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Chapter 21

           Farbetterwasourhomelydiet,eateninpeaceandliberty,thantheluxuriousdainties,theloveofwhichhathdeliveredusasbondsmentotheforeignconqueror!"

           "Ishould,"repliedAthelstane,"holdveryhumbledietaluxuryatpresent;anditastonishesme,nobleCedric,thatyoucanbearsotrulyinmindthememoryofpastdeeds,whenitappearethyouforgettheveryhourofdinner."

           "Itistimelost,"mutteredCedricapartandimpatiently,"tospeaktohimofaughtelsebutthatwhichconcernshisappetite!ThesoulofHardicanutehathtakenpossessionofhim,andhehathnopleasuresavetofill,toswill,andtocallformore.Alas!"saidhe,lookingatAthelstanewithcompassion,"thatsodullaspiritshouldbelodgedinsogoodlyaform!Alas!thatsuchanenterpriseastheregenerationofEnglandshouldturnonahingesoimperfect!WeddedtoRowena,indeed,hernoblerandmoregeneroussoulmayyetawakethebetternaturewhichistorpidwithinhim.Yethowshouldthisbe,whileRowena,Athelstane,andImyself,remaintheprisonersofthisbrutalmarauderandhavebeenmadesoperhapsfromasenseofthedangerswhichourlibertymightbringtotheusurpedpowerofhisnation?"

           WhiletheSaxonwasplungedinthesepainfulreflections,thedooroftheirprisonopened,andgaveentrancetoasewer,holdinghiswhiterodofoffice.

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