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Updated: September 19, 2025
The number of the Mexicans was double that of the Spaniards, but the armour of the latter and their skill as swordsmen outweighed the odds against them. Resistance grew fainter and fainter on the side of the Aztecs. The priests, who had run to and fro among them with streaming hair and wild gestures, encouraging and urging them on, were all slain or captured.
"Have no fear, General," said the holy Tanofir from the other end of the tent. "If you and your men play their parts as well as the guides will play theirs, the ships are already burned together with their companies. Only take fire with you." So that general departed with the two guides, looking somewhat frightened, and soon was marching up Nile at the head of five thousand swordsmen.
"But look out, they're coming out of their holes again." I made the object-glass end describe a circle in the air as we slowly backed, and the swordsmen darted away to the shelters they had quitted to follow us as they saw us in retreat.
"Soho! And who is Ali Partab? He needs to learn manners. He has come to a stern school for them!" "Sahib great one Prince of swordsmen! Ali Partab is Mahommed Gunga-sahib's man. He bid me say that he is held a prisoner in a bear-cage in Jaimihr's palace and needs aid." Alwa's black beard dropped onto his chest as he frowned in thought. He had nine men with him.
Out stepped Ruth and after her Ventnor! "Martin!" I could not keep back the cry; heard mingled with it Drake's own cry to Ruth. Ventnor raised his hand in greeting; I thought he smiled. The cubes on which we stood shot forward; stopped within fifty feet of them. Instantly the guard of swordsmen raised their blades, held them over the pair as though waiting the signal to strike.
The King of Ireland's Son twisted his horse's ears, and then the Glashan said "The second gate is guarded by five spear-men." "And how is the third gate guarded?" "The third gate is guarded by seven swordsmen." "And how is the fourth gate guarded?" "The fourth gate is guarded by the King of the Land of Mist himself." "And the fifth gate?"
The four Scotchmen fought stoutly, but although fair swordsmen they gained no great advantage over their opponents until they betook them to their pistols, when several of their assailants fell, but not without inflicting wounds. Paolo also fought well, and brought three to the ground.
Once more the leaping steel point, the shrill death cry, the miraculous parry. The villain, Monsereau, draws his pistol. Bessy, who is fighting half a dozen swordsmen, can even see the cowardly purpose; he watches; he dodges the bullets! by watching the aim "Ye sons of France, behold the glory!" He thrusts, parries and swings the sword as a falchion.
Yesterday's events were still fresh in his mind; and he had a feeling that the letting of Lempriere's blood would cool his own and be some cure for the choler which the presence of these strangers at the Court had wrought in him. There were better swordsmen in England than he, but his skill was various, and he knew tricks of the trade which this primitive Norman could never have learnt.
Marie, in the meantime, had never taken her eyes from La Pommeraye, and was following his every movement with breathless interest. The two men stood foot to foot, eye to eye, watching each other as only trained swordsmen can watch. Back and forth they swayed in the clear light of the moon, their swords clashing and singing as they parried or thrust.
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