``Tothebattlements！’’criedDeBracy，``andletusmarkwhattheseknavesdowithout；’’andsosaying，heopenedalatticedwindowwhichledtoasortofbartisanorprojectingbalcony，andimmediatelycalledfromthencetothoseintheapartment——
``SaintDennis，buttheoldmonkhathbroughttruetidings！——Theybringforwardmanteletsandpavisses，*andthearchersmusteronthe*Manteletsweretemporaryandmovabledefencesformed*ofplanks，undercoverofwhichtheassailantsadvancedtothe*attackoffortifiedplacesofold。Pavisseswereaspeciesoflarge*shieldscoveringthewholeperson，employedonthesameoccasions。
skirtsofthewoodlikeadarkcloudbeforeahailstorm。’’
ReginaldFront-de-Bufalsolookedoutuponthefield，andimmediatelysnatchedhisbugle；and，afterwindingalongandloudblast，commandedhismentotheirpostsonthewalls。
``DeBracy，looktotheeasternside，wherethewallsarelowest——NobleBois-Guilbert，thytradehathwelltaughttheehowtoattackanddefend，lookthoutothewesternside——Imyselfwilltakepostatthebarbican。Yet，donotconfineyourexertionstoanyonespot，noblefriends！——wemustthisdaybeeverywhere，andmultiplyourselves，wereitpossible，soastocarrybyourpresencesuccourandreliefwherevertheattackishottest。