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He was a harsh, stern man, much disliked; and his governors in Elsass were fierce, violent men, who used every pretext for preying upon travellers. HE WAS A HARSH STERN MAN MUCH DISLIKED AND HIS GOVERNORS AND ELSAS WERE FIERCE VIOLENT MEN WHO USED EVERY PRETEXT FOR PREYING UPON TRAVELLERS
him by the siege of Neuss, a city in alliance with Sigismund of Austria, Louis met Edward on the bridge of Pecquigny, and by cajolery, bribery, and accusations of Charles, contrived to persuade him to carry home his army without striking a blow. That meeting was a curious one. A wooden barrier, like a wild beast's cage, was erected in the middle of the bridge, through which the two kings kissed one another. Edward was the tallest and handsomest man present, and splendidly attired. Louis was small and mean-looking, and clad in an old blue suit, with a hat decorated with little leaden images of the saints, but his smooth tongue quite overcame the duller intellect of Edward; and in the mean time the English soldiers were feasted and allowed their full swing, the French being strictly watched to prevent all quarrels. So skilfully did Louis manage, that Edward consented to make peace and return home. 4. The Fall of Charles the Bold (1477).--Charles had become entangled in many difficulties. NTED FROM JOINING HIM BY THE SIEGE OF NURS A CITY IN ALLIANCE WITH SIGISMUND OF AUSTRIA LEWIS MET EDWARD ON THE BRIDGE OF PICINI AND BY CAJOLERY BRIBERY AND ACCUSATIONS OF CHARLES CONTRIVED TO PERSUADE HIM TO CARRY HOME HIS ARMY WITHOUT STRIKING A BLOW THAT MEETING WAS A CURIOUS ONE A WOODEN BARRIER LIKE A WILD BEAST'S CAGE WAS ERECTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRIDGE THROUGH WHICH THE TWO KINGS KISSED ONE ANOTHER EDWARD WAS THE TALLEST AND HANDSOMEST MAN PRESENT AND SPLENDIDLY ATTIRED LEWIS WAS SMALL MEAN LOOKING AND CLAD IN AN OLD BLUE SUIT WITH A HAT DECORATED WITH LITTLE LEADEN IMAGES OF THE SAINTS BUT HIS SMOOTH TONGUE QUITE OVERCAME THE DULL INTELLECT OF EDWARD AND IN THE MEANTIME THE ENGLISH SOLDIERS WERE FEASTED AND ALLOWED THEIR FULL SWING THE FRENCH BEING STRICTLY WATCHED TO PREVENT ALL QUARRELS SO SKILFULLY DID LOUIS MANAGE THAT EDWARD CONSENTED TO MAKE PEACE AND RETURN HOME FOUR THE FALL OF CHARLES THE BOLD FOURTEEN SEVENTY SEVEN CHARLES HAD BECOME ENTANGLED IN MANY DIFFICULTIES
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