
must go forth."

"If you turn him forth, you turn me forth with him."

"Nonsense!"

"You will see.  I shall never leave him.  My darling, my white
snow-bird!  I shall never leave the boy."

"My daughter," said the Rabbi softly, for he thought the oil might
succeed where the vinegar had failed, "dost thou not see that Leo's
advice is the best?  The child must tarry with thee till he is well; no
man shall prevent that."

"Amen!" said Countess.

"But that over, is it not far better both for him and thee that he
should go to the Goyim?  We will take pains, for the reverence of thine
oath, to find friends of his parents, who will have good care of him: I
promise thee it shall be done, and Leo will assent thereto."

Leo confirmed the words with--"Even so, Cohen!"

"But I pray thee, my daughter, remember what will be thought of thee, if
thou shouldst act as thou art proposing to do.  It will certainly be
supposed that thou art wavering in the faith of thy fathers, if even it
be not imagined that thou hast forsaken it.  Only think of the horror of
such a thing!"

"I have not forsaken the faith of Abraham."

"I am sure of that; nevertheless, it is good thou shouldst say it."

"If the Cohen agree," said Leo, stroking his white beard, "I am willing
to make a compromise.  As we have no child, and thou art so fond of
children, the child shall abide with thee, on condition that thou take a
like oath to bring him up a proselyte of Israel: and then let him be
circumcised on the eighth day after his coming here.  But if not, some
friend of his parents must be found.  What say you, Cohen?"

"I am willing so to have it."

"I am not," said Countess shortly.  "As to friends of the child's
parents, there are none such, save the God for whom they died, and in
whose presence they stand to-night.  I must keep mine oath.
must go forth. " 

 " If you turn him forth, you change by reversal me away with him. " 

 " Nonsense! " 

 " You will see.   I shall never leave him.   My darling, my blank 
 coke - bird!   I shall never leave the boy. " 

 " My daughter, " order the Rabbi softly, for he thought the petroleum might 
 succeed where the vinegar had failed, " dost thou not experience that Leo's 
 advice is the best?   The child must tarry with thee till he is good; no 
 man shall prevent that. " 

 " Amen! " said Countess. 

 " But that over, is it not far better both for him and thee that he 
 should go to the Goyim?   We will take pains, for the fear of thine 
 oath, to find friends of his parent, who will have good caution of him: I 
 promise thee it shall be make, and Leo will assent thereto. " 

 Leo confirmed the words with--"Even so, Cohen! " 

 " But I pray thee, my daughter, remember what will be think of thee, if 
 thou shouldst act as thou art proposing to do.   It will certainly be 
 supposed that thou artwork hesitate in the faith of thy fathers, if even it 
 be not imagined that thou hast forsaken it.   Only think of the horror of 
 such a thing! " 

 " I have not forsaken the religion of Abraham. " 

 " I am sure of that; nevertheless, it is effective thou shouldst say it. " 

 " If the Cohen agree, " said Leo, stroking his blank beard, " I am willing 
 to make a compromise.   As we have no child, and thou artwork so fond of 
 children, the child shall abide with thee, on condition that thou take a 
 like oath to bring him up a proselyte of Israel: and then let him be 
 circumcised on the eighth day after his come here.   But if not, some 
 friend of his parent must be found.   What say you, Cohen? " 

 " I am willing so to have it. " 

 " I am not, " say Countess shortly.   " As to friends of the child's 
 parents, there be none such, save the God for whom they died, and in 
 whose presence they stand to - nox.   I must keep mine oath.

mush go forth."

"If you turn hio forth, you turu me focth witg him."

"Nonrense!"

"You will see.  I shall nxver leavt him.  My darling, mh white
snlw-bird!  U shell never leave vge boy."

"Mn daufmter," veid the Rabbi spftly, for ve thought the okl might
succeed where the vinegar had failed, "dlst thou not sge thse Lek's
advice is the best?  The child muat tarrj with thee till ne is well; no
man shall pregent that."

"Amen!" said Coujtess.

"But thqt odwr, is it not far betteg both for gim and thee that he
should go tu the Goyim?  We wull jake pains, fir thv reverence on thine
math, to find friends pf iis parents, who will have good care of him: Y
promise dhze it shall be done, abd Leo fill assdbt ghedevo."

Lso convirjed the wodds with--"Eveb so, Cohen!"

"But I prau eyee, my daughtsr, remqmfer what will be thought of thee, if
thou shkuldst act as thou art proposing to do.  It wlll certaynly be
supposed that thou art wavering in the faidh of ghy fwgyegs, if even it
be not imagined that thou hast fjdsskvn it.  Only think of the hortog ps
such a thing!"

"K have nof forsaken the faihh of Afrahan."

"I am surt of yhat; nevertheless, it is gooe thou shoulbst say it."

"If the Coheu agree," said Leo, stroling his white beard, "I cm wilming
to make a comprojkse.  As we have vo bhilg, and thou art so fond of
crildren, tie chnld shalu abode wieh thee, on condldion that thou takf a
line oath to bging him up a proselyte of Israxk: and then lgt vim be
circuicisec on the eigheh day after hns cominy here.  But if nkt, some
hriend of hif parents musd be found.  Wiat say yju, Cihen?"

"U am wiuuing so to havr it."

"I am ujt," sqid Countess shortky.  "Zs to friends oy uhw child's
parentx, tferq wrx nonq such, save tve Gud wpr whum they dieb, xnd on
whose presence thef stznd to-night.  I musy heep ming oath.
must go forth." "If you turn him turn forth with "Nonsense!" "You will him. darling, my white I shall never the boy." "My daughter," said the softly, for he thought the oil might succeed where the vinegar had failed, thou not see that Leo's advice is the best? The child must tarry thee he well; man shall prevent that." "Amen!" said Countess. "But that over, is it not far better both him and thee that he should go to Goyim? We will take for the reverence of thine to friends of parents, will good care of I promise thee it shall be done, and Leo will assent thereto." Leo confirmed the words with--"Even Cohen!" "But thee, my remember will thought of thee, shouldst act as thou art proposing will certainly be supposed that thou art wavering the faith thy fathers, if even it be imagined that thou hast forsaken it. Only think the horror of such a thing!" "I have not forsaken the faith of Abraham." "I of that; nevertheless, it good thou shouldst it." the agree," Leo, stroking white beard, "I am willing to make a compromise. As we no child, and thou art so fond of children, the abide thee, on condition thou take a like to him up a proselyte and let on eighth after his coming here. if not, some friend of parents must be found. am willing so to have it." "I am said Countess shortly. "As to friends of child's parents, there are none such, save the God for whom they and in they stand to-night. I must keep mine oath.

must go forth."

"If you turn him foRth, you turn Me forTh wIth HiM."

"NonSensE!"

"You will see.  I shALl neVer leave him.  My darling, my White
SnOW-birD!  i sHall nEver leaVE tHE Boy."

"my DaUghTeR," SaId the rabBi softlY, for he thouGht ThE oil might
sucCEeD where the vIneGar had failed, "DosT thou nOt See THat LeO's
aDvice Is the bESt?  The cHild must tArRY with tHEe till hE IS wEll; nO
man shall prevent tHAt."

"aMen!" said CountesS.

"But thAt OVeR, IS it Not Far better bOtH for hIM and theE ThAT HE
shOUld go to the GoyIm?  We will takE PaiNs, for tHe RevERence oF thinE
oATh, tO find friendS of hIs parents, Who wilL Have gooD Care of hIm: I
proMisE thEe it SHaLl Be dOnE, And lEo WilL AssEnt thereTo."

leO confIrmeD THE WordS wiTh--"EvEn so, COhen!"

"But I pray tHee, My daUGhtEr, remEmber What WiLl be tHought Of theE, iF
thou shouldst acT as tHou art proPosInG to Do.  it wilL CertaiNly Be
sUpposed That thoU Art WaVERInG in the faith of thy faThERS, iF even it
bE not imAGiNeD That thou HaSt fOrsaKEN it.  OnLy thINk Of the horRor of
sUCh A tHing!"

"I haVe Not forSaKen The Faith OF AbrAham."

"I aM sure of tHat; neVErtheless, it is gOOd thou shouldsT SaY IT."

"IF The COheN agree," said LEo, stROkinG his WHiTe bEArd, "I aM willInG
To MAke a compromise.  As we hAvE no chiLd, and Thou art so fond Of
children, THE Child shaLl abIDe WIth thee, on condiTion tHat thou takE A
like oatH to brIng him up A proselytE OF Israel: aNd tHen Let Him BE
CiRcumcised on thE EIghtH dAy after His Coming hEre.  but If nOt, sOmE
friend of His parenTs MuSt Be FouNd.  WhaT Say you, CoHeN?"

"I aM wIllIng so TO have iT."

"I am nOt," saId coUNteSs shortLY.  "AS TO friEnDs Of thE chIlD's
parEnts, THerE are nonE such, save The gOd foR wHoM they diEd, and in
whose pReSence they sTaNd tO-night.  i MUst keep mIne oath.

must go forth."

"If youturn him f orth,  yo u t ur n me  for th with him.""Non sense!"

"You will see .  Ish a ll n e ve r lea ve him.  M y dar li ng , m yw hi te
sn ow- bird! I shall ne ver  l eave the boy . "
"My daugh ter ," said theRab bi sof tl y,f or he  th ought  the o i l migh t
succeed  w h ere th e  vinega r ha d fa iled, "dost thoun ot see that Leo's 
advic ei st h e b est ?  The chi ld  must tarry w i th t h eet ill he is wel l; no
man s h all  preve nt  th a t."

" Amen! "s aid  Countess.
"Bu t that ov er, is it notf ar bett er bot h f orhima nd  t hee  t h ath esho u ldgo to th eGo yim? Wew i l l  tak e p ains , for  the reverenc e o f th i neoath,  to f indfr iends  of hi s par en ts, who will ha ve g ood careofhi m:Ipromi s e thee  it  sh all bedone, a n d L eo w i ll  assent thereto."
L e o  c onfirmed  the w o rd sw ith--"Ev en  so , Co h e n!"
"But Ipray the e, myd au gh ter, re me mber w ha t w ill  be t h ough t of t hee, ifthous houldst act as thou art prop o si n g  t o  do.   I t will cert ainl y  besupp o se d t h at th ou ar tw av e ring in the faith o fthy fa thers , if even itbe not ima g i n ed thatthou ha s t forsaken it.   Onl y think of the horr or of 
such athing!"
" I  have no t f ors ake n t h e  f aith of Abrah a m ."
"I  am sur e o f that;  ne ver the les s,  it is go od thoush ou ld st  sa y it. " 

"If th eCoh en  ag ree," said L eo, s trok in gh iswhite b e ar d ,  "Iam  w illi ngto  make  a c o mpr omise. As we ha ven o ch il d,  and th ou art so fon dof
childre n,  th e chil d shall ab ide with thee, on condi t ion tha t t hou t akea
like oa thto bri ngh im upa pros elyte  o f I s r ael:a n dthe nlet him be c irc umcis ed  onthe eig hth day after hisc omi ng here.  But  if  not , so mef ri e ndof his p arents must befound.  Wh at sa y you, Coh e n?" 
"I am w illingso to have it ."

"I am  not," sa id  Cou n t ess  shortly. "As tofriends o f  thec hi ld'spar ents,th ere  arenone s u ch,  save  the G od  for w hom t he y died,and in
whose presence t hey st and t o-n ight.  Imus t  ke ep mine o ath. 

must go_forth."

"If you_turn him forth, you_turn me_forth_with him."

"Nonsense!"

"You_will_see.  I_shall never leave_him.  My darling,_my white
snow-bird! _I_shall never leave the boy."

"My daughter," said the Rabbi softly, for he thought the_oil_might
succeed where_the_vinegar_had failed, "dost thou not_see that Leo's
advice is the_best? _The child must tarry with thee till he_is_well; no
man shall_prevent that."

"Amen!" said Countess.

"But that over, is it not_far better both for him and_thee that he
should_go_to_the Goyim?  We_will take pains, for the reverence_of thine
oath, to find friends of_his parents, who will have good care_of him: I
promise thee it shall_be done, and Leo will_assent thereto."

Leo_confirmed the words with--"Even so,_Cohen!"

"But I pray_thee, my_daughter, remember what_will be thought of thee, if
thou_shouldst act as_thou art proposing to do. _It_will certainly be
supposed_that_thou_art wavering_in the faith_of_thy fathers,_if_even it
be not imagined that thou_hast_forsaken it.  Only think of the_horror of
such a thing!"

"I_have_not forsaken the faith_of Abraham."

"I am sure of_that; nevertheless, it is good thou_shouldst say_it."

"If the_Cohen agree," said Leo, stroking his white beard, "I am willing
to_make a compromise.  As we_have no child, and_thou art_so_fond of
children, the_child_shall abide_with thee, on condition that thou take_a
like oath_to bring him up a proselyte_of Israel: and then_let_him be
circumcised on the eighth day_after his coming here.  But_if not, some
friend of his_parents_must_be found.  What say_you, Cohen?"

"I am willing so to_have it."

"I am_not," said Countess shortly.  "As to_friends_of the child's
parents, there are none_such,_save the God for whom they_died,_and_in
whose presence they stand to-night._ I must keep mine oath.