lists, offering
his antagonist, by a herald, the chance of a second encounter.
This De Grantmesnil declined, avowing himself
vanquished as much by the courtesy as by the address of
his opponent.

Ralph de Vipont summed up the list of the stranger's 5
triumphs, being hurled to the ground with such force that
the blood gushed from his nose and his mouth and he was
borne senseless from the lists.

The acclamations of thousands applauded the unanimous
award of the prince and marshals, announcing that day's 10
honors to the Disinherited Knight.

--_Ivanhoe._

1. Describe the lists as Scott makes you see them.
What was the order of proceeding at the outset?

2. Who were the Norman knights upon whom Prince
John relied to win the tournament? Which of these
was considered the best lance?

3. Where does the interest in the story begin
suddenly to increase? How does Scott make the
situation exciting?

4. Describe the combat between Bois-Guilbert and
the Disinherited Knight. Why did they not fight to
a finish? What makes you think they do before the
novel is finished? Tell of the succeeding combats
in turn.

5. As you have probably guessed, the Disinherited
Knight is Ivanhoe. Did anybody present recognize
him? How do you think Prince John felt at the
outcome?

6. _Gare le Corbeau_ means "Look out for the
raven," a boast that the ravens would pick the
bones of Brian's enemies. _Cave, adsum_ means
"Beware, I am here." Select a list of ten other
words or phrases for your classmates to explain.

7. Report either on Scott's life and writings or on
another chapter from _Ivanhoe_.

THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM

The Bible serves, first, as a great religious
teacher. Second, it stands as a model of literature
whose greatness is everywhere acknowledged. Men
like John Bunyan and Abraham Lincoln learned to
write their beautiful prose through their close,
continued reading of the Scriptures. No finer
poetry exists than the Psalms of David, among which
the following is a favorite.

The Lord is my shepherd: I shall not want.

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