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He
paused
.
A
low
murmur
went
through
the
assembly
.
Some
of
the
younger
part
,
who
had
been
inclined
to
smile
at
the
statute
De
osculis
fugiendis
,
became
now
grave
enough
,
and
anxiously
waited
what
the
Grand
Master
was
next
to
propose
.
"
Such
,
"
he
said
,
"
and
so
great
should
indeed
be
the
punishment
of
a
Knight
Templar
,
who
wilfully
offended
against
the
rules
of
his
Order
in
such
weighty
points
.
But
if
,
by
means
of
charms
and
of
spells
,
Satan
had
obtained
dominion
over
the
Knight
,
perchance
because
he
cast
his
eyes
too
lightly
upon
a
damsel
's
beauty
,
we
are
then
rather
to
lament
than
chastise
his
backsliding
;
and
,
imposing
on
him
only
such
penance
as
may
purify
him
from
his
iniquity
,
we
are
to
turn
the
full
edge
of
our
indignation
upon
the
accursed
instrument
,
which
had
so
well-nigh
occasioned
his
utter
falling
away
.
--
Stand
forth
,
therefore
,
and
bear
witness
,
ye
who
have
witnessed
these
unhappy
doings
,
that
we
may
judge
of
the
sum
and
bearing
thereof
;
and
judge
whether
our
justice
may
be
satisfied
with
the
punishment
of
this
infidel
woman
,
or
if
we
must
go
on
,
with
a
bleeding
heart
,
to
the
further
proceeding
against
our
brother
.
"
Several
witnesses
were
called
upon
to
prove
the
risks
to
which
Bois-Guilbert
exposed
himself
in
endeavouring
to
save
Rebecca
from
the
blazing
castle
,
and
his
neglect
of
his
personal
defence
in
attending
to
her
safety
.
The
men
gave
these
details
with
the
exaggerations
common
to
vulgar
minds
which
have
been
strongly
excited
by
any
remarkable
event
,
and
their
natural
disposition
to
the
marvellous
was
greatly
increased
by
the
satisfaction
which
their
evidence
seemed
to
afford
to
the
eminent
person
for
whose
information
it
had
been
delivered
.
Thus
the
dangers
which
Bois-Guilbert
surmounted
,
in
themselves
sufficiently
great
,
became
portentous
in
their
narrative
.
The
devotion
of
the
Knight
to
Rebecca
's
defence
was
exaggerated
beyond
the
bounds
,
not
only
of
discretion
,
but
even
of
the
most
frantic
excess
of
chivalrous
zeal
;
and
his
deference
to
what
she
said
,
even
although
her
language
was
often
severe
and
upbraiding
,
was
painted
as
carried
to
an
excess
,
which
,
in
a
man
of
his
haughty
temper
,
seemed
almost
preternatural
.
The
Preceptor
of
Templestowe
was
then
called
on
to
describe
the
manner
in
which
Bois-Guilbert
and
the
Jewess
arrived
at
the
Preceptory
.
The
evidence
of
Malvoisin
was
skilfully
guarded
.
But
while
he
apparently
studied
to
spare
the
feelings
of
Bois-Guilbert
,
he
threw
in
,
from
time
to
time
,
such
hints
,
as
seemed
to
infer
that
he
laboured
under
some
temporary
alienation
of
mind
,
so
deeply
did
he
appear
to
be
enamoured
of
the
damsel
whom
he
brought
along
with
him
.
With
sighs
of
penitence
,
the
Preceptor
avowed
his
own
contrition
for
having
admitted
Rebecca
and
her
lover
within
the
walls
of
the
Preceptory
--
"
But
my
defence
,
"
he
concluded
,
"
has
been
made
in
my
confession
to
our
most
reverend
father
the
Grand
Master
;
he
knows
my
motives
were
not
evil
,
though
my
conduct
may
have
been
irregular
.
Joyfully
will
I
submit
to
any
penance
he
shall
assign
me
.
"
"
Thou
hast
spoken
well
,
Brother
Albert
,
"
said
Beaumanoir
;
"
thy
motives
were
good
,
since
thou
didst
judge
it
right
to
arrest
thine
erring
brother
in
his
career
of
precipitate
folly
.
But
thy
conduct
was
wrong
;
as
he
that
would
stop
a
runaway
steed
,
and
seizing
by
the
stirrup
instead
of
the
bridle
,
receiveth
injury
himself
,
instead
of
accomplishing
his
purpose
.
Thirteen
paternosters
are
assigned
by
our
pious
founder
for
matins
,
and
nine
for
vespers
;
be
those
services
doubled
by
thee
.
Thrice
a-week
are
Templars
permitted
the
use
of
flesh
;
but
do
thou
keep
fast
for
all
the
seven
days
.
This
do
for
six
weeks
to
come
,
and
thy
penance
is
accomplished
.
"
With
a
hypocritical
look
of
the
deepest
submission
,
the
Preceptor
of
Templestowe
bowed
to
the
ground
before
his
Superior
,
and
resumed
his
seat
.
"
Were
it
not
well
,
brethren
,
"
said
the
Grand
Master
,
"
that
we
examine
something
into
the
former
life
and
conversation
of
this
woman
,
specially
that
we
may
discover
whether
she
be
one
likely
to
use
magical
charms
and
spells
,
since
the
truths
which
we
have
heard
may
well
incline
us
to
suppose
,
that
in
this
unhappy
course
our
erring
brother
has
been
acted
upon
by
some
infernal
enticement
and
delusion
?
"
Herman
of
Goodalricke
was
the
Fourth
Preceptor
present
;
the
other
three
were
Conrade
,
Malvoisin
,
and
Bois-Guilbert
himself
.
Herman
was
an
ancient
warrior
,
whose
face
was
marked
with
scars
inflicted
by
the
sabre
of
the
Moslemah
,
and
had
great
rank
and
consideration
among
his
brethren
.
He
arose
and
bowed
to
the
Grand
Master
,
who
instantly
granted
him
license
of
speech
.
"
I
would
crave
to
know
,
most
Reverend
Father
,
of
our
valiant
brother
,
Brian
de
Bois-Guilbert
,
what
he
says
to
these
wondrous
accusations
,
and
with
what
eye
he
himself
now
regards
his
unhappy
intercourse
with
this
Jewish
maiden
?
"
