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Chapter 40

           "Surely,"saidtheworthychurchman;"youshallhavemineownamblingjennet,andIwoulditambledaseasyforyoursakeasthatoftheAbbotofSaintAlbans.YetthiswillIsayforMalkin,forsoIcallher,thatunlessyouweretoborrowarideonthejuggler’ssteedthatpacesahornpipeamongsttheeggs,youcouldnotgoajourneyonacreaturesogentleandsmooth-paced.Ihavecomposedmanyahomilyonherback,totheedificationofmybrethrenoftheconvent,andmanypoorChristiansouls."

           "Iprayyou,reverendfather,"saidIvanhoe,"letMalkinbegotreadyinstantly,andbidGurthattendmewithminearms."

           "Nay,butfairsir,"saidthePrior,"IprayyoutorememberthatMalkinhathaslittleskillinarmsashermaster,andthatIwarrantnotherenduringthesightorweightofyourfullpanoply.O,Malkin,Ipromiseyou,isabeastofjudgment,andwillcontendagainstanyundueweightIdidbutborrowtheFructusTemporumfromthepriestofSaintBees,andIpromiseyoushewouldnotstirfromthegateuntilIhadexchangedthehugevolumeformylittlebreviary."

           "Trustme,holyfather,"saidIvanhoe,"Iwillnotdistressherwithtoomuchweight;andifshecallsacombatwithme,itisoddsbutshehastheworst."

           ThisreplywasmadewhileGurthwasbucklingontheKnight’sheelsapairoflargegildedspurs,capableofconvincinganyrestivehorsethathisbestsafetylayinbeingconformabletothewillofhisrider.

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