Айвенго

Chapter 39

           ButTHOUhastsaid,thebloodofgoat,

           Thefleshoframs,Iwillnotprize;

           Acontriteheart,andhumblethought,

           Aremineacceptedsacrifice.

           WhenthesoundsofRebecca’sdevotionalhymnhaddiedawayinsilence,thelowknockatthedoorwasagainrenewed."Enter,"shesaid,"ifthouartafriend;andifafoe,Ihavenotthemeansofrefusingthyentrance."

           "Iam,"saidBriandeBois-Guilbert,enteringtheapartment,"friendorfoe,Rebecca,astheeventofthisinterviewshallmakeme."

           Alarmedatthesightofthisman,whoselicentiouspassionsheconsideredastherootofhermisfortunes,Rebeccadrewbackwardwithacautiousandalarmed,yetnotatimorousdemeanour,intothefarthestcorneroftheapartment,asifdeterminedtoretreatasfarasshecould,buttostandhergroundwhenretreatbecamenolongerpossible.Shedrewherselfintoanattitudenotofdefiance,butofresolution,asonethatwouldavoidprovokingassault,yetwasresolutetorepelit,beingoffered,totheutmostofherpower.

           "Youhavenoreasontofearme,Rebecca,"saidtheTemplar;"orifImustsoqualifymyspeech,youhaveatleastNOWnoreasontofearme."

           "Ifearyounot,SirKnight,"repliedRebecca,althoughhershort-drawnbreathseemedtobelietheheroismofheraccents;"mytrustisstrong,andIfeartheenot."

           "Youhavenocause,"answeredBois-Guilbert,gravely;"myformerfranticattemptsyouhavenotnowtodread.Withinyourcallareguards,overwhomIhavenoauthority.

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