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Rh From high heaven, my sainted father On mj deeds will smile in hlessing. " Loyal knight was he and noble, And my mother oft assures me, Ne'er she saw so pure a Christian, 'T is from him my zeal deriveth. " " What if he were such another As myself who stand hefore thee ? " " I should curse the hour that hore me, I should die of shame and horror." "Harsher is thy creed than ours ; For had I a son as comely As Pedrillo, I would love him. Love him were he thrice a Christian. " In his youth my youth renewing Pamper, fondle, die to serve him. Only hreathing through his spirit — Couldst thou not love such a father ? " Faltering spoke the deep-voiced Rabhi, With white lips and twitching fingers. Then in clear, young, steady treble. Answered him the boy Pedrillo : "At the thought my heart revolteth. All your tribe offend my senses.