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Chapter 32

           —Ha,Fangs!"hecontinued,—forthatfaithfulcur,seeinghismasterthustransported,begantojumpuponhim,toexpresshissympathy,—"knowestthouthymasterstill?"

           "Ay,"saidWamba,"FangsandIstillknowthee,Gurth,thoughwemustneedsabidebythecollar;itisonlythouartlikelytoforgetbothusandthyself."

           "IshallforgetmyselfindeedereIforgetthee,truecomrade,"saidGurth;"andwerefreedomfitforthee,Wamba,themasterwouldnotlettheewantit."

           "Nay,"saidWamba,"neverthinkIenvythee,brotherGurth;theserfsitsbythehall-firewhenthefreemanmustforthtothefieldofbattle—AndwhatsaithOldhelmofMalmsbury—Betterafoolatafeastthanawisemanatafray."

           Thetrampofhorseswasnowheard,andtheLadyRowenaappeared,surroundedbyseveralriders,andamuchstrongerpartyoffootmen,whojoyfullyshooktheirpikesandclashedtheirbrown-billsforjoyofherfreedom.Sheherself,richlyattired,andmountedonadarkchestnutpalfrey,hadrecoveredallthedignityofhermanner,andonlyanunwonteddegreeofpalenessshowedthesufferingsshehadundergone.Herlovelybrow,thoughsorrowful,boreonitacastofrevivinghopeforthefuture,aswellasofgratefulthankfulnessforthepastdeliverance—SheknewthatIvanhoewassafe,andsheknewthatAthelstanewasdead.

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