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ButalthoughEdithfelthersituationwithallthatdelicacywhichishersex’sgreatestcharm，itdidnotseemthatforamomentsheplacedherownbashfulnessincomparisonwiththeduty，which，asshethought，sheowedtohim，whohadbeenledintoerroranddangeronheraccount。Shedrew，indeed，herscarfmorecloselyoverherneckandbosom，andshehastilylaidfromherhandalamp，whichshedtoomuchlustreoverherfigure；but，whileSirKennethstoodmotionlessonthesamespotinwhichhewasfirstdiscovered，sherathersteppedtowardsthanretiredfromhim，assheexclaimed，Hastentoyourpost，valiantknight！-youaredeceivedinbeingtrainedhither-asknoquestions。’’
Ineedasknone，’’saidtheknight，sinkingupononeknee，withthereverentialdevotionofasaintatthealtar，andbendinghiseyesontheground，lesthislooksshouldincreasethelady’sembarrassment。
Haveyouheardall？’’saidEdith，impatiently-Gracioussaints！thenwhereforewaityouhere，wheneachminutethatpassesisloadedwithdishonour？’’
IhaveheardthatIamdishonoured，lady，andIhavehearditfromyou，’’answeredKenneth。WhatreckIhowsoonpunishmentfollows？Ihavebutonepetitiontoyou，andthenIseek，amongthesabresoftheinfidels，whetherdishonourmaynotbewashedoutwithblood。’’
Donotso，neither，’’saidthelady。Bewise-dallynothere-allmayyetbewell，ifyouwillbutusedespatch。’’
Iwaitbutforyourforgiveness，’’saidtheknight，stillkneeling，formypresumptioninbelievingmypoorservicescouldhavebeenrequiredorvaluedbyyou。’’
Idoforgiveyou-Oh，Ihavenothingtoforgive！-Ihavebeenthemeansofinjuringyou-Butoh，begone！-Iwillforgive-Iwillvalueyou-thatis，asIvalueeverybraveCrusader-ifyouwillbutbegone！’’
Receivefirstthispreciousyetfatalpledge，’’saidtheknight，tenderingtheringtoEdith，whonowshowedgesturesofimpatience。
Oh，no，no，’’shesaid，decliningtoreceiveit。Keepit-
keepitasamarkofmyregard-myregret，Iwouldsay。Oh，begone，ifnotforyourownsake，formine！’’
Almostrecompensedforthelossevenofhonour，whichhervoicehaddenouncedtohim，bytheinterestwhichsheseemedtotestifyinhissafety，SirKennethrosefromhisknee，and，castingamomentaryglanceonEdith，bowedlowandseemedabouttowithdraw。Atthesameinstant，thatmaidenlybashfulness，whichtheenergyofEdith’sfeelingshadtillthentriumphedover，becameconquerorinitsturn，andshehastenedfromtheapartment，extinguishingherlampasshewent，andleaving，inSirKenneth’sthoughts，bothmentalandnaturalgloombehindher。
Shemustbeobeyed，wasthefirstdistinctideawhichwakedhimfromhisreverie，andhehastenedtotheplacebywhichhehadenteredthepavilion。Topassunderthecanvasinthemannerhehadenteredrequiredtimeandattention，andhemadeareadieraperturebyslittingthecanvaswallwithhisponiard。
Wheninthefreeair，hefeltratherstupifiedandoverpoweredbyaconflictofsensations，thanabletoascertainwhatwastherealimportofthewhole。Hewasobligedtospurhimselftoaction，byrecollectingthatthecommandsoftheLadyEdithhadrequiredhaste。Eventhen，engagedashewasamongsttent-ropesandtents，hewascompelledtomovewithcautionuntilheshouldregainthepathoravenue，asidefromwhichthedwarfhadledhim，inordertoescapetheobservationoftheguards；
beforetheQueen’spavilion；andhewasobligedalsotomoveslowly，andwithprecaution，toavoidgivinganalarm，eitherbyfalling，orbytheclashingofhisarmour。Athincloudhadobscuredthemoon，too，attheveryinstantofhisleavingthetent，andSirKennethhadtostrugglewiththisinconvenienceatamomentwhenthedizzinessofhishead，andthefulnessofhisheart，scarcelefthimpowersofintelligencesufficienttodirecthismotions。
Butatoncesoundscameuponhisearwhichinstantlyrecalledhimtothefullenergyofhisfaculties。TheseproceededfromtheMountofSaintGeorge。Heheardfirstasinglefierce，angry，andsavagebark，whichwasimmediatelyfol
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