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Chapter 29

           "Alas!"saidthefairJewess,"andwhatisit,valiantknight,saveanofferingofsacrificetoademonofvainglory,andapassingthroughthefiretoMoloch?Whatremainstoyouastheprizeofallthebloodyouhavespilledofallthetravailandpainyouhaveenduredofallthetearswhichyourdeedshavecaused,whendeathhathbrokenthestrongman’sspear,andovertakenthespeedofhiswar-horse?"

           "Whatremains?"criedIvanhoe;"Glory,maiden,glory!whichgildsoursepulchreandembalmsourname."

           "Glory?"continuedRebecca;"alas,istherustedmailwhichhangsasahatchmentoverthechampion’sdimandmoulderingtombisthedefacedsculptureoftheinscriptionwhichtheignorantmonkcanhardlyreadtotheenquiringpilgrimarethesesufficientrewardsforthesacrificeofeverykindlyaffection,foralifespentmiserablythatyemaymakeothersmiserable?Oristheresuchvirtueintheruderhymesofawanderingbard,thatdomesticlove,kindlyaffection,peaceandhappiness,aresowildlybartered,tobecometheheroofthoseballadswhichvagabondminstrelssingtodrunkenchurlsovertheireveningale?"

           "BythesoulofHereward!"repliedtheknightimpatiently,"thouspeakest,maiden,ofthouknowestnotwhat.

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