the bridegroom worshipped as a god but him saying it was by the power of god working through me that she was raised from the dead give thanks to him who alone merits our thanks but who had been following the in great grief hanging on the bridegroom s arm could not contain herself at the sight of raised from the dead and it the brook her reason out of her control compelled her to call upon the people to cast out the who worked with the help of the with whom he was in league which proved to everybody that her friendly words to at the feast were make believe and that she had been all the while how she might ruin her at the sight of beautiful and living naught mattered to but revenge and she crossed the street as if with the intention of striking her with a dagger but as she approached the flame of fury died out of her face and like one overwhelmed with a great love she cast herself at his feet and could not be removed why do you turn the woman from me he asked whatever her sins may have been they are forgiven for she loves me but she loved the other man ave seconds before dan submitted and joseph replying to him said she only knew that passion of the flesh which we share with the beasts of the fields the fowls of the air and the fish in the sea but now she loves as we love him � with the spirit and next day she brought all her wealth to him the golden comb she was wont to wear in her hair she would place in his and the and linen in which she was wont to clothe herself she laid at his service but he told her to sell all these things and give the money to the poor give to the poor that is what i hear always cried dan but if we gave all to the poor we would be as poor as the very poorest and where then would the money come from with which we now help the poor give to the poor that thou become worthy of a place in the world to come this world is but a shadow � an illusion joseph answered thou hast that answer for everything joseph and another day when i m stronger i ll argue that out with thee i have tired thee father but if i ve told you many stories it was because i o the brook because dan retorted thou would st have cast his over me but i ve no use for them thou art enough and while joseph how he might convince his father that the girl was really dead dan asked for news of and joseph answered that she was with them every day that their company had been increased by several devoted women thou hast talked enough father and more than enough if were to return he would accuse me of planning to talk you to death chapter xv like every other old jew dan liked the marvellous and listened to his son s stories not knowing whether he believed or nor seeking to inquire content to enjoy the stories as they went by he listened suffering such a little disappointment when his son s voice ceased as he might at the death of a melodious wind among the branches the same little sadness moreover while joseph talked he had his attention and it irritated him to see joseph s thoughts wander from him in search of and and he begged his son to tell him another miracle for he was sure that joseph had not told him the last one joseph pleaded that there was no use relating miracles to one who only believed in ancient miracles a statement that dan saying that one could like a story for its own sake like a joseph interposed gaily bringing all the same a cloud into his father s face which he would have liked to with the relation of another miracle but he continued to plead that he had told all his stories there was however a certain faint in his pleading and dan became more certain than ever that his son was holding back a miracle and becoming suddenly curious he declared that joseph had no right to hold back a story from him for to do that provoked argument and argument fatigued him joseph thought the device to a story from him which he did not wish to tell a shabby one but fearing to vex his father in his present state of health he began to think it would be better to tell him the miracle he had heard the brook of that morning at but still he tried instead to divert his father s attention from reminding him of the numerous matters that would have to be settled up between them especially dan s responsibility in the new adventure the transport of grain from to dan s curiosity was not to be diverted and seeing him give way to his rage like a child joseph decided that he must tell him and he began with a ment of his story the truth of which he did not for at they were all telling how some two or three weeks ago heard god speaking within him and those he wished to accompany him led them through the woods up the slow ascending hills in silence no word being exchanged between him and them of the was aware that the master was in communion with his father in heaven and that his communion was shared by them as long as a word was not spoken a word would break it and so they with their eyes set upon the stars or upon the ground never daring to look for who remained amongst them for an 