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De Wardes, at the sound of Raoul's voice, which he recognized without having occasion to look at him, half drew his sword.

The seconds cried "Halt!" and knocked up the combatants' swords with their own.

"Not too much so," replied D'Artagnan, with a bow that was not deficient in dignity, "since you do me the honor to draw a sword with me while suffering from a wound which is very inconvenient."

Several among them, proud daughters no doubt of some of Barsoom's noblest warriors, snatched swords from the hands of the fallen and fell upon the guards of Issus, but they were soon cut down; glorious martyrs to a hopeless cause.

"Look to your window!" said Alan; and as I turned back to my place, I saw him pass his sword through the mate's body.

"As to whether you turn your back or not, I do not concern myself," replied the master of fence; "though it might be that your grave would be dug on the spot where you planted your foot the first time; I mean that you would be stretched dead there for despising skill with the sword."

FROM now on the old man devoted himself to the training of the boy in the handling of his lance and battle-axe, but each day also a period was allotted to the sword, until, by the time the youth had turned sixteen, even the old man himself was as but a novice by comparison with the marvelous skill of his pupil.

Then with sword and buckler girded at his side he made a goodly show.

"Our swords!" cried D'Artagnan, raising his head and regaining his self-possession.

Instantly the attacked drew both his swords, and as the six fell upon him I witnessed as pretty fighting as one might care to see.

So close were they to each other that Alleyne had no time to spring back from the next cut, which beat down his sword and grazed his forehead, sending the blood streaming into his eyes and down his cheeks.

"So it was ordained, and then there was made a cry, that every man should essay that would, for to win the sword. .

And as they rode, Arthur said, I have no sword. No force *, said Merlin, hereby is a[* Footnote from M.T.: No matter.] sword that shall be yours and I may.

The second girl handed him the sword, but though he tried with all his strength he could not lift it.

Poulter twenty minutes longer than usual at the Black Swan, the sword was brought,--just for Tom to look at.