The charger we had captured from the robbers on the Rhine now came to our hand as if sent by Providence.

He was a large, active horse, with limbs like steel.
He was an intelligent animal, too, and a good brain is almost as valuable in a horse as in a man.

He had evidently borne arms all his life, for when we tried him in the tilt-yard we found him trained at every point.
There was no heavy plate at the Peronne armorer's large enough for Max, so Hymbercourt dropped a hint to Duke Charles, and His Grace sent two beautiful suits to our inn.

One was of Barcelona make, the other an old suit which we judged had come from Damascus.

I tried the latter with my sword, and spoiled a good blade.