"Nay," said Isaac, releasing his hold, "it grieveth me as much to see the drops of his blood, as if they were so many golden byzants from mine own purse; and I well know, that the lessons of Miriam, daughter of the Rabbi Manasses of Byzantium whose soul is in Paradise, have made thee skilful in the art of healing, and that thou knowest the craft of herbs, and the force of elixirs.
- Nem, azt én sem akarom - mondta Izsák, eleresztve leánya karját. - Elszorul a szívem, ha látom, hogyan hull a vére... mintha minden cseppje egy-egy bizánci arany volna, amely az én erszényemből potyog ki! Azt is nagyon jól tudom, hogy sokat tanultál Mirjamtól, a boldogult bizánci rabbi Manasse leányától, áldott legyen emléke!