"The young girl said in reply:--
"'Will you permit me to bring here a piece of raw meat?'
"'Certainly.'
"As soon as she had the meat the daughter of Gamaliel went to the fire, cut it, and prepared it in the presence of the astonished prince, and when it was cooked, invited him to eat.
"'My child, I know it is well cooked, but to have seen it done in detail takes away my appetite.'
"'Behold why God did not wish Adam to assist at the preparation of his wife. Perhaps he also would not have wished to possess her.'
"The Talmud," continued Jacob, "explains why God did not take the woman from the eyes, nor the mouth, nor the arms."
"Suspend the conversation and conceal the Talmud. I hear knocks at the door," said Henri.
"Why should I do that?"
"Perhaps it is a stranger; it is not desirable that he should surprise us in full Judaism."