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Chapter 24

           "Ifeartheenot,"repliedshe;"thankstohimthatrearedthisdizzytowersohigh,thatnoughtcouldfallfromitandlive—thankstohim,andtotheGodofIsrael!—Ifeartheenot."

           "Thoudostmeinjustice,"saidtheTemplar;"byearth,sea,andsky,thoudostmeinjustice!Iamnotnaturallythatwhichyouhaveseenme,hard,selfish,andrelentless.Itwaswomanthattaughtmecruelty,andonwomanthereforeIhaveexercisedit;butnotuponsuchasthou.Hearme,Rebecca—NeverdidknighttakelanceinhishandwithaheartmoredevotedtotheladyofhislovethanBriandeBois-Guilbert.She,thedaughterofapettybaron,whoboastedforallhisdomainsbutaruinoustower,andanunproductivevineyard,andsomefewleaguesofthebarrenLandesofBourdeaux,hernamewasknownwhereverdeedsofarmsweredone,knownwiderthanthatofmanyalady’sthathadacountyforadowery.—Yes,"hecontinued,pacingupanddownthelittleplatform,withananimationinwhichheseemedtoloseallconsciousnessofRebecca’spresence—"Yes,mydeeds,mydanger,myblood,madethenameofAdelaidedeMontemareknownfromthecourtofCastiletothatofByzantium.AndhowwasIrequited?—WhenIreturnedwithmydear-boughthonours,purchasedbytoilandblood,IfoundherweddedtoaGasconsquire,whosenamewasneverheardbeyondthelimitsofhisownpaltrydomain!TrulydidIloveher,andbitterlydidIrevengemeofherbrokenfaith!Butmyvengeancehasrecoiledonmyself.

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