THE GOD OF VENGEANCE
What are you standing there for, instead of going after her?
Reizel
My mistress went to get her.
Reb Ali
Do they know where the girl went?
Reizel
Yes. The mistress will soon fetch her home.
Reb Ali
Fine! Then what's all this commotion about? The whole town will know all about it before long. Such things should be kept dark. They're not nice. If a prospective father-in-law ever got wind of the story, her dowry would have to be raised a couple of hundred roubles. . .
Yekel
It's all the same to me now. Let everybody know. No more daughter. . . No more Holy Scroll. . . Into the cellar. Into the brothel with everything.
Reb Ali
Fie! You're out of your head altogether. True, a misfortune has befallen you. May Heaven watch over all of us. Well? What? Misfortunes happen to plenty of folks. The Lord sends aid and things turn out all right. The important point is to keep it a secret. Hear nothing. See nothing. Just wash your
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