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Chapter 24

           "Illomensdogyeboth!"saidtheoldwoman;"andakennelbeyourburying-place!MaytheevildemonZernebocktearmelimbfromlimb,ifIleavemyowncellereIhavespunoutthehemponmydistaff!"

           "Answerittoourlord,then,oldhousefiend,"saidtheman,andretired;leavingRebeccaincompanywiththeoldwoman,uponwhosepresenceshehadbeenthusunwillinglyforced.

           "Whatdevil’sdeedhavetheynowinthewind?"saidtheoldhag,murmuringtoherself,yetfromtimetotimecastingasidelongandmalignantglanceatRebecca;"butitiseasytoguessBrighteyes,blacklocks,andaskinlikepaper,eretheprieststainsitwithhisblackunguentAy,itiseasytoguesswhytheysendhertothisloneturret,whenceashriekcouldnomorebeheardthanatthedepthoffivehundredfathomsbeneaththeearth.Thouwilthaveowlsforthyneighbours,fairone;andtheirscreamswillbeheardasfar,andasmuchregarded,asthineown.Outlandish,too,"shesaid,markingthedressandturbanofRebecca"Whatcountryartthouof?aSaracen?oranEgyptian?Whydostnotanswer?thoucanstweep,canstthounotspeak?"

           "Benotangry,goodmother,"saidRebecca.

           "Thouneedstsaynomore,"repliedUrfried"menknowafoxbythetrain,andaJewessbyhertongue."

           "Forthesakeofmercy,"saidRebecca,"tellmewhatIamtoexpectastheconclusionoftheviolencewhichhathdraggedmehither!Isitmylifetheyseek,toatoneformyreligion?Iwilllayitdowncheerfully."

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