Thecrowddispersed，indeed，buttheknightwasnowheretobeseen。
ItwasinvainthatCedric’scupbearerlookedaroundforhisyoungmaster——hesawthebloodyspotonwhichhehadlatelysunkdown，buthimselfhesawnolonger；itseemedasifthefairieshadconveyedhimfromthespot。PerhapsOswaldfortheSaxonswereverysuperstitiousmighthaveadoptedsomesuchhypothesis，toaccountforIvanhoe’sdisappearance，hadhenotsuddenlycasthiseyeuponapersonattiredlikeasquire，inwhomherecognisedthefeaturesofhisfellow-servantGurth。
Anxiousconcerninghismaster’sfate，andindespairathissuddendisappearance，thetranslatedswineherdwassearchingforhimeverywhere，andhadneglected，indoingso，theconcealmentonwhichhisownsafetydepended。OswalddeemedithisdutytosecureGurth，asafugitiveofwhosefatehismasterwastojudge。
RenewinghisenquiriesconcerningthefateofIvanhoe，theonlyinformationwhichthecupbearercouldcollectfromthebystanderswas，thattheknighthadbeenraisedwithcarebycertainwell-attiredgrooms，andplacedinalitterbelongingtoaladyamongthespectators，whichhadimmediatelytransportedhimoutofthepress。Oswald，onreceivingthisintelligence，resolvedtoreturntohismasterforfartherinstructions，carryingalongwithhimGurth，whomheconsideredinsomesortasadeserterfromtheserviceofCedric。
TheSaxonhadbeenunderveryintenseandagonizingapprehensionsconcerninghisson；forNaturehadassertedherrights，inspiteofthepatrioticstoicismwhichlabouredtodisownher。ButnosoonerwasheinformedthatIvanhoewasincareful，andprobablyinfriendlyhands，thanthepaternalanxietywhichhadbeenexcitedbythedubietyofhisfate，gavewayanewtothefeelingofinjuredprideandresentment，atwhathetermedWilfred’sfilialdisobedience。``Lethimwanderhisway，’’saidhe——``letthoseleechhiswoundsforwhosesakeheencounteredthem。HeisfittertodothejugglingtricksoftheNormanchivalrythantomaintainthefameandhonourofhisEnglishancestrywiththeglaiveandbrown-bill，thegoodoldweaponsofhiscountry。’’