TheCrusaderfeltthattheconfidenceoftheMoslemmadehimashamedofhisowndoubts。
Bythecrossofmysword，’’hesaid，layinghishandontheweaponashespoke，Iwillbetruecompaniontothee，Saracen，whileourfortunewillsthatweremainincompanytogether。’’
ByMahommed，ProphetofGod，andbyAllah，GodoftheProphet，’’repliedhislatefoeman，thereisnottreacheryinmyhearttowardsthee。Andnowwendwetoyonderfountain，forthehourofrestisathand，andthestreamhadhardlytouchedmylipwhenIwascalledtobattlebythyapproach。’’
TheKnightoftheCouchantLeopardyieldedareadyandcourteousassent；andthelatefoes，withoutanangrylook，orgestureofdoubt，rodesidebysidetothelittleclusterofpalm-trees。
Timesofdangerhavealways，andinapeculiardegree，theirseasonsofgood-willandofsecurity；andthiswasparticularlysointheancientfeudalages，inwhich，asthemannersoftheperiodhadassignedwartobethechiefandmostworthyoccupationofmankind，theintervalsofpeace，orratheroftruce，werehighlyrelishedbythosewarriorstowhomtheywereseldomgranted，andendearedbytheverycircumstanceswhichrenderedthemtransitory。Itisnotworthwhilepreservinganypermanentenmityagainstafoe，whomachampionhasfoughtwithto-day，andmayagainstandinbloodyoppositiontoonthenextmorning。