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Chapter 24

           Fromherfather’sexampleandinjunctions,Rebeccahadlearnttobearherselfcourteouslytowardsallwhoapproachedher.Shecouldnotindeedimitatehisexcessofsubservience,becauseshewasastrangertothemeannessofmind,andtotheconstantstateoftimidapprehension,bywhichitwasdictated;butsheboreherselfwithaproudhumility,asifsubmittingtotheevilcircumstancesinwhichshewasplacedasthedaughterofadespisedrace,whileshefeltinhermindtheconsciousnessthatshewasentitledtoholdahigherrankfromhermerit,thanthearbitrarydespotismofreligiousprejudicepermittedhertoaspireto.

           Thuspreparedtoexpectadversecircumstances,shehadacquiredthefirmnessnecessaryforactingunderthem.Herpresentsituationrequiredallherpresenceofmind,andshesummoneditupaccordingly.

           Herfirstcarewastoinspecttheapartment;butitaffordedfewhopeseitherofescapeorprotection.Itcontainedneithersecretpassagenortrap-door,andunlesswherethedoorbywhichshehadenteredjoinedthemainbuilding,seemedtobecircumscribedbytheroundexteriorwalloftheturret.Thedoorhadnoinsideboltorbar.

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