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Chapter 33

           "Nonebutlatrofamosustheinterpretationwhereof,"saidthePrior,"willIgiveatsomeothertimeandtidewouldplaceaChristianprelateandanunbaptizedJewuponthesamebench.Butsinceyerequiremetoputapriceuponthiscaitiff,Itellyouopenlythatyewillwrongyourselvesifyoutakefromhimapennyunderathousandcrowns."

           "Asentence!asentence!"exclaimedthechiefOutlaw.

           "Asentence!asentence!"shoutedhisassessors;"theChristianhasshownhisgoodnurture,anddealtwithusmoregenerouslythantheJew."

           "TheGodofmyfathershelpme!"saidtheJew;"willyebeartothegroundanimpoverishedcreature?Iamthisdaychildless,andwillyedeprivemeofthemeansoflivelihood?"

           "Thouwilthavethelesstoprovidefor,Jew,ifthouartchildless,"saidAymer.

           "Alas!mylord,"saidIsaac,"yourlawpermitsyounottoknowhowthechildofourbosomisentwinedwiththestringsofourheartORebecca!laughterofmybelovedRachel!wereeachleafonthattreeazecchin,andeachzecchinmineown,allthatmassofwealthwouldIgivetoknowwhetherthouartalive,andescapedthehandsoftheNazarene!"

           "Wasnotthydaughterdark-haired?"saidoneoftheoutlaws;"andworeshenotaveiloftwistedsendal,broideredwithsilver?"

           "Shedid!shedid!"saidtheoldman,tremblingwitheagerness,asformerlywithfear.

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