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Chapter 44

           Shewhonursedthesick-bedofIvanhoe,"shecontinued,risingwithenthusiasm—"shecanhavenothingtofearinEngland,whereSaxonandNormanwillcontendwhoshallmostdoherhonour."

           "Thyspeechisfair,lady,"saidRebecca,"andthypurposefairer;butitmaynotbe—thereisagulfbetwixtus.Ourbreeding,ourfaith,alikeforbideithertopassoverit.Farewell—yet,ereIgoindulgemeonerequest.Thebridal-veilhangsoverthyface;deigntoraiseit,andletmeseethefeaturesofwhichfamespeakssohighly."

           "Theyarescarceworthyofbeinglookedupon,"saidRowena;"but,expectingthesamefrommyvisitant,Iremovetheveil."

           Shetookitoffaccordingly;and,partlyfromtheconsciousnessofbeauty,partlyfrombashfulness,sheblushedsointensely,thatcheek,brow,neck,andbosom,weresuffusedwithcrimson.Rebeccablushedalso,butitwasamomentaryfeeling;and,masteredbyhigheremotions,pastslowlyfromherfeatureslikethecrimsoncloud,whichchangescolourwhenthesunsinksbeneaththehorizon.

           "Lady,"shesaid,"thecountenanceyouhavedeignedtoshowmewilllongdwellinmyremembrance.Therereignsinitgentlenessandgoodness;andifatingeoftheworld’sprideorvanitiesmaymixwithanexpressionsolovely,howshouldwechidethatwhichisofearthforbearingsomecolourofitsoriginal?Long,longwillIrememberyourfeatures,andblessGodthatIleavemynobledelivererunitedwith—"

           Shestoppedshort—hereyesfilledwithtears.

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