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Chapter 37

           "Speak,"shesaid,"ifthouartamanifthouartaChristian,speak!Iconjurethee,bythehabitwhichthoudostwear,bythenamethoudostinheritbytheknighthoodthoudostvauntbythehonourofthymotherbythetombandthebonesofthyfatherIconjuretheetosay,arethesethingstrue?"

           "Answerher,brother,"saidtheGrandMaster,"iftheEnemywithwhomthoudostwrestlewillgivetheepower."

           Infact,Bois-Guilbertseemedagitatedbycontendingpassions,whichalmostconvulsedhisfeatures,anditwaswithaconstrainedvoicethatatlasthereplied,lookingtoRebecca,"Thescroll!thescroll!"

           "Ay,"saidBeaumanoir,"thisisindeedtestimony!Thevictimofherwitcheriescanonlynamethefatalscroll,thespellinscribedonwhichis,doubtless,thecauseofhissilence."

           ButRebeccaputanotherinterpretationonthewordsextortedasitwerefromBois-Guilbert,andglancinghereyeupontheslipofparchmentwhichshecontinuedtoholdinherhand,shereadwrittenthereuponintheArabiancharacter,"DemandaChampion!"ThemurmuringcommentarywhichranthroughtheassemblyatthestrangereplyofBois-Guilbert,gaveRebeccaleisuretoexamineandinstantlytodestroythescrollunobserved.Whenthewhisperhadceased,theGrandMasterspoke.

           "Rebecca,thoucanstderivenobenefitfromtheevidenceofthisunhappyknight,forwhom,aswewellperceive,theEnemyisyettoopowerful

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