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His wife became her nurse, and he himself did not hesitate, when there was need for it, to do services for the child that are usually performed only by women. Both her names, Esther as well as Hadassah, are descriptive of her virtues. Hadassah, or Myrtle, she is called, because her good deeds spread her fame abroad, as the sweet fragrance of the myrtle pervades the air in which it grows.
She knew that she had taken Hadassah so completely by surprise that she had no answer ready. "Margaret!" she said at last, in amazement, "who to?" Margaret detected, or fancied she did, a little coldness in her question. There was certainly not the pleased ring of congratulation which she had expected in her words. "Why, to Michael Amory, of course! Who else could it be?"
Do the Hebrews hope for the advent of a Deity upon earth, or only that of a prophet? I would that I could see Hadassah again; and I will see her I will never give up the search for one who can guide unto knowledge; come what may, I will look upon her and on that beauteous maiden again!"
"Have no fear for Abishai," she repeated. "The Greek will never repay your generous hospitality by revenging his private injuries upon your son. I can answer for his forbearance." "You are right, my child," said Hadassah, tenderly. "I did Lycidas a wrong by expressing a doubt.
Better, if he must needs die, that the Greek should have fallen by the javelin of my brave kinsman Judas, than by the dagger of Abishai. Mother," cried Zarah, suddenly raising her head, and looking into the face of Hadassah with an earnest, pleading gaze, "may we not hope that the stranger's soul has found mercy with God?
Her attitude had been self-engrossed and materialistic. She sighed. How difficult it was to drive self out of one's thoughts, for was there anything as interesting in the whole of the wonderful world as one's self, one's miserably unworthy, puny self? Hadassah had truly said, "We have two selves . . . what armed enemies they are!" Surely she, Margaret, had more than two selves?
A minute or two later Margaret returned to the sitting-room. Michael had left it. She was glad. "Hadassah," she said, "listen. The most extraordinary thing has happened. Millicent Mervill is up in the drawing-room." Margaret was trembling with anger and nervousness. "What? That woman here? How has she found you, how dare she come to see you?"
After a little time of happy dreaming, the bitter fact came back to her, like a cold wind disturbing a summer's heat, that she had actually written to her brother promising him that she would go home. What would Hadassah think? What did her own conscience say?
"Who is he," continued Joab, "and how comes he to be clasped in the arms of the Lady Hadassah?" "My father he is my father!" sobbed Zarah. "Raise them both," said Lycidas; "we cannot divide them, and there is not a moment to be lost."
Hadassah pressed her dark head against his coat-sleeve. He held her closely; each day she was more precious in his sight. "They are worthy of each other." His voice broke. "Really, when one sees such happiness, one says to oneself, even if they have only a fortnight together, it is a great deal, a wonderful thing." Hadassah looked at her husband searchingly.
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