Chapter 41

           Allhailtothelordlingsofhighdegree,

           Wholivenotmorehappy,thoughgreaterthanwe!

           Ourpastimestosee,

           Undereverygreentree,

           Inallthegaywoodland,rightwelcomeyebe.

           Macdonald

           ThenewcomerswereWilfredofIvanhoe,onthePriorofBotolph’spalfrey,andGurth,whoattendedhim,ontheKnight’sownwar-horse.TheastonishmentofIvanhoewasbeyondbounds,whenhesawhismasterbesprinkledwithblood,andsixorsevendeadbodieslyingaroundinthelittlegladeinwhichthebattlehadtakenplace.NorwashelesssurprisedtoseeRichardsurroundedbysomanysilvanattendants,theoutlaws,astheyseemedtobe,oftheforest,andaperilousretinuethereforeforaprince.HehesitatedwhethertoaddresstheKingastheBlackKnight-errant,orinwhatothermannertodemeanhimselftowardshim.Richardsawhisembarrassment.

           "Fearnot,Wilfred,"hesaid,"toaddressRichardPlantagenetashimself,sincethouseesthiminthecompanyoftrueEnglishhearts,althoughitmaybetheyhavebeenurgedafewstepsasidebywarmEnglishblood."

           "SirWilfredofIvanhoe,"saidthegallantOutlaw,steppingforward,"myassurancescanaddnothingtothoseofoursovereign;yet,letmesaysomewhatproudly,thatofmenwhohavesufferedmuch,hehathnottruersubjectsthanthosewhonowstandaroundhim."

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