But whether from his voice, or speech, or manner,
They found that he had fought beneath their banner.
LVII.
Whereon immediately at his request
They brought him and his comrades to head-quarters;
Their dress was Moslem, but you might have guessed
That these were merely masquerading Tartars,
And that beneath each Turkish-fashioned vest
Lurked Christianity—which sometimes barters
Her inward grace for outward show, and makes