WhenUrfriedhadwithclamoursandmenacesdrivenRebeccabacktotheapartmentfromwhichshehadsallied，sheproceededtoconducttheunwillingCedricintoasmallapartment，thedoorofwhichsheheedfullysecured。Thenfetchingfromacupboardastoupofwineandtwoflagons，sheplacedthemonthetable，andsaidinatoneratherassertingafactthanaskingaquestion，``ThouartSaxon，father——Denyitnot，’’shecontinued，observingthatCedrichastenednottoreply；``thesoundsofmynativelanguagearesweettomineears，thoughseldomheardsavefromthetonguesofthewretchedanddegradedserfsonwhomtheproudNormansimposethemeanestdrudgeryofthisdwelling。ThouartaSaxon，father——aSaxon，and，saveasthouartaservantofGod，afreeman——
Thineaccentsaresweetinmineear。’’
``DonotSaxonpriestsvisitthiscastle，then?’’
repliedCedric；``itwere，methinks，theirdutytocomforttheoutcastandoppressedchildrenofthesoil。’’
``Theycomenot——oriftheycome，theybetterlovetorevelattheboardsoftheirconquerors，’’