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Chapter 28

           Theideaofsoyoungandbeautifulapersonengagedinattendanceonasick-bed,orindressingthewoundofoneofadifferentsex,wasmeltedawayandlostinthatofabeneficentbeingcontributinghereffectualaidtorelievepain,andtoavertthestrokeofdeath.Rebecca’sfewandbriefdirectionsweregivenintheHebrewlanguagetotheolddomestic;andhe,whohadbeenfrequentlyherassistantinsimilarcases,obeyedthemwithoutreply.

           Theaccentsofanunknowntongue,howeverharshtheymighthavesoundedwhenutteredbyanother,had,comingfromthebeautifulRebecca,theromanticandpleasingeffectwhichfancyascribestothecharmspronouncedbysomebeneficentfairy,unintelligible,indeed,totheear,but,fromthesweetnessofutterance,andbenignityofaspect,whichaccompaniedthem,touchingandaffectingtotheheart.Withoutmakinganattemptatfurtherquestion,Ivanhoesufferedtheminsilencetotakethemeasurestheythoughtmostproperforhisrecovery;anditwasnotuntilthosewerecompleted,andthiskindphysicianabouttoretire,thathiscuriositycouldnolongerbesuppressed.

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