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The apparition lifted a palsied hand on which the skin was yet fair

and young and pointed after the Maccabee, losing hi mass in the city

"If I believe, I ainst that man ure shrank and wringing his hands about each other said

in a whisper that sounded like wind a dried leaves: "I, who saw the candor of perfect trust in his eyes, once, I can not

behold their reproach--I, who love hiold!"

The old Christian laid his hand on the other's arm

"Another Judas?" he said The apparition ed But the other shrank

away from him, while distrust collected in his eyes

"I fear thee; the evil ood

man fears the evil one I will not tell thee"

"But thou hast thy bread from this Hesper; thou hast thy shelter from

him He will not injure thee"

"Injure me! Not with his hands, perhaps But he would look at me, he

would kill me with his eyes! Thou canst not dream what evil I have

done him!"

The old Christian looked at him for a time, but with the hopefulness

of the spiritually confident

"Christ spare thee, till thou hast the strength to do right!" he

exclaimed But the palsied roaned The old Christian took him by the arm and led him down from

the wall and back to the cavern under the ruins

"In thy good ti with that