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Chapter 6

           Iwillguideyoubythesecretpathsoftheforest,knownaswelltomeastoanyforesterthatrangesit,andIwillnotleaveyoutillyouareundersafeconductofsomechieforbarongoingtothetournament,whosegood-willyouhaveprobablythemeansofsecuring."

           AstheearsofIsaacreceivedthehopesofescapewhichthisspeechintimated,hebegangradually,andinchbyinch,asitwere,toraisehimselfupfromtheground,untilhefairlyresteduponhisknees,throwingbackhislonggreyhairandbeard,andfixinghiskeenblackeyesuponthePalmer’sface,withalookexpressiveatonceofhopeandfear,notunmingledwithsuspicion.Butwhenheheardtheconcludingpartofthesentence,hisoriginalterrorappearedtoreviveinfullforce,andhedroptoncemoreonhisface,exclaiming,"Ipossessthemeansofsecuringgood-will!alas!thereisbutoneroadtothefavourofaChristian,andhowcanthepoorJewfindit,whomextortionshavealreadyreducedtothemiseryofLazarus?"Then,asifsuspicionhadoverpoweredhisotherfeelings,hesuddenlyexclaimed,"FortheloveofGod,youngman,betraymenotforthesakeoftheGreatFatherwhomadeusall,JewaswellasGentile,IsraeliteandIshmaelitedomenotreason!Ihavenotmeanstosecurethegood-willofaChristianbeggar,wereheratingitatasinglepenny."Ashespoketheselastwords,heraisedhimself,andgraspedthePalmer’smantlewithalookofthemostearnestentreaty.Thepilgrimextricatedhimself,asiftherewerecontaminationinthetouch.

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