[After a pause.] And whence came He, He Who was thus illumined by the radiance of the Lord?
ALL
Yes, whence came He, and whither did He go? Didst thou not hold Him?
JOHN
Plague me not with questions. He cometh and goeth, and no man holdeth Him. At this very hour He may be sitting in our midst.
ALL
[Turn on each other a scared and inquiring gaze.]
AMARJA
Rabbi, we are all poor workpeople from Jerusalem, and every one knoweth his fellow.
ONE OF THE CROWD