You see, by placing his forces at the ends of the wall he drew all the garrison thither to withstand the assaults from them, and thus by his sudden movement he was able to carry the outwork before they could recover from their surprise, and come down to its aid.

I am curious to know what he will do next.

What thinkst thou, Edward ?" he asked his son, who was standing by his side.
"He will win the day," the young prince said; "and in faith, although the others are my comrades, I should be glad to see it.

He will make a gallant knight, sir, one of these days, and remember he is engaged to follow my banner, so you must not steal him from me.

See, my liege, they are taking planks and ladders to the outwork." "They are doing wrongly then," the king said, "for even should they bridge the moat where the drawbridge is, they cannot scale the wall there, since the tower defends it, and the ladders are but long enough to reach the lower wall.