"And you were-"
"Her uncle."
"Yes, yes! And as you were both born in Bethlehem,the Roman compels you to take her there with you to be also counted."
The Rabbi clasped his hands, and looked indignantly to heaven, exclaiming, "The God of Israel still lives! The vengeance is his!"
With that he turned and abruptly departed. A stranger near by, observing Joseph's amazement, said, quietly,"Rabbi Samuel is a zealot. Judas himself is not more fierce.