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Chapter 42

           Thereshestandstoavouchit—Nay,blushnot,kinswoman,thereisnoshameinlovingacourtlyknightbetterthanacountryfranklin—anddonotlaughneither,Rowena,forgrave-clothesandathinvisageare,Godknows,nomatterofmerriment—Nay,anthouwiltneedslaugh,Iwillfindtheeabetterjest—Givemethyhand,orratherlenditme,forIbutaskitinthewayoffriendship.—Here,cousinWilfredofIvanhoe,inthyfavourIrenounceandabjure—Hey!bySaintDunstan,ourcousinWilfredhathvanished!—Yet,unlessmyeyesarestilldazzledwiththefastingIhaveundergone,Isawhimstandtherebutevennow."

           AllnowlookedaroundandenquiredforIvanhoe,buthehadvanished.ItwasatlengthdiscoveredthataJewhadbeentoseekhim;andthat,afterverybriefconference,hehadcalledforGurthandhisarmour,andhadleftthecastle.

           "Faircousin,"saidAthelstanetoRowena,"couldIthinkthatthissuddendisappearanceofIvanhoewasoccasionedbyotherthantheweightiestreason,Iwouldmyselfresume—"

           Buthehadnosoonerletgoherhand,onfirstobservingthatIvanhoehaddisappeared,thanRowena,whohadfoundhersituationextremelyembarrassing,hadtakenthefirstopportunitytoescapefromtheapartment.

           "Certainly,"quothAthelstane,"womenaretheleasttobetrustedofallanimals,monksandabbotsexcepted.Iamaninfidel,ifIexpectednotthanksfromher,andperhapsakisstoboot—Thesecursedgrave-clotheshavesurelyaspellonthem,everyonefliesfromme

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