If, by any folly or baseness, such as I have seen in every human being whom I ever met as yet upon this accursed stage of fools, you shall crush my new-budding hope that there is something somewhere which will make me what I know that I ought to be, and can be--If you shall crush that, I say, by any misdoing of yours, you had better have been the murderer of my firstborn; with such a hate--a hate which Jews alone can feel--will I hate you and yours.' 'God help us and strengthen us!'said the old warrior in a tone of noble humility.
'And now,' said Raphael, glad to change the subject, after this unwonted outburst, 'we must once more seriously consider whether it is wise to hold on our present course.

If you return to Carthage, or to Hippo--' 'I shall be beheaded.' 'Most assuredly.

And how much soever you may consider such an event a gain to yourself, yet for the sake of your son and your daughter--' 'My dear sir,' interrupted the Prefect, 'you mean kindly.

But do not, do not tempt me.

By the Count's side I have fought for thirty years, and by his side I will die, as I deserve.' 'Victorius! Victoria!' cried Raphael; 'help me! Your father,' he went on, as they came out from the tent, 'is still decided on losing his own head, and throwing away ours, by going to Carthage.' 'For my sake--for our sakes--father!' cried Victoria, clinging to him.
'And for my sake, also, most excellent sir,' said Raphael, smiling quietly.