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legacy to the Holy Sepulchre, for the benefit ofmy own soul, and to be used by those who serveGod there! ” And at the instant ten arrows struckhim.

It could not be avoided. But Assur was not tobe taken by a coup-de-main thus; after many in-effectual attempts, it was clear that no small forcelike this, but only a large army and regular siegewould do. So duke and Normans returned sadlyto Jerusalem, reflecting that it would require twomonths to prepare the necessary machines. Andall mourned for the death of their leader’s “ youngfriend.” Yet dead he Avas not totally. But on theirreturn, they beheld other duties, and Avliat noneof the crusade had expected. The uproar of thesack had (thank Heaven) ceased. Jerusalem,utterly altered, in a feAV days had changed inhabit-ants, laAvs, and religion ; yet louder than ever was themartial bustle. The rumour that had emboldenedthe Assurians Avas not untrue. The visier hadpassed the frontier, and might reach the metropolisin three days. Not be besieged, as at Antioch;meet our foes, not wait for them within these shat-tered walls. There Ave may rely on our own courage;but here, Avho knoAVS whether Ave might not findtraitors by our side? Some such fear might be apalliation for the massacres in the Temple, whose