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With this, the council terminated, after which Zbyszko took leave of the prince, because they were soon to start on their journey. But before their departure, Mikolaj of Dlugolas, who had experience and knew the Teutons well, called Zbyszko aside and inquired: "And will you take that Bohemian fellow along with you to the Germans?" "Surely, he will not leave me. But why?"
He was at Szczytno and should tell the master what he saw." Zbyszko understood a few of his words, and whatever he did not, Mikolaj explained to him; he then embraced de Lorche so tightly that the knight almost groaned. The prince again said to Zbyszko: "And are you also absolutely determined to go?" "Absolutely, gracious lord. What else am I to do?
There is Jan of Wloszczowa, castellan of Dobrzyn; there's Mikolaj of Waszmuntow; there are Jasko of Zdakow and Jarosz of Czechow: all glorious knights and sturdy fellows. No matter which weapons they choose, swords or axes nothing new to them!
It was daylight when they arrived; but after they announced themselves at the gate, it was dark before the bridge was lowered. They were received by Zbyszko's former acquaintance, Mikolaj of Dlugolas, who commanded the garrison consisting of a few knights and three hundred of the famous archers of Kurpie. To his great sorrow, Zbyszko learned that the court was absent.
Then he was also anxious to become acquainted with the country and the people, therefore he preferred a delay. Mikolaj of Dlugolas, who had been in captivity among the Germans a long time, and could speak the language easily, began to tell him marvelous tales about the prince's hunting parties for different kinds of beasts not known in the western countries.
"We heard here, that the Lithuanians wanted to go away with their wives and children, but we did not believe it." "And I looked at it. Hej! If not for Mikolaj of Moskorzowo, for Jasko of Olesnica, and without any boasting, if not for us, there would be no Wilno now." "We know. You did not surrender the castle." "We did not.
"Surely it was so, but they can say that these are only our ideas." "Their lies," said Mikolaj of Dlugolas, "are like a pine forest. From the edge a little way is visible, but the deeper one goes the greater is the density, so that a man goes astray and loses his way entirely."
The prince arose and fixed a severe look on the Teuton, while Mikolaj of Dlugolas, Mrokota of Mocarzew, Jasko of Jagielnica and other knights of Mazowsze instantly sprang toward the brother, inquiring alternately with threatening voices: "How could you have thought so? Speak, German I How could that be?" And Brother Rotgier recovered himself and said: "We brethren do not raise our eyes to women.
This remark embarrassed Mikolaj for a moment, who after thinking, quietly said: "In the first place, God's decrees are not well known; and then you must remember that every time he appears he has had special permission." "At any rate, I am glad that we shall not pass the night in the monastery. I would die from fear if I saw such an infernal giant." "Hej!
Zbyszko, wishing to explain better about what had occurred, said further: "I cannot forgive that, but I cannot fight with Mikolaj, because he must be nearly eighty years old." To this Macko said: "Listen! It is a pity that you should lose your head; but there will not be a great loss of brains, because you are stupid like a goat." "Why are you angry?" Macko did not answer, but started to leave.
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