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Chapter 43

           "AlbertdeMalvoisin,itis,"answeredBeaumanoir;"forinthisappealtothejudgmentofGod,wemaynotprohibitpartiesfromhavingthatcommunicationwitheachother,whichmaybesttendtobringforththetruthofthequarrel."

           Inthemeantime,theheraldspoketoRebeccaintheseterms:—"Damsel,theHonourableandReverendtheGrandMasterdemandsofthee,ifthouartpreparedwithachampiontodobattlethisdayinthybehalf,orifthoudostyieldtheeasonejustlycondemnedtoadeserveddoom?"

           "SaytotheGrandMaster,"repliedRebecca,"thatImaintainmyinnocence,anddonotyieldmeasjustlycondemned,lestIbecomeguiltyofmineownblood.Saytohim,thatIchallengesuchdelayashisformswillpermit,toseeifGod,whoseopportunityisinman’sextremity,willraisemeupadeliverer;andwhensuchuttermostspaceispassed,mayHisholywillbedone!"TheheraldretiredtocarrythisanswertotheGrandMaster.

           "Godforbid,"saidLucasBeaumanoir,"thatJeworPaganshouldimpeachusofinjustice!Untiltheshadowsbecastfromthewesttotheeastward,willwewaittoseeifachampionshallappearforthisunfortunatewoman.Whenthedayissofarpassed,letherpreparefordeath."

           TheheraldcommunicatedthewordsoftheGrandMastertoRebecca,whobowedherheadsubmissively,foldedherarms,and,lookinguptowardsheaven,seemedtoexpectthataidfromabovewhichshecouldscarcepromiseherselffromman.

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