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

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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