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Chapter 38

           Withgoldshaltthoubuytheirvalour,evenaswithgoldthoubuyestthineownsafety.Beofgoodcourage,anddothousetforwardtofindoutthisWilfredofIvanhoe.Iwillalsoupandbedoing,forgreatsinitweretoleavetheeinthycalamity.IwillhiemetothecityofYork,wheremanywarriorsandstrongmenareassembled,anddoubtnotIwillfindamongthemsomeonewhowilldobattleforthydaughter;forgoldistheirgod,andforricheswilltheypawntheirlivesaswellastheirlands.Thouwiltfulfil,mybrother,suchpromiseasImaymakeuntotheminthyname?"

           "Assuredly,brother,"saidIsaac,"andHeavenbepraisedthatraisedmeupacomforterinmymisery.Howbeit,grantthemnottheirfulldemandatonce,forthoushaltfinditthequalityofthisaccursedpeoplethattheywillaskpounds,andperadventureacceptofouncesNevertheless,beitasthouwillest,forIamdistractedinthisthing,andwhatwouldmygoldavailmeifthechildofmyloveshouldperish!"

           "Farewell,"saidthephysician,"andmayitbetotheeasthyheartdesireth."

           Theyembracedaccordingly,anddepartedontheirseveralroads.Thecrippledpeasantremainedforsometimelookingafterthem.

           "Thesedog-Jews!"saidhe;"totakenomorenoticeofafreeguild-brother,thanifIwereabondslaveoraTurk,oracircumcisedHebrewlikethemselves!Theymighthaveflungmeamancusortwo,however.Iwasnotobligedtobringtheirunhallowedscrawls,andruntheriskofbeingbewitched,asmorefolksthanonetoldme

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