THE GOD OF VENGEANCE
Rifkele, nodding, and speaking softly.
Yes.
Yekel
Well, then. What do you want me to buy you? Tell me, Rifkele. (She makes no reply.) Tell me, now. Don't be afraid. Your daddy loves you. Tell me, like a good little girlie. What shall I buy you? (Rifkele is silent.)
Sarah, busy at the table, to Rifkele.
Well, why don't you answer when your father speaks to you?
Rifkele
I don't know. . .
Sarah, to Yekel.
She wants a silk waist and a pair of white slippers.
Yekel
Is that it? A silk waist and a pair of white slippers? Eh?
Rifkele
Nods "yes."
Yekel
You certainly deserve them. (From his pockets, which jingle with coins, he takes out a gold-piece and offers it to Rifkele.) Here, give this to mamma. And let her buy them for you.
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