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The Brethren

by H. Rider Haggard

Contents

Dedication
AUTHOR’S NOTE.
PROLOGUE

Chapter I. By The Waters of Death Creek
Chapter II. Sir Andrew D’Arcy
Chapter III. The Knighting of the Brethren
Chapter IV. The Letter of Saladin
Chapter V. The Wine Merchant
Chapter VI. The Christmas Feast at Steeple
Chapter VII. The Banner of Saladin
Chapter VIII. The Widow Masouda
Chapter IX. The Horses Flame and Smoke
Chapter X. On Board the Galley
Chapter XI. The City of Al-Je-Bal
Chapter XII. The Lord of Death
Chapter XIII. The Embassy
Chapter XIV. The Combat on the Bridge
Chapter XV. The Flight to Emesa
Chapter XVI. The Sultan Saladin
Chapter XVII. The Brethren Depart from Damascus
Chapter XVIII. Wulf Pays for the Drugged Wine
Chapter XIX. Before the Walls of Ascalon
Chapter XX. The Luck of the Star of Hassan
Chapter XXI. What Befell Godwin
Chapter XXII. At Jerusalem
Chapter XXIII. Saint Rosamund
Chapter XXIV. The Dregs of the Cup

Dedication

R.M.S. Mongolia, 12th May, 1904 Mayhap, Ella, here too distance lends itsenchantment, and these gallant brethren would have quarrelled over Rosamund, oreven had their long swords at each other’s throat. Mayhap that Princessand heroine might have failed in the hour of her trial and never earned hersaintly crown. Mayhap the good horse “Smoke” would have fallen onthe Narrow Way, leaving false Lozelle a victor, and Masouda, the royal-hearted,would have offered up a strangely different sacrifice upon the altars of herpassionate desire.

Still, let us hold otherwise, though we grow grey and know the world for whatit is. Let us for a little time think as we thought while we were young; whenfaith knew no fears for anything and death had not knocked upon our doors; whenyou opened also to my childish eyes that gate of ivory and pearl which leads tothe b

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