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thought, md Godwln rend his thought.
II was: "Bchind mo the Jordan and
the sea Of Galilce. into which, II my
tanks were turned; I should be driven.
! and all my host. In front the terri
tories OF tho Franks, where I have no
friend, nnd by Nazareth their great
army. Allah alone can help me. If
they sit still nnd force me to advance
across the desert and attack them be
fore my army mclts away, then I am
lost. IL they advance upon me round
the mountain Tabor and by the wa.
tered land, I may be lost. But if-oh,
II Allah should make them mad, and
they should strike straight across the
desert, then-then they are lost, and
the reign of the cross in Syria Is for
ever at an end"
Look! Near to the pavilion Of Sal
adm stood another tent, closely guard
ed, and IN 1t on u cushioned bed lay
two m One was Rosamund, and
the other was Masouda.
The last veil was Withdrawn, and
now Goodwin saw q sight at which his
soul shivered. A fire-blackened plain
and above it a frowning mountain, and
that mountain thick, thick with dead
thousands and thousands and thou.
sands of Gead, among which the hy,
cnns wandered and the night birds
screamed. He could see their faces;
many Of them he knew again as those
Of living men whom he had met In
Jerusalem and elsewhere or had noted
with the army.
Goodwin awoke from his dream trem.
bling, mounted his horse and rode bach
to Wulf.
Tell me-" asked Goodwin, how long
IL it since l left your"
"Some few minutes - ten perhaps"
answered his brother.
"a short while to have seen SC
much replied Goodwin. Then he told
him all and at the end asked him,
What think your
,Wulf considered awhile and answer.
ed:
We'll. brother. you have touched nc
wine today, so you are not drunk, and
you have done nothing foolish, so you
= " h'A'' ~ NONIu St''lII
that The saints have been talking to
you. Our watch is ended, for l hear
the horses Of the knights who come to
relieve US. Listen. This is my coun-
sci: In the camp yonder is our friend
with whom we travelled from .Jer,lsa-
lem, Egbert, the bishop Of Nazareth,
who marches with the host. Let us 60
to him and lay this matter before him,
for he is a holy mar and learned"
Goodwin nodded in assent. and pres.
entity, when the other knights We're
come and they had made their report
to them, they rode off together to the
tent of Egbert.
Egbert was nm Englishman who had
spent more than thirty years of his
life in the east, whereof the suns had
tapned his w'rinkled face to the hue
Of bronze that seemed the darker in
contrast with his blue eyes and snow
white hair and beard. Entering the
tent, they found him at his prayers
Presently he rose and asked them what
they needed.
your counsel, holy father" answer
ed Wulf.
So, having seen that the tent haI
was closed and that none fingered
near, Goodwin told him his dream.
The old man listened patiently. nor
did he seem surprised at this strange
story, since in those days men saw, or
thought they saw many such visions.
When he had finished Goodwin asked
Of him pS he had asked Of Wulf:
What think you. holy father? Is this
a dream or is il a message?
Goodwin Darcy" he answered, 81
have learned 10 know you as a true
servant of the church. 1t we'll may be
that to such a II as you foresight has
been given, that through you those who
rule us may be warped and all Chris
tendon saved from great sorrow and
disgrace. Come, let us go to the king
and tell this story, for he still sits in
council yonder."
So they went out together and rode to
the royal tent. Here the bishop was
admitted, leaving them without. Pres
emily he returned for them.
Already it was near midnight, but
still the great pavilion was crowded
with barons and chief captains. At the
head of the table sat he king, Guy of
Lusignan, a weak fhced man. clad In
splendid armor. On his right was the
white haired Count Raymond of Tripoli
and on his left the black bearded,
frowning master OF the Tenplars, clad
in his white mantle. on the left breast
OF which the red cross was blaZoned.
Words had been running high. their
faces showed it, but Just then a silence
reigned. The king looked up and, see
ing the bishop, asked peevishly:
What Is it nowi oh, | remember
some tale from those tall twin knights.
Well, bring them forward"
4 So the three of them came forward,
I and at Godwin's prayer the bishop Egg
bert told of the vision that had come TO
him not more than an hour ago while he
kept watch upon he mountain top. AT
first one or two of the barons seemed
disposed to laugh, but when they look
ed at Godwin's high and spiritual face
their laughter died away. Indeed, as
the tale Of the rocky hill and the dead
who were stretched upon it went on
they grew white with fear. and whitest
of them all was the king.
"Is all this true. Sir Godwin?' he
asked when the bishop had finished.
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