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Amrah, Egyptian, keeping the palace in Jerusalem. 2. Simonides, the steward, in Antioch. 3. Esther, daughter of Simonides." Now, in all his thoughts of Simonides, not once had it entered Ben-Hur's mind that, by the law, a daughter followed the parent's condition. In all his visions of her, the sweet-faced Esther had figured as the rival of the Egyptian, and an object of possible love.
The feelings with which Amrah listened to the recital were such as became the devoted creature she was. She made her purchases, and returned home in a dream. What a happiness she had in store for her boy! She had found his mother! She put the basket away, now laughing, now crying. Suddenly she stopped and thought. It would kill him to be told that his mother and Tirzah were lepers.
To this transformation for such it may be called quite as properly as a cure there was a witness other than Amrah.
Then she broke into sobbing which made him answer plainer even than the spoken word. "God's will has been done," he next said, solemnly, in a tone to make each listener know he had no hope more of finding his people. In his eyes there were tears which he would not have them see, because he was a man. When he could again, he took seat, and said, "Come, sit by me, Amrah here.
Soon, however, a man came bringing a rope and a leathern bucket. Saluting the little dark-faced woman, he undid the rope, fixed it to the bucket, and waited customers. Others who chose to do so might draw water for themselves, he was a professional in the business, and would fill the largest jar the stoutest woman could carry for a gerah. Amrah sat still, and had nothing to say.
"Courage, Tirzah! Be of cheer," she said. "Yonder I know is one to tell us of the Nazarene." Amrah helped the girl to a sitting posture, and supported her while the man advanced. "In your goodness, mother, you forget what we are. The stranger will go around us; his best gift to us will be a curse, if not a stone." "We will see."
Though both their hearts broke, he should not become what they were; and she conquered. Meantime, Amrah, so entreated, only wept the more. "Wert thou going in?" he asked, presently, seeing the board swung back. "Come, then. I will go with thee." He arose as he spoke. "The Romans be the curse of the Lord upon them! the Romans lied. The house is mine. Rise, Amrah, and let us go in."
Thus the mother, not less tortured herself, sought to inspire the daughter; and Amrah came to her aid. To this time the latter had not touched the persons of the afflicted, nor they her; now, in disregard of consequences as well as of command, the faithful creature went to Tirzah, and put her arm over her shoulder, and whispered, "Lean on me.
Look first to that curse of God comfortless, as you all know, except by death leprosy." At these words Amrah dropped her hands to the floor, and in her eagerness to hear him half arose. "What would you say," said Ben-Hur, with increased earnestness "what would you say to have seen that I now tell you?
Life does not seem as pleasant as it did this morning. A new ailment, O my Amrah; and you who know me so well, who never failed me, may think of the things now that answer for food and medicine. Bring me what you choose." Amrah's questions, and the voice in which she put them low, sympathetic, and solicitous were significant of an endeared relation between the two.
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