Айвенго

Chapter 22

           Theassistants,takingtheirdirectionsmorefromtheBaron’seyeandhishandthanhistongue,oncemoresteppedforward,laidhandsontheunfortunateIsaac,pluckedhimupfromtheground,and,holdinghimbetweenthem,waitedthehard-heartedBaron’sfarthersignal.TheunhappyJeweyedtheircountenancesandthatofFront-de-Boeuf,inhopeofdiscoveringsomesymptomsofrelenting;butthatoftheBaronexhibitedthesamecold,half-sullen,half-sarcasticsmilewhichhadbeenthepreludetohiscruelty;andthesavageeyesoftheSaracens,rollinggloomilyundertheirdarkbrows,acquiringayetmoresinisterexpressionbythewhitenessofthecirclewhichsurroundsthepupil,evincedratherthesecretpleasurewhichtheyexpectedfromtheapproachingscene,thananyreluctancetobeitsdirectorsoragents.TheJewthenlookedattheglowingfurnace,overwhichhewaspresentlytobestretched,andseeingnochanceofhistormentor’srelenting,hisresolutiongaveway.

           "Iwillpay,"hesaid,"thethousandpoundsofsilverThatis,"headded,afteramoment’spause,"Iwillpayitwiththehelpofmybrethren;forImustbegasamendicantatthedoorofoursynagogueereImakeupsounheard-ofasum.Whenandwheremustitbedelivered?"

           "Here,"repliedFront-de-Boeuf,"hereitmustbedeliveredweigheditmustbeweighedandtolddownonthisverydungeonfloor.

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