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Chapter 29

           "AChristianpriest!"saidtheknight,joyfully;"fetchhimhither,Rebecca,ifthoucanstsayasickmandesireshisghostlycounselsaywhatthouwilt,butbringhimsomethingImustdoorattempt,buthowcanIdetermineuntilIknowhowmattersstandwithout?"

           RebeccaincompliancewiththewishesofIvanhoe,madethatattempttobringCedricintothewoundedKnight’schamber,whichwasdefeatedaswehavealreadyseenbytheinterferenceofUrfried,whohadalsobeenonthewatchtointerceptthesupposedmonk.RebeccaretiredtocommunicatetoIvanhoetheresultofhererrand.

           Theyhadnotmuchleisuretoregretthefailureofthissourceofintelligence,ortocontrivebywhatmeansitmightbesupplied;forthenoisewithinthecastle,occasionedbythedefensivepreparationswhichhadbeenconsiderableforsometime,nowincreasedintotenfoldbustleandclamour.Theheavy,yethastystepofthemen-at-arms,traversedthebattlementsorresoundedonthenarrowandwindingpassagesandstairswhichledtothevariousbartisansandpointsofdefence.Thevoicesoftheknightswereheard,animatingtheirfollowers,ordirectingmeansofdefence,whiletheircommandswereoftendrownedintheclashingofarmour,ortheclamorousshoutsofthosewhomtheyaddressed.Tremendousasthesesoundswere,andyetmoreterriblefromtheawfuleventwhichtheypresaged,therewasasublimitymixedwiththem,whichRebecca’shigh-tonedmindcouldfeeleveninthatmomentofterror.

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