The Cloister and the Hearth Chapter 27

In which two comrades, fleeing a hostile town, embark upon a swift but perilous voyage down the Rhine pursued by constables, their discourse richly interwoven with vivid descriptions of ancient Cologne’s marvels and saints. Their escape is abruptly endangered when a mischievous child’s caprice capsizes their boat, casting them into the cold, rushing waters amidst desperate struggles for survival.