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Chapter 23

           Iwondernotthattherestraintappearstogallyoumoreitwereforyourhonourtohaveretainedthedressandlanguageofanoutlaw,thantoveilthedeedsofoneunderanaffectationofgentlelanguageanddemeanour."

           "Youcounselwell,lady,"saidtheNorman;"andintheboldlanguagewhichbestjustifiesboldactionItellthee,thoushaltneverleavethiscastle,orthoushaltleaveitasMauricedeBracy’swife.Iamnotwonttobebaffledinmyenterprises,norneedsaNormannoblescrupulouslytovindicatehisconducttotheSaxonmaidenwhomhedistinguishesbytheofferofhishand.Thouartproud,Rowena,andthouartthefittertobemywife.Bywhatothermeanscouldstthouberaisedtohighhonourandtoprincelyplace,savingbymyalliance?Howelsewouldstthouescapefromthemeanprecinctsofacountrygrange,whereSaxonsherdwiththeswinewhichformtheirwealth,totakethyseat,honouredasthoushouldstbe,andshaltbe,amidallinEnglandthatisdistinguishedbybeauty,ordignifiedbypower?"

           "SirKnight,"repliedRowena,"thegrangewhichyoucontemnhathbeenmyshelterfrominfancy;and,trustme,whenIleaveitshouldthatdayeverarriveitshallbewithonewhohasnotlearnttodespisethedwellingandmannersinwhichIhavebeenbroughtup."

           "Iguessyourmeaning,lady,"saidDeBracy,"thoughyoumaythinkitliestooobscureformyapprehension.

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