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。’’

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