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Chapter 33

           "TheblessingofJacobbeuponthee!canstthoutellmeaughtofhersafety?"

           "Itwasshe,then,"saidtheyeoman,"whowascarriedoffbytheproudTemplar,whenhebrokethroughourranksonyester-even.Ihaddrawnmybowtosendashaftafterhim,butsparedhimevenforthesakeofthedamsel,whoIfearedmighttakeharmfromthearrow."

           "Oh!"answeredtheJew,"IwouldtoGodthouhadstshot,thoughthearrowhadpiercedherbosom!BetterthetombofherfathersthanthedishonourablecouchofthelicentiousandsavageTemplar.Ichabod!Ichabod!thegloryhathdepartedfrommyhouse!"

           "Friends,"saidtheChief,lookinground,"theoldmanisbutaJew,nathelesshisgrieftouchesme.Dealuprightlywithus,Isaacwillpayingthisransomofathousandcrownsleavetheealtogetherpenniless?"

           Isaac,recalledtothinkofhisworldlygoods,theloveofwhich,bydintofinveteratehabit,contendedevenwithhisparentalaffection,grewpale,stammered,andcouldnotdenytheremightbesomesmallsurplus.

           "Wellgotowhatthoughtherebe,"saidtheOutlaw,"wewillnotreckonwiththeetooclosely.WithouttreasurethoumaystaswellhopetoredeemthychildfromtheclutchesofSirBriandeBois-Guilbert,astoshootastag-royalwithaheadlessshaft.

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