do in your heart. Nay, talk no more of all these things that may or may not be.
Now there was a pause, while Sinan glanced along the hall impatiently. Soon the brethren saw why, since at the end opposite to that by which he had entered appeared more singing women, and after them, also escorted by four black torch-bearers, only these were women, walked Rosamund and, behind her, Masouda.
"Yes," said Rosamund, freeing herself, "it is I and no other, yet I rode with you all this way and neither of you knew me." "Have we eyes that can pierce veils and woollen garments?" asked Wulf indignantly; but Godwin said in a strange, strained voice: "You are Rosamund disguised as Masouda.
In the evening, this time unaccompanied by Masouda, they rode out for a little way, though rather doubtfully, since they were not sure that these beasts which seemed to be almost human would not take the bits between their teeth and rush with them back to the desert whence they came.
Considering them as the young and stately widow Masouda moved from one to the other, talking to each in turn while she attended to their wants, it came into Godwin's mind that they might be spies meeting there to gain or exchange information, or even to make report to their hostess, in whose pay perhaps they were. Still if so, of this they showed no sign.
But Godwin looked first at his horse, then at Masouda, and shook his head. Well might he do so, for, stout-hearted as they were, the beasts were much distressed that had galloped so far without drawing rein. Down the steep road they plunged, panting; indeed at times it was hard to keep them on their feet. "They will reach the plain no more," said Godwin, and Masouda nodded.
And and you know the rest, and here, by the grace of God, we three are together again." "Ay," said Godwin, "but where is Masouda, and what will happen to her who has dared to venture such a plot as this? Oh! know you what this woman did? I was condemned to die in place of Wulf how, does not matter; you will learn it afterwards and the princess of Baalbec was brought to say me farewell.
On the morrow those of the fedai who remained alive were questioned, and confessing freely that they had been sent to murder Salah-ed-din who had robbed their master of his bride, the two Franks who had carried her off, and the woman Masouda who had guided them, they were put to death cruelly enough.
Next morning they went on again to a hilly country with beautiful and fertile valleys. Through this they rode for two hours, passing on their way several villages, where sombre-eyed people were labouring in the fields. From each village, as they drew near to it, horsemen would gallop out and challenge them, whereon Masouda rode forward and spoke with the leader alone.
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