The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

THE EQUINOX flames spring uli. At lhis moment the windsuddenly rises in afury, and the shy darkens. There is no light hut the/licher !# the straw] [All{firesenz‘ are alarmed; many cry aut. BISHOP, Witchcraft! [He towers on his throne] [Theῤερῤίε move eonfasedly ahant, some frying to eseafe, others to gel 6715106651!/?!לצ K. OF ]. Keep order, guards ! [The gnara’s restore order after a struggle. URCHIN. 0 do lift me up, Uncle Isaac! ISAAC. What do you want to see a witch burnt for, boy? [He takes the 6031 on his shoulder. URCHIN. 0, it’s jolly! ISAAC. Well then, you're a fool for your pains. This woman isn‘t a witch at all. But she was a better and braver soldier than any of their knights, so when they caught her at last—there you are! URCHIN. She’s a Saracen, isn’t she? ISAAC. Yes. If we only had a Jewess now-a—days like her! There was Deborah once, and Jael, and Judith. But the glory is departed, boy, the glory is departed. URCHIN. I’m a Saracen, you know ISAAC. You’re a heavy little old Man of the Sea ! URCHIN. The flames are creeping up her body now, Oh I I’m so angry ; I’m so angry. ISAAC. You mustn’t be angry, or you'll never be fat. URCHIN. I don't wan’t to be fat. I wan’t to kill all the people. ISAAC. Well, well, you shall one day, if you’re good. URCHIN. Yes, I will. [06