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Chapter 29

           "Youmustnot—youshallnot!"exclaimedIvanhoe;"eachlattice,eachaperture,willbesoonamarkforthearchers;somerandomshaft—"

           "Itshallbewelcome!"murmuredRebecca,aswithfirmpacesheascendedtwoorthreesteps,whichledtothewindowofwhichtheyspoke.

           "Rebecca,dearRebecca!"exclaimedIvanhoe,"thisisnomaiden’spastime—donotexposethyselftowoundsanddeath,andrendermeforevermiserableforhavinggiventheoccasion;atleast,coverthyselfwithyonderancientbuckler,andshowaslittleofyourpersonatthelatticeasmaybe."

           FollowingwithwonderfulpromptitudethedirectionsofIvanhoe,andavailingherselfoftheprotectionofthelargeancientshield,whichsheplacedagainstthelowerpartofthewindow,Rebecca,withtolerablesecuritytoherself,couldwitnesspartofwhatwaspassingwithoutthecastle,andreporttoIvanhoethepreparationswhichtheassailantsweremakingforthestorm.Indeedthesituationwhichshethusobtainedwaspeculiarlyfavourableforthispurpose,because,beingplacedonanangleofthemainbuilding,Rebeccacouldnotonlyseewhatpassedbeyondtheprecinctsofthecastle,butalsocommandedaviewoftheoutworklikelytobethefirstobjectofthemeditatedassault.Itwasanexteriorfortificationofnogreatheightorstrength,intendedtoprotectthepostern-gate,throughwhichCedrichadbeenrecentlydismissedbyFront-de-Boeuf.

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