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Chapter 24

           "Thylife,minion?"answeredthesibyl;"whatwouldtakingthylifepleasurethem?Trustme,thylifeisinnoperil.SuchusageshaltthouhaveaswasoncethoughtgoodenoughforanobleSaxonmaiden.AndshallaJewess,likethee,repinebecauseshehathnobetter?LookatmeIwasasyoungandtwiceasfairasthou,whenFront-de-Boeuf,fatherofthisReginald,andhisNormans,stormedthiscastle.Myfatherandhissevensonsdefendedtheirinheritancefromstorytostory,fromchambertochamberTherewasnotaroom,notastepofthestair,thatwasnotslipperywiththeirblood.Theydiedtheydiedeveryman;anderetheirbodieswerecold,anderetheirbloodwasdried,Ihadbecomethepreyandthescornoftheconqueror!"

           "Istherenohelp?Aretherenomeansofescape?"saidRebecca"Richly,richlywouldIrequitethineaid."

           "Thinknotofit,"saidthehag;"fromhencethereisnoescapebutthroughthegatesofdeath;anditislate,late,"sheadded,shakinghergreyhead,"eretheseopentousYetitiscomforttothinkthatweleavebehindusonearththosewhoshallbewretchedasourselves.Faretheewell,Jewess!JeworGentile,thyfatewouldbethesame;forthouhasttodowiththemthathaveneitherscruplenorpity.Faretheewell,Isay.Mythreadisspunoutthytaskisyettobegin."

           "Stay!stay!forHeaven’ssake!"saidRebecca;"stay,thoughitbetocurseandtorevilemethypresenceisyetsomeprotection."

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