"Thou didst hear me, maiden?" said Ezra, as she did not speak.
"Yes, my father," she replied, as she wiped away her tears. "'Tis thy will that I again journey to Samaria when ten days shall have passed."
"Such is my will," said Ezra.
The little maid laid her head again upon her mother's lap and looked, with longing, wistful eyes, into the darkness towards Samaria.
Chapter II.
"Sister, how many days have passed since thou didst return from Samaria?" asked Isaac, as Leah, her morning's work completed, seated herself beside his couch.
"Five, brother," replied the little maid. "So but five more remain and then I shall again journey to Samaria."
The lad sighed deeply.