CHAPTER XXIX.—TWO DEAD HEARTS UNITING TWO LIVING ONES.

From Jerusalem to Bozrah—The tomb of Ichabod—Sir Charleroy argues against meeting Rizpah—Miriamne’s strong argument in behalf of the lasting obligations of marriage—A husband reaching the climax of revenges—Joseph by kindness kept Mary in sweet mood and so blessed the unborn Christ—“Miriamne, I am a bundle of contradictions!”—The news-rider—A plague at Bozrah—De Griffin’s twins nigh death—Miriamne meets her mother—Reconciliation—A strange funeral; only two women as mourners and pall-bearers. Page 437