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Chapter 9

           Hehadalsoawishtoestablishhimselfinthegoodgracesofthelady;forJohnwasatleastaslicentiousinhispleasuresasprofligateinhisambition.Butbesidesallthesereasons,hewasdesiroustoraiseupagainsttheDisinheritedKnight(towardswhomhealreadyentertainedastrongdislike)apowerfulenemyinthepersonofWaldemarFitzurse,whowaslikely,hethought,highlytoresenttheinjurydonetohisdaughter,incase,aswasnotunlikely,thevictorshouldmakeanotherchoice.

           Andsoindeeditproved.FortheDisinheritedKnightpassedthegalleryclosetothatofthePrince,inwhichtheLadyAliciawasseatedinthefullprideoftriumphantbeauty,and,pacingforwardsasslowlyashehadhithertorodeswiftlyaroundthelists,heseemedtoexercisehisrightofexaminingthenumerousfairfaceswhichadornedthatsplendidcircle.

           Itwasworthwhiletoseethedifferentconductofthebeautieswhounderwentthisexamination,duringthetimeitwasproceeding.Someblushed,someassumedanairofprideanddignity,somelookedstraightforward,andessayedtoseemutterlyunconsciousofwhatwasgoingon,somedrewbackinalarm,whichwasperhapsaffected,someendeavouredtoforbearsmiling,andthereweretwoorthreewholaughedoutright.

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