To me your faith is nothing and your God a sham, yet I know now that to worship Him is not worthy of death--at least not for that cause would I bring any to their death to-day, or even to stripes and bonds.

I will go further; I will stoop even to borrow from His creed.

Do not His teachings bid you to forgive those who have done you wrong ?" "They do, and that is why Christians love all mankind." "Then bring that law into this home of ours, Miriam, and love me who sorrow for what I did in the blind rage of my zeal, and who now in my old age am haunted by its memory." Then for the first time Miriam threw herself into the old man's arms and kissed him on the brow.
So it came about that they made their peace and were happy together.
Indeed, day by day Benoni loved her more, till at length she was everything to him, and he grew jealous of all who sought her company, and especially of Nehushta..