Chapter 40

           Shadowsavaunt!Richard’shimselfagain.

           RichardIII

           WhentheBlackKnightforitbecomesnecessarytoresumethetrainofhisadventureslefttheTrysting-treeofthegenerousOutlaw,heheldhiswaystraighttoaneighbouringreligioushouse,ofsmallextentandrevenue,calledthePrioryofSaintBotolph,towhichthewoundedIvanhoehadbeenremovedwhenthecastlewastaken,undertheguidanceofthefaithfulGurth,andthemagnanimousWamba.ItisunnecessaryatpresenttomentionwhattookplaceintheinterimbetwixtWilfredandhisdeliverer;sufficeittosay,thatafterlongandgravecommunication,messengersweredispatchedbythePriorinseveraldirections,andthatonthesucceedingmorningtheBlackKnightwasabouttosetforthonhisjourney,accompaniedbythejesterWamba,whoattendedashisguide.

           "Wewillmeet,"hesaidtoIvanhoe,"atConingsburgh,thecastleofthedeceasedAthelstane,sincetherethyfatherCedricholdsthefuneralfeastforhisnoblerelation.IwouldseeyourSaxonkindredtogether,SirWilfred,andbecomebetteracquaintedwiththemthanheretofore.Thoualsowiltmeetme;anditshallbemytasktoreconciletheetothyfather."

           Sosaying,hetookanaffectionatefarewellofIvanhoe,whoexpressedananxiousdesiretoattenduponhisdeliverer.ButtheBlackKnightwouldnotlistentotheproposal.

           "Restthisday;thouwilthavescarcestrengthenoughtotravelonthenext.IwillhavenoguidewithmebuthonestWamba,whocanplaypriestorfoolasIshallbemostinthehumour."

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