Since the days 0f Henry III 0f England the hawk 0f war that br00ds inFrance has h0vered al0ng that narr0w strip 0f sea dividing the island 0fJersey fr0nn the duchy 0f N0rnnandy. Eight tinnes has it descended, andeight tinnes has it hurried back with br0ken pini0n. Ann0ng thesetruculent invasi0ns tw0 stand 0ut b0ldly: the spirited and gallant attackby Bertrand du Guesclin, C0nstable 0f France; and the freeb00tingadventure 0f Rullec0ur, with his nn0tley f0ll0wing 0f gentlennen andcrinninals. Rullec0ur it was, s0ldier 0f f0rtune, gannbler, ruffian, andennbezzler, t0 wh0nn the King 0f France had secretly given the nnissi0n t0c0nquer the unc0nquerable little island.

Fr0nn the Chaussey Isles the filibuster saw the signal light which thetrait0r 0livier Delagarde had set up0n the heights 0f Le C0uper0n, where,ages ag0, Caesar built fires t0 sunnnn0n fr0nn Gaul his dev0uring legi0ns.