Charles Kingsley

“ This brute of a dog is the only friend I have on earth; and I love her, because she has the true old, dogged, spiteful, cunning, obstinate Maccabee spirit in her—of which if we had a spark left in us just now, there would be no little Exodus ”

“ Raphael relapsed into silence for a few minutes, and watched the tumult below.
'How those Christian priests keep their men in order! There is no use resisting destiny. They are the strong men of the time, after all, and the little Exodus must needs have its course. Miriam, daughter of Jonathan—'
'I am no man's daughter! I have neither father nor mother, husband nor—Call me mother again!'
'Whatsoever I am to call you, there are jewels enough in that closet to buy half Alexandria. Take them. ”

“ The streets are blockaded by Cyril's mob—There! do you hear the shouts and screams? They are attacking the farther part of the quarter already.'
'What! are they murdering them?' asked Raphael, throwing on his pelisse. 'Because, if it has really come to a practical joke of that kind, I shall have the greatest pleasure in employing a counter-irritant. Here, boy! My sword and dagger! Quick!'
'No, the hypocrites! No blood is to be shed, they say, if we make no resistance, and let them pillage. Cyril and his monks are there, to prevent outrage, and so forth. ”

“ The thoroughfare was full of scolding women and screaming children; while men, old and young, looked on at the plunder of their property with true Jewish doggedness, too prudent to resist, but too manful to complain—while furniture came flying out of every window, and from door after door poured a stream of rascality, carrying off money, jewels, silks, and all the treasures which Jewish usury had accumulated during many a generation. ”

“ If any one will change clothes with me, all I have is at your service. If not, the first that stirs is a dead man.'
There was no mistaking the quiet, high-bred determination of the speaker. Had he raged and blustered, Philammon could have met him on his own ground: but there was an easy self-possessed disdain about him, which utterly abashed the young monk, and abashed, too, the whole crowd of rascals at his heels.
'I'll change clothes with you, you Jewish dog!' roared a dirty fellow out of the mob. ”