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Chapter 42

           Neitherwasthispropensity(ifwemustneedsconfessthetruth)atalldiminishedbytheappearanceoftwostrangeknights,whichoccasionedsomelookingup,peeping,andwhispering.Rowenaalone,tooproudtobevain,paidhergreetingtoherdelivererwithagracefulcourtesy.Herdemeanourwasserious,butnotdejected;anditmaybedoubtedwhetherthoughtsofIvanhoe,andoftheuncertaintyofhisfate,didnotclaimasgreatashareinhergravityasthedeathofherkinsman.

           ToCedric,however,who,aswehaveobserved,wasnotremarkablyclear-sightedonsuchoccasions,thesorrowofhiswardseemedsomuchdeeperthananyoftheothermaidens,thathedeemeditpropertowhispertheexplanation"ShewastheaffiancedbrideofthenobleAthelstane."ItmaybedoubtedwhetherthiscommunicationwentafarwaytoincreaseWilfred’sdispositiontosympathizewiththemournersofConingsburgh.

           HavingthusformallyintroducedthegueststothedifferentchambersinwhichtheobsequiesofAthelstanewerecelebratedunderdifferentforms,Cedricconductedthemintoasmallroom,destined,asheinformedthem,fortheexclusiveaccomodationofhonourableguests,whosemoreslightconnexionwiththedeceasedmightrenderthemunwillingtojointhosewhowereimmediatelyeffectedbytheunhappyevent.Heassuredthemofeveryaccommodation,andwasabouttowithdrawwhentheBlackKnighttookhishand.

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