A Knight of the White Cross : a Tale of the Siege of Rhodes
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The knights leapt on to the deck as soon as thegalley ran alongside. Gervaise made first for the man lying beneath themast; as he came up to him, the sailor opened his eyes and murmured, "Water!" Gervaise called out to one of the servants to bring water fromthe galley, and, as soon as it came, poured some between the man's lips, and the knights by their united efforts lifted the mast from across hisbody. It was evident, however, that he had but a short time to live, and the dew of death was on ...his face. After a few minutes he rallied alittle, and looked gratefully at his rescuers.
"You have been attacked by pirates, " Gervaise said. "Was there onegalley, or two?" "Three galleys, " the man replied in a faint whisper.
"Do you know where they were from?" "Tripoli. " "How long ago?" "It was about three hours after sunrise when we saw them coming up, " theman said, his voice gaining in strength, as some wine they gave him tookeffect. "It was useless to fight, and I hauled down our flag, but inspite of that one of the pirates fired a broadside, and one of theshot hit the mast and brought it down, and I was crushed under it.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The knights leapt on to the deck as soon as thegalley ran alongside. Gervaise made first for the man lying beneath themast; as he came up to him, the sailor opened his eyes and murmured, "Water!" Gervaise called out to one of the servants to bring water fromthe galley, and, as soon as it came, poured some between the man's lips, and the knights by their united efforts lifted the mast from across hisbody. It was evident, however, that he had but a short time to live, and the dew of death was on ...his face. After a few minutes he rallied alittle, and looked gratefully at his rescuers.
"You have been attacked by pirates, " Gervaise said. "Was there onegalley, or two?" "Three galleys, " the man replied in a faint whisper.
"Do you know where they were from?" "Tripoli. " "How long ago?" "It was about three hours after sunrise when we saw them coming up, " theman said, his voice gaining in strength, as some wine they gave him tookeffect. "It was useless to fight, and I hauled down our flag, but inspite of that one of the pirates fired a broadside, and one of theshot hit the mast and brought it down, and I was crushed under it.
What to read after A Knight of the White Cross : a Tale of the Siege of Rhodes?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Henty George Alfred to read onlineMoreLess
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