He rode at the garde, and with a heavy blow with the pommel of the sword struck him senseless from his horse.
"Now," he said to Adele, "we can ride on again.

You are not frightened, I hope ?" "Not so frightened as I was the first time you drew sword in my behalf," the girl said; "but it is very dreadful.

Are they killed, Rupert ?" "Not a bit of it," Rupert said; "one has got a gash on the head which will cost him a crown in plaister, the other may have lost some teeth.

It would have been wise to have killed them, for their tale in the morning is likely to be regarded as throwing some light upon your disappearance; but I could not kill men who were only doing their duty.

At any rate we have twelve hours' start, even if they take up the clue and pursue us on this line tomorrow.
"It is about ten miles this side of Poitiers that your mother lives, is it not, Margot ?" "Yes, Monsieur Rupert.