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The loyal knight simply answered, "Madam, I had already decided to do so." He kept guard over her so faithfully that no harm came to her. THE LOYAL KNIGHT SIMPLY ANSWERED MADAM I HAD ALREADY DECIDED TO DO SO HE KEPT GUARD OVER HER SO FAITHFULLY THAT NO HARM CAME TO HER
r became infected, and the army, vainly trying to retreat, was attacked by a plague. The king himself, weakened by illness, was overtaken Painting by Cabanel. St'. Louis at Mansura. Digitized by Google LOUIS IX. (1226-1270) 131 by the enemy, who slew most of his followers and made him prisoner. He now began to bargain with the Sara- cens for his release, offering a large sum to free his men at arms, and the town of Damietta for his own ransom. While these negotiations were taking place. Queen Mar- garet had remained in Damietta, where the news of her husband's defeat and captivity reached her just as she had given birth to a little prince. Fearing lest the enemy might take possession of the city before she was able to leave it, she called an aged knight to her bedside, and bade him keep guard over her, saying, " Sir knight, I request on the oath you have sworn, that, should the Saracens storm this town and take it, you will cut off my head before you will allow them to seize my person. RFLOWING OF THE NILE AND AT THE FORD OF MANSURA TWELVE FIFTY SUFFERED A GREAT DEFEAT SUCH WAS THE NUMBER OF DEAD THAT THE AIR BECAME INFECTED AND THE ARMY VAINLY TRYING TO RETREAT WAS ATTACKED BY A PLAGUE THE KING HIMSELF WEAKENED BY ILLNESS WAS OVERTAKEN BY THE ENEMY WHO SLEW MOST OF HIS FOLLOWERS AND MADE HIM PRISONER HE NOW BEGAN TO BARGAIN WITH THE SARACENS FOR HIS RELEASE OFFERING A LARGE SUM TO FREE HIS MEN AT ARMS AND THE TOWN OF DAMNETTA FOR HIS OWN RANSOM WHILE THESE NEGOTIATIONS WERE TAKING PLACE QUEEN MARGARET HAD REMAINED IN DAMNIETER WHERE THE NEWS OF HER HUSBAND'S DEFEAT AND CAPTIVITY REACHED HER JUST AS SHE HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO A LITTLE PRINCE FEARING LEST THE ENEMY MIGHT TAKE POSSESSION OF THE CITY BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO LEAVE IT SHE CALLED AN AGED KNIGHT TO HER BEDSIDE AND BADE HIM KEEP GUARD OVER HER SAYING SIR KNIGHT I REQUEST ON THE OATH YOU HAVE SWORN THAT SHOULD THE SARACEN STORM THIS TOWN AND TAKE IT YOU WILL CUT OFF MY HEAD BEFORE YOU ALLOW THEM TO SEIZE MY PERSON
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