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Rotgier, who had fought in many wars and battles, either in troop or singly, knew by experience that there are some people, like birds of prey, who are born to fight, being specially gifted by Nature, who bestows all things, with what others only attain after years of training, and he at the same time observed that he was now dealing with one of those.
"No, count," replied Rotgier; "I ordered the floor to be scrubbed and the place to be fumigated with sulphur. It is the odor of sulphur." And Zygfried looked at those present with a strange glance, and said: "God have mercy upon the soul of our brothers Danveld and Godfried!"
"Danveld stands before God," replied Rotgier, "and of him I shall only say that the following morning blooming roses were found on his coffin, which, in this wintry weather, could not come there by human hands." Then again followed silence. "How did you know of the capture of Jurand's daughter?" inquired the prince. "Only the wickedness and audacity of the deed made it known to us.
Finally Zygfried said: "Jurand, the punishment which you have suffered you have deserved; but I have promised to Brother Rotgier, whom your son-in-law has killed, to place your right hand in his coffin." Diedrich, who had just got up from his last deed, bent again upon the prostrate form of Jurand, when he heard Zygfried's words.
The Knights of the Cross became pale and Sir de Fourcy looked at them askance. "What will happen now?" asked Brother Rotgier, who was the first to break the silence. Hugo von Danveld turned to Sir de Fourcy and menacing him with his fists, said: "Why did you tell him that you attacked Jurand?" "Because it is true!" "You should have lied." "I came here to fight and not to lie."
If you are a rogue you will cheat, if honest you will serve." "I shall cheat as a rogue, sir," said Sanderus, "but not you, and I will honestly serve you." Zygfried von Loeve was just about to depart for Malborg when the postman unexpectedly brought him a letter from Rotgier with news from the Mazovian court. This news moved the old Knight of the Cross to the quick.
One of the servants brought a torch which he held toward the corpse and by its light the old knight observed the head of Rotgier; the face was white as if frozen and bandaged with a black kerchief fastened under the beard, evidently for the purpose of keeping the mouth closed. The whole face was drawn and so much altered that it might be mistaken for somebody else's.
"There is one coffin left of those which were made for those Jurand killed; it wants only to be covered with cloth, which I shall order to be done." "And cover him with a cloak," said Zygfried, whilst covering the face of Rotgier, "not with one like this but with one of the Order." After a while he added: "Do not close the lid." The people approached the sleigh.
The second after Danveld, was Rotgier, who succumbed by Zbyszko's axe, but the old man is a ruthless tyrant, and is sold to the devil.... They know not kindness. However, I am of opinion that if Danuska has perished she did so by his own hands. They also say that something happened to her. But the princess said in Plock that she extricated herself.
The vengeful and uncontrollable nature of Jurand also seemed to awake in full force under the influence of Zbyszko's words, because he began to gnash his teeth in the darkness and after a while to repeat again the names: Danveld, von Loeve, Rotgier and Godfried!
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