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Chapter 30

           Meanwhile,theyagreedthatDeBracyshouldcommandthedefenceatthepostern,andtheTemplarshouldkeepwithhimascoreofmenorthereaboutsasabodyofreserve,readytohastentoanyotherpointwhichmightbesuddenlythreatened.Thelossofthebarbicanhadalsothisunfortunateeffect,that,notwithstandingthesuperiorheightofthecastlewalls,thebesiegedcouldnotseefromthem,withthesameprecisionasbefore,theoperationsoftheenemy;forsomestragglingunderwoodapproachedsonearthesallyportoftheoutwork,thattheassailantsmightintroduceintoitwhateverforcetheythoughtproper,notonlyundercover,butevenwithouttheknowledgeofthedefenders.Utterlyuncertain,therefore,uponwhatpointthestormwastoburst,DeBracyandhiscompanionwereunderthenecessityofprovidingagainsteverypossiblecontingency,andtheirfollowers,howeverbrave,experiencedtheanxiousdejectionofmindincidenttomenenclosedbyenemies,whopossessedthepowerofchoosingtheirtimeandmodeofattack.

           Meanwhile,thelordofthebeleagueredandendangeredcastlelayuponabedofbodilypainandmentalagony.

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