Her father himself, out of reverence for her talents, which involuntarily mingled itself with his unbounded affection, permitted the maiden a greater liberty than was usually indulged to those of her sex by the habits of her people, and was, as we have just seen, frequently guided by her opinion, even in preference to his own.
Apja is nagyra becsülte képességeit, és határtalanul szerette; több szabadságot adott neki, mint akko­riban a lányoknak általában. A maga felfogását félretéve, gyakran Rebeka feje szerint csele­kedett, miként ebben az esetben is láttuk.