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Chapter 24

           SincethatdayIhaveseparatedmyselffromlifeanditsties—Mymanhoodmustknownodomestichome—mustbesoothedbynoaffectionatewife—Myagemustknownokindlyhearth—Mygravemustbesolitary,andnooffspringmustoutliveme,tobeartheancientnameofBois-Guilbert.AtthefeetofmySuperiorIhavelaiddowntherightofself-action—theprivilegeofindependence.TheTemplar,aserfinallbutthename,canpossessneitherlandsnorgoods,andlives,moves,andbreathes,butatthewillandpleasureofanother."

           "Alas!"saidRebecca,"whatadvantagescouldcompensateforsuchanabsolutesacrifice?"

           "Thepowerofvengeance,Rebecca,"repliedtheTemplar,"andtheprospectsofambition."

           "Anevilrecompense,"saidRebecca,"forthesurrenderoftherightswhicharedearesttohumanity."

           "Saynotso,maiden,"answeredtheTemplar;"revengeisafeastforthegods!Andiftheyhavereservedit,asprieststellus,tothemselves,itisbecausetheyholditanenjoymenttoopreciousforthepossessionofmeremortals.—Andambition?itisatemptationwhichcoulddisturbeventheblissofheavenitself."—Hepausedamoment,andthenadded,"Rebecca!shewhocouldpreferdeathtodishonour,musthaveaproudandapowerfulsoul.Minethoumustbe!—Nay,startnot,"headded,"itmustbewiththineownconsent,andonthineownterms.Thoumustconsenttosharewithmehopesmoreextendedthancanbeviewedfromthethroneofamonarch!—Hearmeereyouanswerandjudgeereyourefuse.

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