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Chapter 5

           ThePriorofJorvaulxcrossedhimselfandrepeatedapaternoster,inwhichalldevoutlyjoined,exceptingtheJew,theMahomedans,andtheTemplar;thelatterofwhom,withoutvailinghisbonnet,ortestifyinganyreverencefortheallegedsanctityoftherelic,tookfromhisneckagoldchain,whichheflungontheboard,saying"LetPriorAymerholdmypledgeandthatofthisnamelessvagrant,intokenthatwhentheKnightofIvanhoecomeswithinthefourseasofBritain,heunderliesthechallengeofBriandeBois-Guilbert,which,ifheanswernot,IwillproclaimhimasacowardonthewallsofeveryTempleCourtinEurope."

           "Itwillnotneed,"saidtheLadyRowena,breakingsilence;"Myvoiceshallbeheard,ifnootherinthishallisraisedinbehalfoftheabsentIvanhoe.Iaffirmhewillmeetfairlyeveryhonourablechallenge.Couldmyweakwarrantaddsecuritytotheinestimablepledgeofthisholypilgrim,IwouldpledgenameandfamethatIvanhoegivesthisproudknightthemeetinghedesires."

           AcrowdofconflictingemotionsseemedtohaveoccupiedCedric,andkepthimsilentduringthisdiscussion.Gratifiedpride,resentment,embarrassment,chasedeachotheroverhisbroadandopenbrow,liketheshadowofcloudsdriftingoveraharvest-field;whilehisattendants,onwhomthenameofthesixthknightseemedtoproduceaneffectalmostelectrical,hunginsuspenseupontheirmaster’slooks.ButwhenRowenaspoke,thesoundofhervoiceseemedtostartlehimfromhissilence.

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