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The Masons Of The Middle Ages.
The night was dark , the moon , hidden by dense and heavy grey clouds , threw only here and there an uncertain light . Bernhard had the greatest difficulty in going eastward . Owino- , however , to his indecision , several hours had elapsed before he quitted the place ; the streets became gradually deserted , and he only met now and then a few persons who were hastenin g homeward . °
Just as he had reached the Jews' quarter , he heard heavy steps upon the pavement behind him . He turned quickly round , and saw at a short distance the shadow of a man reflected on the wall . Bernhard was no coward ; nevertheless , a strange terror oppressed him . The shadow stopped at the same moment he had halted , and in an instant he beheld two
glaring eyes in the distance lighted up and fixed upon him . A death-like horror seized him , but he continued his course with an activity almost superhuman , resolutely threading the crooked streets ancl alleys of the Jews' quarter . In a few minutes he stopped in front of a dilapidated house ; he knockedancl the door opened almost instantl
, y . Before entering , Bernhard turned round , and threw a hasty glance into the street . The two eyes had followed him , and shone at some distance with the same fire ancl the same threatening brilliancy .
Chapter Ii.
CHAPTER II .
THE JEWS' QUARTER . THE part ofthe town , into which Bernhard had entered , was dirty , offensive , and of the most repulsive appearance ; it was called in the middle ages , —the Jews' District . These outcasts had arrived in the country " poor and
penniless , " hiding their humility with grief under the tatters of their clothing . They lived alone , and tranquil in the midst of a population of enemies , occupying themselves in traffic in spite of the universal hatred , of which they were the objects . They were compelled to live in a separate part of the town , called the Jews' districtto be at home before nihtfalland
, g , , in certain countries , in order that no one might come in contact with them unawares , they were made to wear upon their backs a round patch of yellow cloth . They were , in fact , the subjects of a continual humiliation , but they bore it without complaining , ancl worked without relaxation , extending each VOL . III . i
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Masons Of The Middle Ages.
The night was dark , the moon , hidden by dense and heavy grey clouds , threw only here and there an uncertain light . Bernhard had the greatest difficulty in going eastward . Owino- , however , to his indecision , several hours had elapsed before he quitted the place ; the streets became gradually deserted , and he only met now and then a few persons who were hastenin g homeward . °
Just as he had reached the Jews' quarter , he heard heavy steps upon the pavement behind him . He turned quickly round , and saw at a short distance the shadow of a man reflected on the wall . Bernhard was no coward ; nevertheless , a strange terror oppressed him . The shadow stopped at the same moment he had halted , and in an instant he beheld two
glaring eyes in the distance lighted up and fixed upon him . A death-like horror seized him , but he continued his course with an activity almost superhuman , resolutely threading the crooked streets ancl alleys of the Jews' quarter . In a few minutes he stopped in front of a dilapidated house ; he knockedancl the door opened almost instantl
, y . Before entering , Bernhard turned round , and threw a hasty glance into the street . The two eyes had followed him , and shone at some distance with the same fire ancl the same threatening brilliancy .
Chapter Ii.
CHAPTER II .
THE JEWS' QUARTER . THE part ofthe town , into which Bernhard had entered , was dirty , offensive , and of the most repulsive appearance ; it was called in the middle ages , —the Jews' District . These outcasts had arrived in the country " poor and
penniless , " hiding their humility with grief under the tatters of their clothing . They lived alone , and tranquil in the midst of a population of enemies , occupying themselves in traffic in spite of the universal hatred , of which they were the objects . They were compelled to live in a separate part of the town , called the Jews' districtto be at home before nihtfalland
, g , , in certain countries , in order that no one might come in contact with them unawares , they were made to wear upon their backs a round patch of yellow cloth . They were , in fact , the subjects of a continual humiliation , but they bore it without complaining , ancl worked without relaxation , extending each VOL . III . i