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Chapter 40

           "Haveyounever,holyfather,"answeredtheKnight,"feltanapprehensionofapproachingevil,forwhichyouinvainattemptedtoassignacause?Haveyouneverfoundyourminddarkened,likethesunnylandscape,bythesuddencloud,whichaugursacomingtempest?Andthinkestthounotthatsuchimpulsesaredeservingofattention,asbeingthehintsofourguardianspirits,thatdangerisimpending?"

           "Imaynotdeny,"saidthePrior,crossinghimself,"thatsuchthingshavebeen,andhavebeenofHeaven;butthensuchcommunicationshavehadavisiblyusefulscopeandtendency.Butthou,woundedasthouart,whatavailsitthoushouldstfollowthestepsofhimwhomthoucouldstnotaid,werehetobeassaulted?"

           "Prior,"saidIvanhoe,"thoudostmistakeIamstoutenoughtoexchangebuffetswithanywhowillchallengemetosuchatrafficButwereitotherwise,mayInotaidhimwereheindanger,byothermeansthanbyforceofarms?ItisbuttoowellknownthattheSaxonslovenottheNormanrace,andwhoknowswhatmaybetheissue,ifhebreakinuponthemwhentheirheartsareirritatedbythedeathofAthelstane,andtheirheadsheatedbythecarousalinwhichtheywillindulgethemselves?Iholdhisentranceamongthematsuchamomentmostperilous,andIamresolvedtoshareoravertthedanger;which,thatImaythebetterdo,Iwouldcraveoftheetheuseofsomepalfreywhosepacemaybesofterthanthatofmydestrier."

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