. The story of Bayard : the good knight without fear and without reproach . CHAPTER XXII How Bayard, the Good Knight, escaped being betrayed by aSpy who had promised Captain Manfroni to deliver himup, and what was the End of the Story. ABOUT a week after the last adventure, theCaptain Giovanni Paolo Manfroni, who wasfurious at losing his men with no gain to him-self, determined to take his revenge. He had acertain spy, who often went backwards and for-wards between Verona and San Bonifacio, andwho served both him and the Good Knight; butthose treacherous spies always serve one betterthan the o
. The story of Bayard : the good knight without fear and without reproach . CHAPTER XXII How Bayard, the Good Knight, escaped being betrayed by aSpy who had promised Captain Manfroni to deliver himup, and what was the End of the Story. ABOUT a week after the last adventure, theCaptain Giovanni Paolo Manfroni, who wasfurious at losing his men with no gain to him-self, determined to take his revenge. He had acertain spy, who often went backwards and for-wards between Verona and San Bonifacio, andwho served both him and the Good Knight; butthose treacherous spies always serve one betterthan the other, and this one hoped for the mostgain from the Venetian. So one day Manfroni said to him : Youmust go to Verona and let Captain Bayard knowthat the Council of Venice wish me to be sent incommand of Lignano, a fortified town on theAdige, as the present governor is ordered to the Levant with a number of galleys. Tell Bayard 148 THE STORY OF BAYARD 149 that you know for certain that I start to-morrowat dawn with three hundred light horsemen, andthat I shall have no foot
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