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Chapter 31

           "Iwillnotfly,"answeredRebecca;"wewillbesavedorperishtogetherAndyet,greatGod!myfather,myfatherwhatwillbehisfate!"

           Atthismomentthedooroftheapartmentflewopen,andtheTemplarpresentedhimself,aghastlyfigure,forhisgildedarmourwasbrokenandbloody,andtheplumewaspartlyshornaway,partlyburntfromhiscasque."Ihavefoundthee,"saidhetoRebecca;"thoushaltproveIwillkeepmywordtosharewealandwoewiththeeThereisbutonepathtosafety,Ihavecutmywaythroughfiftydangerstopointittotheeup,andinstantlyfollowme!"

           "Alone,"answeredRebecca,"Iwillnotfollowthee.Ifthouwertbornofwomanifthouhastbutatouchofhumancharityintheeifthyheartbenothardasthybreastplatesavemyagedfathersavethiswoundedknight!"

           "Aknight,"answeredtheTemplar,withhischaracteristiccalmness,"aknight,Rebecca,mustencounterhisfate,whetheritmeethimintheshapeofswordorflameandwhoreckshoworwhereaJewmeetswithhis?"

           "Savagewarrior,"saidRebecca,"ratherwillIperishintheflamesthanacceptsafetyfromthee!"

           "Thoushaltnotchoose,Rebeccaoncedidstthoufoilme,butnevermortaldidsotwice."

           Sosaying,heseizedontheterrifiedmaiden,whofilledtheairwithhershrieks,andboreheroutoftheroominhisarmsinspiteofhercries,andwithoutregardingthemenacesanddefiancewhichIvanhoethunderedagainsthim."

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