Ivanhoe, Chapter 26: samenvatting

Wat er gebeurt

1. Wamba gains admission as a friar, reports five hundred men outside, and receives access to Cedric and Athelstane.
2. The Templar advises Front-de-Bœuf to send the supposed friar with a written request for military help.
3. Wamba reveals himself and offers to remain in Cedric's place, refusing to substitute for Athelstane.
4. Athelstane urges Cedric to accept, and the master exchanges clothes with his jester to seek rescue outside.
5. Rebecca stops the disguised Cedric and asks for spiritual help for a wounded prisoner, but he refuses.
6. Urfried orders Rebecca back to Ivanhoe's bedside and offers to guide Cedric while speaking with him.

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Waar je op kunt letten

Wamba defines his sacrifice as personal loyalty rather than a duty to noble ancestry. His refusal settles the argument about who takes the disguise.

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