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When I was told this story, I guessed what I haven't yet told you, to test your intelligence. You've done well to be a respectable man  you wouldn't have been anything but a petty rogue. And up to this point, the renegade has been only that  a miserable wretch whom no one would want to be like. But the supreme part of his wickedness is that he had himself denounced his good friend the Israelite. The Holy Inquisition seized him when he got up and, some days later, turned him into a fine bonfire. WHEN I WAS TOLD THIS STORY I GUESSED WHAT I HAVEN'T YET TOLD YOU TO TEST YOUR INTELLIGENCE YOU'VE DONE WELL TO BE A RESPECTABLE MAN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANYTHING BUT A PETTY ROGUE AND UP TO THIS POINT THE RENEGADE HAS BEEN ONLY THAT A MISERABLE WRETCH WHOM NO ONE WOULD WANT TO BE LIKE BUT THE SUPREME PART OF HIS WICKEDNESS IS THAT HE HAD HIMSELF DENOUNCED HIS GOOD FRIEND THE ISRAELITE THE HOLY INQUISITION SEIZED HIM WHEN HE GOT UP AND SOME DAYS LATER TURNED HIM INTO A FINE BONFIRE
 on with your business as usual. The procedures of this tribunal are secret, but slow. You must use the delay to sell everything. I'll charter a ship or I'll get a third party to do it--yes, a third party, that'll be better. We'll put your fortune in it, because it's mainly your fortune they want, and we'll go, you and I, to seek under another sky the liberty to serve our God and to follow in safety the law of Abraham and our conscience. The important point in these perilous circumstances we find ourselves in is not to do anything imprudent." No sooner said that done. The ship is chartered, loaded with provisions and sailors. The Jew's fortune is on board. The next day, at dawn, they're going to set sail. They can dine happily and sleep soundly. The next day, they'll escape their persecutors. During the night the renegade gets up, steals the Jew's wallet, his purse, and his jewels, goes on board, and sails away. And you think that's all there is to it? If so, you haven't got the point. FECT THE GREATEST SELF CONFIDENCE GO ON WITH YOUR BUSINESS AS USUAL THE PROCEDURES OF THIS TRIBUNAL ARE SECRET BUT SLOW YOU MUST USE THE DELAY TO SELL EVERYTHING I'LL CHARTER A SLIP OR I'LL GET A THIRD PARTY TO DO IT YES A THIRD PARTY THAT WILL BE BETTER WE'LL PUT YOUR FORTUNE IN IT BECAUSE IT'S MAINLY A FORTUNE THEY WANT AND WILL GO YOU AND I TO SEEK UNDER ANOTHER SKY THE LIBERTY TO SERVE OUR GOD AND TO FOLLOW IN SAFETY THE LAW OF ABRAHAM AND OUR CONSCIENCE THE IMPORTANT POINT IN THESE PERILOUS CIRCUMSTANCES WE FIND OURSELVES IN IS NOT TO DO ANYTHING IMPRUDENT NO SOONER SAID THAN DONE THE SHIP IS CHARTERED LOADED WITH PROVISIONS AND SAILORS THE JEW'S FORTUNE IS ON BOARD THE NEXT DAY AT DAWN THEY'RE GOING TO SET SAIL THEY CAN DINE HAPPILY AND SLEEP SOUNDLY THE NEXT DAY THEY'LL ESCAPE THEIR PERSECUTORS DURING THE NIGHT THE RENEGADE GETS UP STEALS THE JEW'S WALLET HIS PURSE AND HIS JEWELS GOES ON BOARD AND SAILS AWAY AND YOU THINK THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT IF SO YOU HAVEN'T GOT THE POINT
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