WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR REVIEWING HIS ARMY.
“There is a castle in Normandy, which we hope to visit,—a mountain of towers rising out of the sea. Pagan priests possessed it, holy hermits succeeded them, and the Norman Dukes regarded it as their stronghold. [!-- original location of 'William the Conqueror reviewing his army' --] [!-- blank page --] I have brought with me a picture of it, that you may see. It is a fortress built upon a rock; and, when the great tide sweeps in, it stands in the sea, lofty and doubly guarded.
“The Red King and Robert once were engaged in a war with their brother Henry, who shut himself up in this fortress. At last, the water in the fortress failed. The Red King was happy, but Robert began to pity his famishing brother. So he sent him some bottles of wine.
“‘A fine way to wage war,’ said the Red King.
“‘What,’ said Robert, ‘shall we let our brother die of thirst? Where shall we get another, when he is gone?’
“We will see how Henry returned this love and brotherly kindness.