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The Brethren

CHAPTER Thirteen: The Embassy
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With a shout of warning he drew his sword.

Lozelle saw, and out leapt his blade in answer.

Then sweeping past the officers who were with them and reining up their steeds, in a second they were face to face.

Lozelle struck first and Godwin caught the stroke upon his buckler, but before he could return it the fedais of either party rushed between them and thrust them asunder.
"A pity," said Godwin, as they dragged his horse away.

"Had they left us alone I think, brother, I might have saved you a moonlight duel." "That I do not want to miss, but the chance at his head was good if those fellows would have let you take it," answered Wulf reflectively.
Then the horses began to gallop again, and they saw no more of Lozelle.


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