"Andre Norton - Huon of the Horn" - читать интересную книгу автора (Norton Andre)

Deep into Gerard's tender flesh struck the steel
so that he was borne from his horse and fell heav-
ily_upon the packed earth of the road, and from
his side there poured a thick flood of rich blood so
that he swooned. Thus he did not hear Chariot's
loud shout of:

""So do I serve mine enemies. As you lie, so shall
fall that other dog of Bordeaux!"

But Huon heard that shout and his heart was
white-hot with his rage for he believed his young

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brother deadтАФfoully slain without defense by this
masked murderer. And his temper broke all bonds
so that to him the whole world was as red as the
blood still flowing from Gerard's slight body.

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IV. HOW HUON DID SLAY THE KING'S
SON AND RODE TO COURT FOR
JUSTICE

When Huon saw his loved brother Gerard lying
as one dead in a spreading pool of his own blood,
his rage did so rise within him that he took no
heed of those about him or of aught else in the
whole world save that villain who had struck
down the unarmed boy. Drawing that good sword
which had so long served his father, Duke Sevin,
Huon rode down the hill to meet ths unknown

knight.



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And Chariot, seeing his enemy coming so wildly
and recklessly upon him, unarmed save for a
sword, with no mail upon his body or helm upon
his head, looked forward to an easy battle. He set
ready his lance and urged his mount forward to