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The Essays of Montaigne

CHAPTER XXX
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The obstinacy of their battles is wonderful, and they never end without great effusion of blood: for as to running away, they know not what it is.

Every one for a trophy brings home the head of an enemy he has killed, which he fixes over the door of his house.

After having a long time treated their prisoners very well, and given them all the regales they can think of, he to whom the prisoner belongs, invites a great assembly of his friends.

They being come, he ties a rope to one of the arms of the prisoner, of which, at a distance, out of his reach, he holds the one end himself, and gives to the friend he loves best the other arm to hold after the same manner; which being.
done, they two, in the presence of all the assembly, despatch him with their swords.

After that, they roast him, eat him amongst them, and send some chops to their absent friends.


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