He stood while he heard her out, and his strong lip trembled at he words; but he only smiled coldly, and passed on in silence.
"The clouds are not hurt," he thought, "by the bark of dogs." Thus did his brethren of Judah revile him, and thus did they torture him; yet there was one among them who did neither.

This was the daughter of their Grand Rabbi, David ben Ohana.

Her name was Ruth.

She was young, and God had given her grace and she was beautiful, and many young Jewish men, of Tetuan had vied with each other in vain for he favour.

Of Israel's duty she knew little, save what report had said of it, that it was evil; and of the act which had made him an outcast among his own people, and an Ishmael among the sons of Ishmael she could form no judgment.