Bashe is lighting the last candle.
"Say: God bless Sarah!" commands grandmother.
No—she will not say that—where is father? No, she cannot say it—her whole being is in revolt against her wicked grandmother—no, no, no!
"Repeat, repeat!" screams grandmother with increasing violence.
Bashe refuses to obey—the last light must be father's.
She begins: "God bless fa—"
"Hush!" in a terrible voice. "Hush, hush! Your father is no longer a Jew. He has become an official!"[19]