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Chapter 41

           "Icannotdoubtit,braveman,"saidWilfred,"sincethouartofthenumberButwhatmeanthesemarksofdeathanddanger?theseslainmen,andthebloodyarmourofmyPrince?"

           "Treasonhathbeenwithus,Ivanhoe,"saidtheKing;"but,thankstothesebravemen,treasonhathmetitsmeedBut,nowIbethinkme,thoutooartatraitor,"saidRichard,smiling;"amostdisobedienttraitor;forwerenotourorderspositive,thatthoushouldstreposethyselfatSaintBotolph’suntilthywoundwashealed?"

           "Itishealed,"saidIvanhoe;"itisnotofmoreconsequencethanthescratchofabodkin.Butwhy,ohwhy,noblePrince,willyouthusvextheheartsofyourfaithfulservants,andexposeyourlifebylonelyjourneysandrashadventures,asifitwereofnomorevaluethanthatofamereknight-errant,whohasnointerestonearthbutwhatlanceandswordmayprocurehim?"

           "AndRichardPlantagenet,"saidtheKing,"desiresnomorefamethanhisgoodlanceandswordmayacquirehimandRichardPlantagenetisprouderofachievinganadventure,withonlyhisgoodsword,andhisgoodarmtospeed,thanifheledtobattleahostofanhundredthousandarmedmen."

           "Butyourkingdom,myLiege,"saidIvanhoe,"yourkingdomisthreatenedwithdissolutionandcivilwaryoursubjectsmenacedwitheveryspeciesofevil,ifdeprivedoftheirsovereigninsomeofthosedangerswhichitisyourdailypleasuretoincur,andfromwhichyouhavebutthismomentnarrowlyescaped."

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