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Chapter 19

           Cedricreadilyassentedtowhatsheproposed,andAthelstaneonlyaddedthecondition,"thattheyshouldtravelintherearofthewholeparty,whereWamba,"hesaid,"mightattendthemwithhisshieldofboar’sbrawn."

           "Ihaveleftmyshieldinthetilt-yard,"answeredtheJester,"ashasbeenthefateofmanyabetterknightthanmyself."

           Athelstanecoloureddeeply,forsuchhadbeenhisownfateonthelastdayofthetournament;whileRowena,whowaspleasedinthesameproportion,asiftomakeamendsforthebrutaljestofherunfeelingsuitor,requestedRebeccatoridebyherside.

           "ItwerenotfitIshoulddoso,"answeredRebecca,withproudhumility,"wheremysocietymightbeheldadisgracetomyprotectress."

           Bythistimethechangeofbaggagewashastilyachieved;forthesingleword"outlaws"renderedeveryonesufficientlyalert,andtheapproachoftwilightmadethesoundyetmoreimpressive.Amidthebustle,Gurthwastakenfromhorseback,inthecourseofwhichremovalheprevailedupontheJestertoslackthecordwithwhichhisarmswerebound.Itwassonegligentlyrefastened,perhapsintentionally,onthepartofWamba,thatGurthfoundnodifficultyinfreeinghisarmsaltogetherfrombondage,andthen,glidingintothethicket,hemadehisescapefromtheparty.

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