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Chapter 41

           Ifsorrowwasthirsty,therewasdrinkifhungry,therewasfoodifitsunkdownuponandsaddenedtheheart,herewerethemeanssuppliedofmirth,oratleastofamusement.Nordidtheassistantsscorntoavailthemselvesofthosemeansofconsolation,although,everynowandthen,asifsuddenlyrecollectingthecausewhichhadbroughtthemtogether,themengroanedinunison,whilethefemales,ofwhommanywerepresent,raiseduptheirvoicesandshriekedforverywoe.

           Suchwasthesceneinthecastle-yardatConingsburghwhenitwasenteredbyRichardandhisfollowers.Theseneschalorstewarddeignednottotakenoticeofthegroupsofinferiorguestswhowereperpetuallyenteringandwithdrawing,unlesssofaraswasnecessarytopreserveorder;neverthelesshewasstruckbythegoodmienoftheMonarchandIvanhoe,moreespeciallyasheimaginedthefeaturesofthelatterwerefamiliartohim.Besides,theapproachoftwoknights,forsuchtheirdressbespokethem,wasarareeventataSaxonsolemnity,andcouldnotbutberegardedasasortofhonourtothedeceasedandhisfamily.Andinhissabledress,andholdinginhishandhiswhitewandofoffice,thisimportantpersonagemadewaythroughthemiscellaneousassemblageofguests,thusconductingRichardandIvanhoetotheentranceofthetower.GurthandWambaspeedilyfoundacquaintancesinthecourt-yard,norpresumedtointrudethemselvesanyfartheruntiltheirpresenceshouldberequired.

           

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