It will not need
Said the Lady Rowena, breaking silence; “My voice shall be heard, if no other in this hall is raised in behalf of the absent Ivanhoe. I affirm he will meet fairly every honourable challenge.
Could my weak warrant add security
To the inestimable pledge of this holy pilgrim, I would pledge name and fame that Ivanhoe gives this proud knight the meeting he desires.
A crowd of conflicting
Emotions seemed to have occupied Cedric, and kept him silent during this discussion.
- Gratified pride,
- resentment,
- embarrassment, chased each other
Over his broad and open brow
Like the shadow of clouds drifting over a harvest-field; while his attendants, on whom the name of the sixth knight seemed to produce an effect almost electrical, hung in suspense upon their master’s looks.
Change anything. Dink.