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Chapter 28

           Isaac,liketheenrichedtravellerofJuvenal’stenthsatire,hadeverthefearofrobberybeforehiseyes,consciousthathewouldbealikeaccountedfairgamebythemaraudingNormannoble,andbytheSaxonoutlaw.Hethereforejourneyedatagreatrate,andmadeshorthalts,andshorterrepasts,sothathepassedbyCedricandAthelstanewhohadseveralhoursthestartofhim,butwhohadbeendelayedbytheirprotractedfeastingattheconventofSaintWithold’s.YetsuchwasthevirtueofMiriam’sbalsam,orsuchthestrengthofIvanhoe’sconstitution,thathedidnotsustainfromthehurriedjourneythatinconveniencewhichhiskindphysicianhadapprehended.

           Inanotherpointofview,however,theJew’shasteprovedsomewhatmorethangoodspeed.Therapiditywithwhichheinsistedontravelling,bredseveraldisputesbetweenhimandthepartywhomhehadhiredtoattendhimasaguard.ThesemenwereSaxons,andnotfreebyanymeansfromthenationalloveofeaseandgoodlivingwhichtheNormansstigmatizedaslazinessandgluttony.ReversingShylock’sposition,theyhadacceptedtheemploymentinhopesoffeedinguponthewealthyJew,andwereverymuchdispleasedwhentheyfoundthemselvesdisappointed,bytherapiditywithwhichheinsistedontheirproceeding.Theyremonstratedalsoupontheriskofdamagetotheirhorsesbytheseforcedmarches.Finally,therearosebetwixtIsaacandhissatellitesadeadlyfeud,concerningthequantityofwineandaletobeallowedforconsumptionateachmeal.

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