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Chapter 5

           "Now,infaith,"saidWamba,"IcannotseethattheworshippersofMahoundandTermagaunthavesogreatlytheadvantageoverthepeopleoncechosenofHeaven."

           "Heshallsitwiththee,Wamba,"saidCedric;"thefoolandtheknavewillbewellmet."

           "Thefool,"answeredWamba,raisingtherelicsofagammonofbacon,"willtakecaretoerectabulwarkagainsttheknave."

           "Hush,"saidCedric,"forherehecomes."

           Introducedwithlittleceremony,andadvancingwithfearandhesitation,andmanyabowofdeephumility,atallthinoldman,who,however,hadlostbythehabitofstoopingmuchofhisactualheight,approachedthelowerendoftheboard.Hisfeatures,keenandregular,withanaquilinenose,andpiercingblackeyes;hishighandwrinkledforehead,andlonggreyhairandbeard,wouldhavebeenconsideredashandsome,hadtheynotbeenthemarksofaphysiognomypeculiartoarace,which,duringthosedarkages,wasalikedetestedbythecredulousandprejudicedvulgar,andpersecutedbythegreedyandrapaciousnobility,andwho,perhaps,owingtothatveryhatredandpersecution,hadadoptedanationalcharacter,inwhichtherewasmuch,tosaytheleast,meanandunamiable.

           TheJew’sdress,whichappearedtohavesufferedconsiderablyfromthestorm,wasaplainrussetcloakofmanyfolds,coveringadarkpurpletunic.Hehadlargebootslinedwithfur,andabeltaroundhiswaist,whichsustainedasmallknife,togetherwithacaseforwritingmaterials,butnoweapon.

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