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was Stirring. Once safely outside the lines, Broie- 

 f ort changed his whole manner. Throwing up his 

 head and pointing his ears forward, he broke into 

 a long, steady gallop — a gait which he could keep 

 up all day without tiring. And thus Ogier, safe 

 out of the reach of his foes, rode northward 

 through sunny France. 



V. THE CAPTURE 



On the fifth day they had put so many miles 

 between themselves and the besiegers that the 

 great Dane began to feel himself safe. In an- 

 other day they would cross the Rhine, and then 

 on to Denmark! At about noon they stopped to 

 rest by a spring which bubbled up from the 

 ground near the foot of a rocky hill. Ogier, very 

 tired from his long ride, and thankful that the 

 worst of it was over, lay down upon the grass 

 and soon fell asleep. Broiefort, not thinking that 

 any watch was needed, now that they were so far 

 from their enemies, wandered here and there, 

 nipping the young clover that was just beginning 

 to blossom in the fields. 



He was very hungry and the clover was very 

 good, and hence he did not notice a company of 



