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Then he spoke: "Woman, you have had my message. You know that your rank is taken from you, and that with it my promises are at an end; you know also that you come hither to suffer the death of faithless women. Is it so?" "I know all these things, great Salah-ed-din," answered Rosamund.
She sent her greetings, but did not say to which of you they should be delivered, so, pilgrims, you must share them." Godwin winced, but Wulf asked if there were any hope of seeing her, to which Masouda answered: "None," adding, in a low voice, "I come upon another business. Do you brethren wish to do Salah-ed-din a service?" "I don't know. What is it?" asked Godwin gloomily.
As you had arranged it should be, I sent one of my fedais with soldiers to kill the men of Salah-ed-din on the ship and capture this lady who is his niece, all of which it seems has been done. The bargain that your messenger made was that the lady should be given over to you " Here Godwin and Wulf ground their teeth and glared at him.
"Allah be praised indeed!" he said. "I, His unworthy servant, thank Him from my heart, who never thought to see you living more. Soldiers, salute. Before you stands the lady Rose of the World, princess of Baalbec and niece of your lord, Salah-ed-din, Commander of the Faithful."
Good horses stand without; take them as my gift, and ride with these foolish citizens of Jerusalem. We may meet again within its streets. Nay, thank me not. I thank you who have taught Salah-ed-din how perfect a thing can be the love of brothers." The brethren stood awhile bewildered, for it is a strange thing thus to come back from death to life.
"Now hearken. Yield you, Sir Andrew, who have done enough to make your name a song for generations, and accept the love of Salah-ed-din, whose word you have, the word that, as you know well, cannot be broken, which I, the lord El-Hassan for no meaner man has been sent upon this errand plight to you afresh.
"Say, maiden, what ransom do you bring to buy this multitude from doom? What ransom, and what gift?" "The ransom of my own blood freely offered, and Heaven's gift of peace to your sinful soul, O King." And with that outstretched hand she drew down his keen-edged scimitar until it rested on her breast. Salah-ed-din awoke, and marvelled on his dream, but said nothing of it to any man.
"Now I return to pay that price, and behold! your vision is fulfilled or, at the least, you can fulfil it if God should touch your heart with grace, seeing that of my own will I am come to pray you, Salah-ed-din, to spare the city, and for its blood to accept mine as a token and an offering. "Oh, my lord! as you are great, be merciful.
Now, since it must be so, take her and go your way, knowing that my spirit follows after you and her; yes, and that even in this world she will find avengers." "I hear your words, and I will deliver them," answered Hassan. "More, I believe that they are true, and for the rest you have the oath of Salah-ed-din ay, and my oath while she is in my charge.
Then be ready and shout aloud." "And if they overcome us," asked Godwin, "then the Sultan would be slain?" "Nay, for you must lock the door of the chamber of Salah-ed-din and hide away the key. The sound of the fighting will arouse the outer guard ere hurt can come to him. Or," she added, after thinking awhile, "perhaps it will be best to reveal the plot to the Sultan at once."
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