. The story of Bayard : the good knight without fear and without reproach . at once. Of course they all gladly promised to takepart in the adventure, and it was settled that theyshould start at daybreak and take 200 men-at-arms. Then they all retired to their quarters toprepare their equipment for the morning, and itso happened that Hannotin de Sucker had hislodging at the other end of the town. This wasa piece of good fortune, as it happened, for whilehe was on his way home he chanced to see thespy coming out of the house of a man who wasknown to be on the Venetian side. TheBurgundian captain
. The story of Bayard : the good knight without fear and without reproach . at once. Of course they all gladly promised to takepart in the adventure, and it was settled that theyshould start at daybreak and take 200 men-at-arms. Then they all retired to their quarters toprepare their equipment for the morning, and itso happened that Hannotin de Sucker had hislodging at the other end of the town. This wasa piece of good fortune, as it happened, for whilehe was on his way home he chanced to see thespy coming out of the house of a man who wasknown to be on the Venetian side. TheBurgundian captain at once suspected treason ;he seized Vizentin by the collar and asked himwhat he was doing. The man, taken by surprise,changed colour and prevaricated so much that•the captain at once took him back to Bayardslodging. He found his friend just going to bed,but the Good Knight at once put on a long robe,and the two sat together over the fire, while thespy was carefully guarded. Hannotin explained his sudden return and thereasons why he felt sure that there was something. Sft^dVczfnttn by the cottar and asked him what he was doing THE STORY OF BAYARD 151 wrong. When I surprised him he was soutterly dismayed, he added. Bayard at oncesaw how serious the matter was, and sent for the spy,of whom he inquired his reason for going to thehouse of Messire Baptiste Voltege, the suspectedperson. He first replied that he went to see arelation of his, then he said something else ; infact, in his fright he gave five or six differentexplanations. The spy was threatened withtorture, but first the Good Knight said to him : Vizentin, tell the truth without hiding anything,and I promise, on the word of a true gentleman,that whatever it may be, even if my death hasbeen conspired for, I will do you no harm. But,on the other hand, if I catch you in a lie, youwill be hung to-morrow at break of day.: The spy saw that he was caught, so he kneltdown and begged for mercy, which was againpositively promise
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