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Chapter 28

           AndhimwhomtheNazarenesofEnglandcalltheLion’sHeart,assuredlyitwerebetterformetofallintothehandsofastronglionofIdumeathanintohis,ifheshallhavegotassuranceofmydealingwithhisbrother.WhereforeIwilllendeartothycounsel,andthisyouthshalljourneywithusuntoYork,andourhouseshallbeasahometohimuntilhiswoundsshallbehealed.AndifheoftheLionHeartshallreturntotheland,asisnownoisedabroad,thenshallthisWilfredofIvanhoebeuntomeasawallofdefence,whentheking’sdispleasureshallburnhighagainstthyfather.Andifhedothnotreturn,thisWilfredmaynathelessrepayusourchargeswhenheshallgaintreasurebythestrengthofhisspearandofhissword,evenashedidyesterdayandthisdayalso.Fortheyouthisagoodyouth,andkeepeththedaywhichheappointeth,andrestoreththatwhichheborroweth,andsuccoureththeIsraelite,eventhechildofmyfather’shouse,whenheisencompassedbystrongthievesandsonsofBelial."

           ItwasnotuntileveningwasnearlyclosedthatIvanhoewasrestoredtoconsciousnessofhissituation.Heawokefromabrokenslumber,undertheconfusedimpressionswhicharenaturallyattendantontherecoveryfromastateofinsensibility.Hewasunableforsometimetorecallexactlytomemorythecircumstanceswhichhadprecededhisfallinthelists,ortomakeoutanyconnectedchainoftheeventsinwhichhehadbeenengagedupontheyesterday.

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