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Chapter 24

           "Donotdoyourselfsuchwrong,"saidRebecca;"takeransom,andhavemercy!Goldwillpurchaseyoupleasure,tomisuseus,couldonlybringtheeremorse.Myfatherwillwillinglysatiatethyutmostwishes;andifthouwiltactwisely,thoumaystpurchasewithourspoilsthyrestorationtocivilsocietymaystobtainpardonforpasterrors,andbeplacedbeyondthenecessityofcommittingmore."

           "Itiswellspoken,"repliedtheoutlawinFrench,findingitdifficultprobablytosustain,inSaxon,aconversationwhichRebeccahadopenedinthatlanguage;"butknow,brightlilyofthevaleofBaca!thatthyfatherisalreadyinthehandsofapowerfulalchemist,whoknowshowtoconvertintogoldandsilvereventherustybarsofadungeongrate.ThevenerableIsaacissubjectedtoanalembic,whichwilldistilfromhimallheholdsdear,withoutanyassistancefrommyrequestsorthyentreaty.Theransommustbepaidbyloveandbeauty,andinnoothercoinwillIacceptit."

           "Thouartnooutlaw,"saidRebecca,inthesamelanguageinwhichheaddressedher;"nooutlawhadrefusedsuchoffers.Nooutlawinthislandusesthedialectinwhichthouhastspoken.Thouartnooutlaw,butaNormanaNorman,nobleperhapsinbirthO,besointhyactions,andcastoffthisfearfulmaskofoutrageandviolence!"

           "Andthou,whocanstguesssotruly,"saidBriandeBois-Guilbert,droppingthemantlefromhisface,"artnotruedaughterofIsrael,butinall,saveyouthandbeauty,averywitchofEndor.

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