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For the Prince de Schomberg, the Emperor's ambassador, sent me word one day, while I was playing at 'balon' at the baths of Antoninus, to leave the place clear for him. I answered that I could have refused his Excellency nothing asked in a civil manner, but since it was commanded, I would have him to know that I would obey the orders of no ambassador whatever, but that of the King, my master.

Still he felt very desolate, still he could scarcely believe in Emilie's assurance, "You may have God for your friend," and something of this he told Miss Schomberg, when she came to sit by him for awhile.

Ricardo assumed an easy attitude, with an elbow on the table. Schomberg squared his shoulders afresh. "I was employed, in that there yacht schooner, whatever you call it by ten gentlemen at once. That surprises you, eh? Yes, yes, ten. Leastwise there were nine of them gents good enough in their way, and one downright gentleman, and that was . . ."

The crash of bursting shells could now be distinctly heard above the thunder of the artillery, but happily most of these deadly missiles fell in the more open spaces and did but little harm. The miners were acquitting themselves of their dangerous duties courageously and well under the able leadership of their brave captain, George Frederick von Schomberg, and the master miner, Andreas Baumann.

"You ought to look at yourself in a glass," Ricardo said quietly. "Dash me if you don't get a stroke of some kind presently. And this is the fellow who says women can do nothing! That one will do for you, unless you manage to forget her." "I wish I could," Schomberg admitted earnestly. "And it's all the doing of that Swede. I don't get enough sleep, Mr. Ricardo.

"That is well," said Schomberg; "shall we each choose an opponent?" "No," said Bussy, "that is not fair; let us trust to chance, and the first one that is free can join the others." "Let us draw lots then," said Quelus. "One moment," said Bussy, "first let us settle the rules of the game." "They are simple; we will fight till death ensues!" "Yes, but how?" "With sword and dagger." "On foot?"

It would blaze like a box of matches. Think of that! It wouldn't advance your affairs much, would it? whatever happened to us." "Come, come gentlemen," remonstrated Schomberg, in a murmur. "This is very wild talk!" "And you have been used to deal with tame people, haven't you? But we aren't tame. We once kept a whole angry town at bay for two days, and then we got away with our plunder.

But both had badly chosen their day for attacking these good Parisians, generally so patient; for a spirit of revolt was prevalent in the streets, and the bourgeois rose, crying out for aid, and the husband of the young woman launched his apprentices on Schomberg. He was brave; therefore he stopped, put his hand on his sword, and spoke in a high tone. D'Epernon was prudent; he fled.

Schomberg and his successor, and, indeed, the whole of the English officers, soon came to abhor these savage and undisciplined allies. Still, the Irish army made no move.

In a day or two after James drew off his army to Ardee, Count Rosen indignantly exclaiming, "If your Majesty had ten kingdoms, you would lose them all." In the meantime, Schomberg remained entrenched in his camp. The Enniskilleners nevertheless made various excursions, and routed a body of James's troops marching towards Sligo. Great distress fell upon Schomberg's army.