"She is my particular friend, Rebecca Loth.

She does not live here.

She lives with her brother and her mother." "Ruth, how foolish you are! What does it signify to the gentleman ?" "But he asked, and so I supposed he wanted to know." "I have to apologise for intruding on you with any questions young ladies," said Ziska; "especially on a day which seems to be solemn." "That does not matter at all," said Rebecca.

"Here is my brother, and he will take you into the synagogue if you wish to see Anton Trendellsohn." Samuel Loth, her brother, then came up and readily offered to take Ziska into the midst of the worshippers.

Ziska would have escaped now from the project could he have done so without remark; but he was ashamed to seem afraid to enter the building, as the girls seemed to make so light of his doing so.