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we not Isabella’s husband ? 1 Let us elect him so-vereign, who is of Baldwin’s blood, but Guy is atotal stranger!” which frightening young Thoron,who was only fifteen, he rose and rushing forth,rode off to Jerusalem, and threw himself at Sy-billa’s and Guy’s feet, calling for pardon and doinghomage . 2 And then those at Naplouse separated;and, since it was too late to resist, hurried one byone with their allegiance to the royal pair inSolomon’s Palace. And also soon came Sir N.Gardiner from Acre—though melancholy musthave oppressed his soul—not for himself, he wasresolved to do his duty the very best he could,and die; but he knew that the battle in which hewas about to head the Hospitallers, was a vaindefence, and that won or lost, Jerusalem must soonbe taken, and the Latin kingdom fall. Likewisethe high-minded and too injured Tripoli came to asimilar resolution, and that in this public ex-tremity, no private considerations should be listenedto ; though when he met his brother Franks,it Avas to be thus accosted!—“ We suppose youhave become a Mahometan!” So Guy, hearing of

1 Michaud: Hist., ii. 265.—Bib. Crois., i. 369.

2 Id. : Id., 265.