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Chapter 38

           —Itisourchargetothee,brother,"hecontinued,addressinghimselftoBois-Guilbert,"thatthoudothybattlemanfully,nothingdoubtingthatthegoodcauseshalltriumph.—Anddothou,Rebecca,attend,thatweassigntheethethirddayfromthepresenttofindachampion."

           "Thatisbutbriefspace,"answeredRebecca,"forastranger,whoisalsoofanotherfaith,tofindonewhowilldobattle,wageringlifeandhonourforhercause,againstaknightwhoiscalledanapprovedsoldier."

           "Wemaynotextendit,"answeredtheGrandMaster;"thefieldmustbefoughteninourownpresence,anddiversweightycausescallusonthefourthdayfromhence."

           "God’swillbedone!"saidRebecca;"IputmytrustinHim,towhomaninstantisaseffectualtosaveasawholeage."

           "Thouhastspokenwell,damsel,"saidtheGrandMaster;"butwellknowwewhocanarrayhimselflikeanangeloflight.Itremainsbuttonameafittingplaceofcombat,and,ifitsohap,alsoofexecution.—WhereisthePreceptorofthishouse?"

           AlbertMalvoisin,stillholdingRebecca’sgloveinhishand,wasspeakingtoBois-Guilbertveryearnestly,butinalowvoice.

           "How!"saidtheGrandMaster,"willhenotreceivethegage?"

           "Hewill—hedoth,mostReverendFather,"saidMalvoisin,slippingthegloveunderhisownmantle."Andfortheplaceofcombat,IholdthefittesttobethelistsofSaintGeorgebelongingtothisPreceptory,andusedbyusformilitaryexercise."

           "Itiswell,"saidtheGrandMaster.

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