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The Two Attacks Described—A Bridge of Logs The Combat of the Archers—Serious Loss of Defenders—The Resistless Tower—The Count's Men Gain the Rampart—A Fight on the Wall—The Friar's Fire-Darts—The Tower Burns—Edgar Sore Pressed at the Breached Wall—Hand-to-Hand Fighting—A Swinging Ram—Grappling Hooks—The Portcullis Falls—The Combat Between Edgar and the Count—The Struggle Renewed—Retreat of the Garrison—The Victory of the Besiegers—A Pause.
