Una whispered , and Puck nodded , so as not to interrupt . ` At Santlache , over the hill yonder ' -- he pointed south-eastward towards Fairlight -- ` we found Harold 's men . We fought . At the day 's end they ran . My men went with De Aquila 's to chase and plunder , and in that chase Engerrard of the Eagle was slain , and his son Gilbert took his banner and his men forward . This I did not know till after , for Swallow here was cut in the flank , so I stayed to wash the wound at a brook by a thorn . There a single Saxon cried out to me in French , and we fought together . I should have known his voice , but we fought together . For a long time neither had any advantage , till by pure ill-fortune his foot slipped and his sword flew from his hand . Now I had but newly been made knight , and wished , above all , to be courteous and fameworthy , so I forbore to strike and bade him get his sword again . `` A plague on my sword , '' said he . `` It has lost me my first fight . You have spared my life . Take my sword . '' He held it out to me , but as I stretched my hand the sword groaned like a stricken man , and I leaped back crying , `` Sorcery ! '' ' -LSB- The children looked at the sword as though it might speak again . -RSB- ` Suddenly a clump of Saxons ran out upon me and , seeing a Norman alone , would have killed me , but my Saxon cried out that I was his prisoner , and beat them off . Thus , see you , he saved my life . He put me on my horse and led me through the woods ten long miles to this valley . ' ` To here , d'you mean ? '
said XXXXX .
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