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"Take our gold instead!" Wilhelm cried. "I was given traveling coins to pay our lodging. You are welcome to take them, but please leave us in peace!"
Ludolph nodded his head toward one of his companions. "Adolph, go and get the gold. We will see if its weight is enough to match the maiden's beauty."
The largest of the three highwaymen kept a wary eye on Wilhelm as he crept forward. None of them wished to feel the point of Wilhelm's spear.
"The coins are in the chest," Wilhelm said to him. "On the back of the cart."
