CONTENTS
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Driven Out—Meeting the Siege-Tower—An Error of Judgment—A Triple Attack against the Castle—A General Advance—David against Goliath—A Secret Attack—The Careless Sentinel—The Lady Amabel on the Alert—Flight of the Daring Climbers,
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The Two Attacks Described—A Bridge of Logs—The Combat of the Archers—Serious Loss of Defenders—The Resistless Tower—The Count's Men Gain the Rampart—A Fight on the Wall—The Friar's Fire-Darts—The Tower Burns—Edgar Sore Pressed at the Breached Wall—Hand-to-Hand Fighting—A Swinging Ram—Grappling Hooks—The Portcullis Falls—The Combat Between Edgar and the Count—The Struggle Renewed—Retreat of the Garrison—The Victory of the Besiegers—A Pause,
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Luke's Strategy—The Garrison Outwitted—The Friar's Opinion—Another Tower to be Sacrificed—The Friar's Confidence—Amabel's Mission—The Count Takes the Southwest Tower—The Tower Burned—A Surprise—The Explosion of the Mine—The Besiegers Are Panic-Stricken—Their Retreat—Fall of the Southwest Tower—Terror of the Besiegers—The Siege Suspended—Fears of a Sortie—Departure of the Lady Amabel—Will the Castle Hold Out?
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Amabel's Adventures in Disguise—The Friendly Farmer—The Second Stage of Her Journey—
