“Behold these lovely creatures, who stretch out their arms towards you!
“They but make me see how far lovelier my Aude is.”
“See the lands I offer you!”
“What is a region of wonders compared with the spot where a man was born?”
“Roland, by the faith of Mahomet! you shall never again behold the land of France!”
“I am a Christian, besides being a Frenchman. The native land to which I aspire is Heaven, and that birthplace you cannot prevent me from beholding once more.”
“Infidel hound!” said the Prophet, “I——” But the words were such as Roland could not listen to patiently. Mahomet did not finish his sentence, for the gauntlet of the knight smote him on the mouth.
