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Chapter 36

           "Daughterofanaccursedrace!"saidthePreceptor,"ariseandfollowus."

           "Whither,"saidRebecca,"andforwhatpurpose?"

           "Damsel,"answeredConrade,"itisnotfortheetoquestion,buttoobey.Nevertheless,beitknowntothee,thatthouarttobebroughtbeforethetribunaloftheGrandMasterofourholyOrder,theretoanswerforthineoffences."

           "MaytheGodofAbrahambepraised!"saidRebecca,foldingherhandsdevoutly;"thenameofajudge,thoughanenemytomypeople,istomeasthenameofaprotector.MostwillinglydoIfollowtheepermitmeonlytowrapmyveilaroundmyhead."

           Theydescendedthestairwithslowandsolemnstep,traversedalonggallery,and,byapairoffoldingdoorsplacedattheend,enteredthegreathallinwhichtheGrandMasterhadforthetimeestablishedhiscourtofjustice.

           Thelowerpartofthisampleapartmentwasfilledwithsquiresandyeomen,whomadewaynotwithoutsomedifficultyforRebecca,attendedbythePreceptorandMont-Fitchet,andfollowedbytheguardofhalberdiers,tomoveforwardtotheseatappointedforher.Asshepassedthroughthecrowd,herarmsfoldedandherheaddepressed,ascrapofpaperwasthrustintoherhand,whichshereceivedalmostunconsciously,andcontinuedtoholdwithoutexaminingitscontents.Theassurancethatshepossessedsomefriendinthisawfulassemblygavehercouragetolookaround,andtomarkintowhosepresenceshehadbeenconducted.Shegazed,accordingly,uponthescene,whichweshallendeavourtodescribeinthenextchapter.

           

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