'" And at this
the great Khan looked up puzzled, and a movement went through the
fighting men in the hall. But wee Golden Bells never budged a minute,
and Marco Polo went on:
"'Et factum est; cum consummasset Jesus verba haec, -- And it came to
pass when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished
at his doctrine.'
"I shall now tell you of the life and death of the Lord Jesus. . ."
He told them of the birth in Bethlehem, and of the teaching on the
hills, and the poets nodded their heads; and he told them of the
cleansing of the lepers and of the casting out of devils and the
raising of Lazarus from the dead, and the magicians wondered; and
he told them of the betrayal by Judas with a kiss, and the
captains-at-arms shuffled in their seats; and he told them of the
scourging, and of the crowning with thorns, and the great Khan
snicked his dagger in and out of the sheath. And a mist of tears
came into the eyes of Golden Bells.
And he told them of the crucifixion between two thieves, and a great
oath ripped from the beard of Kubla Khan, and the silver tears ran
from the eyes of Golden Bells.
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