CHAPTER XIX: THE FIGHT AT THE FORD 



By the early September sunrise the thicket beneath the pass was sheltering the twenty well-appointed reiters of Adlerstein, each standing, holding his horse by the bridle, ready to mount at the instant. In their rear were the serfs and artisans, some with axes, scythes, or ploughshares, a few with cross-bows, and Jobst and his sons with the long blackened poles used for stirring their charcoal fires. In advance were Master Moritz and the two barons, the former in a stout plain steel helmet, cuirass, and gauntlets, a sword, and those new-fashioned weapons, pistols; the latter in full knightly armour, exactly alike, from the gilt-spurred heel to the eagle- crested helm, and often moving restlessly forward to watch for the enemy, though taking care not to be betrayed by the glitter of their mail. So long did they wait that there was even a doubt whether it might not have been a false alarm; the boy was vituperated, and it was proposed to despatch a spy to see whether anything were doing at Schlangenwald. 

At length a rustling and rushing were heard; then a clank of armour. Ebbo vaulted into the saddle, and gave the word to mount; Schleiermacher, who always fought on foot, stepped up to him. "Keep back your men, Herr Freiherr. Let his design be manifest. We must not be said to have fallen on him on his way to the muster." 

"It would be but as he served my father!" muttered Ebbo, forced, however, to restrain himself, though with boiling blood, as the tramp of horses shook the ground, and bright armour became visible on the further side of the stream. 
How many people were beneath the pass?
What was next to each?
How were they holding them?
Who was behind them?
What were some of them holding?
What else?
Anything else?
Who had poles?
What color were the poles?
How many people were ahead?
Were they all dressed the same?
How many were?
What weapon did the first person have?
And what else?
Was that a new weapon?
Who got on his horse?
Then what did he do?
What was proposed?
Did Ebbo restrain himself?
What chapter is this?
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sheltering the twenty well-appointed reiters of Adlerstein, each standing
Horses
holding his horse by the bridle,
By the bridle
holding his horse by the bridle, 
Serfs and artisans
rear were the serfs and artisans,
axes
axes
scythes
scythes
Also ploughshares
ploughshares
Jobst and his sons
Jobst and his sons with the long blackened poles 
Black
long blackened poles
Three people
 In advance were Master Moritz and the two barons, t
No
 the former in a stout plain steel helmet, cuirass, and gauntlets, a sword, and those new-fashioned weapons, pistols; the latter in full knightly armour, exactly alike, from the gilt-spurred heel to the eagle- crested helm
Two
the latter in full knightly armour,
a sword
the former in a stout plain steel helmet, cuirass, and gauntlets, a sword,
pistols
a sword, and those new-fashioned weapons, pistols;
Yes
and those new-fashioned weapons
Ebbo
Ebbo vaulted into the saddle,
Gave the word to mount
Ebbo vaulted into the saddle, and gave the word to mount; 
That Ebbo keep his men back
"Keep back your men, Herr Freiherr. Let his design be manifest. 
Yes
"It would be but as he served my father!" muttered Ebbo, forced, however, to restrain himself
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XIX: THE FIGHT AT THE FORD 