As a consequence, several of
these details were a novel sight to his children. A white shroud lay
ready for him on his sofa, and as he slipped it on, with smiles and
blushes, there was an outburst of mirth
"Oh, daddy!" Anna shouted
"Father looks like a Catholic priest," said Emil
"Don't say that, Emil," I rebuked him
Fun was made of the big white pillows upon which Tevkin leaned,
"king-like," and of the piece of unleavened bread which he "hid"
under them for Gracie to "steal."
As he raised the first of the Four Cups of wine he said, solemnly,
with an effort of shaking off all pretense of flippancy: "Well, let
us raise our glasses. Let us drink the First Cup."
We all did so, and he added, "This is the Fourth of July of our
unhappy people." After the glasses were drained and refilled he
said: "Scenes like this bind us to the Jews of the whole world, and
not only to those living, but to the past generations as well. This is
no time for speaking of the Christian religion, but as I look at this
wine an idea strikes me which I cannot help submitting: The
Christians drink wine, imagining that it is the blood of Jesus.
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