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Chapter 19

           Asthetravellersjourneyedontheirway,theywerealarmedbyrepeatedcriesforassistance;andwhentheyrodeuptotheplacefromwhencetheycame,theyweresurprisedtofindahorse-litterplacedupontheground,besidewhichsatayoungwoman,richlydressedintheJewishfashion,whileanoldman,whoseyellowcapproclaimedhimtobelongtothesamenation,walkedupanddownwithgesturesexpressiveofthedeepestdespair,andwrunghishands,asifaffectedbysomestrangedisaster.

           TotheenquiriesofAthelstaneandCedric,theoldJewcouldforsometimeonlyanswerbyinvokingtheprotectionofallthepatriarchsoftheOldTestamentsuccessivelyagainstthesonsofIshmael,whowerecomingtosmitethem,hipandthigh,withtheedgeofthesword.Whenhebegantocometohimselfoutofthisagonyofterror,IsaacofYork(foritwasouroldfriend)wasatlengthabletoexplain,thathehadhiredabody-guardofsixmenatAshby,togetherwithmulesforcarryingthelitterofasickfriend.ThispartyhadundertakentoescorthimasfarasDoncaster.Theyhadcomethusfarinsafety;buthavingreceivedinformationfromawood-cutterthattherewasastrongbandofoutlawslyinginwaitinthewoodsbeforethem,Isaac’smercenarieshadnotonlytakenflight,buthadcarriedoffwiththemthehorseswhichborethelitterandlefttheJewandhisdaughterwithoutthemeanseitherofdefenceorofretreat,tobeplundered,andprobablymurdered,bythebanditti,whotheyexpectedeverymomentwouldbringdownuponthem.

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