Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . SUNSET AND MOONRISE 346 HARPERS MONTHLY The Donjon is given by Guillaume le Breton as Snubby !—Bogis, in the French of thetime. But Snubby, a Gascon esquire, wasa valorous gentleman who accomplishedat the imminent risk of his life a verygallant deed. Prowling by night beneaththe walls of the castle, he found the open-ing and perceived its possibilities. Pourmen as brave as himself joined with himin his adventure. In the darkness, climb-ing on their shoulders, he made his entry;and with a rope pulled them up after
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . SUNSET AND MOONRISE 346 HARPERS MONTHLY The Donjon is given by Guillaume le Breton as Snubby !—Bogis, in the French of thetime. But Snubby, a Gascon esquire, wasa valorous gentleman who accomplishedat the imminent risk of his life a verygallant deed. Prowling by night beneaththe walls of the castle, he found the open-ing and perceived its possibilities. Pourmen as brave as himself joined with himin his adventure. In the darkness, climb-ing on their shoulders, he made his entry;and with a rope pulled them up after the five made their way into thecrypt of the chapel: where—banging withtheir sword-hilts on the outer door, andall shouting at the tops of their voices —they raisedsuch a hubbubas to convincethe besieged thatan entry in forcehad been effect-ed. Acting pre-cipitately uponthis hastilyformed errone-ous conjecture,the garrison ofthe outer courtset fire to thebuildings andretreated to thecitadel: where-upon Bogis andhis companionscame out throughthe flames andopened the gatefor the entry ofthe Frencha
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