Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . s, sitting at ease behind their filledsails, we laid our boat alongside andmade it fast. They were too amazed tostruggle—all of them, that is, save theCountess Azilicz, who fought like atigress, till I could have cheered to watchher. It was near the Vieille we had madethe attack—a bit to the eastward; andhalf an hour later, the wind holding fairand mild, we ran the two boats upon thebit of shelving beach at the Kabik had the Countess Azilicz incare, I being as busy as a man may bewith trussing up the Countesss men, a
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . s, sitting at ease behind their filledsails, we laid our boat alongside andmade it fast. They were too amazed tostruggle—all of them, that is, save theCountess Azilicz, who fought like atigress, till I could have cheered to watchher. It was near the Vieille we had madethe attack—a bit to the eastward; andhalf an hour later, the wind holding fairand mild, we ran the two boats upon thebit of shelving beach at the Kabik had the Countess Azilicz incare, I being as busy as a man may bewith trussing up the Countesss men, andI fear that old Kabik before we reachedport had occasion grievously to repenthis counsel of the afternoon, for Aziligzwas no lifeless armful. I laughed in thedark as I went to take her from him,for I heard her voice crying out sharpand angry: Holy Virgin! is a woman a sack ofcorn? Hold me right end up, idiot!Up, fool! Oh, Mother of God, sendthis carven image the wits God be-grudged him! Take her! cried old Kabik to me,resentfully. Devils of land and sea!. See page 502 HER HEAD AND SHOULDERS HUNG OVER THE SPACE WITHOUT THE MAID OF LANDEVENNEC. 501 Take her, Majesty, before I repent meof this mad work! Also gag her if youwould be in peace. And I laughedagain as I took the girl into my armsand swung her lightly up against myshoulder. Ha! said Azilicz of a man, at least! And, herright hand being free, she reached to thedagger which hung at my belt, and withit struck downward back over my shoul-der. The point caught in a link of mysteel shirt and snapped, and the girlcried out in baffled anger. Just then a boy holding a flaring torchhalted for a moment beside us, and theCountess, catching sight of my face inthe red light of it, broke off her cry verysuddenly, and I felt her tense body allat once slacken and droop in my arms. You? said Aziligz of Landevennec,in a gasping whisper. You—you? There was no other way, lady, saidI. And after that she said nothing m
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