. The sorceress of Rome. r of thechurch, break the commands of. the ApostoUc lieutenant ? exclaimed a husky voice and a strong a^ grasped Eckhardtsshoulder. Turning round, the latter saw himself confrontedby the towering form of the monk Nilus, who seemed ignorantof the person and rank of him he was addressing and whosecoimtenance flamed with fanatic wrath,- Ay! And it hath come to my turn to rescue damsels, andmoreover to serve the church, added .another speaker in abantering tone and Eckhardt instantlyt recognized the LordVitelozzo, who having eluded the pursuit of the monk ofCluny, held a m
. The sorceress of Rome. r of thechurch, break the commands of. the ApostoUc lieutenant ? exclaimed a husky voice and a strong a^ grasped Eckhardtsshoulder. Turning round, the latter saw himself confrontedby the towering form of the monk Nilus, who seemed ignorantof the person and rank of him he was addressing and whosecoimtenance flamed with fanatic wrath,- Ay! And it hath come to my turn to rescue damsels, andmoreover to serve the church, added .another speaker in abantering tone and Eckhardt instantlyt recognized the LordVitelozzo, who having eluded the pursuit of the monk ofCluny, held a mace he had secured in lieu of his cross-bowhigh and menacingly in the air. Friar, look to your ally, if such he be, lest I do what Ishould have done before and make a very harmless rogue ofhim, said Eckhardt, holding the girl with one hand whilewith the other he unsheathed his sword*. Peace, fool! the monk addressed his would-be ally,drawing him back forcibly. The church needs not the aid 138 HiSsS^w W: ??fc«^ ^~t-i. THE SICILIAN DANCER of one rogue to subdue another. Let the girl go, my son!he then turned to the Margrave. Nay, father — by these bruises, which still ache, I willretrieve my wrong and rescue the wench, insisted the Roman,again raising his massive weapon, but the monk and somebystanders wedged themselves between Eckhardt and hisopponent. Nay, then, now we are like to have good sport, exclaimeda fourth. A monk, a woman and a, soldier, — it requiresnot more to set the world ablaze. Stranger, — I implore you, , whispered Eck-hardts captive with frantic entreaty amidst the ever increasingtumult of the bystanders, who appeared to be divided, somefavouring the monk, while others sided with the girls captor,whose intentions they sorely misconstrued. I would not standrevealed to yonder monk for all the world! concluded the girlin fear-struck tones. At this moment a cry among the bystanders warned Eckhardtthat Vitelozzos wrath had at length mastered every
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