; butIrememberwellarainySundaymorningwhen, havingnothingelsetodo, , , andIfellasleepandwanderedofftothelandofNod, beforethebrotherscamewiththecoatofmanycoloursuntothetentofJacobandtoldtheirwickedlie! IcannotunderstandwhythestoriesoftheGreeksshouldhavebeensofullofcharmforme, andthoseoftheBiblesodevoidofinterest, unlessitwasthatIhadmadetheacquaintanceofseveralGreeksinBostonandbeeninspiredbytheirenthusiasmforthestoriesoftheircountry; whereasIhadnotmetasingleHebreworEgyptian, andthereforeconcludedthattheywerenothingmorethanbarbarians, andthestoriesaboutthemwereprobablyallmadeup, , itneveroccurredtometocallGreekpatronymics "queer."
ButhowshallIspeakofthegloriesIhavesincediscoveredintheBible? ForyearsIhavereaditwithanever-broadeningsenseofjoyandinspiration; , , Iwish, , thattheliteratureofthepastmightbepurgedofallthatisuglyandbarbarousinit, althoughIshouldobjectasmuchasanyonetohavingthesegreatworksweakenedorfalsified.
Thereissomethingimpressive, awful, ? Sheknowsherlifeisinhishands; , conqueringherwoman'sfear, sheapproacheshim, animatedbythenoblestpatriotism, havingbutonethought: "IfIperish, Iperish; butifIlive, mypeopleshalllive."
ThestoryofRuth, too—howOrientalitis! YethowdifferentisthelifeofthesesimplecountryfolksfromthatofthePersiancapital! Ruthissoloyalandgentlehearted, wecannothelplovingher, , 's, lovewhichcanriseaboveconflictingcreedsanddeep-seatedracialprejudices, ishardtofindinalltheworld.
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