“I promised her the balm,” said Hugo, “for that young knight, who was injured by the bison and to whom she is betrothed. If they make an outcry when the girl is captured, then we will tell them that we did not wish to harm her any, and the best proof of it will be that on account of Christian mercy we sent her some medicine.”
“Very well,” said von Löve. “Only we must send somebody whom we can trust.”
“I will send a pious woman, entirely faithful to the Order. I will command her to look and to listen. When our people, apparently sent by Jurand, arrive, they will find the road already prepared.”
“It will be difficult to get such people.”
“No! In our province the people speak the same language. There are in our city, bah! even among the knechts of the garrison, some men who left Mazowsze
