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Chapter 12

           Atoncethisknightseemedtothrowasidehisapathy,whenhediscoveredtheleaderofhispartysohardbestead;for,settingspurstohishorse,whichwasquitefresh,hecametohisassistancelikeathunderbolt,exclaiming,inavoicelikeatrumpet-call,"Desdichado,totherescue!"Itwashightime;for,whiletheDisinheritedKnightwaspressingupontheTemplar,Front-de-Boeufhadgotnightohimwithhisupliftedsword;buteretheblowcoulddescend,theSableKnightdealtastrokeonhishead,which,glancingfromthepolishedhelmet,lightedwithviolencescarcelyabatedonthe"chamfron"ofthesteed,andFront-de-Boeufrolledontheground,bothhorseandmanequallystunnedbythefuryoftheblow."LeNoirFaineant"thenturnedhishorseuponAthelstaneofConingsburgh;andhisownswordhavingbeenbrokeninhisencounterwithFront-de-Boeuf,hewrenchedfromthehandofthebulkySaxonthebattle-axewhichhewielded,and,likeonefamiliarwiththeuseoftheweapon,bestowedhimsuchablowuponthecrest,thatAthelstanealsolaysenselessonthefield.Havingachievedthisdoublefeat,forwhichhewasthemorehighlyapplaudedthatitwastotallyunexpectedfromhim,theknightseemedtoresumethesluggishnessofhischaracter,returningcalmlytothenorthernextremityofthelists,leavinghisleadertocopeashebestcouldwithBriandeBois-Guilbert.Thiswasnolongermatterofsomuchdifficultyasformerly.TheTemplarshorsehadbledmuch,andgavewayundertheshockoftheDisinheritedKnight’scharge.

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