Айвенго

Chapter 10

           "Itrustso,daughter,"saidIsaac,"andItrusttoointherebuildingofZion;butaswelldoIhopewithmyownbodilyeyestoseethewallsandbattlementsofthenewTemple,astoseeaChristian,yea,theverybestofChristians,repayadebttoaJew,unlessundertheaweofthejudgeandjailor."

           Sosaying,heresumedhisdiscontentedwalkthroughtheapartment;andRebecca,perceivingthatherattemptsatconsolationonlyservedtoawakennewsubjectsofcomplaint,wiselydesistedfromherunavailingeffortsaprudentiallineofconduct,andwerecommendtoallwhosetupforcomfortersandadvisers,tofollowitinthelikecircumstances.

           Theeveningwasnowbecomingdark,whenaJewishservantenteredtheapartment,andplaceduponthetabletwosilverlamps,fedwithperfumedoil;therichestwines,andthemostdelicaterefreshments,wereatthesametimedisplayedbyanotherIsraelitishdomesticonasmallebonytable,inlaidwithsilver;for,intheinterioroftheirhouses,theJewsrefusedthemselvesnoexpensiveindulgences.AtthesametimetheservantinformedIsaac,thataNazarene(sotheytermedChristians,whileconversingamongthemselves)desiredtospeakwithhim.Hethatwouldlivebytraffic,mustholdhimselfatthedisposalofeveryoneclaimingbusinesswithhim.IsaacatoncereplacedonthetabletheuntastedglassofGreekwinewhichhehadjustraisedtohislips,andsayinghastilytohisdaughter,"Rebecca,veilthyself,"commandedthestrangertobeadmitted.

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