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inch point´blank�察�

     Come scrive Turpino�察�che non erra。 

       The machine was completed�察�and the ensuing morning fixed for the 

assault。 Six men�察�relieved at intervals�察�kept watch over it during the night。 

Prince John retired to sleep�察�congratulating himself in the expectation that 

another     day   would     place   the   fair  culprit   at  his  princely    mercy。    His 

anticipations mingled with the visions of his slumber�察�and he dreamed of 

wounds and drums�察�and sacking and firing the castle�察�and bearing off in 

his   arms   the   beautiful prize   through   the   midst   of   fire   and   smoke。  In   the 

height   of   this  imaginary   turmoil�察     �he   awoke�察  �and   conceived     for   a  few 

moments that certain sounds which rang in his ears�察�were the continuation 

of those of his dream�察�in that sort of half´consciousness between sleeping 

and    waking�察    �when    reality   and  phantasy   meet     and   mingle    in  dim   and 



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confused resemblance。            He   was�察  �however�察 �very  soon   fully  awake   to   the 

fact of his guards calling on him to arm�察�which he did in haste�察�and beheld 

the machine in flames�察�and a furious conflict raging around it。 He hurried 

to the spot�察�and found that his camp had been suddenly assailed from one 

side by a party of foresters�察�and that the baron's people had made a sortie 

on    the   other�察  �and   that   they   had   killed  the   guards�察  �and    set   fire   to  the 

machine�察�before the rest of the camp could come to the assistance of their 

fellows。 

     The night was in itself intensely dark�察�and the fire´light shed around it 

a vivid and unnatural radiance。             On one side�察�the crimson light quivered 

by    its  own    agitation    on   the  waveless     moat�察   �and    on  the   bastions    and 

buttresses of the castle�察�and their shadows lay in massy blackness on the 

illuminated   walls�此  �on   the   other�察  �it   shone   upon   the   woods�察  �streaming   far 

within     among     the   open    trunks�察   �or  resting   on   the   closer   foliage。    The 

circumference   of   darkness   bounded   the   scene   on   all   sides�此  �and   in   the 

centre     raged    the   war�察   �shields�察   �helmets�察    �and   bucklers     gleaming      and 

glittering as they rang and clashed against each other�察�plumes confusedly 

tossing in the crimson light�察�and the messy light and shade that fell on the 

faces     of  the   combatants�察     �giving     additional    energy     to  their   ferocious 

expression。 

     John�察   �drawing      nearer   to  the   scene    of  action�察  �observed     two    young 

warriors fighting side by side�察�one of whom wore the habit of a forester�察�

the   other   that   of   a   retainer   of Arlingford。    He   looked   intently   on   them 

both�此    �their    position    towards     the  fire   favoured     the   scrutiny�察  �and    the 

hawk's   eye   of   love   very   speedily   discovered   that   the   latter   was   the   fair 

Matilda。       The   forester   he   did   not   know�此  �but   he   had   sufficient   tact   to 

discern that his success would be very much facilitated by separating her 

from this companion�察�above all others。 He therefore formed a party of men 

into a wedge�察�only taking especial care not to be the point of it himself�察�

and   drove   it   between   them   with   so   much   precision�察  �that   they   were   in   a 

moment far asunder。 

     ;Lady Matilda�察─�said John�察 �yield yourself my prisoner。; 

     ;If you would wear me�察�prince�察─�said Matilda�察 �you must win me�此─�and 



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without giving him time to deliberate on the courtesy of fighting with the 

lady of his love�察�she raised her sword in the air�察�and lowered it on his head 

with     an   impetus     that   would     have    gone     nigh    to  fathom     even    that 

extraordinary depth of brain which   always by divine grace furnishes the 

interior of a head´royal�察�if he had not very dexterously parried the blow。 

Prince John wished to disarm and take captive�察�not in any way to wound 

or injure�察�least of all to kill�察�his fair opponent。 Matilda was only intent to 

get rid of her antagonist at any rate�此�the edge of her weapon painted his 

complexion        with   streaks    of  very   unloverlike     crimson�察    �and   she   would 

probably have marred John's hand for ever signing Magna Charta�察�but that 

he   was   backed   by   the   advantage   of   numbers�察  �and   that   her   sword   broke 

short on the boss of his buckler。 John was following up his advantage to 

make a captive of the lady�察�when he was suddenly felled to the earth by an 

unseen      antagonist。     Some     of   his  men     picked    him    carefully     up�察  �and 

conveyed him to his tent�察�stunned and stupified。 

     When      he   recovered�察    �he   found    Harpiton     diligently    assisting   in   his 

recovery�察  �more   in   the   fear   of   losing   his   place   than   in   that   of   losing   his 

master�此�the prince's first inquiry was for the prisoner he had been on the 

point     of   taking    at   the   moment       when     his   habeas     corpus     was    so 

unseasonably   suspended。   He   was   told   that   his   people   had   been   on   the 

point   of   securing   the   said   prisoner�察  �when   the   devil   suddenly   appeared 

among them in the likeness of a tall friar�察�having his grey frock cinctured 

with a sword´belt�察�and his crown�察�which whether it were shaven or no they 

could   not   see�察  �surmounted   with   a   helmet�察  �and   flourishing   an   eight´foot 

staff�察�with which he laid about him to the right and to the left�察�knocking 

down the prince and his men as if they had been so many nine´pins�此�in fine�察�

he had rescued the prisoner�察�and made a clear passage through friend and 

foe�察  �and   in   conjunction   with   a   chosen   party  of   archers�察 �had   covered   the 

retreat of the baron's men and the foresters�察�who had all gone off in a body 

towards Sherwood forest。 

     Harpiton suggested   that it   would be   desirable to sack the   castle�察 �and 

volunteered       to  lead   the   van   on   the   occasion�察    �as  the   defenders     were 

withdrawn�察      �and   the   exploit   seemed      to  promise     much    profit   and   little 



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danger�此     �John    considered      that   the   castle    would     in  itself   be   a  great 

acquisition   to   him�察  �as   a   stronghold   in   furtherance   of   his   design   on   his 

brother's   throne�察  �and   was   determining   to   take   possession   with   the   first 

light of morning�察�when he had the mortification to see the castle burst into 

flames in several places at once。              A piteous cry was heard from within�察�

and   while   the   prince   was   proclaiming   a   reward   to   any   one   who   would 

enter into the burning pile�察�and elucidate the mystery of the doleful voice�察�

forth waddled the little fat friar in an agony of fear�察�out of the fire into the 

frying´pan�察  �for   he   was   instantly   taken   into   custody   and   carried   before 

Prince John�察�wringing his hands and tearing his hair。 

     ;Are you the friar�察─�said Prince John�察�in a terrible voice�察 �that laid me 

prostrate in battle�察�mowed down my men like grass�察�rescued my captive�察�

and covered the retreat of my enemies�拭�And�察�not content with this�察�have 

you   now   set   fire   to   the   castle   in   which   I   intended   to   take   up   my   royal 

quarters�拭─�

     The little friar quaked like a jelly�此         �he fell on his knees�察�and attempted 

to speak�察�but in his eagerness to vindicate

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