第26章

Butnowthewallsandturretsroundabout，Bothyoungandoldwithmanythousandsfill；

ThekingClorindasentandherbraverout，Tokeepthefield，shestayeduponthehill：

GodfreylikewisesomeChristianbandssentoutWhicharmed，andrankedingoodarraystoodstill，AndtotheirchampionsemptyletremainTwixteithertroopalargeandspaciousplain。

LXXXIV

ArganteslookedforTancredibold，Butsawanuncouthfoeatlastappear，Raymondrodeon，andwhatheaskedhim，told，Betterbychance，“Tancredisnowelsewhere，Yetglorynotofthat，myselfbeholdAmcomeprepared，andbidtheebattlehere，Andinhisplace，orformyselftofight，Lo，hereIam，whoscornthyheathenishmight。“

LXXXV

ThePagancastascornfulsmileandsaid，“ButwhereisTancred，ishestillinbed？

Hislookslateseemedtomakehighheavenafraid；

Butnowfordreadheisordeadorfled；

Butwhe’erearth’scentreorthedeepseamadeHislurkinghole，itshouldnotsavehishead。“

“Thouliest，“hesays，“tosaysobraveaknightIsfledfromthee，whotheeexceedsinmight。“

LXXXVI

TheangryPagansaid，“IhavenotspiltMylaborthen，ifthouhisplacesupply，Gotakethefield，andlet’sseehowthouwiltMaintainthyfoolishwordsandthatbravelie；“

Thusparleyedtheytomeetinequaltilt，Eachtookhisaimatother’shelmonhigh，EveninthefighthisfoegoodRaymondhit，Butshakedhimnot，hedidsofirmlysit。

LXXXVII

ThefierceCircassianmissedofhisblow，Athingwhichseldbefellthemanbefore，Theangel，byunseen，hisforcedidknow，Andfarawrythepoignantweaponbore，Hebursthislanceagainstthesandbelow，Andbithislipsforrage，andcursedandswore，Againsthisfoereturnedheswiftaswind，Halfmadinarmsasecondmatchtofind。

LXXXVIII

Liketoaramthatbuttswithhornedhead，Sospurredheforthhishorsewithdesperaterace：

Raymondathisrighthandletslidehissteed，AndashepassedstruckatthePagan’sface；

Heturnedagain，theearlwasnothingdread，Yetsteptaside，andtohisragegaveplace，Andonhishelmwithallhisstrengthgansmite，Whichwassohardhiscourtlaxcouldnotbite。

LXXXIX

TheSaracenemployedhisartandforceTogriphisfoewithinhismightyarms，Butheavoidednimblywithhishorse，Hewasnoprenticeinthosefiercealarms，Abouthimmadehemanyawindingcourse，Nostrength，norsleightthesubtlewarriorharms，Hisnimblesteedobeyedhisreadyhand，Andwherehesteptnoprintleftinthesand。

XC

Aswhenacaptaindothbesiegesomehold，Setinamarshorhighuponahill，Andtriethwaysandwilesathousandfold，Tobringthepiecesubjectedtohiswill；

SofaredtheCountywiththePaganbold；

Andwhenhedidhisheadandbreastnoneill，Hisweakerpartshewiselyganassail，Andentrancesearchedoft’twixtmailandmail。

XCI

Atlasthehithimonaplaceortwain，Thatonhisarmstheredbloodtrickleddown，Andyethimselfuntoucheddidremain，Nonailwasbroke，noplumecutfromhiscrown；

Argantesragingspenthisstrengthinvain，Wastewerehisstrokes，histhrustswereidlethrown，Yetpressedheon，anddoubledstillhisblows，Andwherehehitsheneithercaresnorknows。

XCII

AmongathousandblowstheSaracineAtlaststruckone，whenRaymondwassonear，ThatnottheswiftnessofhisAquilineCouldhisdearlordfromthathuged

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