The Mother
One word only will I listen to, that he is coming, that he is here.
Ahab
That is what I would fain tell you. He is coming. His footsteps draw nigh.
The Mother
[Rapturously] He is coming, my Jeremiah? Deceive me not, Ahab. Cheat not a dying woman.
Jochebed
Ahab has already sent his sons to seek out Jeremiah.
He is coming. Is it true? Yes, I hear him. I hear his footfall. I hear him in the house. He knocks at the door, knocks within my heart. Hasten, man, hasten. Why do you tarry to admit him?