Hogvardt rose, and began to move round the hall, examining the weapons that decorated the walls.

They stood there for a few minutes carefully examining the weapons and reloading them with fresh cartridges.

Then he rode forward to the left hand of his nephew, as Malise and he passed slowly down the line examining the weapons.

He was still examining the weapons when Bertha crossed the room on her way up-stairs, and she paused an instant to look at them.