Halturned his head slowly and looked at the men who lay beside him. To avoid having to remove their shackles Manseer, the gaoler, bundledHal who was still chained to his father into the solitary cell near thetop of the spiral staircase, while the rest went below. What is happening down there? his father called and, with a guiltystart, Hal realized that he had not spoken since he had laid eyes onthe woman he loved. There was another sob, more poignant than the last.
The leaders were much closer now. Close by, Sir Francis was absorbed in his own duel and had not seenHal's deadly predicament. ed, staggering likedrunkards from their wounds and from the turmoil of grape shot and theblast of disrupted air. He stared at her in astonishment andcould neither move nor speak.
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