Rafael.
Am I serious? He asks me if I am serious! But that was not Rebecca. You think Rebecca is——
The Rabbi.
She's as honest as her father!
Ah! Two of them, as honest as each other! [The Rabbi has growing appreciation of the irony.] H'm! But a good housewife? A good needlewoman? Sharp over the counter? My father has not slaved to feed the idleness of another man's daughter!
Esther.
I'll answer for that. I thought I could bake cakes, but she's coming to-morrow to teach me how! You never tasted such cakes!
The Rabbi.
Indeed, I believe I have heard them spoken of.