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Rh of a Court secret will impress the guard. You must then say that you undertake to cure the princess there and then. You will at once be admitted and taken to the presence of the Emperor.&quot;

&quot;But I am not a physician,&quot; says Rabbi Simeon. &quot;I have never heard that my friend here is skilled in the art of healing.&quot;

"That matters not."

&quot;How can we cure the princess?&quot;

&quot;Listen, Rabbi Simeon. I will now give thee the power of healing her disordered mind. All that thou hast to do is to go to her and whisper in her ear my name, Ben Temalion. I will then leave her body, and moreover, I will give a sign that I have done so.&quot;

"What sign wilt thou give?"

&quot;Of course the madness will disappear. But to convince you that I have really left the body of the princess, I will cause all the glass in the palace to break in pieces.&quot;

&quot;Now, Ben Temalion, how shall we be able to see the princess?&quot;

&quot;When ye come before Cæsar to cure his daughter, he will cause the girl to be brought before you. She will call for thee, Rabbi Simeon.&quot;

&quot;Why?&quot;

"She will fall in love with thee at first sight."

&quot;Mad indeed will she be to do such folly. I am an old man, nearly eighty years old. My white beard is enough to frighten any girl and to