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Chapter 28

           "Gentlemaiden,"bebeganintheArabiantongue,withwhichhisEasterntravelshadrenderedhimfamiliar,andwhichhethoughtmostlikelytobeunderstoodbytheturban’dandcaftan’ddamselwhostoodbeforehim"Iprayyou,gentlemaiden,ofyourcourtesy"

           Butherehewasinterruptedbyhisfairphysician,asmilewhichshecouldscarcesuppressdimplingforaninstantaface,whosegeneralexpressionwasthatofcontemplativemelancholy."IamofEngland,SirKnight,andspeaktheEnglishtongue,althoughmydressandmylineagebelongtoanotherclimate."

           "Nobledamsel,"againtheKnightofIvanhoebegan;andagainRebeccahastenedtointerrupthim.

           "Bestownotonme,SirKnight,"shesaid,"theepithetofnoble.ItiswellyoushouldspeedilyknowthatyourhandmaidenisapoorJewess,thedaughterofthatIsaacofYork,towhomyouweresolatelyagoodandkindlord.Itwellbecomeshim,andthoseofhishousehold,torendertoyousuchcarefultendanceasyourpresentstatenecessarilydemands."

           IknownotwhetherthefairRowenawouldhavebeenaltogethersatisfiedwiththespeciesofemotionwithwhichherdevotedknighthadhithertogazedonthebeautifulfeatures,andfairform,andlustrouseyes,ofthelovelyRebecca;eyeswhosebrilliancywasshaded,and,asitwere,mellowed,bythefringeofherlongsilkeneyelashes,andwhichaminstrelwouldhavecomparedtotheeveningstardartingitsraysthroughabowerofjessamine.

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