The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles
colony. As a matter of precaution, Loysik ordered a punt that served as the only means of communication with the opposite territory, belonging to the diocese of Chalon, to be beached
he mellow light of the moon at its fullest; the two priests who fraternally offered to take th
hing? Do you hear anything
see and he
gh-it must be nearly mi
lose hope,
ntment. It will be long before we have another such oppo
ght that the monastery c
t no on
en-li
hear a
e rippling of the water on t
ounced his project of a
ng that he obtained the c
taken. Look yonder, on the opposite b
of the moon on the a
g! Do you hear the
, now, quick! Let us unfasten the pu
them on the opposite shore. He was a Catholic priest. His face was hard and imperious. At his side was a Frankish chief on horseback and escorted by ab
but you are still on time. The whole colony-men, women, girls and children-is assembled at the monastery, and only God k
ondign punishment, my sons. Can the horses of these riders a
ne trip; we shall have to make three or four passages b
ave your horses and my mule and wagon temporarily on this side of the river? We c
rious mistress, Queen Brunhild, and to dust with the shafts of their lances the backs
able of, we are of the opinion that, should they rebelliously resist the orders o
ok at the priest, and did not
good reasons for my opinion," answered the archdeac
the Queen's twenty warriors landed on the Valley shore, casqued, cuirassed and arme
to the monastery?" inquired the
he most a half hour's w
my dear sons-
y little dream at this hour that the punishment
y sons-justice w
turning to one of the men in his troop, "ha
igneur G
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