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I beg your pardon, Scribe; I beg your pardon. (Quietly, to Yekel and Sarah.) You ought to act more decently. It's high time. People are coming and. ..

, ''enters. A tall old man, whose long, thin body is enveloped in a broad overcoat. His beard is long, white and sparse. He wears spectacles and has an air of cold aloofness and mystery.''

This is the donor of the Scroll.

Greetings. Peace be to you, fellow Jew.

Be seated. Scribe. (To Yekel.) Take a seat. (The Scribe sits down. Yekel, still uncertain, sits down opposite him, next to Reb Ali. The latter addresses the Scribe.) This is the gentleman on whose behalf I ordered the Holy Scroll. (He helps himself to brandy, first pouring out a glass for the Scribe.) He has no son, so he