Айвенго

Chapter 44

           "No,lady,"answeredRebecca,thesamecalmmelancholyreigninginhersoftvoiceandbeautifulfeatures"thatmaynotbe.ImaynotchangethefaithofmyfatherslikeagarmentunsuitedtotheclimateinwhichIseektodwell,andunhappy,lady,Iwillnotbe.He,towhomIdedicatemyfuturelife,willbemycomforter,ifIdoHiswill."

           "Haveyouthenconvents,tooneofwhichyoumeantoretire?"askedRowena.

           "No,lady,"saidtheJewess;"butamongourpeople,sincethetimeofAbrahamdownwards,havebeenwomenwhohavedevotedtheirthoughtstoHeaven,andtheiractionstoworksofkindnesstomen,tendingthesick,feedingthehungry,andrelievingthedistressed.AmongthesewillRebeccabenumbered.Saythistothylord,shouldhechancetoenquireafterthefateofherwhoselifehesaved."

           TherewasaninvoluntarytremouronRebecca’svoice,andatendernessofaccent,whichperhapsbetrayedmorethanshewouldwillinglyhaveexpressed.ShehastenedtobidRowenaadieu.

           "Farewell,"shesaid."MayHe,whomadebothJewandChristian,showerdownonyouhischoicestblessings!Thebarkthatwaitsushencewillbeunderweigherewecanreachtheport."

           Sheglidedfromtheapartment,leavingRowenasurprisedasifavisionhadpassedbeforeher.ThefairSaxonrelatedthesingularconferencetoherhusband,onwhoseminditmadeadeepimpression

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