“Peace, if thou wilt,” answered Rebecca⁠—“Peace⁠—but with this space between.”

“Thou needst no longer fear me,” said Bois-Guilbert.

“I fear thee not,” replied she; “thanks to him that reared this dizzy tower so high, that nought could fall from it and live⁠—thanks to him, and to the God of Israel !⁠—I fear thee not.”