Not yet cut its teeth, poor thing! A babe in swaddling clothes, eh?
When was it born ?" "About the time that you were, madam," said Israel, lifting his heavy eyes upon her.
At that her lighter mood gave place to quick anger.

"Husband," she cried, turning upon Ben Aboo with the bitterness of reproach, "I hope you now see that I was right about this insolent old man.

I told you from the first what would come of him.

But no, you would have your own foolish way.

It was easy to see that the devil's dues were in him.