Міжзірковий мандрівник
Chapter 17
Somewereproclaimingtheendoftheworld.OtherssatisfiedthemselveswiththeimminentdestructionoftheTemple.AndtherewererankrevolutioniseswhoannouncedthatRomanrulewasoverandthenewJewishkingdomabouttobegin.
Pilate,too,Inoted,showedheavyanxiety.Thattheyweregivinghimahardtimeofitwaspatent.ButIwillsay,asyoushallsee,thathematchedtheirsubtletywithequalsubtlety;andfromwhatIsawofhimIhavelittledoubtbutwhathewouldhaveconfoundedmanyadisputantinthesynagogues.
“ButhalfalegionofRomans,”heregrettedtome,“andIwouldtakeJerusalembythethroat...andthenberecalledformypains,Isuppose.”
Likeme,hehadnottoomuchfaithintheauxiliaries;andofRomansoldierswehadbutascanthandful.
Backagain,Ilodgedinthepalace,andtomygreatjoyfoundMiriamthere.Butlittlesatisfactionwasmine,forthetalkranlongonthesituation.Therewasreasonforthis,forthecitybuzzedliketheangryhornets’nestitwas.ThefastcalledthePassover—areligiousaffair,ofcourse—wasnear,andthousandswerepouringinfromthecountry,accordingtocustom,tocelebratethefeastinJerusalem.Thesenewcomers,naturally,wereallexcitablefolk,elsetheywouldnotbebentonsuchpilgrimage.Thecitywaspackedwiththem,sothatmanycampedoutsidethewalls.
