THE GOD OF VENGEANCE
Such matters should not be delayed. (Glares angrily at Yekel.) What! You pay no attention? I'm talking to you!
Yekel, as if to himself.
One thing I want to ask her. One thing only. But she must tell me the truth, — the whole truth. Yes, or no.
Reb Ali
Don't sin, man. Thank the good Lord that He has helped you.
Yekel, as before.
I'll not lay a finger upon her. Just let her answer the truth. Yes, or no.
Reb Ali
The truth. The truth. Heaven will help you . . . Everything will turn out for the best. I'm going to the young man's father directly. He's over at the synagogue and must surely be waiting for me. (Looks around.) Tell your wife to put the house in order in the meantime. And you, prepare the contract, and at once, so that he'll have no time to discover anything amiss and withdraw. Arrange the wedding date and have the bride go at once to her parents-in-law. No idle chatter, remember. Keep silent, so that nobody will learn anything about it. (Ready to go.) And cast all this nonsense out of your head. Trust in the Lord and rejoice in His
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