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Chapter 31

           "HoundoftheTemplestaintothineOrdersetfreethedamsel!TraitorofBois-Guilbert,itisIvanhoecommandsthee!Villain,Iwillhavethyheart’sblood!"

           "Ihadnotfoundthee,Wilfred,"saidtheBlackKnight,whoatthatinstantenteredtheapartment,"butforthyshouts."

           "Ifthoube’sttrueknight,"saidWilfred,"thinknotofmepursueyonravishersavetheLadyRowenalooktothenobleCedric!"

           "Intheirturn,"answeredheoftheFetterlock,"butthineisfirst."

           AndseizinguponIvanhoe,heborehimoffwithasmucheaseastheTemplarhadcarriedoffRebecca,rushedwithhimtothepostern,andhavingtheredeliveredhisburdentothecareoftwoyeomen,heagainenteredthecastletoassistintherescueoftheotherprisoners.

           Oneturretwasnowinbrightflames,whichflashedoutfuriouslyfromwindowandshot-hole.Butinotherparts,thegreatthicknessofthewallsandthevaultedroofsoftheapartments,resistedtheprogressoftheflames,andtheretherageofmanstilltriumphed,asthescarcemoredreadfulelementheldmasteryelsewhere;forthebesiegerspursuedthedefendersofthecastlefromchambertochamber,andsatiatedintheirbloodthevengeancewhichhadlonganimatedthemagainstthesoldiersofthetyrantFront-de-Boeuf.Mostofthegarrisonresistedtotheuttermostfewofthemaskedquarternonereceivedit.Theairwasfilledwithgroansandclashingofarmsthefloorswereslipperywiththebloodofdespairingandexpiringwretches.

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