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Chapter 8

           Hethencommandedhistrumpettosoundadefiancetothechallengers,anddesiredaheraldtoannouncetothem,thatheshouldmakenoelection,butwaswillingtoencounterthemintheorderinwhichtheypleasedtoadvanceagainsthim.

           ThegiganticFront-de-Boeuf,armedinsablearmour,wasthefirstwhotookthefield.Heboreonawhiteshieldablackbull’shead,halfdefacedbythenumerousencounterswhichhehadundergone,andbearingthearrogantmotto,"Cave,Adsum".OverthischampiontheDisinheritedKnightobtainedaslightbutdecisiveadvantage.BothKnightsbroketheirlancesfairly,butFront-de-Boeuf,wholostastirrupintheencounter,wasadjudgedtohavethedisadvantage.

           Inthestranger’sthirdencounterwithSirPhilipMalvoisin,hewasequallysuccessful;strikingthatbaronsoforciblyonthecasque,thatthelacesofthehelmetbroke,andMalvoisin,onlysavedfromfallingbybeingunhelmeted,wasdeclaredvanquishedlikehiscompanions.

           InhisfourthcombatwithDeGrantmesnil,theDisinheritedKnightshowedasmuchcourtesyashehadhithertoevincedcourageanddexterity.DeGrantmesnil’shorse,whichwasyoungandviolent,rearedandplungedinthecourseofthecareersoastodisturbtherider’saim,andthestranger,decliningtotaketheadvantagewhichthisaccidentaffordedhim,raisedhislance,andpassinghisantagonistwithouttouchinghim,wheeledhishorseandrodebackagaintohisownendofthelists,offeringhisantagonist,byaherald,thechanceofasecondencounter

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