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Chapter 10

           JustasRebeccahaddroppedoverherfinefeaturesascreenofsilvergauzewhichreachedtoherfeet,thedooropened,andGurthentered,wraptintheamplefoldsofhisNormanmantle.Hisappearancewasrathersuspiciousthanprepossessing,especiallyas,insteadofdoffinghisbonnet,hepulleditstilldeeperoverhisruggedbrow.

           "ArtthouIsaactheJewofYork?"saidGurth,inSaxon.

           "Iam,"repliedIsaac,inthesamelanguage,(forhistraffichadrenderedeverytonguespokeninBritainfamiliartohim)"andwhoartthou?"

           "Thatisnottothepurpose,"answeredGurth.

           "Asmuchasmynameistothee,"repliedIsaac;"forwithoutknowingthine,howcanIholdintercoursewiththee?"

           "Easily,"answeredGurth;"I,beingtopaymoney,mustknowthatIdeliverittotherightperson;thou,whoaretoreceiveit,willnot,Ithink,careverygreatlybywhosehandsitisdelivered."

           "O,"saidtheJew,"youarecometopaymoneys?HolyFatherAbraham!thatalterethourrelationtoeachother.Andfromwhomdostthoubringit?"

           "FromtheDisinheritedKnight,"saidGurth,"victorinthisday’stournament.ItisthepriceofthearmoursuppliedtohimbyKirjathJairamofLeicester,onthyrecommendation.Thesteedisrestoredtothystable.IdesiretoknowtheamountofthesumwhichIamtopayforthearmour."

           "Isaidhewasagoodyouth!"exclaimedIsaacwithjoyfulexultation.

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