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Chapter 19

           "Woulditbutpleaseyourvalours,"addedIsaac,inatoneofdeephumiliation,"topermitthepoorJewstotravelunderyoursafeguard,Iswearbythetablesofourlaw,thatneverhasfavourbeenconferreduponachildofIsraelsincethedaysofourcaptivity,whichshallbemoregratefullyacknowledged."

           "DogofaJew!"saidAthelstane,whosememorywasofthatpettykindwhichstoresuptriflesofallkinds,butparticularlytriflingoffences,"dostnotrememberhowthoudidstbeardusinthegalleryatthetilt-yard?Fightorflee,orcompoundwiththeoutlawsasthoudostlist,askneitheraidnorcompanyfromus;andiftheyrobonlysuchasthee,whoroballtheworld,I,formineownshare,shallholdthemrighthonestfolk."

           Cedricdidnotassenttothesevereproposalofhiscompanion."Weshalldobetter,"saidhe,"toleavethemtwoofourattendantsandtwohorsestoconveythembacktothenextvillage.Itwilldiminishourstrengthbutlittle;andwithyourgoodsword,nobleAthelstane,andtheaidofthosewhoremain,itwillbelightworkforustofacetwentyofthoserunagates."

           Rowena,somewhatalarmedbythementionofoutlawsinforce,andsonearthem,stronglysecondedtheproposalofherguardian.ButRebeccasuddenlyquittingherdejectedposture,andmakingherwaythroughtheattendantstothepalfreyoftheSaxonlady,kneltdown,and,aftertheOrientalfashioninaddressingsuperiors,kissedthehemofRowena’sgarment.

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