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So Rosamund spoke, and stretching out her arms towards him, was silent. "These things I offered to them, and they were refused," answered Saladin. "Why should I grant them now that they are conquered?" "My lord, Strong-to-Aid," said Rosamund, "do you, who are so brave, blame yonder knights and soldiers because they fought on against desperate odds?
She broke its seal, and, seeing that it was in Arabic, handed it to her cousin, saying: "Do you read it, Godwin, who are more learned than I." So he read aloud, translating the letter sentence by sentence. This was its purport: "Salah-ed-din, Commander of the Faithful, the Strong-to-aid, to his niece beloved, Rose of the World, princess of Baalbec:
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