His horse, however, had been steadily gaining upon ours, and at the renewed alarm had darted off again, so that he was already some hundred yards from us.

It was useless to summon him, even could he hear our voices, for the hounds would be upon us before he could return.
'Never heed him,' I said hurriedly.

'Do you rein your steed behind that rock, and I behind this.

They will serve to break the force of the attack.

Dismount not, but strike down, and strike hard.' On either side in the shadow of the rock we waited in silence for our terrible pursuers.