My young friend is known as Sir Maximilian du Guelph." "He is known as Guelph, but who is he ?" demanded Charles.
"That question I may not answer, my lord," said I, speaking in the Walloon tongue.
"You shall answer or die," returned the duke, angrily.
"I hope my Lord of Burgundy will not be so harsh with us," interrupted Max, lifting his head and speaking boldly.

"We have committed no crime, and do not know why we have been arrested.

We beg that we may be told the charge against us, and we would also know who makes the charge." "Count Calli," said the duke, beckoning that worthy knight, "come forward and speak." Calli came forward, knelt to the duke, and said: "I, my lord, charge these unknown men as being Swiss spies and assassins, who seek to murder Your Grace and to betray Burgundy." "You lie, you dog," cried Max, looking like an angry young god.

"You lie in your teeth and in your heart.

My Lord of Burgundy, I demand the combat against this man who seeks my life by treachery and falsehood.