"'If that is true,' said the prince, 'your God acts like a malefactor, robbing a rib from Adam during his sleep.'
"The younger daughter of Gamaliel heard of the conversation.
"'Permit me, father, to reply,' said she.
"The rabbi consented, and she approached the prince supplicatingly.
"'My lord,' said she, 'I come to demand justice.'
"'What has happened?'
"'A robbery has been committed in our house: a thief entered the house in the night and stole a silver cup, leaving in its place a golden one.'
"'What an honest thief! Would to Heaven we had more like him!' cried the prince.
"'Very well, then, my lord. Our God is a malefactor of the same stamp. He took from Adam a part of his body, and gave him the beautiful Eve in exchange.'
"'The comparison is ingenious; but your God had better have acted in a frank and open manner. Why should he have employed clandestine means?'