[The Brethren by H. Rider Haggard]@TWC D-Link bookThe Brethren CHAPTER Thirteen: The Embassy 30/31
Back, now; and, if you will, take these Franks with you, who are my guests, that they may bear witness of what you have seen, and of the state in which you left their sister.
Translate to the knights, woman." So Masouda translated.
Then Godwin answered through her. "We understand little of this matter, who are ignorant of your tongue, but, O Al-je-bal, ere we leave your sheltering roof we have a quarrel to settle with the man Lozelle.
After that, with your permission, we will go, but not before." Now Rosamund sighed as if in relief, and Sinan answered: "As you will; so be it," adding, "Give these envoys food and drink before they go." But their spokesman answered: "We partake not of the bread and salt of murderers, lest we should become of their fellowship. Al-je-bal, we depart, but within a week we appear again in the company of ten thousand spears, and on one of them shall your head be set.
Your safe-conduct guards us till the sunset.
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