Meir did not say Amen. He was silent.
The singer seemed to wait for a response, when Meir, slightly raising his voice, said, with quivering lips:
"Guard, O Lord, and watch over our brethren in Israel that live in sin and darkness, always and everywhere; bring them from darkness into light, from bondage to freedom! Say unto me Amen!"
"Amen!" exclaimed Eliezer, turning towards his friend; and their hands met in a hearty grasp.
"Eliezer," said Meir, "you look changed since I saw you last."
"And you, Meir, look different."
Only a week had passed over their heads. Sometimes one week means as much as ten years.
"I have suffered much during the week," whispered the singer.
Meir did not complain.
"Eliezer," he said, "give me 'More Nebuchim.' I came to you so early to ask for that book. I want it very much."