Besides, he has not half a score of men here," continued the lad, shrewdly, "and counting old Gil and ourselves we have as many.

And Pavannes always said that three men could hold the gate at the bottom of the ramp against a score.

Oh, he will not try that!" "Certainly not!" I agreed.

And so we crushed Marie.

"But for Louis de Pavannes--" Catherine interrupted me.