And they are—
FRIAR.
To send a letter by your hand.
TEMPLAR.
By me?
I am no carrier. And were that an office
More meritorious than to save from burning
A Jewish maid?
FRIAR.
So it should seem; must seem—
For, says the patriarch, to all Christendom
This letter is of import; and to bear it
Safe to its destination, says the patriarch,
God will reward with a peculiar crown
In heaven; and of this crown, the patriarch says,
No one is worthier than you—
TEMPLAR.
Than I?
FRIAR.