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Chapter 9

           ThesameanxietydidtheworthyJewdisplayduringeverycoursethatwasrun,seldomfailingtohazardahastycalculationconcerningthevalueofthehorseandarmourwhichwasforfeitedtothechampionuponeachnewsuccess.TherehadbeenthereforenosmallinteresttakeninthesuccessoftheDisinheritedKnight,bythosewhooccupiedthepartofthelistsbeforewhichhenowpaused.

           Whetherfromindecision,orsomeothermotiveofhesitation,thechampionofthedayremainedstationaryformorethanaminute,whiletheeyesofthesilentaudiencewereriveteduponhismotions;andthen,graduallyandgracefullysinkingthepointofhislance,hedepositedthecoronetwhichitsupportedatthefeetofthefairRowena.Thetrumpetsinstantlysounded,whiletheheraldsproclaimedtheLadyRowenatheQueenofBeautyandofLovefortheensuingday,menacingwithsuitablepenaltiesthosewhoshouldbedisobedienttoherauthority.TheythenrepeatedtheircryofLargesse,towhichCedric,intheheightofhisjoy,repliedbyanampledonative,andtowhichAthelstane,thoughlesspromptly,addedoneequallylarge.

           TherewassomemurmuringamongthedamselsofNormandescent,whowereasmuchunusedtoseethepreferencegiventoaSaxonbeauty,astheNormannoblesweretosustaindefeatinthegamesofchivalrywhichtheythemselveshadintroduced.

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