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ABRAHAM.

MAS. Whoever praised her good looks was telling the truth. Her features are so handsome that she outshines all the other women.

AB. It is for just that reason that I am so much in love with her.

MAS. Well, I am surprised. A doddering old fellow like you sighing with love for a young girl!

AB. All the same, I have come here for no other purpose, but to see her.

SIXTH SCENE.

A room in an Inn: Abraham seated at the supper-table. The Master of the Inn brings in Mary.

MASTER. Come along, Mary, come along; show your good looks to our latest convert!

MARY. All right, I am coming.

ABRAHAM. (aside). Now I shall need all my faith and strength of mind, to see her whom I brought up in the depth of the desert, decked out in the guise of a harlot! It is no time for me to let my face