The Buzzard had calculated the range with care so that the pattern ofshot spread to its most deadly arc. The Arab crew ran to theside of the dhow as the tall frigate bore down upon them. Hal held the scrap of paper to his nose, andfancied that he detected the faintest perfume upon it. Then he looked fromAlthuda to his sister.
Four men waited ready with the tail of therope in their hands. The stroke ofthe expert swordsman buried the blade full length in the bull's flesh,and it bucked and whirled away, snatching the hilt out of Hal's hand. Before him all the Cochrans had been sheep thieves and border raiders,who had made their fortunes by murdering and robbing not onlyEnglishmen but members of other Scottish clans as well. Schreuder nodded stiffly and passed his purseto Llewellyn.
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