THE BOY
What are they singing now, mother?
JAEL
[Pale and troubled.] They sing the great Hallelujah, my child.
THE BOY
Is the prophet singing with them, mother?
JAEL
That I cannot hear, my child. [Two more women come through middle door.]
FIRST WOMAN
Jael, we have heard that the Great Prophet eateth the passover in thy house. Wilt thou permit us to see him?