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Chapter 7

           ThosewhoremarkedinthephysiognomyofthePrinceadissoluteaudacity,mingledwithextremehaughtinessandindifferencetothefeelingsofotherscouldnotyetdenytohiscountenancethatsortofcomelinesswhichbelongstoanopensetoffeatures,wellformedbynature,modelledbyarttotheusualrulesofcourtesy,yetsofarfrankandhonest,thattheyseemedasiftheydisclaimedtoconcealthenaturalworkingsofthesoul.Suchanexpressionisoftenmistakenformanlyfrankness,whenintruthitarisesfromtherecklessindifferenceofalibertinedisposition,consciousofsuperiorityofbirth,ofwealth,orofsomeotheradventitiousadvantage,totallyunconnectedwithpersonalmerit.Tothosewhodidnotthinksodeeply,andtheywerethegreaternumberbyahundredtoone,thesplendourofPrinceJohn’s"rheno",(i.e.furtippet,)therichnessofhiscloak,linedwiththemostcostlysables,hismaroquinbootsandgoldenspurs,togetherwiththegracewithwhichhemanagedhispalfrey,weresufficienttomeritclamorousapplause.

           Inhisjoyouscaracoleroundthelists,theattentionofthePrincewascalledbythecommotion,notyetsubsided,whichhadattendedtheambitiousmovementofIsaactowardsthehigherplacesoftheassembly.ThequickeyeofPrinceJohninstantlyrecognisedtheJew,butwasmuchmoreagreeablyattractedbythebeautifuldaughterofZion,who,terrifiedbythetumult,clungclosetothearmofheragedfather.

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