But no arm, do you understand ?" The remark had reference to a favourite saying of the Master when He was defenceless and of good-cheer in the presence of a bitter enemy.
Several received the allusion with an angry expression of countenance.
"But it is true," laughed the little man.

"The Master said: 'Let Thaddeus say what he likes.

He suffered yesterday in patience the wrath of an Arab.'" "Yes, indeed; because they found no money, they beat Thaddeus." "If we meet another of that sort, we'll defend ourselves," said the publican, "or robbery 'll become cheap." "It's easy to see, tax-gatherer, that you haven't known the Master long," said the little man whom they called Thaddeus.

"We and money, indeed!" Then the Master said: "A free soul has nothing to do with Mammon.

It's not worth speaking of, let alone quarrelling over.