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Chapter 9

           "SirDisinheritedKnight,"saidPrinceJohn,"sincethatistheonlytitlebywhichwecanaddressyou,itisnowyourduty,aswellasprivilege,tonamethefairlady,who,asQueenofHonourandofLove,istopresideovernextday’sfestival.If,asastrangerinourland,youshouldrequiretheaidofotherjudgmenttoguideyourown,wecanonlysaythatAlicia,thedaughterofourgallantknightWaldemarFitzurse,hasatourcourtbeenlongheldthefirstinbeautyasinplace.Nevertheless,itisyourundoubtedprerogativetoconferonwhomyoupleasethiscrown,bythedeliveryofwhichtotheladyofyourchoice,theelectionofto-morrow’sQueenwillbeformalandcomplete.Raiseyourlance."

           TheKnightobeyed;andPrinceJohnplaceduponitspointacoronetofgreensatin,havingarounditsedgeacircletofgold,theupperedgeofwhichwasrelievedbyarrow-pointsandheartsplacedinterchangeably,likethestrawberryleavesandballsuponaducalcrown.

           InthebroadhintwhichhedroppedrespectingthedaughterofWaldemarFitzurse,Johnhadmorethanonemotive,eachtheoffspringofamind,whichwasastrangemixtureofcarelessnessandpresumptionwithlowartificeandcunning.HewishedtobanishfromthemindsofthechivalryaroundhimhisownindecentandunacceptablejestrespectingtheJewessRebecca;hewasdesirousofconciliatingAlicia’sfatherWaldemar,ofwhomhestoodinawe,andwhohadmorethanonceshownhimselfdissatisfiedduringthecourseoftheday’sproceedings.

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