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Chapter 33

           "Nonebutlatrofamosus—theinterpretationwhereof,"saidthePrior,"willIgiveatsomeothertimeandtide—wouldplaceaChristianprelateandanunbaptizedJewuponthesamebench.Butsinceyerequiremetoputapriceuponthiscaitiff,Itellyouopenlythatyewillwrongyourselvesifyoutakefromhimapennyunderathousandcrowns."

           "Asentence!—asentence!"exclaimedthechiefOutlaw.

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

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

           "Thouwilthavethelesstoprovidefor,Jew,ifthouartchildless,"saidAymer.

           "Alas!mylord,"saidIsaac,"yourlawpermitsyounottoknowhowthechildofourbosomisentwinedwiththestringsofourheart—ORebecca!laughterofmybelovedRachel!wereeachleafonthattreeazecchin,andeachzecchinmineown,allthatmassofwealthwouldIgivetoknowwhetherthouartalive,andescapedthehandsoftheNazarene!"

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

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

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