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Jael might have killed Captain Sisera in his sleep, for which, by-the-by, she ought to have been hung, and she might possibly have done it with a hammer and a nail. But she could not have driven it through, and staked him to the ground." "I've warrant enough for putting it into a picture, at any rate. My Jael there is intended for Miss Van Siever." "Miss Van Siever! Well, it is like her.
No man could ever get your reputation without being ruthless. I won't annoy you by pleading for mercy." And she looked at once as merciless as she expected him to be. "Now, Jael Higg," he answered, "let's talk sense." "You're a rare one, if you can!" she retorted. "Let's do our best," he said kindly.
But there was not a creature to be seen. Then he called aloud, "Who's there?" No reply. "Jael, was it you?" Dead silence. He returned to his work, and set the appearance down to an ocular illusion. But his dreams had been so vivid, that this really seemed only one step more into the realm of hallucination. This was an unfortunate view of the matter.
She was neatly dressed, and had a plain shepherd's-plaid shawl, that suited her noble bust. She looked a picture of health and happiness. "If you please, miss, he is come to take me to Cairnhope." "Oh! is it for that? And I declare you expected him, too." "Yes," said Jael, and blushed. "You never told me," said Grace, with a light touch of asperity.
Am I not of the household of Herod? Do I not know of these things? And of virgins despoiled do I not know?" "Yea, yea thou knowest!" The answer came sharply from a young fisherman whose head was bound in a faded red turban and who carried one arm in a sling. "Yea! Yea!" cried several other voices. "Let Jael speak!" "Oh, that Jael might speak!" he answered fiercely.
"Ah!" said Sissy, "Well a woman like Jael? or Judith?" He repeated the name "Judith." "Or Charlotte Corday?" he suggested after a moment. It was Sissy's turn to hesitate, and she compressed her pretty lips doubtfully. Being in the Old Testament, Jael must of course come out all right, even if one finds it difficult to like her. Judith's position, is less clear.
And then on four different times the two ladies had to retire into Mrs Broughton's room in order that Jael might be arrayed in various costumes, and in each costume she had to kneel down, taking the hammer in her hand, and holding the pointed stick which had been prepared to do duty as the nail, upon the forehead of a dummy Sisera.
Had Delilah been a little woman she would never have taken the trouble to shear Samson's locks. She would have defied him with all his strength untouched on his head, and she would have overcome him too. Judith and Jael were both probably large women.
Convey him my respectful homage, and bid him look to his rear, said Ibrahim ben Ah." At that Grim called to Narayan Singh, who came down the goat-track like a landslide. You mustn't whistle your man in those parts, or the Arabs will say the devil has defiled your mouth. "Ask Jael Higg to come here." "A word first, Jimgrim sahib! While I watched, those women talked.
How are we to get your sister, in her delicate state, from Wales to this place?" "Why, I will go for her myself, to be sure." "Raby, your heart is in the right place, after all. But when she is here, how are we to conceal her unhappy son's fate from her? It will be more difficult than ever, now Jael Dence is in the house." "Why so? We must take the girl into our confidence that is all."
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