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Chapter 22

           ThinkestthouIwillpartwiththeeuntilthyransomissecure?"

           "Andwhatistobemysurety,"saidtheJew,"thatIshallbeatlibertyafterthisransomispaid?"

           "ThewordofaNormannoble,thoupawn-brokingslave,"answeredFront-de-Boeuf;"thefaithofaNormannobleman,morepurethanthegoldandsilveroftheeandallthytribe."

           "Icravepardon,noblelord,"saidIsaactimidly,"butwhereforeshouldIrelywhollyonthewordofonewhowilltrustnothingtomine?"

           "Becausethoucanstnothelpit,Jew,"saidtheknight,sternly."Wertthounowinthytreasure-chamberatYork,andwereIcravingaloanofthyshekels,itwouldbethinetodictatethetimeofpayment,andthepledgeofsecurity.ThisisMYtreasure-chamber.HereIhavetheeatadvantage,norwillIagaindeigntorepeatthetermsonwhichIgranttheeliberty."

           TheJewgroaneddeeply."Grantme,"hesaid,"atleastwithmyownliberty,thatofthecompanionswithwhomItravel.TheyscornedmeasaJew,yettheypitiedmydesolation,andbecausetheytarriedtoaidmebytheway,ashareofmyevilhathcomeuponthem;moreover,theymaycontributeinsomesorttomyransom."

           "IfthoumeanestyonderSaxonchurls,"saidFront-de-Boeuf,"theirransomwilldependuponothertermsthanthine.Mindthineownconcerns,Jew,Iwarnthee,andmeddlenotwiththoseofothers."

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