Айвенго

Chapter 22

           Heagainmadeasignalfortheslavestoapproach,andspoketothemapart,intheirownlanguage;forhealsohadbeeninPalestine,whereperhaps,hehadlearnthislessonofcruelty.TheSaracensproducedfromtheirbasketsaquantityofcharcoal,apairofbellows,andaflaskofoil.Whiletheonestruckalightwithaflintandsteel,theotherdisposedthecharcoalinthelargerustygratewhichwehavealreadymentioned,andexercisedthebellowsuntilthefuelcametoaredglow.

           "Seestthou,Isaac,"saidFront-de-Boeuf,"therangeofironbarsabovetheglowingcharcoal?onthatwarmcouchthoushaltlie,strippedofthyclothesasifthouwerttorestonabedofdown.Oneoftheseslavesshallmaintainthefirebeneaththee,whiletheothershallanointthywretchedlimbswithoil,lesttheroastshouldburn.Now,choosebetwixtsuchascorchingbedandthepaymentofathousandpoundsofsilver;for,bytheheadofmyfather,thouhastnootheroption."

           "Itisimpossible,"exclaimedthemiserableJew"itisimpossiblethatyourpurposecanbereal!ThegoodGodofnaturenevermadeaheartcapableofexercisingsuchcruelty!"

           "Trustnottothat,Isaac,"saidFront-de-Boeuf,"itwereafatalerror.

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