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Chapter 21

           Thedomestics,afterbeingcarefullysearchedanddisarmed,wereconfinedinanotherpartofthecastle;andRowenawasrefusedeventhecomfortshemighthavederivedfromtheattendanceofherhandmaidenElgitha.

           TheapartmentinwhichtheSaxonchiefswereconfined,fortothemweturnourfirstattention,althoughatpresentusedasasortofguard-room,hadformerlybeenthegreathallofthecastle.Itwasnowabandonedtomeanerpurposes,becausethepresentlord,amongotheradditionstotheconvenience,security,andbeautyofhisbaronialresidence,haderectedanewandnoblehall,whosevaultedroofwassupportedbylighterandmoreelegantpillars,andfittedupwiththathigherdegreeofornament,whichtheNormanshadalreadyintroducedintoarchitecture.

           Cedricpacedtheapartment,filledwithindignantreflectionsonthepastandonthepresent,whiletheapathyofhiscompanionserved,insteadofpatienceandphilosophy,todefendhimagainsteverythingsavetheinconvenienceofthepresentmoment;andsolittledidhefeeleventhislast,thathewasonlyfromtimetotimerousedtoareplybyCedric’sanimatedandimpassionedappealtohim.

           "Yes,"saidCedric,halfspeakingtohimself,andhalfaddressinghimselftoAthelstane,"itwasinthisveryhallthatmyfatherfeastedwithTorquilWolfganger,whenheentertainedthevaliantandunfortunateHarold,thenadvancingagainsttheNorwegians,whohadunitedthemselvestotherebelTosti.ItwasinthishallthatHaroldreturnedthemagnanimousanswertotheambassadorofhisrebelbrother.

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