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Chapter 38

           IknownotifitbeofHeaventhespiritwhichinspiresme,butmosttrulydoIjudgethatIamnottodiethisdeath,andthatachampionwillberaisedupforme.Farewell!Lifeanddeathareinthyhaste."

           Thepeasanttookthescroll,whichcontainedonlyafewlinesinHebrew.Manyofthecrowdwouldhavedissuadedhimfromtouchingadocumentsosuspicious;butHiggwasresoluteintheserviceofhisbenefactress.Shehadsavedhisbody,hesaid,andhewasconfidentshedidnotmeantoperilhissoul.

           "Iwillgetme,"hesaid,"myneighbourButhan’sgoodcapul,andIwillbeatYorkwithinasbriefspaceasmanandbeastmay."

           Butasitfortuned,hehadnooccasiontogosofar,forwithinaquarterofamilefromthegateofthePreceptoryhemetwithtworiders,whom,bytheirdressandtheirhugeyellowcaps,heknewtobeJews;and,onapproachingmorenearly,discoveredthatoneofthemwashisancientemployer,IsaacofYork.TheotherwastheRabbiBenSamuel;andbothhadapproachedasneartothePreceptoryastheydared,onhearingthattheGrandMasterhadsummonedachapterforthetrialofasorceress.

           "BrotherBenSamuel,"saidIsaac,"mysoulisdisquieted,andIwotnotwhy.Thischargeofnecromancyisrightoftenusedforcloakingevilpracticesonourpeople."

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