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Chapter 6

           "Ivanhoe,"hesaid,"wassowellacquaintedwiththelanguageandmannersoftheFrench,thattherewasnofearofhisincurringanyhazardduringthatpartofhistravels."

           "WouldtoGod,"saidtheLadyRowena,"hewereheresafelyarrived,andabletobeararmsintheapproachingtourney,inwhichthechivalryofthislandareexpectedtodisplaytheiraddressandvalour.ShouldAthelstaneofConingsburghobtaintheprize,IvanhoeisliketoheareviltidingswhenhereachesEngland.Howlookedhe,stranger,whenyoulastsawhim?Haddiseaselaidherhandheavyuponhisstrengthandcomeliness?"

           "Hewasdarker,"saidthePalmer,"andthinner,thanwhenhecamefromCyprusinthetrainofCoeur-de-Lion,andcareseemedtositheavyonhisbrow;butIapproachednothispresence,becauseheisunknowntome."

           "Hewill,"saidthelady,"Ifear,findlittleinhisnativelandtoclearthosecloudsfromhiscountenance.Thanks,goodPilgrim,foryourinformationconcerningthecompanionofmychildhood.Maidens,"shesaid,"drawnearofferthesleepingcuptothisholyman,whomIwillnolongerdetainfromrepose."

           Oneofthemaidenspresentedasilvercup,containingarichmixtureofwineandspice,whichRowenabarelyputtoherlips.ItwasthenofferedtothePalmer,who,afteralowobeisance,tastedafewdrops.

           "Acceptthisalms,friend,"continuedthelady,offeringapieceofgold,"inacknowledgmentofthypainfultravail,andoftheshrinesthouhastvisited."

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